NYC School Misspelling Causes Red Faces, Pointed Fingers

A giant, obvious misspelling on a New York City crosswalk has city, utility and school officials pointing fingers, and assuring that none will win a spelling bee. Even worse, the misspelling is right outside a Manhattan high school, and involves the word "school."The painted pavement on Stanton Street outside Marta Valle High School reads "SHCOOL X-NG," as seen here in footage captured by ABC News affiliate WABC. The Department...

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Voice behind “honey badger” video revealed

The YouTube sensation "The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger" video has generated nearly 35 million views since first being posted last year. But until now, no one has known who exactly was behind the viral video's narration.TMZ has caught up with the voice in question, though he is still concealing his full identity, choosing to only be identified by the name "Randall." In the video below, Randall explains his motivation behind the...

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Arizona Gov. Brewer gets book critique from Obama

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer came to greet President Barack Obama upon his arrival outside Phoenix Wednesday. What she got was a critique. Of her book.The two leaders could be seen engaged in an intense conversation at the base of Air Force One's steps. Both could be seen smiling, but speaking at the same time.Asked moments later what the conversation was about, Brewer, a Republican, said: "He was a little disturbed...

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UK could be 'hub' for herbal high

25 January 2012 Last updated at 20:00 ETBy Lucy Ash BBC Radio 4, The ReportKhat is mainly used by older men in the Somali community but there are fears its use is spreadingThe UK could become a hub for smuggling the herbal stimulant khat, European police and politicians have warned.The Netherlands is the latest country to outlaw the sale...

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Army 'mutiny' in Papua New Guinea

25 January 2012 Last updated at 22:48 ETBoth Sir Michael Somare (L) and Peter O'Neill are claiming the role of prime ministerSoldiers in Papua New Guinea say they have taken control of the military and ousted the defence chief, reports say.The apparent mutiny, involving 12-20 soldiers, took place early in the morning in Port Moresby, Australian...

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Police budget 'on a cliff edge'

25 January 2012 Last updated at 22:32 ETThe potential £1.3m cuts would be on top of £18m of savings already agreedA police chief has said further cuts to his force's budget would take it to "a metaphorical cliff edge".The mooted £1.3m in cuts for Gloucestershire police would be on top of £18m of savings already agreed.The Superintendent's...

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Argentina decries PM's 'nonsense'

25 January 2012 Last updated at 22:24 ETCristina Fernandez de Kirchner has resumed her duties after surgery for cancer of the thyroidArgentina's president has condemned the UK prime minister's claim last week that her government takes a colonialist attitude to the Falklands Islands.Making her first public appearance after undergoing surgery...

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Wife of Italian Cruise Captain Calls Treatment of Husband 'Shameful'

The wife of the captain accused of abandoning the capsized Costa Concordia cruise liner off the Tuscan island of Giglio says that her husband is not the "monster" that has been portrayed in the media and that he is being made a scapegoat.Fabiola Russo, the wife of Captain Francesco Schettino, spoke out in a cover story in Oggi, an Italian weekly magazine, which hit newsstands today. In the interview Russo says that her husband...

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3 years later, Mass. boat found off Spanish coast

BOSTON (AP) — A small fishing boat lost off Massachusetts after its crew was thrown out in rough seas has been discovered near Spain more than three years later.Scott Douglas and Rich St. Pierre were tossed off the 26-foot-long boat in August 2008 and forced to swim two hours to shore. The U.S. Coast Guard says the boat was left adrift because the seas were so dangerous.But the Coast Guard said Wednesday that the boat was found...

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Cops Probe Death of Boy Killed By Toy Cannon

Utah cops are trying to determine what triggered a  tiny replica cannon to fire something into the face of a 14-year-old boy, killing him. "We're waiting for the autopsy," said Joyce Hansen, administrative assistant to the chief of police in Tremonton, Utah. She said it might take weeks, depending on the workload of the state medical examiner's office in Salt Lake City.Robby Ostberg died Monday when the replicate...

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In State of the Union address, Obama says ‘basic American promise’ is at risk

President Obama Has Intense Exchange With AZ Gov. Brewer: The White House pool report of President Obama's… http://t.co/aE2pikM7 via @...

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North Carolina Death Row Inmate Writes Letter About Life of 'Leisure'

A convicted murderer on death row in North Carolina wrote a taunting letter to his hometown newspaper about his life of "leisure" in prison and making a mockery of the legal system.Danny Robbie Hembree Jr. was found guilty of murdering 17-year-old Heather Catterton in 2009 and was sentenced to death on Nov. 18, 2011.Hembree, 50, is on death row at Central Prison in Raleigh, N.C., but he's not looking for any pity in the letter...

