Posted in Advertising, Astonishing, Business, Caught, Celebrities, Clothing, Collectibles, Decision, Entertainment, History, Impressive, Money, Movies, Television, Time, Weapons, Wow on Friday, 29 February, 2008 | No Comments »
A pair of eyeglasses owned by Thomas Edison (R) sits next to the toe tag used on Lee Harvey Oswald’s body and a lock of Oswald’s hair are seen at Guernsey’s in New York February 28, 2008. The “Pugliese Pop Culture Collection” has hundreds of items related to modern popular culture that will be auctioned [...]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A penny for your thoughts? Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson thinks the answer to that question should be not much. In fact, if he had his way, he would like to get rid of the penny.
Asked Friday whether he thought the penny should be eliminated, Paulson agreed that it would make sense, [...]
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JANESVILLE, Wisconsin — They get to keep the money.
James and Colleen Mesler, the Janesville couple who in December found a bundle of cash in their refrigerator, get to keep the thousands they found—if the rightful owner does not come forward to claim the money by Tuesday, March 11.
Janesville police informed the Meslers and the media [...]
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Posted in Alert, Astonishing, Bad Business, Caught, Crime, Food & Beverage, Horrific, Investigation, Law Enforcement, Legal, Lost & Found, Morons, Oddly, Ranting, Shocking, Terrible, Wellness, You've GOT to be Kidding on Thursday, 28 February, 2008 | No Comments »
WEST BEND, Wis. (AP) — A restaurant cook is out of a job and facing a felony charge after being accused of hiding hairs in a ribeye because a customer complained the first steak served to him was overcooked.
Kevin Hansen, who dined at the steakhouse with friends and family Saturday, said he ordered a [...]
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Posted in Astonishing, Boats, Planes, Trains & Autos, Caught, Children, Emergency, Life & Death, Oddly, Transportation, Weird on Thursday, 28 February, 2008 | No Comments »
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - A newborn baby girl survived an ignoble birth after slipping down the toilet bowl of a moving Indian train onto the tracks when a pregnant woman unexpectedly gave birth while relieving herself on Tuesday.
“My delivery was so sudden,” said the Bhuri Kalbi, the mother of the infant, born two months prematurely. [...]
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Posted in Astonishing, Awards, Impressive, In Their Own Words, Inspiring, Military, Money, Oddly, Shocking, To Ponder, Wealth, Wow, You've GOT to be Kidding on Thursday, 28 February, 2008 | No Comments »
SPOKANE, Washington - After completing two tours in Iraq, Sgt. Wayne Leyde won $1 million from a scratch-and-win lotto ticket on Tuesday.
Now that he’s won, Leyde, a 26-year-old member of the Washington National Guard, says he’s still going to volunteer to go back to Iraq for a third tour and won’t spend any of the [...]
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Posted in Anti-Americanism, Astonishing, Bad Parents, Caught, Children, Family, Food & Beverage, Horrific, In Their Own Words, Shocking, Students, Terrible, Time, You've GOT to be Kidding on Thursday, 28 February, 2008 | 1 Comment »
HALLOWELL, Maine (AP) - Jonathan McCullum was in excellent health at 155 pounds when he left last summer to spend the school year as an exchange student in Egypt.
But when he returned home to Maine just four months later, the 5-foot-9 teenager weighed a mere 97 pounds and was so weak that he struggled to [...]
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Posted in Alert, Astonishing, Breaking News, Caught, Celebrities, Communication, Europe, Government, Impressive, Inspiring, Middle East, Time, Wow, You've GOT to be Kidding on Thursday, 28 February, 2008 | No Comments »
LONDON - Prince Harry has been fighting the Taliban on the front line in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirmed today.
Prince Harry has fired at the Taliban
Prince provided air support for UK troops
Your view: Should Prince Harry be fighting on the front line?
Chief of the General Staff Sir Richard Dannatt, who is head of the [...]
