inquisitrlogo

NYPD Officers Arrested In Gun Smuggling Ring

NYPD Officers Arrested In Gun Smuggling Ring

Five New York Police Department (NYPD) officers were arrested on Tuesday after a sting operation turned up a ring of smuggled firearms, stolen cigarettes and illegally obtained slot machines. The five men have been charged along with seven ... Read >
Consumer Reports Shows Ford Slipping 10 Spots For Quality

Consumer Reports Shows Ford Slipping 10 Spots For Quality

Glitchy touch screens and bad transmissions caused Ford Motors, Inc. to fall 10 spots in Consumer Reports' annual auto reliability survey down 10 spots from the same period in 2010. Under their new ranking Ford now sits ... Read >
Utah Mom Pleads Guilty to Attempt to Sell Daughter’s Virginity

Utah Mom Pleads Guilty to Attempt to Sell Daughter’s Virginity

A Utah woman pleaded guilty to two sexual exploitation charges for trying to sell her 13-year old daughter's virginity and asking the girl to model in her underwear for men. She now faces up to 30 years ... Read >
Aurora Borealis Makes Brief Appearance, Lights Up The Sky

Aurora Borealis Makes Brief Appearance, Lights Up The Sky

Dancing red and green lights could be spotted throughout the skies on Monday night as the aurora borealis was spotted for a short period of time. Triton College astronomer Dan Joyce told WGN-TV that the sighting was first significant ... Read >
NASA Sting Operation Terrifies Grandma, Could Lead to Lawsuit

NASA Sting Operation Terrifies Grandma, Could Lead to Lawsuit

NASA wanted its moon dust and it wanted it bad. So the government agency developed an elaborate NASA sting operation involving heavily armed agents, a Denny's, and a terrified 73-year-old woman. The NASA sting operation was carried out ... Read >
Casey Anthony Jury: Names Released After Three Month ‘Cooling Off’ Period

Casey Anthony Jury: Names Released After Three Month ‘Cooling Off’ Period

Although three months have passed since the acquittal of Casey Anthony in a Florida courtroom, emotions surrounding the controversial verdict seem to run nearly as high today as they did the day Anthony was set free. While many ... Read >
Last Javan Rhino In Vietnam Killed By Poacher

Last Javan Rhino In Vietnam Killed By Poacher

The last of Vietnam's Javan rhinoceroses has been killed by a poacher according to a recent report filed by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). According to the agency there were two known Javan rhinos in a Vietnamese ... Read >
U.S. Credit Rating Could Be Downgraded Again Soon [We're All Doomed]

U.S. Credit Rating Could Be Downgraded Again Soon [We're All Doomed]

The U.S.’s credit rating will be downgraded again before 2011 is out, Bank of America Merrill Lynch economists have predicted. Back in the first week of August, America's 'AAA' rating was cut to an 'AA+,' by credit agency ... Read >
Former Michele Bachmann Staffers Release Angry Letter About Former Boss

Former Michele Bachmann Staffers Release Angry Letter About Former Boss

Former staffers for the Michele Bachmann campaign fired off a letter on Monday which revealed a campaign that has pushed volunteers and staffers to hate their political leader. In the letter New Hampshire staffers said: “The manner in which ... Read >
Truck Accident Releases 25 Million Bees [Oops]

Truck Accident Releases 25 Million Bees [Oops]

Truck driver Louis Holst and his wife Tammie were transporting 460 bee hives from South Dakota on Sunday when they reached a sharp bend in a construction zone on Interstate 15 in southern Utah which caused their ... Read >
Tumblr Campaign Gets A New User, President Obama

Tumblr Campaign Gets A New User, President Obama

Blog provider Tumblr already has more than 32 million users and on Monday they added a big name to those users, President Barack Obama. The Barack Obama presidential campaign has launched their new Tumblr page in an attempt ... Read >
Netflix Loses 800,000 Subscribers

Netflix Loses 800,000 Subscribers

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has apologized, explained, and apologized again for his companies plan to divide mail-in movie rentals and online streaming into two separate services, but that hasn't stopped many people from jumping ship. Netflix has ... Read >
Yet Another Graphic Video of Gadhafi’s Capture Surfaces

Yet Another Graphic Video of Gadhafi’s Capture Surfaces

Just a day after declaring liberation from Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year reign, a clearer and most graphic video of Gadhafi's capture in Sirte has surfaced online. In ths video, Gadhafi is seen being beaten after he was captured from ... Read >
20 Million Tons of Debris From Japan Headed to Hawaii

20 Million Tons of Debris From Japan Headed to Hawaii

Up to 20 million tons of debris from the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11 is closing in and could reach Hawaii in less than two years, Mail Online reports. Crew members of Russia's ... Read >
New York State Investigates Missing Prescription Pads

New York State Investigates Missing Prescription Pads

New York state health officials estimated in July that more than 1.4 million blank prescription forms could have been stolen. This estimated is according to an internal memorandum obtained by Newsday. The State Health Department, however, said that ... Read >
Wal-Mart Announces Aggressive Holiday Price Matching Initiative

Wal-Mart Announces Aggressive Holiday Price Matching Initiative

  After nearly ten quarters of declining profits, America's most prolific retailer is hoping the coming holiday season marks a turnaround. Mega-retailer Wal-Mart has, according to the Washington Post, been working hard to reverse losses in recent months with ... Read >
Turkey Earthquake Kills 239, Rescue Efforts Ongoing

Turkey Earthquake Kills 239, Rescue Efforts Ongoing

An earthquake in Turkey has killed 239 people and left 1,300 injured, according to Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay. The 7.2 magnitude quake, which hit the Turkish city of Van on Sunday, has also left tens of thousands ... Read >
Libya Declares Independence but Gadhafi’s Remains Still on Display

Libya Declares Independence but Gadhafi’s Remains Still on Display

After 42 years, Libya's new leaders announced its liberation from the one-man rule of Moammar Gadhafi, whose body remains on public display in Misrata and with no burial plans. Abdel Rahman el-Qeesy, a lawyer, announced the liberation and ... Read >
Former ‘Survivor’ Winner Rupert Boneham Running For Indiana Governorship

Former ‘Survivor’ Winner Rupert Boneham Running For Indiana Governorship

In 2004 fan favorite Rupert Boneham won $1 million on CBS' Survivor: All-Stars and now he's hoping that his 15-minutes of fame from 7-years-ago can help catapult him into the Governor's Mansion as the new Governor of ... Read >
Identical Twins Deliver Babies on Same Day at Same Hospital

Identical Twins Deliver Babies on Same Day at Same Hospital

Identical twins Jessica and Jennifer Patterson, 21, delivered their babies on the same day at the Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital, the Herald-Times reports. Jessica went to the hospital first but it was Jennifer who went into labor. ... Read >
Mom Accidentally Sends Daughter To School With Gun

Mom Accidentally Sends Daughter To School With Gun

School officials at a New York School were surprised this week when a 6-year-old girl pulled out a .25-caliber handgun along with her lunch and school books. The girls mom a retired NYPD detective told her fellow officers ... Read >
Ron Paul Wants To Eliminate Federal Student Loans

Ron Paul Wants To Eliminate Federal Student Loans

GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul said on Sunday that he wants to end the federal student loan program which he says has "failed" after students in the U.S. have racked up more than $1 trillion in student ... Read >