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Former President John Tyler’s (1790-1862) grandchildren still alive

President John TylerFormer President John Tyler, born 221 years ago, still has two living grandchildren. The one-term president isn't a well-known historical figure; he's probably best remembered for helping to push through the annexation of Texas in 1845, shortly before leaving office.So, how is it possible that a former president who died...

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Navy SEALs Rescue Two Aid Workers in Somalia in Daring Raid

A U.S. special operations team of Navy SEALs  rescued two aid workers in Somalia Tuesday night, including a U.S. woman who had been held hostage for three months by Somali kidnappers and suffered from a life-threatening medical condition.Jessica Buchanan, 32, of Bedford, Va.,  and Poul Hagen Thisted, 60, of Denmark, were abducted Oct. 25 by a band of Somalis while on their way to the airport in Galcayo,  located...

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NM man who pulled own tooth in jail awarded $22M

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal jury has awarded $22 million to a New Mexico man who was kept in solitary confinement for two years and forced to pull his own tooth after being arrested for drunken driving in Dona Ana County.Civil rights attorney Matt Coyte said the jury awarded Stephen Slevin, 58, the damages Tuesday after a six-day trial in Santa Fe.Jess Williams, spokesman for Dona Ana County, declined comment other than...

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US military raid in Somalia frees American, Dane

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — U.S. Navy SEALs parachuted into Somalia under cover of darkness early Wednesday and crept up to an outdoor camp where an American woman and Danish man were being held hostage. Soon, nine kidnappers were dead and both hostages were freed.President Barack Obama authorized the mission by SEAL Team 6 two days earlier, deploying the same unit that killed Osama bin Laden last year. Minutes after the president...

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Wrongfully imprisoned man awarded $25 million in damages

Thaddeus Jimenez after his release from prison in 2009A Chicago man who spent 16 years in prison after being convicted of murder as a teenager has been awarded $25 million in damages after it was determined that he was wrongfully convicted.Thaddeus Jimenez, 32, had spent nearly half his life in prison before being exonerated and released...

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Merkel says 'big rethink needed'

25 January 2012 Last updated at 12:14 ETPlease turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. German Chancellor Angela Merkel: "We need a big rethink"Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has told the World Economic Forum that a "big rethink" is needed in the eurozone within the global economy."Structural reforms that lead to more...

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Get tough on scrap dealers - MPs

25 January 2012 Last updated at 19:04 ETPolice say metal cables can be worth thousands of pounds to thievesAnyone trying to sell scrap metal should have to prove their identity, a group of MPs has said.The Transport Select Committee also said the government should test a ban on cash payments for scrap to try to tackle the problem of metal...

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Somalia hostages freed in US raid

25 January 2012 Last updated at 17:39 ETJessica Buchanan and Poul Thisted (images courtesy of Danish Refugee Council)Two foreign aid workers kidnapped in Somalia three months ago have been freed in a US military raid.US officials have confirmed that elite US Navy Seals were dropped into Somalia to carry out the overnight operation, which...

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Egypt protesters stay in square

25 January 2012 Last updated at 17:14 ETThousands of people remained in the square as night fellThousands of Egyptians have remained in Cairo's Tahrir Square after a rally marking the anniversary of the uprising which toppled President Hosni Mubarak.Some have vowed to stay until another rally planned for Friday, news agencies reported.Many...

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Scots referendum question set out

25 January 2012 Last updated at 14:07 ET Alex Salmond holds up his consultation document which he revealed to MSPsScotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has set out the question he intends to ask voters in a referendum on Scottish independence.The SNP leader said Scots would be asked: "Do you agree that Scotland should be an independent...

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MPs attack immigration removals

25 January 2012 Last updated at 19:53 ETMr Mubenga was being escorted by staff from the private security firm G4SPrivate security guards employed to forcibly remove people from the UK have used racist language and inappropriate force, a report by MPs has said.The Commons' Home Affairs Committee said the UK Border Agency should challenge...

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Prisoner on run after gun threat

25 January 2012 Last updated at 16:51 ETPlease turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Detective Chief Inspector Nick Bennett said the public should not approach Andrew FarndonA prisoner is on the run after two officers were threatened at gunpoint on his arrival at hospital in Suffolk.A man pointed a gun at the officers at West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds at 18:50 GMT. They were forced to release the prisoner,...

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