A Woman Sleep-swimming In Snake River Found Hypothermic, But Safe

A missing woman was found safe after she reportedly left home to take a swim in the Snake River in her sleep.

The Times-News of Twin Falls, Idaho, reported Thursday that the 31-year-old unidentified woman was discovered drenched in water, hypothermic and disoriented after what appeared to be a nocturnal swim.

The wife and mother is said to have a history of wandering in her sleep.

The woman allegedly walked out of the house in her pajamas, barefoot. Her husband, when he discovered her missing and the sliding door of the home ajar, called the police at 2:25 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Neighbors and parishioners of the family's church reportedly helped Mini-Cassia Search and Rescue in looking for the woman. She was ultimately found a quarter-mile down the river and was taken to the Cassia Regional Medical Center.

The Cassia County Sheriff's Office added that this sleep-swimming is her third sleep-walking incident in the past five weeks, in a report provided to the paper.

A county judge subsequently called for the woman's mental health to be evaluated, which determined that she was not a threat to herself or to others

source: cbsnews.com

Man Sent Death Threat Email To President Barack Obama Charged

A Washington state man accused of making an Email threat against President Obama was arressted on Tuesday and will be facing his days in court.

More reading on Obama death threat email below...

Man charged for Obama death threat email
(News source:AFP)

An armed man who allegedly made a death threat against US President Barack Obama in an expletive-filled email was charged over the incident, court papers showed.

Anton Calouri, 31, is accused of threatening to kill the president and of assaulting a law enforcement official at the time of his arrest Tuesday in Federal Way, a suburb of Seattle, Washington.

"I will kill the president!!!!! " Calouri allegedly wrote in an email to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

"COME GET ME... 'I' WON'T FIGHT AGAINST YOU... 'I' WANT YOU TO COME AND GET ME."

According to court papers, Secret Service agents and federal police stormed Calouri's apartment after he sent the threatening email to an FBI office.

"Recent national events are a stark reminder that we must take these threats of death or violence seriously," said US Attorney Jenny Durkan.

"This case had all the troubling ingredients: threats of violence and explosive devices, multiple weapons with hundreds of rounds and even brandishing of a weapon at law enforcement."

Calouri was armed when he was arrested. Obama, who was campaigning in Ohio on Tuesday, did not appear to be in any immediate danger.

ABC News affiliate KOMO reported that two weapons were confiscated at Calouri's home and that a bomb unit was called "out of an abundance of caution."

Obama has previously been the subject of threats and has received security protection from the Secret Service since becoming a presidential candidate in 2007.

In one such case, Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez was accused of shooting at the White House in November. He was subsequently charged with the attempted assassination of the president.

Obama and his wife Michelle were in California at the time of that incident, and no one was injured.

 

iPhone 5 Release Date September 21 Confirmed...or NOT!

Although widely expected, there was no iPhone 5 in 2011 after all, though the company did announce the iPhone 4S.

So we'll surely see a total revision of the iPhone during 2012.

Rumor On iPhone 5 Release Date September 21

While early reports pegged the new iPhone release date for October, landing closely to last year's schedule, it seems we'll be seeing the phone in September this year as Apple looks to take on Samsung's new phone sooner rather than later, with multiple sources claiming the iPhone 5 is supposed to be announced on September 12.

The rumor also says that the pre-order of the iPhone 5 will commence right after the announcement and the release date is supposed 9 days later on September 21.

iPhone 5 Features:

Rumored features of the new iPhone 5 include a larger screen, A6 CPU, iOS 6, small dock connector, 4G LTE and NFC. The overall design would not change dramatically. The backside material is not glass anymore as Apple introduces a unibody design. The rumors also say that the iPhone 5 is very thin.

Foxconn will again be manufacturing the handset. It'll put the Samsung Galaxy S3 "to shame" according to the CEO of Foxconn, Terry Gou - though he didn't say how.

Steve Jobs' iPhone 5 Legacy

Many sites have reported that Steve Jobs was working hard on the iPhone 5 project, which will apparently be a "radical redesign". We shall see... but the fact the iPhone 4S was so similar to the iPhone 4 suggests that he was working on something pretty special before his death.

