Oklahoma State Medical Examiner Says 51 Killed Including Children in Moore Tornado
May 20, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet MOORE TORNADO: The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner said 51 people were killed, including children, when an EF-4 tornado hit Moore. The death toll is expected to rise. BREAKING: State medical examiner’s office: 37 killed in Oklahoma tornado; death toll expected to rise -RJJ — The Associated Press (@AP) May 21, 2013 UPDATE: Medical Examiner [...]
Saudi Traveler Hussain Al Khawahir with Pressure Cooker Arrested at Detroit Airport
May 13, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet Federal agents arrested Saudi traveler Hussain Al Khawahir at Detroit Metro Airport during the weekend after he was acting suspiciously and was found to have a pressure cooker in his luggage. According to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court, Hussain Al Khawahir initially told customs officers that he brought the pressure cooker [...]

Drudge Report Race-Baiting, Falsely Attributes “I’m a Black Man” Quote to President Obama
May 19, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet New right wing freak-out and despicable race-baiting from the Drudge Report over President Obama’s commencement speech at Morehouse University. Nowhere did President Obama say “I’m a black man,” but that didnt’ stop Matt Drudge from running with that. As usual, the usual chorus of “haterade-drinking” right wingnuts are freaking out. Um, I suppose his [...]

Singer Miguel Crash-Lands on Female Fan’s Head During Billboard Music Awards Performance
May 19, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet Singer Miguel hurt a female fan, Khyati, during Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards when he attempted to jump from the stage to the catwalk. Um, that didn’t go as planned. He landed into the back of a female fan’s head, genitals and all, slamming her face onto the stage. got caught up in the [...]
Presidential Election News
Chris Christie Only Republican to Poll Competitively with Hillary Clinton for Election 2016
May 15, 2013 By Janet Shan 2 Comments
Tweet Public Policy Polling is out with a new poll showing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) trailing Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton by four percentage points in a hypothetical match-up for the 2016 presidential elections. He is the only one of the possible Republican presidential candidates who could be a threat to any presidential aspirations Hillary Clinton [...]
LMAO: Freshman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) Considering 2016 Presidential Bid
May 1, 2013 By Janet Shan 1 Comment
Tweet The usual assortment of Republican presidential wingnuts are lining up to toss their hats in the ring for 2016. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is said to be “considering a presidential run, according to his friends,” the National Review reports. I guess someone has a really big ego. Let’s see what the Tea Party will [...]
Law Enforcement News
Antwan Rayvon James Wanted for Murder of Stepfather Detective Joseph Newell
April 23, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet #BREAKING: Antwan Rayvon James is wanted for the murder of stepfather Detective Joseph Newell in Prince Georges County. Antwan Rayvon James reportedly shot off-duty Metropolitan Police Department detective Joseph Newell in front of his home, located in the 6700 block of Green Moss Drive in Upper Marlboro, at about 8 p.m. Monday night. Prince [...]

MIT Campus Police Officer Sean Collier Killed During Manhunt for Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
April 19, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus police officer Sean Collier was shot and killed early Friday morning by Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Another officer was critically injured in a shoot-out with the brothers. Officer Sean Collier was killed in the area of Building 32 (Stata) on the MIT campus. He was [...]
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Oklahoma State Medical Examiner Says 51 Killed Including Children in Moore Tornado
May 20, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet MOORE TORNADO: The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner said 51 people were killed, including children, when an EF-4 tornado hit Moore. The death toll is expected to rise. BREAKING: State medical examiner’s office: 37 killed in Oklahoma tornado; death toll expected to rise -RJJ — The Associated Press (@AP) May 21, 2013 UPDATE: Medical Examiner [...]
MSNBC Reports 24 Third Grade Kids Killed as EF-4 Tornado Hits Elementary School
May 20, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet BREAKING: MSNBC’s Chris Matthews is reporting that 24 third grade students are believed to have been killed as an EF-4 tornado hit Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla. These reports are unconfirmed reports. The tornado also hit Briarwood Elementary School, but it seems Plaza Towers took the brunt of the devastation. Seven students [...]
CBS Yanks Tornado-Themed Mike & Molly Episode in Wake of Oklahoma Tornado
May 20, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet CBS has yanked the tornado-themed season finale of Mike & Molly, which deals with a tornado hitting Chicago, though no devastation was going to be showed. A CBS spokesman said, “Due to the tragic events this afternoon in Oklahoma, we are pre-empting tonight’s season finale of Mike & Molly, which has a related storyline.”“A [...]

