Woman kills husband with folding couch

A Russian women has folded her husband to death in a folding couch."St Petersburg's Channel Five said the man's wife, upset with her husband for being drunk and refusing to get up, kicked a handle after an argument, activating a mechanism that folds the couch up against a...

Deputies nab snoozing break-in suspect in Comstock

"Deputies nab snoozing break-in suspect in Comstock AP Posted: 2008-06-16 09:13:35 COMSTOCK, Mich. (AP) - Kalamazoo County sheriff's deputies arrested a suspected burglar they say ransacked a home, stacked electronic equipment outside and then fell asleep on a couch back...

UK man lives with flatmate dead on couch

"The ABC reports that the body of a man believed to have been dead for a number of years has been found sitting on the sofa of a flat where a council tenant continued to live, British police say.  Avon and Somerset detectives could not say how long the man had been dead,...

A 193-Mile Flight in a Lawn Chair

Oregonian Kent Couch made his own aircraft -- out of a lawn chair, 105 helium balloons, a GPS system and a parachute. He brought snacks, too. His flight lasted nine hours, and he touched down in a field just near Idaho. American ingenuity at work!""When you're a little kid...

Botswana: Giving Furniture And Vehicles a New Lease of Life

"Ephraim Keoreng Palapye Raptec Investments specialises in the manufacture and renovation of furniture and vehicle interiors. Kgotla Rapitsenyane, the company's managing director identified a need in Palapye for upholstery services. "We repair car seats, repair car floor...

Woman Dies After Effort To Move Smoldering Couch Out Of Apartment Blocks Door

" January 3, 2007 Texas - Instead of leaving the building, two men inadvertently blocked an exit in a fatal apartment fire Tuesday, leading officials to say a woman's death was preventable. One woman died and at least three people were injured -- including two who jumped from...

Wii's a way to work up sweat

MORE than 30,000 Australians have pre-ordered Nintendo's next-generation games console, which goes on sale at midnight on Wednesday."The Japanese games giant -- the dark horse of the $40 billion global gaming wars -- unveiled its secret weapon, Wii, to US audiences last...

Diabetes - Fill Your Plate to Lose Weight

"Saundra Snow knew she had put on some weight. But in the fall of 2005, the 33-year-old was most concerned about her lack of energy. Snow was so tired after work that she couldn't get off the couch to walk her dogs, Daisy and Nacho. She had chronic headaches and occasional...

Man blames Dell laptop for house fire

"A fire that destroyed a South Venice house and left a family of five homeless early Thursday may have been sparked by a Dell computer model that was recalled by the company because its battery was a fire hazard. Homeowner Louis Minnear, 36, said his wife's Dell laptop was...