Experts Unfazed by Drugs in Ontario Water

You know all those painkillers, prescription drugs and antibiotics we all take throughout the year? Turns out we're getting some of it back in the same water we're drinking. So far no one seems very concerned, nor are there any plans to deal with the drugs as they are...

Elderly Residents Warning About Conmen

"Elderly residents are being urged not to let people in to their homes unless they are completely sure who they are. The warning follows a number of recent incidents in Derby, UK, and surrounding towns where conmen have tricked their way into houses by pretending to be either...

Military taps YouTube to promote its view of Iraq

"(05-02) 04:00 PDT Baghdad -- In one video, a U.S. soldier blasts insurgent gunmen with a heavy sniper rifle as the room fills with smoke. In another, members of an Iraqi family throw their arms around soldiers, weeping and rejoicing, after learning that their kidnapped...

FBI taps cell phone mic as eavesdropping tool

"update The FBI appears to have begun using a novel form of electronic surveillance in criminal investigations: remotely activating a mobile phone's microphone and using it to eavesdrop on nearby conversations. The technique is called a "roving bug," and was approved by top...

Pelosi taps Reyes to head intelligence committee

• Rep. Silvestre Reyes will head the House intelligence committee, aides say • The Texas congressman is a former border patrol agent and helicopter gunner • Democratic leaders are informing political and government leaders of the pick • Reyes has said the GOP rubber...

Deadly 'iku iku byo' reaches a climax in Japan

"Growing numbers of Japanese women are afflicted with an illness that gives them orgasms virtually 24 hours a day. And with suggestions that it could be deadly, the women hardly know whether they're coming or going, according to Shukan Post. "If a guy simply taps me on the...