Raw Video: Inmate Sets Cell On Fire

An irate inmate caused quite a stir at a jail near Boston this weekend. Officials say the inmate lit his shirt on fire using a cigarette lighter. He had been arrested on motor vehicle charges.In my opinion they...

Tablet ignites debate on Jesus and the Resurrection

JERUSALEM: A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet stir in biblical and archaeological circles, especially...

Faceless Couple Lurks in London

A faceless couple has been appearing at all the A-list events in London, and nobody knows quite what to make of it. The duo has shown up at Wimbledon tennis matches as well as Elton John's white tie ball. These...

Park Inn, Berlin has a Random Raccoon Guest

"AP For North Americans, having a raccoon in your garage is hardly a big deal. In Germany, however -- where the animals are something of a rarity -- the same can't be said. For the past few weeks, a raccoon has...

Sex in the City? Lets do it! Says pair of Loving Lesbians

"Published: 8 Jun 08 14:06 CETTwo naked women caused a stir in the city of Krefeld, Germany with a public display of passionate sex, making obscene gestures to the police called by shocked passers-by.A police...

robber turns out to be a wild turkey

A Kalamazoo police officer was investigating a break-in at a local business, but instead of finding a robber she discovered a turkey.   The turkey had flown through the window and unfortunately was...

Fight erupts over sale of Scottish fishing quotas

The UK's fisheries minister, Jonathan Shaw, has formally warned theScottish executive that in his opinion the moratorium on fishing quotes is illegal and not allowed under devolution rules. The Scottish Parliament...

Royal row at Chelsea Flower Show

A Royal storm in a teacup has erupted at the usually genteel Chelsea Flower Show in London. Australian gold-medal winner Jamie Durie found himself accidentally upsetting the Duke of Edinburgh as he toured his...

Microsoft sets a 3 week ultimatum for a Yahoo decision

""If we have not concluded an agreement within the next three weeks, we will be compelled to take our case directly to your shareholders, including the initiation of a proxy contest to elect an alternative slate...

Photo of Obama Wearing Turban: Islamaphobia?

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor You know every once in a while people will accuse others putting on the "Pointy White Hat" of racism, when it is not racism, it is just a realization that some people...

Apostrophes in names stir lot o' trouble

NEW YORK - It can stop you from voting, destroy your dental appointments, make it difficult to rent a car or book a flight, even interfere with your college exams. More than 50 years into the Information Age, computers are still getting confused by the apostrophe. It's a...

Canada:Gun-shaped bottle causes stir with Police

One has to wonder the mentality of Liquor manufactuerers and Customs officers who allow such stupidity to hit our shores. " Talk about tequila shooters. Cops are pledging to hammer down hard on anyone else dumb...

Mortgage crisis - Good Morning Washington

" A while back we reported that the bridge tender at the Brickell Avenue bridge  sleep on duty causing residents being rudely awakened from their slumber by a 140-decibel horn being blown consistently for several minutes. These horns are from tug boats towing a ships...

Blue Areas On The Red Orb :: Oblate Spheroid

"A deeper analysis of the images taken on Mars surface (JPL website) stir the debate on whither there is standing water … puddles of water on Mars. In a report to be published in the journal IEEE Xplore, R. L....

Q & A- Chomsky on Iran, Iraq, Lebanon … the World

"Saturday, 17 February, 2007 @ 8:23 PM Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On February 9, Michael Shank interviewed him on the latest developments in U.S. policy toward Iran, Iraq,...

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