Hacked road signs warn of zombies, raptors ahead

" COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – Hackers are messing with electronic road signs in some states, warning of zombies and raptors down the road. Traffic safety officials aren't amused. The latest breach came during Tuesday...

Man convicted of murder in 'Precious Doe' case

"KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) -- A man who kicked his girlfriend's daughter in the head and dumped her body in the woods was convicted Wednesday, resolving a case that haunted the Kansas City, Missouri, area during the four years the 3-year-old was known only as "Precious Doe."...

Another drunken Brit faces up to two years in Dubai jail after telling stewar...

Dude...pick a right place to get drunk or to get high. Oops...I did it again...."A drunken British air passenger who claimed he was going to detonate a bomb aboard a flight to Dubai is facing two years in jail in the Gulf state.A court heard yesterday that Mark Winterbottom,...

Oil Experts State to G8 Summit: "There's No Oil Shortage"

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA statement many of us figured out, there is no Oil Shortage, just Oil speculators driving up the price of oil to bolster their profits, the trickle effect caused food...

Policy Shift Protects Trans-gender Youth In NYS Detention Centers

" The policy shift comes after a 2006 lawsuit that received little attention outside the gay media, but that created big waves inside the OCFS.Alyssa—formerly Andrew—Rodriguez was born male, but identified and...

China's environment close to 'breakdown': govt official

"BEIJING (AFP) - China's environment is close to breaking point and the situation is endangering people's lives, one of the nation's top anti-pollution officials said in comments published Wednesday. Pan Yue, an outspoken vice minister at the State Environmental Protection...

Snakes on a Plane: Nonfiction Version

Okay, so no Samuel L. Jackson, but lots and lots of snakes... "Customs officers at Cairo's airport have detained a man bound for Saudi Arabia who was trying to smuggle 700 live snakes on a plane, airport...

Verdicts Rendered In Caged Children Case

"NORWALK, Ohio -- Jurors handed down verdicts Friday in the case of parents charged with forcing some of their 11 special needs children to sleep in wood and wire cages. Sharen and Michael Gravelle were convicted of felony and misdemeanor charges of child endangering and...

Freed writer tells Iran agency: I was duped by U.S.

"A Canadian-Iranian writer freed after four months in an Iranian jail for allegedly endangering state security was quoted by an Iranian news agency on Thursday as saying he had been duped into aiding U.S. organisations. "I used to write articles about Iran bband the Middle...

ENVIRONMENT: Ailing Reefs Face New Threat of Acidity

Climate change is making the world's oceans more acidic, seriously endangering marine ecosystems, including coral reefs.

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