Mon, Jul 13th, 2009 | U.K. |

A 14-year-old schoolboy from the Isle of Man has died while on holiday in Thailand after being sucked into a swimming pool pumping system. It is thought Nathan Clark opened a metal vent at the bottom of the pool in an ...Read More

Udder Shock: SC Woman Finds 650-pound Cow In Pool

Wed, Nov 18th, 2009 | Health, World |

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - Call it udder shock. A South Carolina woman who heard a giant splash in her backyard discovered a 650-pound cow had fallen into her swimming pool. WSPA-TV reports that the cow fell into Kathy Wydareny's covered pool ...Read More

The House That 'Twilight' Bought

Tue, Nov 17th, 2009 | Entertainment |

The House That 'Twilight' Bought Stephenie Meyer has sold over 70 million copies of her "Twilight" books and all she got was this $1 million house in the middle of the desert. The 35-year-old author and her family live in this 5 bedroom, 3 bath suburban ...Read More

Trustee May Win Billions for Investors in Madoff

Mon, Nov 9th, 2009 | U.S. |

Jeffry M. Picower, a longtime investor in Bernard L. Madoff's fraud scheme who died in his Palm Beach swimming pool last month, left an estate with assets far in excess of $1 billion — and that could be a spot ...Read More

Setback for victims after Madoff friend’s death

Tue, Oct 27th, 2009 | U.S. |

Jeffry Picower, the philanthropist and friend of Bernard Madoff who was one of the biggest winners in Mr Madoff’s $65bn Ponzi scheme, drowned accidentally in his swimming pool after a heart attack, police said on Monday. Mr Picower, 67, had been ...Read More

Death of MIT benefactor, Bernard Madoff crony an accident

Tue, Oct 27th, 2009 | Business |

Death of MIT benefactor, Bernard Madoff crony an accident Florida authorities have ruled the weekend drowning of MIT patron and Bernard Madoff scandal suspect Jeffry Picower an accident, not murder or suicide. “Obviously, we won’t have results (of toxicology tests) for a couple of weeks, but we don’t anticipate them ...Read More

Madoff investor's death is another blow for victims of scam - Austin American

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | U.S. |

Madoff investor's death is another blow for victims of scam - Austin American PALM BEACH, Fla. — The death Sunday of Jeffry Picower, the philanthropist alleged to have withdrawn more than $7.2 billion from Bernard Madoff's investment company, closes yet another door for investors who lost millions in Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme. On Monday, ...Read More

Madoff top beneficiary found dead

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | Business |

A Florida billionaire who was a leading beneficiary of Bernard Madoff's $65bn (£40bn) Ponzi scheme has died, apparently by drowning in the swimming pool of his mansion in the exclusive seaside enclave of Palm Beach. Jeffry Picower, 67, was found by ...Read More

Picower, Sued by Madoff Trustee, Found Dead in Pool (Update1)

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

Picower, Sued by Madoff Trustee, Found Dead in Pool (Update1) Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Jeffry Picower, the philanthropistalleged to have withdrawn more than $7.2 billion from BernardMadoff’s investment company, was found dead yesterday at hismansion in Palm Beach, Florida, according to police. He was 67. Picower’s wife, Barbara, told dispatchers she ...Read More

Madoff Billionaire Found Dead in Palm Beach Swimming Pool

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | Business |

The man who made $7 billion in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme, Jeffry Picower, was found dead in his Palm Beach, Fla., swimming pool Sunday. The Palm Beach Fire Department told ABC News that Picower had no pulse when fire rescue ...Read More

Bernard Madoff scheme top beneficiary found dead

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | Business, Most Viewed |

Bernard Madoff scheme top beneficiary found dead A Florida billionaire who was a top beneficiary of Bernard Madoff's $65bn (£40bn) Ponzi scheme has died, apparently by drowning in the swimming pool of his mansion in the exclusive seaside enclave of Palm Beach. Jeffry Picower, 67, was found by ...Read More

Madoff friend found dead in pool

Sun, Oct 25th, 2009 | Business, Most Viewed |

Madoff friend found dead in pool Bernard Madoff is serving a 150-year sentence A close friend of jailed US fraudster Bernard Madoff has been found dead at the bottom of his own swimming pool in the US state of Florida. Police say they are treating the death ...Read More

Madoff associate Picower found dead: police

Sun, Oct 25th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

Florida investor and philanthropist Jeffry Picower, accused of making billions of dollars in his friend Bernard Madoff's fraud scheme, died Sunday after he was found at the bottom of his swimming pool, police said. Picower's wife discovered her husband at the ...Read More

Madoff Associate Jeffry Picower Dies at 67

Sun, Oct 25th, 2009 | Business, Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

Jeffry Picower, a longtime friend of Bernard Madoff and a figure who had been under scrutiny in the criminal investigation surrounding Mr. Madoff's fraud scheme, died on Sunday in Palm Beach, Fla., according to the Palm Beach Police Department. The police ...Read More

High-Speed Chase Ends When OnStar Halts Stolen SUV

Mon, Oct 19th, 2009 | U.S. |

When two Visalia, Calif., police officers swung their cruisers behind a sport utility vehicle that had been carjacked at gunpoint early Sunday, they prepared for a dangerous high-speed chase. The 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe roared away with officers in pursuit, but shortly ...Read More

Dallas police seek naked backyard dancer — incidents date back to 2004

Thu, Oct 8th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S., World |

DALLAS — Dallas police are looking for a man who they say repeatedly sneaks into backyards, dances around naked and then runs away. Police believe the man has been exposing himself in the same neighborhood since 2005. The most recent incident ...Read More

Dallas Police Seek Pudgy Naked Backyard Dancer

Thu, Oct 8th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

Dallas police are looking for a man who they said repeatedly sneaks into backyards, dances around naked and then runs away. Police believe the man has been exposing himself in the same neighborhood since 2005. The most recent incident was ...Read More

Dallas police seek pudgy man who repeatedly dances naked in backyards, jumps in swimming pools

Thu, Oct 8th, 2009 | U.S. |

DALLAS - Dallas police are looking for a man who they said repeatedly sneaks into backyards, dances around naked and then runs away. Police believe the man has been exposing himself in the same neighborhood since 2005. The most recent ...Read More

Breast cancer awareness uses sex to sell message

Mon, Oct 5th, 2009 | Entertainment, Top Stories |

Breast cancer awareness uses sex to sell message LOS ANGELES - A woman in a skimpy white bikini sashays next to a swimming pool. Onlookers gawk, men's tongues roll and music blares in the background. The camera zooms in slow motion to her jiggling chest as a message spreads ...Read More

Nude intruder Robert Stark Higgins caught in swimming pool, covered in feces: cops

Thu, Oct 1st, 2009 | U.S. |

STUART, Fla. — A Florida man is facing charges after authorities say he was naked and covered in feces when he broke into a resident's backyard and jumped into the pool. A Martin County Sheriff's Office report shows 21-year-old Robert Stark ...Read More

Review: 'Jennifer's Body' is a winner

Fri, Sep 18th, 2009 | Entertainment |

(CNN) -- You don't need to be a teenage boy to realize how scary girls can be. Girls know it too. Certainly Diablo Cody does. The Academy Award-winning "Juno" scribe proves as much in her second screenplay, a horror comedy about BFFs ...Read More