Check out this handy iPhone 5 video detailing the latest rumours on release date, spec and more for a quick fix of next-gen Apple fun:

Kirk Urso Autopsy Doesn’t Immediately Identify Cause of Death

The initial results of an autopsy failed to determine the cause of Kirk Urso’s death, an Ohio coroner said Monday.

Kirk Urso, a captain on the North Carolina men’s soccer team that last December won a national championship, died early Sunday morning in Columbus, Ohio, after being rushed to a hospital from a bar. He was 22.

Jan Gorniak, the coroner who on Monday performed Urso’s autopsy, said during a phone interview that she could not immediately identify a cause of death. Gorniak said she needed to wait for the results of toxicology tests before determining why Urso died. Those test results could take 4-6 weeks, she said.

Gorniak said, however, that Urso’s autopsy discovered what she described as “non-specific heart changes.” She said the changes in Urso’s heart could have been the result of a condition that led to his death. Gorniak said further tests would determine the significance of the findings.

Urso had been living in Columbus, where he was a midfielder for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. At UNC, he played in 90 matches – more than anyone in school history – and he was known for his leadership on the team and in the campus community. Urso was a part of four UNC teams that reached the College Cup.

In his first public statement about Urso since his death, UNC soccer coach Carlos Somoano described Urso on Monday as “an exceptional human being.”

“While he helped us win many games and ultimately a championship on the pitch, to us he was an inspirational student, teammate, friend, leader, and captain,” Somoano said in a statement that UNC released. “Those that he touched would most certainly agree.”

Details of Urso’s death have remained scarce. The Columbus Dispatch on Monday posted audio of the 911 call that led police to the Columbus bar where Urso had apparently collapsed. The caller, apparently referring to Urso, told the 911 dispatcher, “Officers are with him. A very drunk person fell down and now he’s unconscious.”

The newspaper reported that Urso was pronounced dead at 1:50 Sunday morning.

Urso scored three goals and had seven assists last season for the Tar Heels, who prevailed in a 1-0 victory against Charlotte in the NCAA championship game. He was an all-NCAA tournament selection and, for the second consecutive season, an all-ACC second-team selection.

Urso graduated with a degree in economics and was named an ACC scholar-athlete of the year after his junior season in 2010. He also served on UNC’s student-athlete advisory council.

Kirk Urso’s death shocked current and former teammates, and several members of the national soccer community – including Mia Hamm – posted tributes on Twitter. News of Urso’s death was especially difficult on those who knew him during his four years at UNC.

“On the field he was the competitor, the captain, very in charge,” said T.J. Scholl, a recent UNC graduate who had been friends with Urso since their freshmen year. “Off the field he was a friendly guy who would stop and talk to anyone who wanted to talk. Whether he knew you for five minutes or five years, he had something nice to say.”


By Andrew Carter - acarter@newsobserver.com
Staff writer Jonathan Jones contributed to this report.

Columbus Crew Midfielder Kirk Urso Dies In Ohio Hospital

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Midfielder Kirk Urso of Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew died on Sunday in a central Ohio hospital, a county coroner said.

No cause of death has been determined for the 22-year-old Urso, Franklin County Coroner Dr. Jan Gorniak said. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.

Police were called to a bar in the city at about 12:50 a.m. and Urso was taken from there to the hospital, The Columbus Dispatch newspaper reported. Police did not immediately return messages from The Associated Press seeking details on the circumstances.

Urso played in six games this season and was sidelined by groin surgery in May. He was not with the team Saturday for its 1-0 loss to D.C. United in Washington, team spokesman Marco Rosa said.

The team withheld detailed comment, and the hospital said privacy laws ruled out any comment.

"The thoughts and prayers of the entire Columbus Crew and Hunt Sports Group are with the Urso family in this time of need," a team statement said.

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber said the league would hold a moment of silence at games Sunday. "Major League Soccer mourns his death and sends our condolences to his family," he said.

Urso was in his first season with the Crew. In a team profile last month of Crew rookies, he said he was frustrated with injuries.

"To go from getting picked up late in the draft, to starting and contributing, and then to be out completely and hurt — it's really frustrating. Injuries are just a part of (soccer)," he said.


Published: August 6, 2012 on THE ASSOCIATED PRESS