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How Parents Are Stealing Their Kids' Identities And Leaving A Legacy Of Financial Chaos

Source: The Huffington Post An estimated 500,000 children have had their identities stolen by a parent, according to ID Analytics, which sells identity fraud protection. It is a crime of opportunity, with the culprits having total access to their children's unused Social Security numbers and the victims unaware they are victims at all. "Why would a family [...]

Alabama County Files For Bankruptcy (VIDEO)

Alabama's most populous county filed what became the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history in an effort to retake control of its beleaguered sewer system and wipe away as much of its whopping $4.15 billion in debt as possible. (Nov. 10) (The Associated Press)

TJMS: Texas Motor Vehicles Board To Decide On Confederate License Plates

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Police Beat College Students Setting Up Occupy Camp (VIDEO)

Source: The Huffington Post U.C. Berkeley students trying to set up an Occupy encampment faced a violent altercation with campus police, who arrested seven protesters and tore down tents along the campus' Sproul Plaza Wednesday afternoon. The police, wearing riot gear, clashed with students again Wednesday evening as they attempted to reestablish their camp. To [...]

Car Used By Abductors Of Wilson Ramos Found

Source: ESPN CARACAS, Venezuela – Officials said Thursday they have found the vehicle used by armed men who abducted Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos, a case that highlights a sharp rise in kidnappings for ransom in Venezuela. Police found the kidnappers' vehicle abandoned in a nearby town Thursday morning and were gathering evidence, Justice Minister [...]

Michael Jackson's Estate Demands MSNBC Ax Conrad Murray Documentary

Executors for the estate of Michael Jackson demanded Wednesday that MSNBC drop its plan to air a "reprehensible" documentary that promises a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the singer's relationship with Dr. Conrad Murray, but which they charged smears the late pop icon.

Penn State Football Interim Head Coach Tom Bradley Press Conference

OVERTIME! More NBA Talks Thursday (VIDEO)

Source: Marc Stein / ESPN The NBA and the NBA Players Association negotiated Wednesday for eight hours past the league's stated 5 p.m. ET deadline for a deal and made sufficient-enough progress to schedule another round of talks for Thursday. Officials on both sides spoke modestly about what was achieved during a session that lasted 12 [...]

Senate Approves $7 Billion Postal Service Overhaul

Source: US News and World Report WASHINGTON  — A Senate panel approved on Wednesday legislation to free up about $7 billion to help sustain the nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service while the mail carrier fixes its finances. The bill, offered by a bipartisan group of four senators, would allow the agency, the world's largest mail [...]

Fired Paterno: 'A Phone Call Put Me Out' (VIDEO)

Joe Paterno speaks outside his home, thanking those gathered outside in State College, Pa.