In Beijing, No Making Heads or Tails of a New Building

BEIJING — Visitors to the Beijing Olympics have been drawn to the city’s Olympic stadiums, such as the Water Cube and the Bird’s Nest. But there is also intrigue about a mysterious building that sits adjacent...

Ramirez traded, Canadian goes to Boston

It is difficult to replace Manny Ramirez, but replacing him with Jason Bay may turn out to be a great move in the long run. The on/off-field shenanigans by Manny became tiresome, and with Bay, they include a great...

Cloned puppies may have exposed 31-year mystery

" A woman who made news around the world when she had five pups cloned from her beloved pit bull Booger looked very familiar to some who saw her picture: She may be the same woman who 31 years earlier was accused of...

All About Olympic Equestrian Sports

An introduction to the equestrian sports at the Olympics. Horses and skilled riding remain among my true loves. There's nothing like the feel of flowing as one with a good horse responding to your every breath--and...

Mum throws daughters from top-floor window to save them from house fire

A heroic mom, saving her beloved daughter from fire by throwing out the window. Amazingly she remained calm, quick thinking and move faster, just like wonder woman She suffered some minor injuries."A mother saved her...

Hamdan gets 5 1/2 years on terror charge

I was very suprised by the sentence that was given to Hamdan in light of the way other terror suspects have been treated. Hoever, I cannot say that I disagree with the sentence, if he is indeed telling the truth then...

DNA tests to study mummy fetuses in King Tut tomb

"Egyptian scientists are carrying out DNA tests on two mummified fetuses found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun to determine whether they are the young pharaoh's offspring, the antiquities authority said Wednesday. The two tiny female fetuses, between...

NASA spies liquid in Titanic lake

"NASA scientists have announced that at least one of the giant lakes previously spied on Saturn's moon Titan contains liquid hydrocarbons - making it the "only body our solar system beyond Earth known to have liquid...

Canadian Bus Beheader "a Cannibal" : Police Claim, "Li Ate Victim's Flesh"

The Canadian Bus murder suspect "ate the flesh of his victim" a blogger has claimed police noted in the filed report into the crime.   The Canadian Press in the meantime have reported that "over 1,000"...

Flag exhumed from neo-Nazi grave

German authorities have dug up a grave in Southern Germany because they heard the man was buried with a Nazi flag. Displaying swastikas is a crime in Germany punishible by up to three years in jail. "German authorities in the southern town of Passau have dug up a neo-Nazi's...

Alaska Senator Ted Stevens (R) Indicted 7 Counts, Turns Himself In to DOJ

Alaska Senator Ted Stevens (R) has been indicted 7 counts of making false statements This report is in reverse chronological order.  As we reported events as they unfolded,  the newest reports are found...

Honda hits record quarter with new markets

The news comes a day after Ford posts its larger quarterly loss ever. Speculators say that consumers are buying more fuel effecient and most of the demand is coming from Asia and Brazil, while there is a decline in...

Rogers Customers Get Ad-Laden 404 Sites

If you're a rogers customer and you misspell the website you're looking for, you'll be sent to a page with advertisements instead of the normal '404 Not found' error. This has got plenty of customers upset, as there...

Study Finds Manipulation of Menthol Levels

A new Harvard study claims that the tobacco industry in recent years has manipulated menthol levels in cigarettes to hook youngsters and maintain loyalty among smoking adults. The report could further inflame a...

Scientists discover 'world's first bird' that lived 235million years ago

"Palaeontologists have unveiled an extraordinary prehistoric 'flying' reptile which lived 235 million years ago.The kuehneosaurs glided through the subtropical forests of Europe using scaly 'wings' that could carry...

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