In 2011, Edwin Schmielding was arrested for growing 8,000 marijuana plants at his farm and greenhouse in Lenawee County, Michigan. U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman felt sympathy for the 61-year-old cancer survivor and only sentenced him 2 years of supervised probation after receiving letters of appeal from family and friends who described Schmielding’s countless good qualities.
Jenalyn Villamarin
Jun 27, 2013
In 2011, Edwin Schmielding was arrested for growing 8,000 marijuana plants at his farm and greenhouse in Lenawee County, Michigan. U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman felt sympathy for the 61-year-old cancer survivor and only sentenced him 2 years of supervised probation after receiving letters of appeal from family and friends who described Schmielding’s countless good qualities.
Jenalyn Villamarin
Jun 27, 2013
An 87-year-old retired Roman Catholic priest appeared on Wednesday before the Melbourne Magistrates' Court and was told by Magistrate Ann Collins there is sufficient evidence for him to stand trial for sex abuse.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jun 27, 2013
Over 100 cannabis (or marijuana) plants were found to be grown hydroponically at a home located in Kingsland Road, Bexley in Sydney.
Ivette Lizza Salud
Jun 26, 2013
The Australian Government’s Classification Board banned the sale of Saints Row 4, an action-adventure open world game
Athena Yenko
Jun 26, 2013
U.S. do not spy on Australia, according to US former director of national intelligence
Athena Yenko
Jun 26, 2013
Today, when it is virtually hard to draw the line dividing the real from the online world, netizens must always be careful of what they share. Last Tuesday, two Swedish girls, aged 15 and 16, were found guilty of insulting other teens as evidenced by what has been posted on Instagram, as reported by Reuters.
Ivette Lizza Salud
Jun 26, 2013
Here are some of the world's richest men who ended up bankrupt.
Christian Georg Acevedo
Jun 26, 2013
Labor MPs refuse to show their ‘loyalty’ hands over Gillard and Rudd’s battle for the Australian Labor Party Leadership
Athena Yenko
Jun 26, 2013
Angelina Jolie appeared before the United Nations Council to urge officials to stop rape in the war zone.
Athena Yenko
Jun 25, 2013
Labor abandoned its plan of compelling internet and phone companies to save customer’s data for up to two years.
Athena Yenko
Jun 25, 2013
Fairfax Media journalist Joanne McCarthy admitted receiving “bizarre” requests from police handling the cases of a priest’s child abuse
Athena Yenko
Jun 25, 2013
If you are a male homesexual who engaged in a sexual act with your gay partner, that expression of love is considered a criminal act under the Jamaican law. But if you happen to be a lesbian who engaged in a sexual intercourse, you will not be held liable for any crime in reference to the same law.
Ivette Lizza Salud
Jun 24, 2013
Former Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich of Germany finally admitted to the blood doping scandal that had him stripped of a number of his titles.
Lawrence Andrew Fernandez
Jun 24, 2013
Rivers, Coles, Target, Kmart guilty of Bangladesh factory worker abuse
Athena Yenko
Jun 24, 2013
A 12-year-old girl living in a prison in Bolivia is pregnant after being raped by her father and other men. The news has sparked outrage over the country's practice of letting children live in jails.
Anne Lu
Jun 24, 2013
A report from the United Nations detailed the hapless case of Palestinian children tortured and used as human shields by Israeli Forces
Athena Yenko
Jun 21, 2013
Russia and China were angered by a US report naming the two countries as world’s worst fighter against human traffickers.
Athena Yenko
Jun 21, 2013
"Hopefully there will be a positive out of it and that he will decide it's not the thing to do. I would be taking that as pretty bad karma," said Hamilton Senior Sergeant Freda Grace as quoted by the New Zealand Herald.
Ivette Lizza Salud
Jun 21, 2013
After reporting an alleged rape that occurred to her right inside her campus room, the victim got the shock of her life when she received a letter from the college administration that she's been recommended for exclusion on grounds that she brought the college "into disrepute."
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jun 20, 2013
Dolce & Gabbana faces a minimum of one-year jail time as founders Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were found guilty of tax evasion
Athena Yenko
Jun 20, 2013
RSCPA had reported an alarming high kill rates for impound dogs and cats
Athena Yenko
Jun 19, 2013
Girls Education rights advocate Malala Yousafzi condemned the bombing of a bus in Islamabad by a female suicide bomber
Athena Yenko
Jun 18, 2013
A group of entrepreneurs called ArcView Investor Network encouraged entrepreneurs to join the growing Cannabis industry
Athena Yenko
Jun 18, 2013
In a Customer Privacy statement released by Apple, the company detailed what data they allow and do not allow for government to access.
Athena Yenko
Jun 18, 2013
Charles Saatchi has now admitted that he attacked his wife Nigella Lawson when he choked her in public. The advertising tycoon previously downplayed the incident, calling it as a "playful tiff" between husband and wife.
Anne Lu
Jun 18, 2013
Trial for Cleveland suspect Ariel Castro subjects victim Amanda berry, Michelle Knight and Gina de Jesus to more emotional pain
Athena Yenko
Jun 18, 2013
Police had no plans of stopping its attacks on Istanbul protesters as it detain more than 100 people
Athena Yenko
Jun 18, 2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the issue about the US supplying weaponries to organ-eating Syrian rebels
Athena Yenko
Jun 17, 2013
Matt Damon, Robert de Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Naomi Watts, Christoph Waltz, Alec Baldwin, John Cusack and Whoopi Goldberg appeared in a video calling for the Obama Government to stop using nuclear weapons
Athena Yenko
Jun 17, 2013
