Laura Matthews

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Laura is a U.S. politics reporter for the International Business Times. She was always fascinated by the BBC World News each morning on the radio in Jamaica. That, and a love for writing led her to a masters in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelors in media and communication from the University of the West Indies, Mona. She has worked for Gannett's Pacific Daily News in Guam, the Jamaica Observer, the Jamaica Gleaner, the Nassau Guardian in the Bahamas and Choices magazine for whom she ghost wrote the guidebook Help Your Child With Career Choice.

Laura Matthews

Facebook Can be Sued for ‘Like’ Ads, Judge Says

A San Jose judge has said that Facebook, the largest social-networking site, can be sued by those claiming that its showing advertisements that users' friends like is a violation of California law as it pertains to commercial endorsements.

Jerome Isaac Burnt Deloris Gillespie in New York Elevator for $2K Debt

New York police said Jerome Isaac, the man arrested this weekend in connection with burning to death a 73-year-old woman in Brooklyn, may have been motivated to commit the crime because of an alleged $2,000 unpaid debt. Isaac is now facing murder and arson charges and is expected to go before the court on Monday.

Doris Gillespie Attacked, Burned to Death in Brooklyn Elevator

A 64-year-old New York woman was attacked and burned to death shortly after 4 p.m. on Saturday in the elevator of her Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, building. Police told The Associated Press on Sunday that a 47-year-old man smelling of gasoline walked into a police station overnight and said he was responsible for killing the woman in the elevator.

Vanessa Bryant Divorces Kobe: Is She The Next $100M Ex-Wife? [PHOTOS]

Vanessa Bryant's mother has said that the couple didn't sign a prenuptial agreement. And since Vanessa Bryant and Kobe Bryant didn't sign a pre-nup, she is entitled to half his money. That could mean she gets a cool $180 million if the estimated $360 is actually what Kobe Bryant is worth.

Karen Swift: 'We Have to go After Somebody, We Have to Seek a Conviction'

Investigators working the Karen Swift murder case will not be hampered by tunnel vision and said they are working every possible angle and evidence they receive. They believe the body of Swift, a Dyersburg woman who was missing for about a month and a half, is a key piece of evidence in the case, as it could reveal what time and how she died.

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