Boys, 7 and 11, attempt robbery

Boys, 7 and 11, attempt robbery :  Police: Boys, 7 and 11, attempt robbery with gun

Two boys, ages 7 and 11, are accused of trying to rob a woman with a loaded gun, police said Sunday.

The boys tried to carjack a 22-year-old woman who was in her family's truck waiting for her parents in a church parking lot, Portland police said in a statement.

Ami Garrett, of southeast Portland, told officers that when the boys approached her, the younger boy told the older boy to "show her your piece."

Boys, 7 and 11, attempt robbery

The woman said that when she refused to give them her vehicle, they demanded cash and her phone. She said that as she drove away, she saw the 11-year-old boy pull a gun from his pocket.

The boys were apprehended in the parking lot by officers responding to reports of children with guns. Police said they recovered a loaded .22 caliber handgun from the older boy's pockets.

Detectives were investigating how the boys obtained a gun. Because of their age, the boys could not be taken into custody at a juvenile detention center, so they were returned to their families, police said.

The 11-year-old tried to escape his parents' house but was quickly caught by officers and returned to his parents.

Police planned to give the case to the juvenile court.

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Jenni Rivera dies

Jenni Rivera dies :  Jenni Rivera: Singer 'Killed In Plane Crash'

Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera is feared to have died in a plane crash after wreckage was found with no survivors.

Rivera, who was born in California to Mexican parents, has sold more than 15 million records and has huge numbers of fans on both sides of the border.

Jenni Rivera dies

The wreckage of the small aircraft in which she is believed to have been travelling hours after a concert was discovered in northern Mexico on Sunday.

Officials said "everything points toward" it being the US-registered Lear Jet 25 that had been carrying Rivera and six other people to Toluca, outside Mexico City, from Monterrey.

The impact was so powerful that the remains of the plane were "almost unrecognisable", although a mangled California driver's licence with Rivera's name and picture was found among the debris.

The plane had gone missing shortly after take-off on Sunday morning.

Also on board were Rivera's publicist, lawyer, make-up artist and the flight crew.

The 43-year-old, who was a judge on TV show The Voice Of Mexico, had come to be one of the biggest stars of the Mexican regional style known as grupero music, which is influenced by the norteno, cumbia and ranchero styles.      
    
She recently won two Billboard Mexican Music Awards - Female Artist of the Year and Banda Album of the Year for Joyas Prestadas: Banda.

She had also been nominated various times for Latin Grammys.

Rivera, a mother-of-five and grandmother-of-two, performed in front of thousands of fans in Monterrey on Saturday night.

She gained fans throughout her career for opening up about her personal troubles and her struggle to provide a good life for her children.

After the concert in Monterrey, she gave a news conference and spoke about her emotional state following her recent divorce from her third husband, former Major League Baseball pitcher Esteban Loaiza.

" I am a woman like any other and ugly things happen to me like any other woman," she said.

"The number of times I have fallen down is the number of times I have gotten up."

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Gas prices crash

Gas prices crash :  Gas prices have plummeted 46 cents a gallon over the past two months, according to a survey released Sunday.

"This has been a true price crash," said Trilby Lundberg, publisher of the Lundberg Survey.

The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline is $3.38, down nearly a dime over the past three weeks, Lundberg said.

Gas prices crash

"This crash began back when refining problems around the country were being fixed, one after the other, at the same time that our seasonal gasoline demand was shrinking," she said.

Crude oil prices have also dropped after having risen steadily.

Prices at the pump should drop even more in the coming days, as refiners cut how much they're charging distributors and retailers, Lundberg said.

The national average is about 8 cents higher than the average a year ago.

The survey tallies prices at thousands of gas stations nationwide.

Long Island, New York, had the highest average in the latest survey, at $3.85. The lowest average was in Memphis, Tennessee, at $3.04.

Here are average prices in some other cities:

• Boston - $3.59
• Baltimore - $3.34
• Atlanta - $3.27
• Baton Rouge, Louisiana• - $3.11
• St. Louis - $3.05
• Salt Lake City - $3.40
• Los Angeles - $3.68

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Patrick Moore dies

Patrick Moore dies :  British astronomer Patrick Moore dies at 89


British astronomer and broadcaster Patrick Moore died Sunday, according to friends and colleagues. He was 89.

He died at his home in the coastal town of Selsey in southern England, according to a statement released Sunday. No specific cause of death was given, but he had heart problems and been confined to a wheelchair.

