Russian Parliament has countered Western sanctions against it as a result of its actions in the Ukraine by proposing a law designed to protect and compensate Vladimir Putin and his capitalist cronies who have been adversely affected by the sanctions. We discuss the state of the Russian economy and look at the West’s futile efforts to reverse Russia’s course in …

Florida and all of the unusual news–from George Zimmerman, to gun issues, Jeb Bush, and the state’s long history of being a bastion of weirdness–are explored with journalist Craig Pittman. The Tampa Bay Times reporter clues us into the major influence of the sugar industry in Washington, the special breed of police officers in the sunshine state, and the subtle …

A Pastafarian was denied his driver’s license in British Columbia for wearing a holy coriander in his photo. Obi Canuel, who believes the world was created by a drunk Flying Spaghetti Monster is an ordained minister and director of his own non-profit church. Canuel has since become an activist for religious expression. We look at video of the pastafarian, in …

A NYPD cop was caught on video in Coney Island getting physical with a man named Lamard Joye before stealing $1,300 from his pocket and then pepper spraying him. Joye’s lawyer, Robert Marinelli, has claimed that the event was precipitated by Joye and his friends questioning cops who were roughing up a young man nearby. The NYPD has defended the …

Jennifer Lawrence has called leaked naked pictures of her a sexual assault, but is this an accurate way of describing the hacked nude photos? We discuss the fappening, and the response from Lawrence, and the sensitive nature of sexual assault as it affects victims with former prosecutor Loni Coombs in this excerpt from the Crime Time episode. Watch the full …

The DEA is using fake Facebook profiles to catch drug offenders. A federal court battle began after a 2010 incident where Sondra Arquiett found out that DEA agent Timothy Sinnigen, who had seized her phone during a drug bust, was using her private info to operate a fake Facebook profile in order to catch related drug offenders. We look at …

Teresa Giudice and her husband have been sentenced to 15 and 41 months in prison for fraud, and we look at the extent of their financial misconduct over years. The Real Housewives of New Jersey star, and the audacious refusal to come clean with the court on their finances is all laid out by Loni Coombs in this Crime Time …