A Mount Airy man will spend 23 years in prison for fatally shaking his girlfriend’s 8-month-old son to death in February 2006 while trying to stop the infant from crying. picked by punthe 4 months ago

The first babies genetically engineered to be free from disease could be born in Britain within three years, scientists claimed today. A project at the University of Newcastle has already created 10 human embryos, each containing the DNA from one man and two women. It is hoped the research will lead to cures for serious hereditary illnesses including muscular dystrophy and epilepsy. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

The Pakistani government has released from jail an Indian man who had spent 35 years on death row.

Not a single visitor in that time! picked by topofall 2 months ago

He went to an asylum for the criminally insane and spent 50 years there. There was just one problem. His father, whom he was thought to have killed, was still alive. picked by Moe 4 weeks ago

A collection of photos comparing a place about 100 years ago to the same place today picked by muppet 4 months ago

Austrian authorities have now confirmed that 73-year-old Joseph Fritzl, who fathered seven children by the daughter he kept in a dungeon and repeatedly raped for 24 years, will get maximum of 15 years picked by deepcleanfun 7 days ago

Workers responding to neighbors' complaints of a bad smell coming from an apartment in western England discovered a body that lay decomposing on a couch for years while another resident lived there, officials said Friday.

After 8 years, it still had a smell? picked by bevissimo 3 months ago

Although the Korean War only lasted three years, the cast of M*A*S*H was with us every week for eleven years. The final episode on February 28, 1983 was the most watched episode in American TV ever, drawing 106 million viewers, or 77% of the audience that night. It’s been twenty-five years since we said Goodbye, Farewell and Amen; let’s see what the gang has been up to since then. picked by 2longdogs 2 months ago

A working class suburb of Chile's capital began handing out free Viagra to senior citizens on Wednesday.

Lo Prado Mayor Gonzalo Navarrete said he launched the program because "an active sexuality improves the overall quality of life." picked by AutumnLotus 2 weeks ago

Due to launch later today, Qtrax signifies that the music business is finally coming to accept the reality of free music downloads. Instead of charging you for the music, Qtrax will feed you adverts while you download, but without spyware or any other malicious software required (at least they claim). What makes this really significant is that it has the backing of the major labels and they are... read full post picked by Pocksucket 4 months ago

Former NHL player Rob Ramage was sentenced to four years in prison for a 2003 crash that killed ex-Chicago Blackhawks player Keith Magnuson. picked by punthe 4 months ago

After officiating his wedding, Judge James Mazzone then sentenced Kevin Felder, 5 to 18 years for robbery charges. Hows that for a Valentines Day Love story?

“It is a decision between the two of us. I am sorry for what I did, and I want to be a better man when I come home.” picked by MUPPETMAKER 3 months ago

Charles M. Schulz penned his last Peanuts comic, that were published 8 years ago today. Here they are.

He died the same day. picked by MUPpetMAKer 3 months ago

A 45-year-old transient who robbed a Hillsboro vegetable stand at gunpoint last summer has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison. picked by muppet 3 months ago

Scott's newest novel, Infected comes out April 1st. It is a science-fiction/horror blend. You can download it for free for the next few days. It is in pdf format. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

Karla-Rae Morris is getting an $8,000 boob job for free – and she owes it all to bosom buddies she befriended on a controversial website. picked by glik 3 months ago

Any budding games programmers reading this may want to pay a visit to the M.I.T. website. Through the school’s free online learning resources, M.I.T. is now offering a course where you can learn all about programming the PLAYSTATION 3. picked by punthe 4 months ago

Many moons ago I posted this site that gives away free software daily. Most days they offer a turd that no one wants. Today they are giving away software that will allow you to "share and open access to a scanner on the local area network that is not directly connected to your computer." This offer only lasts 17 more hours. picked by heymrp 3 weeks ago

TheAtlantic.com is making its site free. In addition to the blogs, author dispatches, slideshows, interviews, and videos, readers can also browse issues going back to 1995, along with hundreds of articles dating as far back as 1857, the year The Atlantic was founded. The NYT did the same thing last year. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

The maker of the popular photo-editing software Photoshop on Thursday launched a basic version available for free online.

picked by topofall 2 months ago