Patrick Moore dies

Moore was well known for his long-running BBC television show "The Sky at Night," which was credited for popularizing astronomy with generations of Britons. He had presented the show for more than half a century.

The statement said he was briefly hospitalized last week when it was determined no more treatment would help him. Instead, his wish to spend his final days at home were honored.

"Over the past few years, Patrick, an inspiration to generations of astronomers, fought his way back from many serious spells of illness and continued to work and write at a great rate, but this time his body was too weak to overcome the infection which set in a few weeks ago," the statement said.

It was signed by various staff members and friends, including Queen guitarist Brian May. May said Moore was irreplaceable and had stirred millions through his broadcasts.

"Patrick will be mourned by the many to whom he was a caring uncle, and by all who loved the delightful wit and clarity of his writings, or enjoyed his fearlessly eccentric persona in public life," May said.

In its obituary, the Daily Telegraph reported that Moore believed he was the only person to have met the first man to fly, Orville Wright, as well as the first man in space, Russian Yuri Gagarin, and the first man on the moon, the late Neil Armstrong.

Moore, who received a knighthood in 2001, had recently celebrated the 55th anniversary of his program. He only missed one episode, because of an illness caused by food poisoning. He was known for his trademark monocle and his occasional xylophone performances and his frequently professed love of cats.

He wrote dozens of books using a 1908 typewriter he received as a gift when he was 8.

Moore had long expressed an interest in traveling into space, but said he wasn't medically fit to do so — he said he was so large that a special rocket would be needed.

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F-16 engines stolen

F-16 engines stolen :  F-16 engines stolen from Israeli air force base

Israel's military police are investigating the theft of F-16 fighter plane engines from an air force base in central Israel, a report said.

Army Radio said Thursday the base commander contacted the military police after discovering the engines missing. There were no details how many engines or engine parts were stolen but the radio report said the estimated worth is millions of dollars.

While it is unclear who is responsible, police say the theft was pulled off with inside help since the security fence surrounding the base was intact, the radio said.

F-16 Engines Stolen from IAF Base

The Air Force has discovered in recent days that several F-16 fighter jet engines were stolen from one of its bases, news website Walla reported Thursday.

Senior IAF sources said that the thieves who stole the engines had to have been assisted by someone within the base. This determination is based, among other things, on the fact that there was no damage to the base's perimeter fence. This leads investigators to believe that the thieves went in and out through the gates. They must have done this with a large vehicle, since the engines weigh over 1.5 tons and are more than 15 feet long.

No suspects have been arrested yet in the theft, which is the first of its kind in the IAF's history and marks a low point in its ability to secure its own bases. The most likely possibility is that the engines were stolen by Arab metal thieves, weapons dealers or terror-related agents.

Military sources have expressed their belief that assistance from Bedouin helped Hamas achieve a relatively high degree of accuracy in its attacks on IDF bases during Operation Pillar of Defense. Two soldiers were killed in such strikes.

In July, Bedouin metal thieves infiltrated the IDF base at Tze'elim in the Negev and stole crates of ammunition, which the IDF insists were empty. The Bedouins entered the base on SUVs.

According to Channel 2, the IDF gave chase but the Bedouins toyed with them, stopping the SUVs once in a while to let the IDF vehicles chasing them get close and then speeding off again. The chase was called off once the Bedouins were outside of the base's perimeter, even though the thieves were in possession of live ammunition.

In May, two bullet-proof military jeeps were stolen from the Ketziot base in southern Israel. The jeeps both carried military equipment.

In January, the theft of 1,500 tank shells from an IDF munitions base in the South was reported. Several people have been charged, and the Military Police launched an investigation against commanders and soldiers suspected of involvement in the huge theft.

The video below is a Channel 2 report from earlier this year, documenting how Bedouin metal thieves on ATVs enter IDF training zones during live fire tank exercises and collect spent shells and other items they find desirable. The army's orders forbid soldiers from firing at the thieves, and so the thieves operate in the open.

The military is hamstrung in dealing with thieves because of neo-Marxist leftist infiltration into the IDF Attorney's Office, which strictly prosecutes soldiers who fire at Arabs.

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Brandi Glanville tumor

Brandi Glanville tumor : Brandi Glanville To Undergo Surgery For Breast Tumor

Brandi Glanville will undergo surgery this week after doctors discovered a tumor in her breast.