Search and Rescue Underway at Plaza Towers Elementary School After EF-4 Tornado Hits Oklahoma
May 20, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet BREAKING: Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of the EF-4 tornado hit Moore, near Oklahoma City, Monday afternoon, literally leveling Plaza Towers Elementary School. A search and rescue is underway for K-3 students and administrators. We are praying that they will be found alive and quickly. This is devastating. UPDATE#1: KFOR [...]
Nassau Police Officer Nikolas Budimlic Said to Be ‘Inconsolable’ After Shooting Hofstra Student Andrea Rebello
May 20, 2013 By Janet Shan 4 Comments
Tweet Nikolas Budimlic has been identified as the Nassau County police officer who shot 21-year-old Hoftstra junior Andrea Rebello during a home invasion by convicted felon Dalton Smith. He is reportedly ‘inconsolable’ over her death. Here’s my question, where were the hostage negotiators or the SWAT team? Usually when there are hostages, these special forces [...]

Singer Miguel Crash-Lands on Female Fan’s Head During Billboard Music Awards Performance
May 19, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet Singer Miguel hurt a female fan, Khyati, during Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards when he attempted to jump from the stage to the catwalk. Um, that didn’t go as planned. He landed into the back of a female fan’s head, genitals and all, slamming her face onto the stage. got caught up in the [...]

Drudge Report Race-Baiting, Falsely Attributes “I’m a Black Man” Quote to President Obama
May 19, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet New right wing freak-out and despicable race-baiting from the Drudge Report over President Obama’s commencement speech at Morehouse University. Nowhere did President Obama say “I’m a black man,” but that didnt’ stop Matt Drudge from running with that. As usual, the usual chorus of “haterade-drinking” right wingnuts are freaking out. Um, I suppose his [...]
Obama’s Approval Rating at 53% Despite IRS Snooping, AP Wire Tapping & Benghazi ‘Scandals’
May 19, 2013 By Janet Shan 1 Comment
Tweet After last week’s Republican freak-out over so-called scandals — Benghazi attack cover-up, IRS snooping scandal, AP phone record seizure and Umbrellagate, the last thing they expected was that President Obama’s approval rating would be in positive territory. I wonder if the Republicans will ever realize the average American is on to their game? Last [...]
Real Bronx Tours Takes White Tourists on Bronx Ghetto Tours, Includes ‘PickPocket Park’
May 19, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet BRONX GHETTO TOURS: New York City politicians are fuming over a Bronx bus tour that promises “a ride through a real New York City GHETTO,” the New York Post reports. The Real Bronx Tours takes riders, mostly white Europeans and Australians, on a trip that includes “stops at food-pantry lines” and a “pickpocket park” [...]

Kanye West’s Controversial SNL Peformance Included Black Ku Klux Klan Hoods
May 19, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet Kanye West performed on Saturday Night Live and he didn’t disappoint his fans. He was his usual controversial self. He performed his latest song “Black Skin Head,” as images of barking doberman dogs, slogans including “Not for Sale” flashed behind him. He also sang another new song, “New Slave,” which laments the war on drugs [...]
14-Year-Old Daja Robinson Fatally Shot While Riding on Q6 Bus in Jamaica, Queens
May 19, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet SHOCK: Fourteen year old Daja Robinson was killed Saturday after a gunman shot at the Q6 bus she was riding in as it idled by a bus stop on Sutphin Boulevard and Rockaway Boulevard in South Jamaica. Police said the bus was hit a number of times, with one bullet breaking through the window [...]
Right Wing Radio Show Host Pete Santilli Wants to Shoot Hillary Clinton in V*gina
May 18, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet The right wingnuts are on a roll. Conservative radio talk show host Pete Santilli says Hillary Clinton should be “tried, convicted and shot in the vagina.” SMH. On his show last week, Pete Santilli went on a disgusting, violent rant in which he called for the entire Bush family and President Obama to be “tried, convicted [...]
BREAKING: Cop’s Bullet Killed Hofstra Student Andrea Rebello, Not Gunman Dalton Smith
May 18, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet BREAKING NEWS: Andrea Rebello was killed by a police officer’s bullet, not by career criminal Dalton Smith, USA Today reports. It had earlier been reported that the 21 year old junior was murdered by Dalton Smith during a home invasion. Authorities say a police officer’s bullet killed a New York college student during the [...]

Ex-Police Officer Richard DeCoatsworth, Who Met Michelle Obama, Arrested for Raping 2 Women
May 18, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet NEWSFLASH: Richard DeCoatsworth’s bond set at $60 million after arrest for ‘severe criminal activity.’ Richard DeCoatsworth, who was hailed a ‘hero’ police officer and sat next to First Lady Michelle Obama during President Obama’s 2009 speech before Congress, was arrested and charged with rape, making terroristic threats, sexual assault and related offenses. A source [...]
Jermaine Richards Charged With Murder, Kidnapping in Death of ECSU Student Alyssiah Wiley
May 18, 2013 By Janet Shan 1 Comment
Tweet Jermaine Richards, of Bridgeport, Conn., was arrested in the murder of Eastern Connecticut State University student Alyssiah Wiley, who was last seen April 20. He was charged with first degree kidnapping and murder. His bond was set at $2 million. The remains found in the woods Friday, were positively identified Saturday as Alyssiah Wiley. [...]