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Posted in Astonishing, Caught, Education, Morons, Oddly, Schools, Shocking, Students, Terrible, You've GOT to be Kidding on Thursday, 28 February, 2008 | No Comments »
Jonathan Law High School Student Arrested, Expelled
MILFORD, Conn. (CBS/AP) ― Milford officials expelled a Jonathan Law High School student, who was accused of lighting her science teacher’s hair on fire during class.
Police said the girl was arrested after igniting George Lardas’ ponytail with a lighter.
A police spokesman said Lardas did not require medical [...]
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Posted in Alert, Astonishing, Caught, Collectibles, Crime, Investigation, Law Enforcement, Lost & Found, Scams & Scandals, Wealth, Wow, You've GOT to be Kidding on Wednesday, 27 February, 2008 | No Comments »
British actress Tilda Swinton accepts the Oscar for best supporting actress for her work in “Michael Clayton” at the 80th Academy Awards on Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles. The Damiani diamond bracelet gracing Oscar winner Tilda Swinton’s wrist as she accepted the statuette Sunday night might have wound up among the booty grabbed in [...]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved $18 billion in new taxes on the largest oil companies Wednesday as Democrats cited record oil prices and rising gasoline costs in a time of economic troubles.
The money collected over 10 years would provide tax breaks for wind, solar and other alternative energy sources and for energy conservation. [...]
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Posted in Astonishing, Caught, History, Impressive, Investigation, Life & Death, Lost & Found, Oddly, Wow on Wednesday, 27 February, 2008 | No Comments »
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Exterminators looking for termites in a monastery in Brazil’s biggest city of Sao Paulo found a mummy and a skeleton believed to be at least 200 years old, the head of the monastery said on Tuesday.
“There were some mounds of termite dust and the exterminators broke into the walls to see [...]
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers on Wednesday requested a federal probe into whether baseball pitching great Roger Clemens lied to Congress in denying claims by his former trainer that he had used performance enhancing drugs.
The Democratic chairman and ranking Republican on the House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee made the request in a letter [...]
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Posted in Animals & Wildlife, Astonishing, Caught, Horrific, Life & Death, Lost & Found, Oddly, Shocking, Terrible, You've GOT to be Kidding on Wednesday, 27 February, 2008 | No Comments »
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A 16-foot python stalked a family dog for days before swallowing the pet whole in front of horrified children in the Australian tropics, animal experts said Wednesday.
The boy and girl, ages 5 and 7, watched as the scrub python devoured their silky terrier-Chihuahua crossbreed Monday at their home near Kuranda [...]
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Posted in Advertising, Alert, Banking & Finance, Business, Communication, Decision, Food & Beverage, In Their Own Words, Wow on Wednesday, 27 February, 2008 | No Comments »
Starbucks’ New Pledge: to Make a Perfect Cup of Coffee, or Do It Over Again
SEATTLE (AP) — A day after shutting down most of its U.S. shops for three hours to retrain baristas on espresso basics, Starbucks is welcoming customers back Wednesday with a new promise posted in stores: “Your drink should be perfect, every [...]
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Posted in Astonishing, Bad Politicians, Beauty & Fashion, Caught, Clothing, Decision, Entertainment, Frivolous, Government, Investigation, Legislation, Lost & Found, Oddly, Political, Ranting, Shocking, WWW, You've GOT to be Kidding on Wednesday, 27 February, 2008 | No Comments »
ARLINGTON, Ore. - The mayor of a small Oregon town who came under fire for racy pictures of her posted on the Internet was recalled in a close vote Monday.
According to the person who spearheaded the recall drive, Ron Miller, the vote was 142 in favor and 139 against the recall of Mayor Carmen Kontur-Gronquist.
She came [...]
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Posted in Anti-Americanism, Communication, Dictators, Frivolous, Government, Hypocrisy, In Their Own Words, Morons, Ranting, You've GOT to be Kidding on Tuesday, 26 February, 2008 | No Comments »
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez’s government is taking its battle against U.S. “imperialism” into Venezuelans’ dictionaries, urging state phone company workers to avoid English-language business and tech terms.
