Detroit mayor agrees to plea deal in text scandal

" (CNN) -- Embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty Thursday to charges resulting from a sex scandal and is to resign from office immediately, a prosecutor said. ...

Toronto Bus driver attacked with hammer: Attacker screamed 'nasty things'

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Certainly a horrendous surprise, when a bus driver keeping all eyes on the road, gets a few surprise whacks upside the head by a Looney with a claw end of a hammer....

Man dies after storms hammer northern Indiana

Storms hit northern Indiana last night, and the Department of Public Works has been working since early this morning to remove debris so that the built-up water can run off more quickly.There are currently no road...

Patrons Hammered in Downtown Vancouver Gay Club - Majestic

Only hours after the City of Vancouver celebrated its Gay Pride with their annual Gay parade, police were called to an incident at the Majestic gay club on Davie Street in downtown Vancouver.  A man allegedly entered the club and hit several (now known as being 9) people...

Fab four times price for Beatles drumskin

I was a Rolling Stones rather than a Beatles fan so I did not buy any Beatle recordings until Sgt. Peppers was released."The iconic bass drum skin used on the front cover of The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt Pepper's...

Wanted: 'A $100,000 Anthem': CBC

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOur Canadian Anthem is gone, but not forgotten, an Anthem that can't be sung, for there are no words, but hyme'd universally by all Hockey Fans. An Anthem most Canadians...

Rescued from a skip - the table which went under the hammer for £40,000

"A rare walnut table which was rescued from a skip has fetched £40,000 at auction. Shrewsbury-based auctioneers Halls said they and the owners of the flap-top table, a family from Powys, were delighted with the...

Stonehenge vandalised

Two men were spotted taking a sizeable souvenir from Stonehenge.Apparently people used to take home chunks of the 'henge all the time, but it's been a no-no for a few decades now. The crooked chisellers are still...

Sarkozy calls for Franco-British Brotherhood, but his New Wife Proves a Distr...

The French President Nicholas Sarkozy visited the UK today, bringing along his controversial new wife."French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he wanted to build a stronger alliance with Britain and improve...

Canada:Gun-shaped bottle causes stir with Police

One has to wonder the mentality of Liquor manufactuerers and Customs officers who allow such stupidity to hit our shores. " Talk about tequila shooters. Cops are pledging to hammer down hard on anyone else dumb...

James Bond Shoes fetch £2000

James bond memorabilia and Church's shoes are fetching a fortune nowadays.."Two pairs of James Bond's Northampton-made shoes sold at auction for a combined total of more than £2,000. The Church's size 11s were...

Hammer is Back: Horror from Beyond the Rave

Hammer Films is back! The producer of classics such as Revenge of Frankenstein; The Hound of the Baskervilles ; Rasputin: the Mad Monk; Brides of Dracula; hell, over 190 different productions is bringing their...

'Facebook' up for auction

"A 17th century book about the execution of Gunpowder Plot conspirator father Henry Garnet believed to be bound in the priest's own skin is to go under the hammer. Some people claim to see an image of the priest's...

First online art auction house launched in Hong Kong

"The buyers can analyze & cross reference the bidding results across batches in live time and a three minute extension is available if anyone bids at the last minute which gives people time to consider their position carefully, without the pressure of 'the hammer'. The...

Chicago Police Tasered 82-Year-Old Woman

An 82 year old woman? This is the year of the Taser... "CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago’s Police Department is investigating an officer’s use of a Taser last month on an 82-year-old woman who was swinging a hammer when...

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