Dalton Smith ID’d as Slain Suspect in Home Invasion That Led to Andrea Rebello’s Murder
May 18, 2013 By HinterlandGazetteStaff Leave a Comment
Tweet The masked gunman who was slain in a home invasion that also claimed the life of Hofstra University junior Andrea Rebello has been identified as convicted felon Dalton Smith, 30, of Hempstead. He was reportedly wanted for absconding parole for robbery. He had been found guilty of robbery in the first degree and had [...]

GOP Freak-Out: Sarah Palin’s Criticism of Obama Over ‘Umbrellagate’ Hypocritical as Usual
May 18, 2013 By Janet Shan 1 Comment
Tweet I wish Sarah Palin, Alaska’s “Quitter-in-Chief,” would just STFU and slither back under that rock John McCain pulled her out from. She babbled incoherently on Facebook in a post, entitled “Scandalous Hat Trick,” about President Obama using a Marine to hold his umbrella while he spoke. No matter with this president does, the Republicans [...]
Clifton Barney, Ramar Bonner Among 3 Killed, 8 Wounded in Chicago Gun Violence Overnight
May 18, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet The gun violence in Chicago continues with 11 people shot, three fatally in separate incidents between Friday night and Saturday morning. Clifton Barney, 17, was killed after a man or boy walked up to him and shot him once in the chest in the 7800 block of South Langley Avenue at about 7:24 p.m. [...]
Body Found in Woods Near Bridgeport-Trumbull CT ID’d as Missing Student Alyssiah Wiley
May 18, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet Sad News: Human remains found in a wooded area near the Bridgeport-Trumbull line has been positively identified as belonging to missing Eastern Connecticut State University student Alyssiah Wiley. She was last seen April 20 in Willimantic en route to the university. Alyssiah Wiley was reported missing April 24. Police found a black Nissan Altima [...]
NJ Couple Shanae Howard and Brandon Brown Found Dead in Suspected Murder-Suicide
May 17, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet A New Jersey couple, Shanae Howard and Brandon Brown, were found dead in an suspected murder-suicide in a secluded park in Montclair after neighbors reported hearing “five or six gunshots.” The bodies were discovered about 10:30 p.m. Thursday in Canterbury Park. WABC-TV reports Shanae Q. Howard, 24, was found partially naked and lying face [...]
REPORT: Singer Beyoncé Pregnant with Her Second Child
May 17, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet REPORT Beyoncé Pregnant: E! reports Beyoncé is pregnant with her second child with husband Jay-Z. Speculation was rampant after Beyoncé, canceled a show in Belgium because of dehydration and exhaustion. Blue Ivy Carter, who was born in January 2012, is going to have a sibling. Congrats to the couple.
BREAKING: One Person Dead in Fire Near Nellis AFB Near Las Vegas
May 17, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet BREAKING: One person confirmed dead in a fire near Nellis AFB near Las Vegas. An explosion was reportedly heard. According to media reports, early reports indicate a fire after a possible gas tank explosion at 4915 Sloan Lane.

Andrea Rebello ID’d as Hofstra Student Killed During Home Invasion on Long Island
May 17, 2013 By Janet Shan 1 Comment
Tweet Andrea Rebello has been identified as the Hofstra University student killed during a home invasion early Friday morning in Long Island. The masked intruder, armed with a handgun, entered the home which she shared her twin sister, Jessica Rebello, and other friends, was also killed. The intruder, who hasn’t been identified, forced his way [...]
Female Hofstra University Student, Armed Suspecet Killed During Home Invasion in LI
May 17, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet An unidentified female Hostra University student and an armed suspect were killed during a home invasion in Long Island Friday morning. The man, who was armed with a handgun and wearing a ski mask, broke into the home on California Avenue at about 2:20 a.m. There were three women and a man inside the [...]
Former GA Guberatorial Candidate Karen Handel Announces Senate Bid, Is This a Joke?
May 17, 2013 By Janet Shan Leave a Comment
Tweet (HinterlandEditorial) — Karen Handel is in the news again. You will recall she was a gubernatorial candidate in 2010 and lost to Nathan Deal. She also resigned abruptly from the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure after an uproar involving Planned Parenthood. Yep, she almost wrecked the organization. We have written about Karen [...]





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