Saif 'assaults' photo journalists, arrest likely

"Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan on Sunday night found himself in trouble after a tiff with photo journalists in Patiala during the shoot of a film. The journalists have lodged a complaint against him and his security guards on the charge of manhandling them.The incident took...

Battery charge dropped in flatulence case

"CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) -- A West Virginia man accused of passing gas and fanning it toward a police officer no longer faces a battery charge. ...

Flatulence gets DUI suspect charged with assault

"SOUTH CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) -- A West Virginia man who police said passed gas and fanned it toward a patrol officer has been charged with battery on a police officer. Jose A. Cruz, 34, of Clarksburg was...

Oberto Targets 'Alpha' Males

"LOS ANGELES Oberto Sausage Co. is launching its first national advertising this week with a television-oriented campaign by independent Ground Zero, according to Tom Ennis, vp of marketing. The "Don't be a sidekick. Eat like an alpha" campaign uses comedic situations...

Firefighters Losing Battle Against Bed Bugs

Wow...remind me to never stay at hotels in Cincinnati...or bring a sleeping bag!"An itchy invasion is taking over several fire stations in Cincinnati as fire crews battle it out with bed bugs, local station...

Fan-Created Hate Sites - Britney Spears Leak Sets Fans Ablaze (VIDEO)

"Do not mess with Britney Spears fans. Instead of a ‘thank you’, Intern Adam is getting lashed at by Britney Spears fans after he leaked her comeback single, Womanizer. Why, you may ask? Because the leak by Adam Sevalia, an intern at Nashville’s 107.5, has caused a...

Save Money By Buying Gas At Night

"Save Money By Buying Gas At Night photo credit: richpix  The gasoline price gouging has gone on long enough in Vancouver - stations raise the price each morning and drop them later in the day. The average increase is 16-20 cents a gallon surcharge for the...

Anchorage shock jock suspended for broadcating anti-Palin organizers phone nu...

"Radio host Burke suspended for a week By JULIA O'MALLEY | jo'malley@adn.comPublished: September 15th, 2008 05:46 PMLast Modified: September 15th, 2008 10:15 PM Anchorage AM radio host Eddie Burke was been...

Train collision probe to examine text messages

Authorities in Los Angeles are now looking at the possibility that text messages sent by teenagers to the driver of the commuter train that crashed into a freight train played a role in the accident. Apparently...

FEMA refuses to help local PBS affiliate rebuild

"On the air, WYES-Channel 12 looks fine. Everywhere else, the local PBS affiliate's headquarters near City Park, devastated by 5 feet of Hurricane Katrina levee-failure floodwaters, remains a literal shell of...

Thai judges issue warrants to arrest protesters

Following yesterday's massive street demonstations in Thailand, judges has ordered the arrest of the protest's organizers. Police have still been unable to negotiate an end to the protests, and they are...

Obama Doesn't want Ayers ads Aired, Threatens Stations

"The Obama campaign is giving a glimpse of the future for conservative free speech. They’re trying to sic the Justice Department on TV stations, many of them Sinclair Broadcasting stations, that are airing...

Iraq war veteran thrown off train after ticket row as conductor tells him: 'I...

That is the kind of respect one country shows for their heroes!!!! No wonder no one wants to be in military. The conductor should get the sack immediately for the insult ."A soldier returning from Iraq in full...

Sounds of Olympic venues

The NY Times's Olympic blog has an interesting post about the difficulty of translating the Chinese cheers heard at Beijing venues into other languages. As the post explains, a literal translation of a popular...

Man holds girl, 6, prisoner in ongoing siege

An explosive siege is occuring in Scarborough, UK, in which a man has taken a six-year-old girl hostage. He could be heard last night by observers shouting to police officers, "I'm going to die tonight." The standoff has now entered its third day, and police are still...

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