Lion On Loose

A number of people called police in the north of Ireland on sunday claiming to have seen a Lion. Helicopters were scrambled. Police patrols were sent out. This went on for several hours. Local zoos were contacted but had no Lions missing. ...

Eleven-month-old Colombian baby has wieght of an eight-year-old

Thyroid and endocrine conditions can be very strange, doctors in Columbia are trying to find out if he is just obese or they are dealing with hyperthyroidism, this one I doubt, people with hyperthyroidism...

Actor, comedian and exasperated dad Mac dies at 50

"Bernie Mac blended style, authority and a touch of self-aware bluster to make audiences laugh as well as connect with him. For Mac, who died Saturday at age 50, it was a winning mix, delivering him from a poor...

41 Million+ Credit Card numbers hacked!

Eleven people including an informant of the Secret Service have been charged for stealing more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers. These people have also been charged with identity theft for the act. It is...

Hackers crack cash machine PIN codes to steal millions

Hackers have managed to break into Citibank's American ATM system and steal PIN numbers, along with millions of dollars. " Millions of bank customers face a new threat to their money after it emerged yesterday...

Milwaukee – “T-Team Ten” Fill Five Of The Top Ten Spots :: The EDJE

"Pit Lane at the ABC Supply/AJ Foyt Indy 225 - The Milwaukee Mile :: Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (The EDJE) 2008 Milwaukee – “T-Team Ten” Fill Five Of The Top Ten SpotsAt the race track...

Tax row will cost Livingstone

Gordon Brown has completely underestimated the publics feelings on the 10p tax rate. There comes a time when taxing becomes prohibitively high and the consequences are that your out of a job..."THE 10p tax row is...

Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...

" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...

Russian serial killer says murder is like love

Transcendental creepiness:"MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian man accused of murdering 49 people asked a court on Tuesday to add another eleven victims to his tally, and told a jury when he first strangled a man it was like falling in love for the first time."

Kid Nation … Why Growing Up Is Hard - Guylan: Age 11 :: MAXINE

"In the early 1990’s, before Rudy Giuliani became the Mayor, radio talk show host, Rush Limbaugh would always describe New York City as the place where every liberal dream was tried and had come true. Liberal...

Thank You, Come Again: 7-11 becomes Kwik-E-Mart

One of the most ambitious movie promos I've heard of to date. The change isn't permanent, but it's worth pointing out that, when an Australian friend visited me in New York a few years ago, she asked if we could...

Who needs the Kwik-E-Mart? 7-Eleven does

Not just for the residents of Springfield anymore! Now you can enjoy a Squishy at the Kwik-E-Mart, well almost...For those of you in the Greater Vancouver area, head out to Coquitlam for your Kwik E Mart...

Sri Lankans vanish from PEI, enjoy Montreal

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor In May 2007 Eleven Migrant workers from Sri Lanka got a free ticket to Canada, courtesy of their sponsor, a local PEI Mussel Farmer who paid $21,000.00 for their Visas....

Democrats' Timetable Allows U.S. War in Sunni Region to Go On

"The language on a timetable for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq voted out of the House-Senate conference committee this week contains large loopholes that would apparently allow U.S. troops to continue carrying out military operations in Iraq's Sunni heartland indefinitely. The...

Save the Boreal

TORONTO – Prominent Canadian authors, artists and musicians joined seven conservation groups today in calling on Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to bolster his government's much anticipated climate change plan with protection of Ontario's Boreal Forest. A letter urging the...

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