In a Oct. 27 "Politics," John Gravois referred to a government seizure of "134,000 metric tons of marijuana." If that were true, one drug bust would have accounted for almost three years' worth of global marijuana production. The correct figure is 134 metric tons. Link Report an error
In the Oct. 27 "Press Box," Jack Shafer misspelled Barack Obama's first name. Link Report an error
We recently reported on the release from prison of Ian Strachan, who served 30 months in jail for trying to blackmail a member of the Royal Family. He wishes to make clear he is not bisexual and that this was not claimed during his trial. He also disputes claims that he had an affair with [...]
In an Oct. 27 story about jailed financier R. Allen Stanford's legal representation in his criminal case, The Associated Press reported that Stanford had written a letter in August accusing his attorney, Bob Bennett, of ethical misconduct. The story should have included that Stanford had also filed court documents after having written the August letter [...]
A report in The Caucus column on Friday about polling in the midterm elections referred incorrectly to the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida. The candidate, Alex Sink, is a woman. Link Report an error
The Butte County District Attorney's Office clarified that Oroville mini-storage stabbing suspect Zachary James Ragan does not have a horn tattooed on his forehead. Rather, he has devil horns tattooed on the sides of his forehead. Link Thanks, Devanie! Report an error
On 12 November 2008 we published an article about the death of Peter Connolly, who was also known as Baby P. It wrongly alleged that Sylvia Henry, who is a social work Team Manager employed by Haringey Council, had been one of the social workers who had culpably failed to protect Baby P from his [...]
