US Air Farce: Crew members fell asleep while holding missile launch devices

"Three ballistic missile crew members fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices, US authorities revealed today.'Decisive and urgent steps' are now needed to restore respect for nuclear weapons within the US Air Force following this latest incident at a base in...

Law-abiding mum told she's a junkie

"A mother mistakenly branded a ­violent junkie must have her fingerprints checked against every unsolved crime in Britain to clear her name. Amanda Hodgson had a routine crim­inal record check for a job looking after youngsters during breaktimes at her children's school....

Cops Make Major Drug Bust When FedEx Delivers Pot Package to Wrong Address

And here I thought that Big Brown and FedEx trucks mostly brought goodies from shopping or expedited business materials. But one drug pusher decided that his business would do best by FedEx--which luckily then took a shipment to the wrong address."When it absolutely,...

Maryland Jail Officials Release Man Just Convicted of Attempted Murder

We've all heard of the slips of paper given in school to go to the principal's office or to detention--but slips of paper to route prisoners to jail? Seems like that could be an open invitation to some fiddling around--and sure enough, one convict is now on the lam."State...

Tampa General starts procedure on wrong patient

"TAMPA -- Staff at Tampa General Hospital mistakenly started performing a cardiac catheterization last week on the wrong patient, hospital officials said Wednesday evening.The man was not harmed, and the hospital is conducting an internal investigation. Staff members failed...

Special Delivery from Dr. Lechter

I know I say this a lot, but yikes. They say "Open Away from Face", but which face?! Also, aren't biohazards and organic tissue meant to be specially marked?Also, I was thinking dry ice and not bubble wrap, but what do I know about shipping heads and organs?If any NP readers...