Hundreds of Motorists Stranded in Midwest Snow

Snowstorms in the Midwest have closed roads in Wisconsin, shut down flights at O'Hare, you name it. It's a mess out there."MILWAUKEE (AP) - A major snowstorm has left motorists and some air travelers stranded in the Midwest.  In Wisconsin, the National Guard says as many...

Heavy snow strands 150,000 in China on Lunar year holidays

Record snowfalls and ice storms have wreaked havoc in China during one of its busiest holiday travel season."Power cuts blamed on ice and unusually heavy snowfall left almost 150,000 people waiting for trains...

Texas flooding strands passenger train

Storms dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of Texas on Saturday, stranding more than 170 passengers on an Amtrak train for hours and forcing rescue crews elsewhere to pull at least 50 people to safety.

The Hair Thieves of Burma

Sort of a creepy crime if you ask me, but human hair is worth some serious money: around $100 per pound."Women in Myanmar not only have to watch out for pickpockets when they're commuting, shopping or walking down...

N.J. woman collects Silly String for serious use

"STRATFORD, N.J. - In an age of multimillion-dollar high-tech weapons systems, sometimes it's the simplest ideas that can save lives. Which is why a New Jersey mother is organizing a drive to send cans of Silly...

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