The Interior Minister of France has confirmed that a train derailment in Paris today has left at least seven people dead and many more injured. Details are still coming in, but Manuel Valls told the press that the casualty toll is “in constant evolution,” as investigators will be sifting through the damage for many hours to come. The train was reportedly carrying 385 passengers when it ran off the rails around 5:15 p.m. local time, crashing into the Bretigny-sur-Orge station about 12 miles south of Paris. It was en route to Limoges. Four cars piled up after the accident took place, while it remains unconfirmed whether anyone is trapped inside the rubble. Story developing…
Royal Baby Watch 2013 is in full effect as Kate Middleton ‘s due date is upon us, but there’s no imminently arriving regal heir(ess) just yet. On the one hand, all the pomp and circumstance surrounding one 31-year-old about to give birth seems silly. On the other hand, why not celebrate it? It’s a rare celebrity gossip story that is 100 percent positive, as well as world history in the making, as Queen Elizabeth II will have a third living heir(ess). For the first time, the rules of ascension have changed so that Prince William and Kate Middleton’s first-born will inherit the throne, regardless of gender. As for when the royal baby will arrive … it’s still anyone’s guess. As the world’s media gather on the steps of St. Mary’s Hospital in London, final preparations are underway on the scene – along with serious fun. And safety measures, of course. Friday morning, a “Specialist Search Team” inspected trash cans, plant pots and lampposts around the hospital in a royally thorough security sweep. “We are checking the surrounding area,” one search officer said. “It’s standard procedure when there is royalty due, and with what’s happening here.” “We have to take extra precaution.” In recent days, a hospital security guard has already taken up permanent residence on the steps of the main entrance to the hospital’s Lindo Wing. There, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expected to pose with their newborn baby soon after the birth, with other guards patrolling the area. Publicity stunts help add to the festive atmosphere, such as the arrival of three men dressed as giant babies wearing onesies and prosthetic masks. On the royal baby betting market , Alexandra and George are the current favorite names, while Diana is now at 10-1. Gender bets are fairly close. “It’s crazy,” says one staffer who witnessed media arrive two weeks ago. “But it’s fun coming to work and having a look and seeing everyone pose for pictures – they are a very popular couple, so it’s exciting for everyone!” What do you think William and Kate are having? Boy! Girl! View Poll » What should they name the baby if it’s a boy? Albert Arthur Frederick George James Philip Edward Something else (list in comments) View Poll » What should they name it if it’s a girl? Alice Caroline Charlotte Diana Eleanor Matilda Victoria Alexandra Something else (list in comments) View Poll »
One punch put him in critical condition ? Damn. Son Puts Father In Critical Condition According to Mail Online A 21-year-old Mississippi man put his father in critical condition with a single punch on Sunday night after discovering, during a family dinner, that the older man was having an affair. Taylor Dwayne Harris learned his dad, Leonard Harris, 52, was cheating on his mother and receiving text messages from another woman at Dave and Buster’s restaurant in Orlando, Florida, where the family was on vacation. Angry and upset, the son stormed outside, yelling behind him ‘you better not come out here,’ to his father. But his dad followed him into the parking lot and witnesses saw a fight ensue between the two, ending in a single punch and the older man’s head hitting the concrete with a crack. A witness told deputies, according to a sheriff’s office report obtained by the Orlando Sentinel: ‘When the victim fell and hit the concrete… she could hear the victim’s head hit the concrete three car lengths away.’ Soon after, a doctor and his wife, a registered EMT, arrived at the restaurant for dinner and when they saw the man laying motionless in the parking lot, rushed to help the victim. The couple began performing CPR on the older Harris who had stopped breathing and lost his pulse. A Fire Rescue crew arrived moments later and managed to resuscitate him before he was transported to Dr. Phillips Hospital and later to Orlando Regional Medical Center where he is being treated in the neurological intensive car unit. Taylor Harris was arrested on a charge of aggravated battery with great bodily harm/domestic violence. The victim’s wife and suspect’s mother, Mary Harris, told officers she insisted her husband follow her son outside to check he was OK, after he left the table upset. Minutes later, Taylor Harris returned to the table and asked her to go check on his father, she said, adding that when she got back to the table the son was in tears. According to the Sentinel, Taylor Harris told his mother he left the restaurant to cool off but his dad ‘got in his face and would not leave him alone.’ The son remains held without bail in the Orange County Jail. You know an azz whoopin’ is bad when you can hear someone’s head crack against the pavement blocks away. Shutterstock
