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Delusional FBI Agent Plotted to Kill 'Cheating' Wife, Boss

He thought wife was Dallas FBI chief's lover

(Newser) - An FBI agent who believed his estranged wife was having an affair with the head of the FBI's Dallas field office stockpiled guns and plotted to kill them both, authorities say. Carlos Ortiz—who was fired, and then arrested this week—had 37 weapons in his home and had told...

Texas Man Planned Police HQ Bloodbath

Attacker ignited trailer full of explosives, opened fire yesterday

(Newser) - Police are trying to figure out the motive behind a Dallas-area man's massive assault on a police station with guns and explosives yesterday. Patrick Gray Sharp, 29, set fire to a trailer full of explosives outside McKinney police headquarters and then fired more than 100 rounds at the building. The...

America's 20 Gayest Cities
 America's 20 Gayest Cities 
No. 19: dallas
Jul 20, 2010 10:28 AM CDT

America's 20 Gayest Cities

Municipalities in Texas, Ohio make the list

(Newser) - It might not shock you to discover that San Francisco has the largest concentration of gays and lesbians in America, but you might be a bit more surprised to learn that Columbus, Ohio, comes in at No. 16, ahead of Los Angeles (No. 18) and Miami (No. 20). The Daily...

Man Gets 15 Years for Assault With HIV

 Man Gets 15 Years for 
 Assault With HIV 
The weapon: his penis
Jul 16, 2010 9:00 AM CDT

Man Gets 15 Years for Assault With HIV

Megachurch elder had unprotected sex without telling partner he was positive

(Newser) - A Texas man charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon—his penis—pleaded guilty yesterday, unexpectedly ending his trial. Nathaniel Tumbwe, who has said he is an African prince and a doctor, had unprotected sex with a fellow elder at a Dallas megachurch in 2008, knowing he was HIV...

Texas Mayor Kills Daughter, Self

Pathologist rules Jayne Peters responsible for murder-suicide

(Newser) - The mayor of a Dallas suburb killed her teen daughter before turning the gun on herself, according to the county medical examiner. Police found the bodies of Jayne Peters, 55, and her 19-year-old daughter Corrine at their home after being sent to investigate the Coppell mayor's absence from a council...

Dallas Police Chief's Son Kills Officer, Another Man

Apartment shooting led to firefight with cops

(Newser) - The 27-year-old son of the Dallas police chief is accused of shooting to death a man at a suburban apartment complex yesterday and then, when police responded to the scene, opening fire on them, killing an officer. David Brown Jr., son of Police Chief David Brown, was then shot and...

Vince Young Busted for Punching Strip Club Employee

Titans QB got physical when the guy dissed UT

(Newser) - Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young received a citation from police after punching a strip club employee in the face, the Dallas Morning News reports. Young and an employee of Club Onyx, in Northwest Dallas, got into an argument after the employee gave Young the "horns down" hand sign—an...

Dallas Slaps Erykah Badu With Disorderly

Singer faces $500 fine over Dealey Plaza striptease

(Newser) - Erykah Badu's racy "Window Seat" video may have gone viral, but the Dallas Police Department is decidedly not a fan. Officials announced yesterday that they would reward the singer's Dealey Plaza striptease with a disorderly conduct charge, reports the Dallas Morning News after a witness to last month's shoot...

Dallas Pissed Over Erykah Badu Naked Video

Singer was naked in public...without a permit

(Newser) - Dallas officials aren't happy with Erykah Badu's new video , in which she gets naked, in public, at the site of JFK's assassination. But of all possible reasons to be mad, they're upset she didn’t get a permit for filming first, the Dallas Morning News reports. Luckily for her—though...

Mom Throws Baby Into SUV to Stop Repo Man

A 15-year-old then shot the guy in the leg, police say

(Newser) - Krystal Gardner must be really attached to her car. When a man tried to repossess the SUV on Monday, police say the 28-year-old Dallas woman threw her 1-year-old child through an open window and into the car’s back seat—a deranged but clever ploy, since state law prevents vehicles...

