Prostitution On Craigslist

Craigslist has gotten a new reputation. People usually find apartment, job and car listings, but now it has gained a more sinister reputation in the law-enforcement community as the nation's biggest marketplace for prostitution.

Greedy To The Core

John Katehis,16, charged with stabbing radio newsman, George Weber, in a sex-for-cash-tryst gone bad said he'd only tell his side of the story for cash.

A Sign Of Boredom

Friday night and Saturday morning in Elmont, Valley Stream and Franklin Square, at least 18 cars windows were shot out with a BB gun.

Wrongly Accused

Two decades after being charged with murdering his parents, Martin H. Tankleff,37, is suing Suffolk County law enforcement , which he says framed and wrongly imprisoned fim for 17 years.

It Came Too Quck

Two women,Ysemny Ramos and Tassia Katsiambanis, coming from work Friday were struck by a van that jumped the curb. The police arrested the van’s driver, Keston Brown, 27, near the scene. He was charged with manslaughter, driving while intoxicated and felony assault. The passenger in the van, who was not identified, was charged with marijuana possession. Mrs. Ramos, who was three months pregnant, was killed, and Ms. Katsiambanis, who was seriously injured.

Reduction Please

Fathers affected by the recession (losing jobs and cuts on pay) plea for a deduction in the cost of child support.

Cooperation From All

As Congress debates new rules to restrict carbon dioxide emissions and promote electricity produced from renewable sources, the willingness of Americans to pay to harness the new forms of energy (the wind and the sun) is in question.

Waiting For The Prediction

“We remain on high alert,” said Tim Mahoney, the vice mayor of Fargo. “We’re not going to stop until it truly starts going down. It’s not over.”

In Fargo, N.D. local officials and fellow residents piled sandbags and built dikes and secure levees for the past week in an effort to prepare for the rise of the Red River, predicted to crest at 42 feet or higher over the weekend. But, forecasters determined that early Saturday morning the river actually crested at a lower level than predicted and seemed, at least for now, to be dropping.

It Stops Here!

Officers in Israel are coming forward to end rumors of them abusing civilians in the Gaza war. They are saying that majority of its soldiers acted honorably and that the account of killing of a woman and her two children appears to be a myth spread by troops who did not witness it.

Dozens Killed in Pakistani Mosque

On Friday, a suicide bomber in Peshawar, Pakistan attacked a crowded mosque, setting off explosives as a cleric performed the holy prayer. A dozen people were killed as the roof came crashing in.






http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/world/asia/28pstan.html?_r=1&ref=world