Through a campaign launched Monday, newly nationalized CANTV hopes to wean employees and others from words like “staff” (”equipo” is preferred), “marketing” (”mercadeo” 
and “password” [...]
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Posted in Animals & Wildlife, Astonishing, Awards, Caught, Entertainment, Gaming, Impressive, Money, Oddly, Shocking, Sports, Wealth, Wow on Tuesday, 26 February, 2008 | No Comments »
LONDON (Reuters) - A British man celebrated his 60th birthday in unexpected style at the weekend when a 50 pence ($1) bet on the horses turned him into an instant millionaire.
Fred Craggs, from Yorkshire in northern England, was not even aware of his win when he walked into a branch of the William Hill betting [...]
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Posted in Alert, Astonishing, Crime, Entertainment, Investigation, Law Enforcement, Movies, Oddly, Shocking, Terrible, Wellness, You've GOT to be Kidding on Tuesday, 26 February, 2008 | No Comments »
FULLERTON, Calif. Two people were stabbed at a Fullerton movie house during the screening of a horror film on Sunday night. Police are still searching for the suspect.
The victims, who reportedly did not know each other, were sitting in separate areas of the same theater when they were attacked around 7:30 p.m. at the AMC Theater [...]
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Posted in Astonishing, Caught, Crime, Drugs & Alcohol, Investigation, Law Enforcement, Morons, Oddly, Shocking, Terrible, Weird, You've GOT to be Kidding on Monday, 25 February, 2008 | 1 Comment »
PALM CITY — The leader of a Treasure Coast-wide agency established to provide classes for people convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs was suspended from her job Wednesday in the wake of her DUI arrest Monday.
The Comprehensive Offender Rehabilitation and Education program will continue to operate normally despite the arrest and [...]
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Posted in Astonishing, Aviation, Boats, Planes, Trains & Autos, Caught, Emergency, In Their Own Words, Investigation, Life & Death, Medical, Shocking, Transportation, Wellness on Monday, 25 February, 2008 | No Comments »
NEW YORK (AP) - An American Airlines passenger died after a flight attendant told her he couldn’t give her any oxygen and then tried to help her with faulty equipment, including an empty oxygen tank, a relative said. The airline confirmed the flight death and said medical professionals had tried to save the passenger, Carine [...]
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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — The New York Philharmonic on Monday became the most prominent U.S. cultural institution to visit isolated, nuclear-armed North Korea, and orchestra members said they hoped their musical diplomacy could bring the two nations closer together.
A stern-faced border guard checked music director Lorin Maazel’s passport before he descended the steps [...]
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Posted in Alert, Animals & Wildlife, Astonishing, Decision, Gaming, Government, Life & Death, Morons, Nature, Shocking, Terrible, You've GOT to be Kidding on Monday, 25 February, 2008 | No Comments »
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa announced Monday that it was reversing a 1995 ban on killing elephants to help control their booming population, drawing instant outrage from animal-rights activists.
Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk did not say how many elephants could be killed, saying only that some animal-rights groups’ estimates of 2,000 to [...]
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Posted in Astonishing, Aviation, Boats, Planes, Trains & Autos, Caught, Investigation, Lost & Found, Military, Search & Rescue, Shocking on Saturday, 23 February, 2008 | No Comments »
HAGATNA, Guam (Reuters) - A U.S. B-2 stealth bomber crashed at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam just after taking off but the two pilots on board ejected safely, the U.S. Air Force said.
“They have been evaluated by medical authorities and are in good condition,” the Air Force said in a statement.
An inquiry will be [...]
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SAN ANTONIO - When you drive through a school zone, you may soon have to turn off your cell phone.A proposed cell phone ban goes before San Antonio’s City Council Wednesday. Council Member Justin Rodriguez proposed the ban, which would require drivers to hang up their phones when they see a school zone sign.
The goal [...]
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