Today is National Punctuation Day?!

Sure, we all had fun with International Talk Like a Pirate Day, but today is a day that's a little more important to the future of human communication. September 24 is National Punctuation Day, a day to give a little...

LA man shoots family and then himself

"A Los Angeles man who was beset with financial worries after having trouble finding work has shot dead his wife, three children and mother-in-law before turning the gun on himself."I don't know anymore about this story than you do. That it is reminiscent of the suicidal...

Woman shoots self in head with Police Officer's Gun in South Carolina Hospital

Columbia, SC -  A very sad incident occurred last night in the Palmetto State.  A woman removed a gun from a Department of Corrections officer and shot herself in the head.  The police were at Palmetto Health Hospital in Columbia with an inmate who needed...

Man shoots bride, groom, guests

A lovely, outdoor, May wedding by a river in Arkansas.. a happy event, as most weddings are, then suddenly saddened with gunfire as a mad man, not at all associated with the wedding, opens fire, shooting the bride,...

Man Shoots Self in Road-Rage Ridiculousness

Is this a case of road rage gone horribly awry or playing out exactly as it should? Almost-fatal error or appropriate instant karma?The bottom line is guns and driving don't mix. Come to think of it, guns don't mix with anything.It's called choosing your battles."TEMPE —...

Preston man shoots ATV tire, four arrested for trespassing

"State police said Alton Lewis, 73, of 87 Brickyard Road in Preston had confronted the ATV riders, brandishing a pistol. He subsequently shot the tire of a four-wheelers, police said. Police said the case remains under investigation."

A Decade of America's Next Top Model

Ok, it's probably not been a decade...but this is the 10th season of ANTM and I've been watching the endless procession of aspiring Tyras duke it out for what feels like ten years. A friend of mine has had a running...

Italian shoots wife in hospital

"A 77-year-old Italian man has been arrested after shooting dead his wife as she lay in hospital. Police in the Tuscan city of Prato said the man shot his 82-year-old wife, who had Alzheimer's disease, three times in full view of medical staff. The man told police he did it...

Hunting Dog Shoots Man

I think this is a good lesson for hunters.   "A hunter is recovering after he was shot in the leg at close range by his dog, who stepped on his shotgun and tripped the trigger, an official said...

Police shoots three civilians in Papua

"One of the victims, Lukas Boleba, on Monday said the shooting happened at 12 am local time in Mamberamo Tengah. The incident started with a misunderstanding between a truck driver of Mamberamo Alas Mandiri company and three civilians who were also employees of the...

U.S. Border Patrol Agent Shoots, Kills Suspected Human Smuggler

"Jose Alejandro Ortiz Castillo, a 23-year-old man who had been caught crossing the border 28 times since 1999, died in Mexico shortly after the Wednesday night shooting. Jesus Castillo, 43, Ortiz's brother, initially acknowledged that his brother had worked as an immigrant...

French Policeman Kills Four People In Paris

A French gendarme has shot a colleague dead before killing his own two children and finally killing himself. Police said the incident took place in a barracks in the Paris suburb of Malakoff. There are...

Virginia Tech: The Repercussions

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. --Albert Einstein"They are imposible to fortell, but it is clear that there will be a growing story to tell as the...

Lisa Ann Taylor Faces Radio Interview

"The two women accused of running a house of prostitution in Gwinnett County's Sugarloaf subdivision maintained their innocence in a radio interview on Friday. The attorney for one of the pair said that most of the evidence in the case was illegally obtained, and should be...

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