Shooting of 51 Buffalo Marks Range War

'Don't fence me in' doesn't wash in Texas

(Newser) - The fallout from a Texan's shooting of 51 buffalo that strayed from his neighbor's hunting ranch is sparking a modern day range war, and highlights a cultural chasm in America's wide open spaces. A working stiff foreman shot the buffalo after they escaped through a washed out section of fence...

Top Cities Beating the Recession

DC is No. 1, but Texas has a bunch in the top 10

(Newser) - The number-crunchers at Forbes have come up with a list of the top cities where the recession is easing. The formula takes into account projected job growth and housing prices. Here's the list:
  1. (tie) Washington, DC-Arlington-Alexandria
  2. (tie) Austin-Round Rock
  3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
  4. (tie) Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
  5. (tie) Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown

Motorcade Crash Victim's Family Sues Hillary Clinton

Dallas officer's family blame city, Clinton campaign for his death

(Newser) - The family of a Dallas motorcycle cop who died escorting Hillary Clinton in a campaign motorcade 2 years ago are suing her, the city, and the makers of the helmet he was wearing. Dallas officials didn't give the officer proper training and the Clinton campaign didn't give enough notice that...

Bush a Winner as Motivational Speaker

Former president tells crowd he relied on 'the Almighty'

(Newser) - George W. Bush commanded a 15,000-strong crowd at a motivational megashow in Dallas last night, flanked by signs reading "Achieve!" and "Motivate!" but not by the pyrotechnics that greeted other speakers—Secret Service said no. Bush told stories of both "great and not so...

2 New Theaters Make Dallas a Hotspot
 2 New Theaters 
 Make Dallas a Hotspot 
ARCHITECTURE REVIEW
Oct 15, 2009 9:13 AM CDT

2 New Theaters Make Dallas a Hotspot

One traditional, one progressive, they reaffirm the Big D's vibrancy

(Newser) - Dallas has several museums and concert halls that would be the envy of any city, but until now they've seemed more like standalone monuments than elements of a city center. Two new venues opening this Sunday have transformed downtown, "giving the area the cultural stature Dallas has long been...

Feds Head Off Bombing Plots in Dallas, Illinois

Cases unrelated to each other; no link to Denver, NY terror arrests

(Newser) - A Jordanian citizen arrested in an elaborate FBI sting is to be arraigned today on charges of attempting to blow up a Dallas skyscraper. The court appearance comes a day after an Illinois man was charged with plotting to detonate a bomb near a Springfield courthouse, only to learn that...

Drivers Call LA Commute Nation's Most 'Painful'

City tops IBM's 'commuter pain index'

(Newser) - Los Angelenos may have fun in the sun, but they suffer the worst commutes, Reuters reports. An IBM survey of 4,446 motorists found that LA commuters ranked their morning drive highest on a "commuter pain index," which measures traffic, stress, anger, and other factors. Though Los Angeles...

NFL to Dallas: Don't Move the Scoreboard

If a punter smacks it again, he gets a do-over

(Newser) - When a preseason punt hit the high-tech video screen at the Cowboys’ fancy new stadium, it prompted talk of moving the board. Now, the league says it can stay where it is, at least for this season, the Dallas Morning News reports. If another punter hits it—the team thinks...

NYC Ranks No. 1 in Road Rage
 NYC Ranks No. 1 
 in Road Rage 
Jun 16, 2009 10:23 AM CDT

NYC Ranks No. 1 in Road Rage

City's drivers are angriest in the US

(Newser) - New York drivers are the most aggressive and angry in the US, an annual road rage survey finds. Gotham cut off Miami, which had zoomed to the top of the list the past 4 years, Reuters reports. "New Yorkers were most likely to wave their fists or arms,"...

Seoul's Airport Is World's No. 1

None in North America makes top 10

(Newser) - Incheon International airport in Seoul, South Korea, is the world's best, according to a British survey that took into account passengers' experiences with check-in, departures, transfers, and arrivals. Two other Asian airports, in Hong Kong and Singapore, finished second and third, the BBC reports.

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