Plane Crashes in Buffalo, N.Y. - 50 Dead

BUFFALO - A small passenger plane with as many as 50 passengers on board has crashed into a home near Buffalo, New York.  CNN is announcing they it was Continental flight 3407 traveling from Newark to...

Plane Crash Kills 49 outside Buffalo, NY

New York state police said a 50-passenger commuter plane has crashed into a home in suburban Buffalo. Fire officials said there were no survivors. Authorities said Continental Airlines Flight 3407 was operated by...

Japan sets sights on whaling activists

"Will three anti-whaling activists from the UK and US end up standing trial in Tokyo? Japan is attempting to press charges against activists for the first time since 2000, when protesters started harassing the Japanese whaling fleet in earnest. Earlier this week Tokyo's...

The Front Page Story on Propeller.com Shows Users' Thoughts on Site Redesign

"The reviews are starting to roll in. There are only two possible conclusions so far: either the community will need some time to get used to the new changes over at Propeller, or the changes were a bad move. ...

Media Killed the Bookmarking Star: del.icio.us traffic falls below StumbleUpo...

Originally Published at Social News Watch. For the first time in over a year, del.icio.us, the social bookmarking darling that made it cool to share your favorites, has fallen in traffic below social media powerhouses reddit.com and StumbleUpon according to compete.com’s...

Oops, another top secret exposed

Image on right is a screen grab of Microsoft's Virtual Earth showing the Ohio class ballistic missile submarine in dry dock near Bangor in Washington state. Inset: 2003 photo of USS Virginia in contstruction...

crocs may have devoured man

I fished this place about 20 years ago - remote - no so many crocs there then, but plenty of fish to feed them.  I would not want to be a police diver…. "     Man feared dead in croc-infested river     Northern Territory Police say it...

The bicycle jetpack

This looks fab - what a shame Christmas has just gone as it'd be on my Santa wish-list..."A cyclist hits the road with the Thrustpac – a petrol-driven propeller which enables bicycle users to hit speeds of up to 130kph (80mph). The device is controlled by a special glove...

Teen Saved Father after Propeller Severed Leg

"A grateful Bloomington father lost his leg but not his life during a terrifying boating accident. His calm and collected teenage son is his hero. "We thank God that my husband survived," said Sandi Pickel. Pickel is certain she would be a widow if her 17-year-old son Andrew...

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