The head of the UN World Food Programme has warned that the rise in basic food costs could continue until 2010. It blamed soaring energy and grain prices, the effects of climate change and demand for biofuels. picked by mahler87 6 months ago

US police have cordoned off a section of New York City's Times Square to investigate a small explosion picked by topofall 6 months ago

Watch the video as he blends features from Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron and Keira Knightley into one ultimate celebrity. picked by jaxomlotus 6 months ago

Huckabee has finally thrown in the towel. picked by gammerus 6 months ago

Big, black dogs are often the last to be adopted from animal shelters, a phenomenon known in pet rescue circles as "black dog syndrome." picked by MandolinOrange 6 months ago

Mankind will make contact with intelligent alien life within two decades, leading astronomers claim.

The recent discovery of Earth-like planets outside our solar system and the launch of a major Nasa mission in 2009 has brought extra-terrestrial contact a dramatic step closer. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

They were giving out samples today outside Grand Central Station in NYC. Very little protein, though. I got the Bacon & Cheese flavor.

Hmm Hmm Good bugs!

I'm going to send my pack to a friend. picked by suebe 6 months ago

An early morning fire still burning at the "Street of Dreams" model luxury home development in Echo Lake just north of Woodinville has destroyed at least three homes, and officials believe a well-known arsonist group is responsible. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

The total amount of cooling ranges from 0.65C up to 0.75C -- a value large enough to wipe out most of the warming recorded over the past 100 years. All in one year's time. For all four sources, it's the single fastest temperature change ever recorded, either up or down. picked by Hoosker 6 months ago

Mother gives birth to a premature baby on a train. It was in the bathroom and the baby fell through the toilet and onto the tracks. picked by glik 6 months ago

Apparently, touching "Mr. Happy" wards off bad luck. Unless you get caught. picked by hypnotode 6 months ago

Breakfast of Champions picked by hoowaa 6 months ago

What is the magic "X factor" that determines which stars become the biggest and brightest in the universe? The answer, new calculations suggest, is how dense their parent gas clouds are. Denser clouds heat up more evenly, preventing the clouds from fragmenting into lots of tiny stars and allowing one or two big stars to form instead. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Why? Don't think I'll be buying one! picked by topofall 6 months ago

Duh category.
Student given detention for sitting during Pledge of Allegiance sues the school.

He won, but he didn't have to sue. All he had to do was report it to the Board of Education.

Note: Someone post a theme pic please. 'Tis not working for me. picked by Blankspace73 6 months ago

Researchers at the U.S. Navy's China Lake Naval Warfare Center are developing a new material that would shield ships against high-energy weapons like lasers. The work could help protect equipment and personnel, while also thwarting any of Chez's plans for world domination. picked by MandolinOrange 6 months ago

Score one for Darwin!

After receiving 32 traffic citations for not wearing a seatbelt he decided to try something different. picked by tigertony 7 months ago

After the success of the first three movies about Jason Bourne, Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass have signed on for another installment of the series. picked by mahler87 7 months ago

That'll teach him! picked by topofall 7 months ago

The US has officially recognized Kosovo as an independent nation today. Something else for people to fight and get killed over. Because, you know, we can NEVER have enough reasons for that.

I'm just sayin' picked by moe 7 months ago

This experiment is a simple one, but it will amaze your friends. When you finish, you will also have a good start for a delicious snack. picked by super 7 months ago

Representative John Lewis, an elder statesman from the civil rights era and one of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s most prominent black supporters, said Thursday night that he planned to cast his vote as a superdelegate for Senator Barack Obama in hopes of preventing a fight at the Democratic convention. picked by lawrencee 7 months ago

French hot-air jalopy gets Indian backing picked by topofall 7 months ago

A new species of duck-billed dinosaur unearthed in Mexico is helping scientists fill in gaps in the fossil record of the Age of Dinosaurs. The creature, dubbed Velafrons coahuilensis, was a massive plant-eater belonging to a larger group of duck-billed dinosaurs called hadrosaurs. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

According to the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, his country is going through a rocket development stage that should ultimately give it capability to launch its own satellites into space, without external help. picked by maxriter 7 months ago