Wednesday, July 06, 2016

Taxi driver returns Passenger’s bag containing $200k & gets $100 as reward


A Boston cab driver is being praised by the city's police department for turning over a backpack full of cash left in his backseat.   A driver for the Independent Taxi Operators Association – identified as Raymond "Buzzy" MacCausland – found a backpack in the rear of his taxi after dropping off a fare, according to the Boston Police Department. 


While looking for identification in the bag, the driver, 72, found approximately $187,000 in wads of cash, police confirmed.  The driver immediately turned the property over to police headquarters, where the owner eventually arrived to identify his bag and its contents. 

The honest driver said he did receive a $100 reward from the passenger, but if left him to feel a little

Ciara and her man now officially married


Singer Ciara and Russell Wilson are officially married. They got married today at Peckforton Castle in Liverpool, England in front of family and friends.  Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Rowland were among the celebs in the crowd. 

Veteran Actress Bukky Ajayi is dead


Nollywood veteran actress, Bukky Ajayi has died at 82. She has been ill for a long time. Details later...

PHOTOS: Oscar Pistorius gets 6 years Jail term for killing girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp


South African Paralympian, Oscar Pistorius has been given a six-year jail term for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp - but could be out in 2019 after a judge outlined his 'special circumstances'.


Judge Thokozile Masipa said the athlete would receive less than the mandatory 15-year minimum jail term for a murder conviction. She said had already spent 12 months in jail, was a first time offender and that he was 'not likely to re-offend'. It means the 29-year-old could serve just three more years in

Lionel Messi sentenced to 21 months imprisonment for Tax Fraud


Barcelona FC striker, Lionel Messi and his father have been sentenced to 21 months for tax fraud, but will not have to go to prison due to Spanish laws regarding non-violent crimes, where prison sentences under two years do not require any incarceration.


The five-time Ballon d'Or and his father appeared in court on 2 June having being accused of avoiding €4.1m (£3.5m, $4.5m) in tax on the Barcelona's star's earnings by using off-shore companies located in Belize and Uruguay between 2007 and 2009, according to Spanish publication

Young man punches his Father to death after 4 years of strife


A 25-year-old man, Morgan Isles-English has been arrested and charged with grievous bodily harm after punching dead his father. The father, Mark English was rushed to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead after being allegedly punched in the street by his son, Morgan.


Mark English was put in a coma after being hit on Monday afternoon. Police alleged the pair had a

Venus Williams beats Yaroslava Shvedova to advance to Wimbledon Semifinals

Venus Williams has advanced to the semifinals at the All England Club by beating Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 7-6 (5), 6-2 on No. 1 Court. The five-time champions, Williams won her first Wimbledon title in 2000, and then added others in 2001, '05, '07 and '08.



She then reached the final in 2009, and the quarterfinals in 2010, but has struggled to go deep into the