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"Surreal" Vegetarian Spider Found -- A First

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

National Geographic - By Matt Kaplan - Oct. 12 (News Report) - A tropical jumping spider that eats mostly plant buds has been identified, a new study says--making it the only known vegetarian out of some 40,000 spider species. A tropical jumping spider that eats mostly plant buds has been identified, a new study

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Naked girls plow fields for rain | U.S.

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - Jul. 23 (News Report) - hPATNA, India (Reuters) - Farmers in an eastern Indian state have asked their unmarried daughters to plow parched fields naked in a bid to embarrass the weather gods to bring some badly needed monsoon rain, officials said on Thursday

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Canada forest fire continues to rage

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - Jul. 20 (News) - KELOWNA, British Columbia -- Firefighters and air tankers in southern British Columbia continue to battle a forest fire that has forced the evacuation of 11,000 residents.

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CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time - Blogs from CNN.com

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Mike Ahlers - Jul. 10 (News Report) - A preliminary report on the mysterious deployment of an evacuation chute aboard a Barack Obama campaign plane last summer appears to close the book on one potentially embarrassing possibility — that Secret Service agents inadvertently tampered with the chute mechanism during preflight security checks. "An internal (Secret Service) investigation … revealed that no (Secret Service) personnel or … support personnel interfered with or altered the aircraft's … tailcone evacuation slide," a National Transportation Safety Board report says.

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More airlines embracing furry travelers - CNN.com

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - Jul. 10 (News Report) - A few weeks ago, Tony Hoard, a 57-year-old manufacturing worker in Indiana, boarded a flight on Midwest Airlines to Las Vegas, Nevada, with his Australian Shepherd. The flight attendant smiled at the two and said, "Welcome aboard." Midwest Airlines allows some of its canine customers to be seated in cabin Hoard has flown with Rory, his furry 40-pound companion, in coach more than 15 times on Midwest, the Wisconsin-based airline that boasts "The Best Care in the Air." Each time they fly, Rory wears a harness and sits strapped into a seat.

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Reports: NKorea Kim’s youngest son named successor

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Jae Soon Chang - Jun. 02 (Breaking News) - SEOUL, South Korea -- Kim Jong Il’s youngest son _ a 26-year-old who reportedly enjoys skiing and studied English, German and French at a Swiss boarding school _ was named North Korea’s next leader in an announcement to top ruling party, government and military officials, a South Korean lawmaker and...

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globeandmail.com: Researchers find oldest-ever stash of marijuana

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Globe and Mail - By Dean Beeby - Nov. 27 (News Report) - The cache of cannabis is about 2,700 years old and was clearly “cultivated for psychoactive purposes,” rather than as fibre for clothing or as food, says a research paper in the Journal of Experimental Botany. The 789 grams of dried cannabis was buried alongside a light-haired, blue-eyed Caucasian man, likely a shaman of the Gushi culture, near Turpan in northwestern China.

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Friday The 13th Could Be A Lucky Day

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Allison Daniels - Sep. 06 (News Analysis) - A lot of people are having phobia of Friday the 13th, actually it's not that horrifying. Take a look at the resources provided and you will know better.

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South Beach brothel/bus pulled over

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Miami Herald - By Adam H. Beasley - Jun. 25 (News Report) - ...a massive limo bus tooling through South Beach over the weekend charged a lot more -- and offered a lot more, as well. Undercover Miami Beach detectives Sunday busted a brothel-on-wheels, which charged $40 admission and offered sex for sale inside. On board: prostitutes, fully stocked bars and the bus' madame -- Christine Morteh, 29, of Miramar.

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Man finds woman living in wardrobe

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Sydney Morning Herald - May. 30 (News Report) - A JAPANESE man puzzled by food mysteriously disappearing from his refrigerator got a shock when he discovered a woman had been living in his home for months without permission, police said today.

