The world's biggest Barbie birthday cake has been unveiled to celebrate the doll's 50th anniversary.

The 2.1 metre tall cake was displayed on the First Fleet Steps at the Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

In Hyde Park now stands 52 stainless steel pillars, each one a memorial to one of the victims of the bombing attack in London that took place four years ago today.

The unveiling was part of a memorial service. Relatives of the dead laid flowers around the pillars at the end. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

The Crip Walk originated in the early 1980s in South Central Los Angeles as a symbol for Crips. This is not a dance, but rather a walk done by Crips. The main focus of Crip Walking was to represent your hood, area code, or gang by throwing up signs with your hands or spelling out a set of words. picked by SunSeven 3 years ago

Mark your calendars and get ready to buy tickets (and pay for them at $50 to much more). picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

After a Hollywood police officer rear-ended a car in February and then arrested the driver on drunken driving charges, he and other officers talked about doctoring the report -- it said a jumpy cat created a distraction -- to cover up the crash. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Maira Kalman took a trip to Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson and was moved to write a travelogue. But this is no ordinary travelogue. Kalman writes about Jefferson’s life and philosophy as well as his home, with whimsical pictures that drawn you in to her experience. picked by bingo 5 months ago

Today would have been John's 68th birthday. Yoko Ono explains a project launching this week in honor of John Lennon's birthday, the "Imagine Peace Tower" and a request for a prayer for peace. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

A motorist who refused to discuss his personal business with a St. George, Missouri police officer was threatened with arrest. Brett Darrow, no stranger to problems with police, caught a Police Sergeant stating that he had the power to invent charges that would put Darrow behind bars.
News Article and transcript. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Update to this story.
New York Police Department will take steps to help police know if they are responding to the home of someone who is mentally ill. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Rio de Janeiro police arrested two fellow officers on Thursday accused of extorting money from two American tourists who happened to be San Francisco cops on vacation. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Except the party in the nursing home isn't until next week. I love old people. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A man in custody shot a small-town police chief to death Wednesday from the back seat of the chief's cruiser in Eastern Kentucky, a county official said.

Powell County Judge-Executive Darren Farmer said Police Chief Randy Lacy was shot by a man he had arrested shortly after 11 a.m.


-If he were following procedure, wouldn't he have checked the guy for weapons before he put him in cruiser? picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Apparently she and the president share the same birthday. picked by gammerus 4 months ago

Police were in a three-hour standoff with a shed behind a Salt Lake City home before finding out it was locked and empty. Neighbors were evacuated and police shut down a portion of a city street nearby. picked by equinox 11 months ago

Police in Taiwan served a lonely man cake and sang happy birthday after arresting him for stealing a goose to celebrate on his own, an officer in charge said. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Narcotics detectives have arrested the wife of the Wendover police chief after she allegedly sold drugs at the club where she strips. Get this, her stage name is "Ecstasy." picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A photo album created by an SS officer stationed at Auschwitz has been donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The unique album shows the life and activities of officers at the camp. Compare those officers to the prisoners. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A New York Police Department rookie just couldn't wait to get started.

Officer Dariel Firpo, 23, was leaving the midtown Manhattan ceremony when he saw a 79-year-old man being robbed of his wallet and thrown to the ground by a mugger, police said. picked by suebe 5 months ago

You know, it is a lot easier to get away with faking your demise if you don't attend the memorial service so you can hear what people have to say. :-) picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Russia got it right. Why can't we? picked by suebe 8 months ago