Thirteen arrested over Tuscan crematorium scam

This is just so sick.The funeral director and twelve other employees in Tuscany, Italy have been arrested for operating a crematorium scam, where they stored bodies with the corpses of cats and dogs, and burned them...

ABC NEWS: Calculating your Human Footprint.

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAfter having watched this show this evening, I was astounded at the waste, but certainly subconciously knew it is most likely true of any North American family.Though I...

Minnesota bridge was weakened by a heavy load before it collapsed, report says

The bridge in Minnesota that collapsed and killed 13 people last August had 191 tons of construction material piled over its weakest point shortly before it plunged into the Mississippi River below, stated in a...

Dozens of Cars, Trucks in Indiana Pile-Up

Interstate 94 is closed after a massive pile-up that reportedly involved ten cars and twelve semi-trailers.The Associated Press is working with NowPublic to help get coverage from people affected by this story. We are asking people like you who might be close by for help. We...

New Zealand Thief Robs Home, Returns Items Later

"WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A burglar visited Graeme Glass' home in New Zealand twice in one day — first to steal some goods and later to return them, along with a heartfelt apology note. The thief struck while...

Will the Subprime Meltdown Hurt the Ad Industry?

I remember being told by various Madison Avenue types that Capital One sends out over 1 billion pieces of direct mail a year.  I'm pretty sure I've got most of those.  They truly are one of the biggest...

Rennie Mackintosh Project Puts Town On Map

Scottish Art Nouveau Designer, architect and furniture designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh was born in Glasgow in 1868 and died in 1928. Charles designed public buildings and private houses. 78 Derngate is one of the...

Lord Mayor's Show

This annual event has been taking over the streets of London for nearly 800 years now. The parade involves over 6,000 people, bands, over 140 decorated floats, costumed performers and a gilded State Coach that the Lord Mayor travels in. If you aren't sick of fireworks by this...

Train derails near homes in Quebec town

"Twenty-four rail cars went off the track in the Quebec town of Montmagny early Sunday morning, in the heart of a residential neighbourhood. The CN train, with 122 cars, derailed at 1:30 a.m. ET as it headed eastbound from Toronto for Dartmouth, N.S. Some of the derailed...

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