OTTAWA (Reuters) -- Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thurs...
The Independent | Posted 10.20.2008 | Home
From The Independent. The video in question can be found below. A motorcyclist who posted footage of himself performing dangerous stunts and speedi...
AP | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics
WEST CHESTER, Ohio — The office of an Ohio congressman who has fought against pork barrel spending was evacuated over a suspicious package that ...
Sydney Morning Herald | Posted 09.30.2008 | Home
An aspiring chef died after eating a "super hot" chilli sauce in a competition with his girlfriend's brother, an inquest in England has heard. Andrew...
AP | Posted 09.25.2008 | Home
PHILADELPHIA — After a bomb scare at the Philadelphia Phillies' ballpark, authorities pointed the finger at a fuzzy green suspect _ The Phillie ...
AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics
NEW YORK — An officer appears to have violated police department guidelines when he used a Taser stun gun on a naked, distraught man teetering o...
Chicago Tribune | Art Barnum | Posted 09.19.2008 | Chicago
A DeKalb lawyer was suspended for 15 months Thursday for arranging to have a female client perform nude dances for him in exchange for credit on her l...
Pioneer Press/Twincities.com | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics
The Pioneer Press reports on the self-described "poor judgement" of Gabriel Nathan Schwartz, 29, of Denver. Schwartz was in Minneapolis last month fo...
AP | Posted 09.16.2008 | Home
The AP reports: LONDON -- Trafalgar Square routinely serves as a stage for mimes, jugglers and other acts, but the tourist attraction drew an exce...
AP | Posted 09.15.2008 | Home
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A 40-year-old man walking his dog in the nude was Tasered by police when he refused to follow an officer's commands. David M...
Sify News | Posted 09.12.2008 | Home
Durban: Three men were shot dead and two left injured after an argument between a group of Indian and white visitors to a bar here, allegedly over the...
AP | Posted 09.12.2008 | Home
NEW YORK — A reputed Colombian drug lord more used to a life of luxury than solitary confinement wants out of his cramped maximum security cell ...
AP | Posted 09.08.2008 | Home
FRESNO, Calif. — Authorities say they've arrested a man who broke into the home of two California farmworkers, stole money, rubbed one with spic...
AP | Posted 09.06.2008 | Home
DALLAS — A robber rolled into a Dallas convenience store came armed with a bat and a knife. He left with a lot of condoms and an energy drink. ...
AP | Posted 09.04.2008 | Home
BEIJING — An Asian elephant that became addicted to heroin at the hands of illegal traders will return home after a three-year rehab program, Ch...
Posted 09.01.2008 | Politics
In a 2006 questionnaire for Alaska's gubernatorial race, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin seemed to muddle her American history. Question: A...
Sioux City Journal | John Quinlan | Posted 08.28.2008 | Home
A martini is not a martini without an olive. That, at least, is the thinking of a true connoisseur. And to Siouxland residents, many of whom conside...
The Independent | Eoghan Williams | Posted 08.27.2008 | Home
A three-metre (10ft) python has killed a student zookeeper who let the snake out of its enclosure in Venezuela while working a night shift at the zoo....
AP | Posted 08.24.2008 | Home
The Associated Press reports: CLIFTON, N.J. -- Police arrested two men dressed like ninjas and armed with Asian martial arts weapons who said they we...
CBS | Posted 08.20.2008 | Home
A roving monkey recently wreaked havoc in a Tokyo train station when 100 policemen armed with nets failed to catch him. Police say that the animal wa...
AP | JUANITA COUSINS | Posted 08.20.2008 | Home
ATLANTA — Turns out Bigfoot was just a rubber suit. Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say that the carcass encased in...
AP | Posted 08.18.2008 | Home
AMES, Iowa — A sidewalk project means there may be a little bounce to the beer kegs instead of dings in the pavement when delivery trucks unload...
AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 08.15.2008 | Home
LONDON — Nils Olav already has medals for good conduct and long service. He made honorary colonel-in-chief of the elite Norwegian King's Guard i...
AP | NAFEESA SYEED | Posted 08.11.2008 | Business
DAMASCUS, Md. — Mercedes Clemens is certified to massage humans, but she claims the state of Maryland is keeping her from her first love: Massag...
AP | Posted 08.11.2008 | Home
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — It wasn't the man on the hog who found himself being greedy. Police near Los Angeles say motorists stopped in speeding ...
Reuters has a Q&A with John Travolta to promote his animated film "Bolt." At the end, they ask him...
WASHINGTON — An adviser to Barack Obama's...
Tina Fey graces the cover of the January issue of Vanity Fair, and in an...
The Campaign Finance Institute (CFI)...
The following is Part I of Sean Penn's piece, Mountain of Snakes (Read Part II here) The
Reprinted with permission from Jason's email list Today, Randall Stross...
The seventies are back in a big way: shaggy hair, plaid prints and idealism have all...
On this Sunday's 60 Minutes, Anderson Cooper has an interview with Olympic...
President-elect Barack Obama announced Monday that Robert Gates would remain as...
PALM DESERT, Calif. — Two men pulled guns and shot each other to death in...
Winona Ryder has been accused of losing £81,000 of...
It started with the fist bump seen 'round the world. Soon...
A revolutionary device that can harness...
Reuters | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home