Plane crashes into Wis. resort cabins; 2 injured

A small plane has crashed into a resort in Wisconsin. Reportedly the planes were being flown by two students from a nearby school. They reportedly have severe burns."A light plane carrying two student aviators from the University of Dubuque crashed into a tree and cabins at a...

Brazilian Day Festivities in New York

Update - Cool NYT video Brazil's independence day is September 7, for 24 year now, NYC celebrates the Brazilian day with parties, carnaval parade, samba and lots of caipirinhas. " .The celebration of Brazilian...

Men parachute into wrong American football stadium

" McClatchy Newspapers Saturday, August 30, 2008 Duke officials were a bit surprised when, at 6 p.m. EDT on Saturday, about an hour before the scheduled kickoff of their game against James Madison, two men...

The Police end their comeback tour

Legendary rock band The Police are done with the 152 shows staged as part of their comeback tour that started on May 28th of last year and ended yesterday in New York City. The tour was dubbed a success by the...

Wisconsin trio accused of necrophilia because corpse did not give permission

Should anyone ask me why I want to move back to Wisconsin I now have a newsclip that captures it all...  " MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin law bans sex with dead bodies, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in reinstating charges against three men accused of digging up a...

THE CLINTON BODY-COUNT

"DEAD BODYGUARDS Maj. Gen. William Robertson,Deputy Commanding General, V Corps, Europe Col William Densberger,V Corps Chief of Operations and Plans Col. Robert Kelly,V Corps Chief of Intelligence Spec. Gary Rhodes, Crew Chief died: 2/23/93 - All were killed when...

Coldplay completes free-show run in NYC

Coldplay performed its third and final free concert at New York's Madison Square Garden last night and it was anything but worthy of full-priced ticket."The 70-minute set featured mostly material from the new album...

West Nile virus hits 8 people in the US

Last year in the United States, a total of 2630 human cases of West Nile were reported.   " West Nile infection in birds and animals such as horses and mosquitoes has been reported this year in Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, South Carolina,...

Adam Sandler to be honored at MTV Movie Awards

"The 41-year-old actor-comedian will be rewarded for his antics with the Generation Award at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards, to be presented June 1 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif.He will receive the award for his "amazing contribution to Hollywood" and years...

Tennessee Woman Dies in Iron Lung After Power Failure

" MEMPHIS, Tenn. —  A woman who spent nearly 60 years of her life in an iron lung after being diagnosed with polio as a child died Wednesday after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her...

Police: Pregnant Woman Put Drugs In Baby's Bottle

My heart breaks reading this story."MANSFIELD, Ohio — A pregnant woman was held at the Richland County Jail on Wednesday after police said sheadmitted to giving her 11-month-old daughter an overdose of prescription drugs.Cynthia Redman was charged with aggravated murder,...

Kids, mom lived with 90-year-old's corpse for weeks in Wis.

Two children and their mother lived for about two months with thedecaying body of a 90-year-old woman on the toilet of their home's onlybathroom, on the advice of a religious "superior" who claimed thecorpse would...

Health fraud in RP costs US military over $100 M

The Philippine government actively promotes the medical tourism industry in the country.  And then this..."The US military’s health insurance program has been swindled out of more than $100 million over the past decade in the Philippines, where doctors, hospitals...

Girl Scouts boycott cookies to save apes

Some plucky Girl Scouts have decided to take a stand on the cookies that group is famous for. They've learned the production of palm oil, an ingredient in the cookies, is bad for the habitat of endangered Indonesian...

Registration Countdown--Just Three Days Left!

"April 7, 2008, 5 p.m. CST, is the final deadline for individuals and families who suffered damage from the tornadoes and severe storms of early February to register for disaster assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).The deadline for homeowners,...

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