Two gay penguins raise their adopted chick in Germany

Two gay penguins at a zoo in Bremerhaven Germany have hatched their own chick and are now acting as its adoptive parents. They were given the egg as it was rejected by its biological parents so the gay couple...

Lost WWII Sub Found, Navy Credits Family

"Lost WWII Sub Found, Navy Credits FamilyUSS Grunion Last Heard From July, 1942""PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- After a nearby family worked to find the wreck, the Navy confirmed that the wreckage of a sunken WWII...

Don't inhale that new car smell

"(AOL Autos) -- Ah, that new car smell, that eau de car-logne; it does an ego good while it does a wallet bad. And now it turns out, it can do bad things to your health, too. ...

Gaps In McCain's Military Record Raise Questions

""At a meeting in his Pentagon office in early 1981, Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman told Capt. John S. McCain III that he was about to attain his life ambition: becoming an admiral.... Mr. McCain declined...

Hamilton wins Monaco Grand Prix

Great win for Lewis, now 3 points ahead of Kimi. It's setting up to be another great season. How things have changed now Schumacher has gone."Monaco Grand Prix Report: Hamilton wins thrilling Monaco...

The Seven Smelliest Creatures in the World

"The Bombardier beetle gets its name from the mixture of chemicals it can fire from its rear. "

Second Person Sought in UNC Student President Murder

Chapel Hill police have released a number of pictures of a young black man believed to be connected to the murder of 22-year-old student body president Eve Carson. Using imaging software, the outline of a...

Mad Catz Brings HDMI to All Xbox 360 Owners

"Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider announced today the release of the Xbox 360 HDMI Conversion Kit, a revolutionary new accessory designed to allow owners of the Xbox 360 console to connect directly...

AP confirms secret camp inside Gitmo

"GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - Somewhere amid the cactus-studded hills on this sprawling Navy base, separate from the cells where hundreds of men suspected of links to al-Qaida and the Taliban have been locked up for years, is a place even more closely guarded — a...

Russian tanker splits 'ecological catastrophe'

 The vessel, identified as Volga-Neft, split during a storm in the early hours of Sunday. The accident took place on the border of Russian and Ukrainian territorial waters, Russia Today reported. Emergency...

Turkish Airliner Hijacked on Way from Cyprus to Istanbul

"STANBUL, Turkey — Hijackers claiming to have bombs and to be members of Al Qaeda hijacked a Turkish passenger plane on Saturday as it was heading from northern Cyprus to Istanbul, officials and passengers...

Boys Face Sex Trial for Slapping Girls' Posteriors

"Two middle-school students in Oregon are facing possible time in a juvenile jail and could have to register as sex offenders for smacking girls on the rear end at school.[...]But the boys, if convicted at an Aug. 20 trial, still face the possibility of some jail time or...

Two Alarm Fire In Paterson NJ

" June 1, 2007 New Jersey - On Wednesday May 30th shortly before midnight the Paterson NJ Fire Department responded to 95 Market Street on reported smoke coming from a building. Initial units reported smoke coming from the basement of a 4 story mixed occupancy building which...

1984 in 2007: George Orwell's House Surrounded by CCTV Cams

Nobody does irony better than the Brits, as this map of George Orwell's old neighborhood shows. I used to think of Islington as home of the Hope 'n' Anchor Pub, where one can catch all kinds of awesome music. Now I'll have to be ready for my close-up next time I return. The...

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