Jamba Juice non-dairy mix contains milk! - UPDATED

Reading labels pays off, especially if you work for the Consumerist. Jamba Juice, an equivalent to Starbucks of the healthy shake industry has a non-dairy blend. But after revealing to the Consumerist that it...

Couple Fights to Name Baby 'Metallica'

A Swedish couple is entangled in a dispute with the government over naming their baby girl. The couple wants to name her Metallica, and although she has been baptized with this name, the Swedish National Tax Board...

Cherry Blossoms destroyed by visitors?

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is underway in Washington DC, but Washington Park Service officials warn this year that elderly trees could die if visitors don't take care of them. Some of the older trees...

YouTube blocked in Thailand: clip mocks revered king

UPDATE: There may be hope for YouTube--apparently the King has pardoned a Swiss man who was charged with defacing pictures of the King during the 60th Anniversary of his rule last December. The man, who is a...

Disney's Magical Kingdom most visited theme park

Disney's theme parks were the most visited in the U.S. last year with over 112 million people traveling to the happiest place on Earth. Epcot, Disney-MGM and Animal Kingdom took top honours for the most visited...

Libraries, the new homeless shelters

Actual News Guy pointed me to this very interesting piece, written by a public librarian, about America's libraries increasingly becoming a daytime "homeless shelter" for people who live on the streets. The...

Keith Richards: dad snorter or snot?

UPDATE: Now, a representative for the Stones guitarist is saying that Richards' comment was a joke. "It was an off-the-cuff remark, a joke, and it is not true. File under April Fool's joke," said Bernard Doherty...

Canada and Russia: Global warming winners?

A report set to be released by the UN reports that global warming may pose a short-term benefit for people living in the northern hemisphere, like Canada and Russia. Our crops and tourism might improve for a brief...

SF gardeners face down developer

A three-month-old community gardening project initiated by San Francisco residents is being threatened by the owner of the lot they adopted for their garden. The owner, who lives outside of the city, has...

Paris stages huge environmental protest

Parisians gathered yesterday as a reminder to their politicians that they signed an ecological pact protecting the country's natural resources. April 22 is the first round of France's national elections--they do a...

Lost airline luggage on the rise: a study

The 17th annual Airline Quality Rating Report or AQR's just came out in the U.S. and it seems that people flying in 2005 experienced more airport delays, lost luggage and bumped flights than ever before. JetBlue,...

Quake and tsunami kill 13; countless are missing

UPDATE: Aid agencies are attempting to get supplies to the stranded islanders, many of whom are huddled together in higher elevations. After shocks are still a regular occurrence. The BBC has a great first-person...

Supreme Court overrules Bush on Global warming

This is being called a monumental defeat for the Bush administration. It had blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating standards on carbon dioxide. The government had claimed that since carbon...

Hollywood Hills on Fire

A fire that broke out in a Dark Canyon apartment complex spread rapidly through the hillside of Mount Lee.  It rapidly grew from 5 acres to 25 acresby 3 p.m. this afternoon. Authorities say around 100...