The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star broke the news to In Touch magazine on Saturday, with the mother-of-two revealing the growth was benign:

“I am having surgery this week and am relieved it’s going to be over with.”

Brandi Glanville tumor

The tumor was discovered after Glanville complained of feeling unwell for months. Thankfully, tests showed the tumor was not cancerous, and Glanville is now looking forward to getting her treatment over with. She told In Touch:

“It’s a blessing the tumor is non-cancerous. I’m anxious about the recovery but have great friends who will be playing nurse. I’m ready to get it over with and feel better.”

The reality TV star added that her two sons, Mason and Jake, will be helping their mom get back to full health.

News of Brandi Glanville’s surgery comes at the end of a tough few weeks for the TV personality. The 40-year-old star has recently been engaged in a social media battle with ex-husband Eddie Cibrian and his new wife, country singer LeAnn Rimes.

The feud was triggered last week, when Glanville accused Rimes of being a dangerous influence on her children. In a tweet that has since been deleted, Glanville revealed that nine-year-old Mason had accidentally eaten one of “unstable” LeAnn’s laxatives, and had become ill as a result. She also claimed Rimes, who spent most of August in rehab in a bid to overcome emotional issues, suffered from a “severe eating disorder.”

That brought a response from ex-husband Eddie, who made an email he sent to Brandi public. Part of the email read:

“I know your life exists solely for the purpose of living and creating drama. It’s a sad way to live. It’s so obvious that you have to constantly mention my wife so people will care what comes out of your mouth. One day when wine and narcissism are not consuming you, you will see how fortunate the kids are to have LeAnn in their life. She is amazing with them, as the kids will 100 percent attest to.

“You should be so lucky to one day find someone who will love and respect Mason and Jake as she does. Although, I really don’t know how anyone can put up with your constant b******t. No wonder you have lost so many ‘close’ friends. Grow up already and for once, PUT THE KIDS FIRST!”

Glanville has since admitted that she regretted making the feud so public.


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Secret files on aliens

Secret files on aliens, UFO sightings a joke or cover up?


Are top secret files on aliens and UFOs kept by Russian heads of state? Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev talked extraterrestrial life and UFO sightings Friday after a televised interview in Moscow. Did the former president, who was succeeded by Vladimir Putin, show off his subtle sense of humor or is there some truth to other-worldly life?

Secret files on aliens

In an AP story via the Clarion Ledger on Dec. 7, it was suggested that what Medvedev said after his interview on Ostankino TV Center, arguably, received the most attention.

View slideshow: UFOs in Russia: A history of sightings
After the interview concluded, the cameras continued to run. At some point, the former president (pictured here) told a journalist that leaders get two folders containing top secret files on aliens that came to Earth and remained. Medvedev cautioned that he could not tell them "how many of them are among us, because it may cause panic."

When he suggested gathering more information from "Men in Black" films, it was all passed as a joke. However, could it be a slip of the tongue or the truth masked by an ill-attempt at comedy?

In 1948, a UFO sighting took place over Kapustin Yar, a rocket and launch research base in Russia. Many call the area "Russia's Roswell" or the Soviet Union's equivalent to Area 51 in the United States.

Reportedly, an cigar-shaped object suddenly appeared over an area near the base. A MIG pilot was flying at the time and reported being blinded by its reflection.

At some point, the order was given to engage the UFO sighting. The pilot fired, striking the object and both craft plummeted toward the ground. The pilot is said to have died after being hit by a "proton beam."

Sources say soldiers collected the debris from the unidentified flying object and carried it underground. Further still, Joseph Stalin, Premier of the Soviet Union at the time, believed the encounter was real. As a result, he is said to have ordered plans for increased UFO research. Could the top secret files on aliens have started here?

In 1892, something strange called the "Pillar of Light" was seen in parts of Russia. It was described as a large beam of light pointing towards the Earth's surface. The unidentified flying object hurled light for 25 minutes.

On June 30, 1908, the controversial Tunguska event took place over Russia. It was believed to be an enormous comet or meteoroid that did an air burst about three to six miles above the surface.

The explosion -- 1,000 times larger than the bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII -- downed over 80 million trees and flattened an area over 4 kilometers in diameter.

Others believed UFOs and alien life were behind the mysterious blast, the largest "impact" event ever recorded to-date.

It's likely that Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was joking about secret files on aliens after his interview. However, die-hard believers in the mysteries of UFO sightings are likely not laughing at all.

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