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Former House Speaker Faces Prison Over Sex Abuse Cover Up

Former Republican and Speaker of the House of Representatives could be jailed for six months for trying to cover up a $3.5 million payoff to one of five boys he allegedly molested when he was a high school teacher in Illinois. Dennis Hastert sexually abused at least four boys when he coached wrestling at Yorkville High School in a Chicago suburb from 1965 to 1981, federal prosecutors said.

Navy Seal Who ‘Killed’ Osama Bin Laden Arrested

The former US Navy Seal who claimed to have shot dead al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has been arrested on a drink-driving charge. Robert O’Neill was found asleep during the early hours in Butte, Montana while sat behind the wheel of a car with its engine running, according to the police The Mirror reports: Butte-Silver Bow County Undersheriff George Skuletich described the 39-year-old as confused when officers arrived and appeared to be intoxicated when they woke him up.

Two Killed In Shooting At Lackland Air Force Base, Texas

Police in Texas report two people dead at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio following a shooting on Friday morning. An airman killed his commander before apparently turning the gun on himself, sparking a lockdown at the military base a U.S. official has confirmed People reports: The shooting – which may have been a murder-suicide – reportedly occurred inside Building 147, which houses the Tactical Air Control Party schoolhouse. The victims have yet to be identified, but their bodies were allegedly found inside a room in the TACP building.

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