West African Floods: Deluge in Freetown

Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital, had a tough enough time as it was, after years of poverty and civil war. Now parts of the city are beneath more than three feet of water following heavy rains""It is probably the heaviest downpour since the start of the rainy season" in May,...

Electrodes on nipples kills woman

I suppose this is a bit different to almost strangling your partner to increase arousal.Begs the one-liner "Baby, you turn me on""The York Record reports on a 37-year-old Lower Windsor Township man being charged with using electricity to shock his wife to death in what...

Former Penn. Professor Rafael Robb Pleads Guilty to Killing Wife

Four and a half to seven years for murder? Seems pretty small to me."In a shocking case for the academic community, former University of Penn. Economics professor Rafael Robb has entered a guilty plea in the murder of his wife, Ellen, shortly before Christmas. Ellen Robb, 49,...

Multi-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Gowanie Country Club And Golf Course

" June 8, 2007 Michigan - Several fire departments were battling a kitchen fire this afternoon that had spread in the clubhouse of the Gowanie Country Club and Golf Course in Harrison Township. The two-alarm blaze broke out around 2:30 p.m. in the kitchen of the clubhouse,...

Hilltown Firefighting Study Suggestions Not Likely To Be Implemented Soon

" June 6, 2007 Pennsylvania - A four-year, $3,000 study of firefighting services in Hilltown Township probably won't change much about how fire companies operate in that part of Bucks County. At least not anytime soon. Firefighters who met with Hilltown supervisors Tuesday...

An African Crime Scene: Community Reeling from 2 Murders in 24 Hours

Gugulethu is part of the Cape Flats, located between Cape Town's airport and the city bowl; most tourists never visit, though this is where most Capetonians live."A man was found murdered at an open field between Ny 5 and Ny 108 in Gugulethu at the exact same spot where a...

Propane Inferno Near Toledo

More coverage here.UPDATE: The fire seems to be under control, and the firefighters are managing a controlled burn of some of the ignited cylinders:"The fire burned for hours after it began but was contained Tuesday night. It engulfed a second building but did not spread to...