This doesn’t make any damn sense. Sorority Girl Wrongly Locked Up According to Mail Online A college student who was buying sparkling water, ice cream and cookie dough for a sorority fundraiser spent a night in jail after authorities mistook the bottles for a 12-pack of beer. Elizabeth Daly, a 20-year-old University of Virginia student, said she was ‘terrified’ when a group of plainclothes state Alcoholic Beverage Control agents approached her car in the dark. Having just attended an evening vigil on campus where women shared stories of their experiences with sexual assault, Miss Daly, who was with her college roommate, said she ‘panicked’ when she saw the men and drove off, before being arrested and charged with three felonies. ‘They were showing unidentifiable badges after they approached us, but we became frightened, as they were not in anything close to a uniform,’ Miss Daly, 20 recalled last week in a written account of the April 11 incident. ‘I couldn’t put my windows down unless I started my car, and when I started my car, they began yelling to not move the car, not to start the car. They began trying to break the windows. My roommates and I were … terrified,’ she explained. Police say one of the agents, who had mistaken Miss Daly’s purchase of LaCroix sparkling water from the Harris Teeter in the Barracks Road Shopping Center, for a pack of beer, jumped on the hood of her car. Miss Daly claims that one drew a gun. After fleeing the parking lot in the SUV and ‘grazing’ two of the plainclothes officers, Miss Daly said she called 911 to report the attack, and also confirm the identities of the officers. Another Alcoholic Beverage Control agent in a police vehicle pulled over the car, where Miss Daly was arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer. Charges have since been dropped against the student, with Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney Dave Chapman telling The Daily Progess that ‘it wouldn’t be right’ to prosecute the case. The case is currently under review by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Bureau of Law Enforcement, a state-run agency whose mission is to safely and responsibly administer the sale and consumption of alcohol. ‘This has been an extremely trying experience,’ said Miss Daly. ‘It is something to this day I cannot understand or believe has come to this point.’ Maybe the police were trying to meet a quota…we smell a lawsuit.
Justin is ballin’ out of control. Justin Bieber Sued We just don’t get people like Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus. They are rich and white….the world is theirs for the taking, but instead they want to pop molly and twerk all day. Justin you need to fire the people around you. According to TMZ Little Justin Bieber has been sued by a photographer who claims the singer delivered a crushing MMA-type kick to his abdomen, after a perfectly lovely date with then-GF Selena Gomez. Jose Osmin Hernandez Duran claims when he was shooting the then-couple at The Commons in Calabasas last year … Justin was trying to maneuver his brand spanking new Mercedes out of the parking lot. The suit alleges Justin became frustrated at the photogs, jumped out of the car and “delivered a martial arts-type kick … in the lower rib cage on the left side of his abdomen.” But the suit alleges the attack continued, when Justin used his left fist to punch the photog on the right side of his face. Justin allegedly then pushed the photog against a parked car. The suit claims Selena actually returned to the scene a few minutes later to look for her cell phone and apologized for Justin. The lawsuit is interesting … citing a litany of alleged misdeeds committed by JB, including assaulting a former bodyguard, bullying a woman, driving at reckless speeds in his gated community, stealing a pap’s SIM card and threatening to kill a neighbor. The photog doesn’t give a specific amount he wants for the alleged assault and battery These paps are out of control when they violate people’s space, but we think Justin was smoking some of that sticky icky…the same sticky icky that made him cruise down a street like a high speed chase. AKM-GSI
Megan Graham, 36, said she pulled into the parking lot to visit a friend when a Federal Way police cruiser drove up behind her with its lights flashing. She believed the officer saw her using a cellphone while driving. As the confrontation began, Graham dialed 911. According to the 911 recording, Graham told the operator that she was being attacked and needed assistance. _How dare you even touch me,_ she told the officer on the recording. The recording captured audio of a police officer repeatedly saying _You are under arrest,_ _put your hands behind your back_ and _stop resisting._ Graham faces a felony charge of assaulting a police officer. Her arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. June 10 at the Regional Justice Center in Kent. According to Federal Way police, the officer made the traffic stop and was completing the infraction when Graham, the driver, began walking away with her dog and refused to get back in her vehicle. Police Report The officer attempted to detain her, and according to police, was met with resistance. The officer advised Graham she was under arrest, and a second officer arrived to assist. _Crispin then responded with closed fist strikes to Graham_s face, which brought her to the ground where she was handcuffed,_ according to the police report. Po-lice don’t care WHAT color you are! youtube liveleak
