It took some serious slithering, but Anthony Johnson was able to steal as much as $70,000 a week from unsuspecting movie-theater patrons.
According to an accomplice who turned on him, Johnson would purchase a ticket for a movie that women were likely to see. Then he and a female partner would crawl around on the floor of the dark theater, plundering the purses sitting at the ladies' feet.
The NBA season kicks off in just under a week, on October 30, and going into this season, some familiar faces are in different uniforms. Who's feeling the most pressure?
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1825: The Erie Canal opens, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River (more info)
1881: Wyatt Earp, his two brothers, and Doc Holliday are involved in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona (more info)
Pretty clearly, the best part of Halloween is that you dress up in a fun costume and walk around acquiring delicious candy. Who doesn't love that? We're really excited to see all the trick-or-treaters in their best outfits this year. We've got our bags of candy ready, and we're giving away prizes for the best costumes we see.
However, we cannot abide a certain type of trick-or-treater. You know the kind. The lazy one who doesn't wear a costume. This trick-or-treater is terrible, and he thinks he's still entitled to some of our sweet chocolate treats? Ha! Well, we're not going to take it this year. Here are 10 things to say to trick-or-treaters without a costume.
Women's basketball isn't growing in popularity, and University of Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma thinks he knows the reason why.
October 24, 2012 The people at Wealth-X recently put some of the wealthiest people in the United States under their discriminating microscope in an attempt to flush out the richest people in each state. In order to qualify for their glorified rich list, individuals must be worth at least $30 million, a requirement easily met by all of the people on this year's list.
If you snap a racy picture, or shoot a dirty video and store it on your computer, you should probably be prepared to see your homemade pornography somewhere on the Internet.
Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Kevin Kline
Age: 65
Occupation: Actor
Known For: Films such as 'Sophie's Choice,' 'The Big Chill,' 'Chaplin,' and 'In and Out,' winning an Oscar for 'A Fish Called Wanda,' winning two Tonys, and his longtime marriage to actress Phoebe Cates
October 24, 2012 Regardless of who wins the presidential election, starting January 2013 some 163 million workers across the United States will be slapped with a significant tax increase.
October 24, 2012 If you're planning to rob a bank, we have two pieces of advice for you: 1) Don't do it, and 2) if you do, don't go back to the same bank later that day to complain about not getting enough money.
Authorities in Syracuse, New York, say 28-year-old Arthur Bundrage did both of those things.
October 23, 2012 According to reports from the Transportation Security Administration, the agency plans to clean a little house at the Newark International Airport by firing 25 employees and suspending 19 others for alleged misconduct.
In a seemingly related pair of stories, a recent internal TSA investigation revealed frequent security failures, while an ABC News story investigated rampant theft at the TSA.
However, both of these things have nothing to do with the 25 firings, according to the TSA.