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To catch a thief

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Sydney Morning Herald - By Caroline Marcus - Dec. 22 (News Report) - Like any superhero worth his cape, Harry Cordaiy has an alter ego. The year 5 student at Avalon Public School now goes by the name "Mousetrap Man" after hatching an ingenious plan to snare a pair of schoolyard crims who were knocking off lunch money to fund their lolly habit.

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Iraq Determined to Expel Blackwater USA

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:15:01 -0700

Forbes - By Steven R. Hurst - Oct. 24 (News Report) - In Washington, the State Department's security chief, Richard Griffin, announced his resignation a day after a review panel created by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ordered a series of measures to boost government oversight of the private guards who protect American diplomats in Iraq.

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Jefferson Memorial's Signs of Sinking Raise Fresh Alarms

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:41:51 -0700

Washington Post - By Michael E. Ruane - Jun. 16 (News Report) - Up on the surface, the signs of the trouble at the Jefferson Memorial are small: A few blacktop patches over uneven seams in some concrete. A cordoned-off section where the sea wall has slipped below the front plaza. The "tilt meter" boxes that visitors can't see unless they know where to look.

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Starbucks' gift to shareholders just a little drip

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:45:13 -0800

Seattle Times - By Melissa Allison - Mar. 02 (News Report) - "Every year at about this time, Starbucks sends its shareholders a little gift along with its annual report and proxy."

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New Ice Cream named after Stephen Colbert

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:44:14 -0800

Associated Press - By Associated Press - Feb. 14 (News Report) - "Stephen Colbert may have no taste for the truth, but he does have a sweet tooth. Ben & Jerry's has named a new ice cream in honor of the comedian: "Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream."

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Airline Employees Say They Saw UFO

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:20:39 -0800

Associated Press - Jan. 02 (News Report) - Federal officials say it was probably just some weird weather phenomenon, but a group of United Airlines employees swear they saw a mysterious, saucer-shaped craft hovering over O'Hare Airport last fall.

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A 'Dear Santa' From the Zoo

Sat, 30 Dec 2006 06:26:10 -0800

Washington Post - Dec. 30 (News Report) - Zookeepers want Frisbees for the pandas. They want feather dusters for birds. They want nature CDs for the zebras and a Double Decker Super Slide for the otters.

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No sex please we're Korean

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 05:30:41 -0800

Agence France-Presse - Dec. 26 (News Report) - "If you promise yourself to make it a healthy night out at the end of the year, and if you recommend this to others, we are giving lots of prizes," the Ministry of Gender Equality said in an internet posting.

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"Midge" the tiny police dog gets BIG award

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:38:47 -0800

NBC News - By Michael O'Mara - Dec. 24 (Special Report) - Drug sniffing chihuahua is now in the Guinness Book of World Records

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Mastering a Branch of History

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:12:51 -0800

Washington Post - By Timothy Dwyer - Dec. 21 (Special Report) - A self-trained photographer who worked for the Department of the Interior for most of his life, Nielsen is believed to be the only person in the country with such an extensive archive of photos of the National Christmas Tree.

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McHenry pulls plug on mascot merriment

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:26:42 -0700

Chicago Tribune - By Jeff Long - Aug. 21 (News Report) - Dressed in a baby-blue costume with comically large hands, Mattress Man danced and waved until recently in front of a store in northwest suburban McHenry, doing his bit to sell the benefits of a good night's sleep. "We usually send him out for a couple hours to attract attention," said Ray Westman, owner of the Verlo Mattress Factory store on West Elm Street. "He can't be out there for more than 5 minutes without horns starting to blow. People wave to him." But Mattress Man has boogied outside for the last time--at least in this small McHenry County community.

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Dog goes berserk, destroys Elvis' teddy bear

Wed, 02 Aug 2006 17:04:45 -0700

Associated Press - Aug. 02 (News Report) - A guard dog has ripped apart a collection of rare teddy bears, including one once owned by Elvis Presley, during a rampage at a children's museum.

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