"The man was killed, crushed to death, while the elephant was being offloaded from a truck," a spokeswoman for the New South Wales police department said. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Apparently this brainiac was inside the truck collecting cans when he fell asleep! He awoke to the refreshing sound of the compactor. picked by Phildo 3 years ago

The Grim Reaper as a cross-dresser? In South America, Saint Death (Santa Muerte) will visit you one day - or so it is believed - and it will come in female form dressed up to the nines. Take a look at the strange tradition of Saint Death. A pagan mix of the supernatural and black magic or a Catholic saint worthy of veneration? picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The Truck Farm is a living, mobile garden inside the bed of a 1986 Dodge half-ton pickup truck, parked on the streets of Brooklyn which grows tomatoes, broccoli, arugula, and parsley. Check out some videos of the farm in action. WANT!!! picked by suebe 3 months ago

Coalition forces discovered a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device disguised as a Red Crescent food relief truck in southeastern Mosul Feb. 15.

The truck was labeled with hospital markings but contained eight 55-gallon drums with more than 5,000 pounds of unknown bulk explosives. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

He cannot recall exactly how it is that he ended up in a trash can, and thus inside of a garbage truck. Even though he narrowly escaped death, he wouldn't tell police who his drinking pals were. Obviously, a manly man who knows what "Bros before Hos" means. picked by Moe 2 years ago

A NY couple are suing celebrity midwife Carla Muhlhahn, who was featured in the Ricki Lake documentary "The Business of Being Born", blaming her for their baby's death. This heartbreaking comment in New York magazine appears to be from the couple. picked by suebe 1 month ago

The state Supreme Court upheld the death sentence today of Richard Allen Davis, the repeat felon who became the catalyst for California's "three strikes" law when he kidnapped 12-year-old Polly Klaas from her Petaluma home and strangled her in 1993. picked by bingo 6 months ago

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WARNING: Cheesy factor VERY high picked by steelshooter 3 years ago

A Belgian widow is suing two prostitutes who she claims encouraged her husband to take drugs and have sex when he was unwell, leading to his death. The wealthy businessman — who had a heart condition — asked the sex workers to bring an electric sex toy, champagne and ecstasy tablets for a "special Christmas treat." picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation into Michael Jackson's death says the pop star's personal doctor administered the powerful drug that authorities believe killed him. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Former Ontario attorney general Michael Bryant has been charged with criminal negligence causing death after a 33-year-old cyclist was struck and killed last night.

Witnesses say cyclist clung to car as it drove on wrong side of road and hopped curb. picked by beckinacea 3 months ago

Four U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Baghdad late Sunday, raising the death toll for American forces since start of the war to 4,000, according to the Pentagon.

*wait, didn't the "surge" make baghdad safe? picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore man was jailed for three years after he faked his own death in a civil war shoot-out in Sri Lanka in 1987 to escape his creditors and claim S$331,341 ($243,600) in insurance money, a newspaper reported Saturday. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

A NEW South Wales woman who claims a frog in her neighbour's pond caused her husband's death fears she may be next. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Is the country's largest pet store, Pet Smart chain to blame for the death of a 63-year old father and Vietnam War veteran from Texas? His family thinks so picked by melgesevad 1 year ago

A man who was sentenced to die for the murders of two college students in 1986 is taking his appeal to Supreme Court, saying he is too fat to be easily killed by lethal injection. picked by suebe 1 year ago

WDKB is reporting that the truck was doing a jump during the demonstration and lost control, hitting the crowd and eventually landing on a set of railroad tracks. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

A wealthy lawyer who stabbed his wife to death is spending his jail term handing out advice at a legal centre. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

It is a question, ultimately, about the right to check out of the hotel once you know that you have got to go, under your own terms. Paying with your own credit card; signing your own signature; walking out that big swing door in the manner of your own choosing. Nobody likes thinking about death, but several brave people are, quite rightly, forcing us to do so. picked by DAVEthefish 9 months ago