Posted: 11:19 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011
Public Peeing Finds Florida Fugitive; Is Central Heating Making Us Fat?; Damon Evans Wraps DUI Case
By Veronica Waters
- Maybe he should've held it, because this public peeing may lead straight to the pen. An embarrassing arrest for public urination leads to a surprising discovery about an Atlanta Public Works employee. After Claude Brooks was booked and released, police found that his fingerprints matched those of a man named Edward Nathan--an armed robbery fugitive who walked off a work release detail in Tampa, Florida back in 1983. Brooks was serving a five-year robbery sentence when he escaped. He's now on leave from his public works job and under arrest by U. S. Marshals.
- Six months after his arrest for driving under the influence in Buckhead while holding a lady friend's panties in his lap, ex-University of Georgia athletic director Damon Evans has pleaded guilty. Evans is 41, and as a first-time offender, he gets a year of probation, a $750 fine and community service.
- The state revenue commissioner says he's sorry, after 30,000 Georgia taxpayers had their tax refunds snatched from their bank accounts. Doug MacGinnitie says they realized too late that they hadn't halted tax refunds over a computer glitch, like they intended to, but instead had removed the ones already deposited. Wells Fargo says it won't charge its customers for late or overdraft fees--but you have to go into a bank branch and ask in person.
- In KISS news about your health: is your cozy crib causing you to pack on the pounds? British researchers point out that when we're chilly, we either shiver or generate extra heat--two involuntary reactions that help burn extra calories. They found that since central heating became commonplace in the 1960s, both room temperatures and obesity have increased slowly but steadily in both the United States and Britain. There's no proof that turning down the heat or opening a window helps you lose weight, however; the authors say other factors remain in play. Still, one Harvard doctor tells the New York Times that if people keep the thermostat lower, it may help with long-term weight loss, saying, "When we put people in a 60-degree room, they increase their energy expenditure by 100 or 200 calories a day if they're in light clothing." The problem is, he adds, is that "most people won't stay at that temperature for very long."
- Diabetes is on the rise. The CDC says about one in every 12 of American adults have diabetes, with the shocking number of another 35% listed as prediabetic--meaning they're on the path to developing the disease later. Health officials believe the increase is tied to more people developing the type of diabetes linked to obesity--Type 2. Plus, people who have it are living longer.
- A new study suggests clearing economic skies. The latest AP Economy Survey says lower Social Security taxes and higher stock prices will embolden Americans to spend more and help power the economy; also employers will hire more workers this year. The survey also finds the gains this year will be enough to withstand the threats still clouding the economy. The Dow hit 12,000 yesterday--the first time in 2.5 years.
- The Congressional Budget Office is out with stats that show Social Security running dry around 2037--unless lawmakers act to shore up the massive retirement and disability program. The CBO says Social Security will pay out $45 billion more in benefits this year than it will collect in payroll taxes.
- Bye-bye, code orange: the colors in the nation's terror alert system will be gone by the end of april. created after 9/11, the governmente hasn't made changes in the alert levels since 2006. any terror threat news will be made like it's been for the past few years--through government announcements and news media.
- Willow Smith takes another step in her quest to become a star; the 10-year-old "Whip My Hair" singer has been cast to play the title role in a movie remake of "Annie."
- "Book 'em, Diddy." You may not hear that line, but this spring, Sean Combs is doing a guest star turn on "Hawaii Five-O." He'll play a New York cop working on a case that affected his family.
- The KISS 104.1 weather forecast: a mix of sun and clouds today, with a high of 50.
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