Sleepiness among judges and other members of the judiciary is not uncommon and is viewed unfavorably by the media and society, says an Australian study. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

With some parts of Europe currently in the middle of a heat wave, it seems it's not only people who suffer from the soaring temperatures. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The title says it all. A wonderfully and quite frankly ridiculously cute blog. picked by muppetmaker 12 months ago

A chief constable who plunged to his death in Snowdonia had been drinking before he was found dead at the bottom of a cliff. picked by topofall 2 years ago

She froze to death in a used car lot. Her limbs were frozen stiff and her body temp was 73 degrees F.

Now alive and talking. Not quite kicking yet, but giver her some time. picked by Moe 10 months ago

A Russian-born chess maverick has caused a stir by falling asleep at the board after reportedly turning up drunk at a grandmasters' tournament in India. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

31 year old Christian Lehman suffered severe injuries requiring 17 emergency surgeries. He needed 200 metal plates and screws to hold his ribs and shoulder blades in place and received 80 pints of blood - after falling asleep in a dumpster on garbage day.

"Crushed to the size of a cardboard box.." picked by equinox 5 months ago

Autopsy reports show a homeless man crushed to death in a bale of recycled papers was very drunk when the accident happened. picked by muppet 12 months 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

A six-month-old baby is dead after falling into a fire pit and burning to death. The father told investigators that he fell asleep in the backyard with the boy Saturday night, and when he woke up the child was missing. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

A body found Monday inside a 1,500-pound bale of paper destined for recycling in Twin Falls, Idaho, was likely bundled into the bale at a recycling center in Garden City, Idaho, police said. Now authorities are trying to figure out who the man is and how he got there. picked by arsphidius 1 year ago

Actress Natasha Richardson died from bleeding in her skull caused by the fall she took on a ski slope, an autopsy found Thursday. The medical examiner ruled her death an accident, and doctors said she might have survived had she received immediate treatment. Update to this post. picked by equinox 9 months ago

A man suspected of burglarizing a home was arrested after police found him asleep in the basement. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Johannes Mehserle, the BART police officer who fatally shot a man on the Fruitvale Station platform in Oakland early New Year's Day, is being kept under wraps and moved from place to place after receiving a number of death threats


Update to this story
*new update in comments* picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

A Queens assistant principal who for days had been gravely ill with swine flu died last night -- becoming the city's first fatality in the outbreak, and the nation's sixth. Complications besides the virus likely played a part in Mitchell Wiener's death. Wiener was 55. More info here picked by suebe 7 months ago

Emails you (example) when a celebrity or sports figure dies. Free. Simple. Easy. Fun. No bull.
Now checking for deaths every 10 minutes at excite.com entertainment, sports & top news.

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

Police and medical examiners who thought a man died of natural causes changed their minds after funeral-home workers found bullet holes in his head. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Authorities say a toddler was accidentally crushed to death by a vehicle that had just emerged from a car wash in Los Angeles.

*sad* picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

Gy Chambers, Robbie's former songwriter, thinks that a duet between Williams and Shakira would bring increased fame to Williams. Although they had a falling out, Chambers believes if he writes the song it would be unbelievable. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

A 15-year-old boy kicked and stamped to death a woman because she was dressed as a Goth, a court heard.

The drunk teenager was among a gang of five who "savagely and mercilessly" attacked Sophie Lancaster, 20, and her boyfriend, Preston Crown Court heard. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago