Man steals wood from park picnic table

A Pennsylvania man wanted wood to build a shed for his stepchildren.  He wanted it so bad that he stole it from a park picnic table.   He is now being charged with theft and criminal mischief."An...

Four paintings sought after €112m Zurich heist

"Three armed men are being sought after paintings by Cézanne, Degas, van Gogh and Monet were stolen from a private museum in Zurich. The paintings, which were stolen yesterday, have been valued at €112m. They are: 'Poppies near Vetheuil' by Claude Monet (1879),...

Writers' Strike Over?

While it hasn't been confirmed yet that the writers' guild have accepted this deal, former Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner told CNBC the strike is over. Eisner isn't exactly a neutral party in this, so we'll...

Blitz on illegal parking

"A MAJOR crackdown on illegal parking is being launched next month as part of the biggest shake-up of parking enforcement in the county for years. A team of parking wardens has been recruited to patrol the streets of  Corby, Wellingborough and Rushden in...

Department of Labor Proposing Child Labor Amendments

"Proposals include new bans on particularly hazardous activities such as working at poultry slaughtering plants, riding on forklifts as passengers, fighting forest fires, and loading and operating non-paper products balers and compacters. The proposal would also prohibit 14-...

Mikhail Kalashnikov

In October 1941 he was seriously wounded in the violent battle of Bryansk. While in hospital, Kalashnikov conceived the idea of a submachine gun.

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