Do Childless Couples Live Longer?

Do Childless Couples Live Longer? We know you love your kids (now, hopefully, out of the house), but there must have been a few times during those toddler tantrums and teenager drama years that you wondered why you had kids to begin with. Well, we’ve finally got that...

Preventing Damage to Your Eyes This Summer

Preventing Damage to Your Eyes This Summer Summer is almost here. But before you head outdoors and bask in the warm rays of the sun, don’t forget that UV radiation poses some threats. Not only does your skin react to the sun’s radiation, but your eyes do too. Studies...

Obese People Are More Likely to Have Hypertension

Obese People Are More Likely to Have Hypertension There is no doubt that our society is aging and that, as a result, some interesting health trends have developed. We also live in a society where technological advancements have allowed us to rely less on our body’s...

First CA sea otter to survive oil spill has a pup

The first sea otter to survive an oil-soaking in California has given birth to a healthy pup, the Associated Press reports. The California Department of Fish and Game said Friday that "Olive the Oiled Otter" was spotted swimming on her back with her pup resting on her belly...

New Belgium Brewing Seeks Films for Clips of Faith

New Belgium Brewing, maker of Fat Tire Amber Ale, is calling all filmmakers, beer-lovers and videographers! New Belgium’s Clips of Faith is in its third year and searching for short films of the tasty variety.   Clips of Faith is an 18-city tour where people can savor...

Marijuana Soft Drink: Canna Cola Soda For Medical Marijuana Users

Entrepreneur Clay Butler Launchs Marijuana Soft Drink: Canna Cola, Line Of THC Infused Soft Drinks For Medical Marijuana Users  A Californian entrepreneur, Clay Butler, says his company is launching a line of...

Roller Coaster Finish Added For 2010 Amgen Tour of California

Stage 3 of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California will finish in the shadow of the century old wooden roller coaster at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.  The stage will likely be decided along the winding West Cliff Drive overlooking local surf spot Steamer Lane and the...

Santa Cruz Fire: 250 Evacuated from Bonny Doon Wildfires

Lockheed fire: At least 250 people have been evacuated from Bonny Doon near Santa Cruz as wildfires continue to burn out of control. Over 300 firefighters are fighting the Lockheed fire, which began at around...

Clyde Persley Wins Lottery Gold: $39 Million Jackpot

Clyde Persley, a man from Santa Cruz, California, who works three jobs, has won the $39 million jackpot in the SuperLotto Plus. Persley is married with a four-year-old daughter, and he will be receiving his first check for $16 million in the next four to six weeks; he plans...

Santa Cruz City Council Girl Video Goes Viral

A video of a Santa Cruz city council meeting has gone viral thanks to loopy testimony made by a local woman. In a speech reminiscent of Miss Teen South Carolina, the Santa Cruz City Council girl, as some have...

Azharuddin Ismail, Slumdog Millionare Star, Moves Out of the Slum

Azharuddin Ismail, one of the child star's of slumdog millionaire whose family's shanty house was demolished earlier this year, is moving out of the slum and into an expensive suburb of Mumbai. It seems that life...

Tevez Prefers City

Argentine soccer star Carlos Tevez has chosen Manchester City as his preferred choice above Chelsea or Liverpool as his "Greener Pastures" next big kickoff.Tevez,25,will transfer for 25.5 million British pounds...

Alien Sightings at Mystery Spot - Scam?

TiVo Shanan here in the hills above Santa Cruz, California and I am here to solve one of the biggest mysteries of these mountains--The Mystery Spot. (I'll show you my Sherlock Holmes costume and Sherlock Holmes hat at the end of this article.) First opened in 1939, this...

Bolivians vote on a Constitutional Referendum today

After weeks of poitical turmoil at separatist provinces and the expulsion of both USAID and the American Ambassador to La Paz, Bolivians ready to vote a draft Constitution on a...

Heavy rains kill 14 people in Venezuela (Updated)

UPDATES: Local authorities have informed that fourteen people died during the torrential rains last night in Venezuela. 53 houses collapsed in the DF Municipality while 93 were affected at Baruta. Five people died...

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