Rosalio Reta sits at a table inside a Laredo Police Department interrogation room.
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Sunshine Cleaning: The Bright Side of Suicide
The tenderhearted Sunshine Cleaning begins with a woman named Rose Lorkowski reading a list of affirmations from Post-it notes. “You are strong,” she tells her reflection. “You are powerful.” The audience promptly takes it under advisement that Rose is neither strong nor powerful, and she proves it a few minutes later by romping around a hotel room with her lover , a man who is obviously married and planning on staying that way.
Shooter planned ‘to go out in grand style,’ investigator says
The man who killed 10 people, then himself, in a shooting rampage in southern Alabama had failed in his dreams both to become a U.S. Marine and a police officer, and was depressed and unhappy with his life, investigators said Thursday. Michael McLendon, 28, fatally shot his mother in his hometown of Kinston on Tuesday before driving to nearby Samson and Geneva, killing nine more, then fatally shooting himself after a shootout with police.
Could Rising Seas Swallow California’s Coast?
Imagine San Francisco Airport under water, or Long Beach Harbor in Los Angeles, home to the second busiest port in America, washed away. Picture Orange County’s Newport Beach completely submerged under the encroaching ocean. That’s the soggy future that could be in place for California at the end of this century, if climate change continues unabated.
One Victim Asks: Was It Worth It, Mr. Madoff?
Was it worth it, Mr. Madoff
Cracking Hollywood’s celluloid ceiling
When it comes to bagging the best jobs behind the camera, Hollywood A-lister Charlize Theron says that women have to make their own luck. Indeed, the 33 year-old’s career could be seen as a template for what women can achieve in the industry. As an actress, Theron is famous for roles in films as diverse as serial killer biopic “Monster” and Will Smith superhero movie “Hancock,” switching with apparent ease between small independent movies and big-budget blockbusters.
Town pulls together after killing rampage
As the crime scene tape starts to come down in this small Southern town, the residents are leaning on one another for comfort and the strength to move on.
In Pakistan, Zardari’s Crackdown on Opposition Protests Betrays Weakness
Pakistan’s political turmoil has deepened as a result of a government crackdown on opposition groups across two provinces. In a desperate attempt to halt next week’s lawyer-led “long march” for the reinstatement of deposed judges, police and intelligence officials carried out early-morning raids across Punjab and Sindh, arresting more than 300 lawyers and political activists. All major entry points to the capital, Islamabad, have been blocked by either large containers or manned checkpoints
Chris Brown withdraws Kids’ Choice nominations
Singer Chris Brown, facing charges of domestic violence against his girlfriend, singer Rihanna, has withdrawn his nominations for two Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, a spokesman said. Brown, 19, had been nominated for “Favorite Song” and “Favorite Male Singer.” “Unfortunately, the controversy surrounding the incident last month has shifted the focus from the music to whether he should be allowed to be among those nominated,” the spokesman said in a written statement. The Los Angeles County District Attorney filed two felony counts against Brown last week relating to a February 8 incident in which police said he assaulted Rihanna, 21
How to survive a plane crash
We tend to assume that if an airplane crashes our time is up. But recent experience and statistics tell a different story