Ninjas shooting up the club isn’t nothing new, but you mad cause he played the wrong song? Come on dawg. Man Shoots Up Club After DJ Plays Wrong Song According to Raw Story Police in Philadelphia are hoping that video of a man shooting up a strip club with an AK-47 assault rifle over a DJ’s song selection will lead to his arrest. Investigators on Wednesday said that 21-year-old Henry Pettigrew was being sought for the May 11th shooting at Purple Orchid Gentleman’s Club. Police said that bouncers at the club tried to remove him after he became angry because the DJ would not play his favorite song. Pettigrew and an accomplice then assaulted a customer, who they mistook for one of the bouncers. When the customer ran to the parking lot and tried to flee in his SUV, Pettigrew grabbed an AK-47 and began firing at the vehicle. The customer was hit above his right hip and was expected to recover. “Fortunately where it hit him, it hit the flesh of his body and it didn’t hit any vital organs,” Philadelphia Police Department spokesperson Lt. Johnny Walker explained, according to WPVI. The video then showed Pettigrew falling — apparently due to intoxication — as he tried to run back inside the strip club. The suspect fired several rounds in the direction of the DJ. The DJ could be seen ducking for cover as a bullet struck the mirror behind where his head had been. “Just wildly, obviously with an AK-47 with a banana clip, it can fire multiple rounds at a high rate of speed very quickly,” Walker observed. Pettigrew was described as a 5’11″ tall black male, who weighs about 180 pounds and has a thin beard. His accomplice was also a black male, thought to be between 20 and 25 years old and about 5’10″. Anyone with information was urged to call Philadelphia Police at 215-686-TIPS (8477). Tips can be sent via SMS text to PPD TIP (773847) or through PhillyPolice.com. It has to be more to this story. Are people really that stupid to risk their freedom over something so petty? Continue reading →
It’s all fun and games until you have to show ID… Justin Bieber In Confrontation With Club Security Over Jaden Smith Attending Nightclub Party Via USMagazine Looks like Justin Bieber’s happy birthday had a very unhappy ending. Shortly after heading out to celebrate turning 19 years old on Friday, March 1, the singer returned to Twitter with a short but telling summary of his night. “Worst birthday,” he tweeted to his more than 35 million followers. The tone of the message was in stark contrast with his excitement from earlier in the day, when he wrote, “Gonna be fun tonight. Thanks to everyone for all the birthday wishes. 19!” So what went wrong? A source at London’s Cirque du Soir, where the “Nothing Like Us” crooner was celebrating with friends including Will Smith’s son Jaden Smith and British singer Ella-Paige Roberts Clarke, tells Us Weekly that there was a confrontation between Bieber’s team and security at the venue. The source of the scuffle was Smith, who at 14 isn’t old enough for the club scene. “There was never any mention of Jaden being there, so when he showed up, it caused problems,” the insider tells Us, noting that Bieber and his entourage were at the club for just 15 minutes or so before the incident. “They could have stayed if Jaden left, but Justin wanted to be loyal to his good friend.” First things first, didn’t club security KNOW that Jaden was only 14 when they allowed him into the club in the first place?! Furthermore, where the hell are Will and Jada that they allow their 14-year-old son to just go traipse around London unsupervised with piff-puffin’, sizzurp-sippin’ Justin “I like ‘em black” Bieber?!?! Image via Splash
These muhfuggas have magazines??? Al Qaeda Releases New Issue Of Terrorist Magazine Via DailyMail Al Qaeda has released the latest edition of its English-language propaganda magazine advising would-be militants on how to torch parked cars and cause traffic accidents. The Islamist movement’s most active branch Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, published the tenth edition of its glossy quarterly called Inspire on militant websites this month. Along with tips on terrorism, it also warns France to pull back from Mali and lists 11 public figures in the West, including author Salman Rushdie, who it says are ‘wanted dead or alive for crimes against Islam’ and carries articles commemorating ‘martyrs’ who have died for its cause. AQAP, based in the impoverished, lawless state of Yemen, has previously plotted to bring down international airliners. It is seen by Western governments as a danger to oil-producing Gulf states and major crude shipment routes. In a section entitled ‘open source jihad’, the magazine gives tips on how to set fire to parked cars, including advice such as ‘don’t get petrol on yourself’, and suggests spilling oil on road bends to cause crashes. And if that wasn’t terroristic enough… In a prominent feature, titled ‘No Parking! Are There Any Safe Parking Lots Out There,’ an author identified as Ibnul Irhab lays out step-by-step procedures for lighting multiple cars in the same, vacant parking lot ablaze, turning it into a massive explosion. ‘The West should taste some burning. They should pay for bombarding and burning our Muslim brothers and sisters’ homes and our Holy (Koran). For burning down forests, plantations and houses, please refer to Issue 9,’ the author writes. ‘All you need is cooking oil, this tip-sheet says, to wreak havoc on a curvy highway. ‘Today we have something new for you, VEHICLES. Vehicle are easy to torch. And the easy part is, vehicles need to be parked somewhere, right? How safe is that somewhere, especially in deserted areas? How much more safe will the West feel parking their vehicles, when they know they’re up for a TORCHING.’ Maybe we should get a subscription so we know what to look out for. Then again, that subscription will probably land you on some government watchdog list. Image via Inspire
Got a spare $3.3 million lying around, THGers? Then Kanye West’s bachelor pad could be yours! The rapper has placed his three-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom mansion on the market today because he’s preparing to move into a much larger mansion with Kim Kardashian . Those two are dating and she is expecting his baby, in case you have not been on the Internet in a few months. Kanye attempted to sell this same resident in 2010 for more than $4 million and the comparables in the area are going for around $2.5 million. So we’ll see what he can pull off. Kanye and Kim, meanwhile, recently purchased a $9 million home in Beverly Hills. It is 14,000 square feet. Big enough for both their egos!
