Three plead guilty to explosives plot

The British men who were caught allegedly plotting to blow up an airliner using liquid explosives in 2006, which caused the ensuing worldwide ban on carrying liquids onto planes, have pleaded guilty to the crime today."LONDON (Reuters) - Three British Muslim men pleaded...

'Hung up' on Madonna - 24/7

A woman in the UK has been jailed for three months for blasting out Madonna tracks in her home at all hours of the day and night.She had originally been given an ASBO (anti social behaviour order) but had...

And The Spoon Ran Away With ...???

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know if someone told me they discovered a Black Hole and a Parallel Universe, and it was in my dryer, I would honest to God believe them, no questions...

UCR: Research Team Led by UCR Entomologist Uses Tiny Wasp to Wipe Out Major A...

"RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A research team led by Mark Hoddle, a biological control specialist at UC Riverside, has nearly eradicated the glassy-winged sharpshooter, a major agricultural pest, from the island of...

Thirty Heroin Addicts take over Nanaimo man's home

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public COntributorYou know Good Samaritans trying to help the homeless help themselves can certainly take on a new meaning when you state idiotically "Mi Casa es tu Casa" loosely...

SUPER-NANNIES TO THE RESCUE

"The British Government is to invest £4M ($7.6M) in a scheme to provide "super-nannies" to teach parents how to control unruly brats. 77 regions of Britain with big problems of ant-social behaviour will be...

Fla. deals with nuisance alligators (AP)

" WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - It was curtains for Crusty. The 8-foot alligator had been fed too many marshmallows, jelly beans and M&Ms, and had lost his fear of humans. Under state policy, he was deemed a nuisance, which is a virtual death sentence. But then an anonymous donor...

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