EASTON, Md. -- An old painting dropped off at a rural Maryland Goodwill store turned out to be a work by a French Impressionist. And now, thanks to the sharp eye of a store employee, the charitable organization is $40,000 richer. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

Police say a man who was drinking with friends and playing with a handgun accidentally shot himself in the face in Spokane.

Police say when someone expressed concern about the gun early today, the man attempted to prove it was unloaded by pointing it at his face and pulling the trigger. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

A 53-year-old man suspected of slapping the backside of his bikini-clad neighbor faces the possibility of prison. As she sunbathed in a sheilded spot in the shared backyard on the afternoon of June 15, the woman said she was approached by Tewell who started making sexually suggestive comments to her and asked her if she would have sex with him. When the woman told Tewell to go home to his wife, ... read full post picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

For all the Bloons fans, there's a fourth player pack now available. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

"Suicide is not just a celebrity disease." picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

Michele Anderson's Mother was wrapping presents for her family on Christmas Eve (2006), when gunfire erupted in her living room and her own daughter began a bloodbath that left Anderson and five other members of her family dead. Anderson pleaded not guilty to six counts of aggravated first-degree murder, but she contacted KOMO News from inside the King County Jail on Wednesday, claiming she wants... read full post picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

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The nearly 2-year-old black lab escaped from home and bit a woman. Junior's punishment wasn't supposed to be a death sentence, just quarantine.

Animal Control interim director Mary Conaton said the dog's death was caused when a worker misread a card on Junior's cage and took the wrong animal for the lethal injection. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

"We were in our tent," he said. "It was probably midnight and we just heard a giant explosion. It sounded like fireworks and an earthquake all at once. And then people were screaming....

The little thing in the left hand corner of theme pic is a full sized picnic table. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

A 7-year-old boy drove his grandmother's car more than a mile to a shopping mall before another motorist blocked the car and took the keys, police said. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

Two boys — a 15 year old and a 16 year old — have been arrested and taken to the Kitsap County Juvenile Detention Center, Deputy Chief Mark Duncan said. Officers arrested them on suspicion of two of the toilet explosions.

-and to think they say today's kids are all playing those dang video games.... picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

AUBURN, Wash. -- Tim McGraw fans got a bit more of a show than they might have been expecting Thursday when the country music star helped manhandle a rowdy concertgoer onto the stage and into the hands of security.

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Police arrest the father of a 7-month-old baby who burned to death after falling into a fire pit. Investigators took the boy's father, 37-year-old Alberto Rios, in for further questioning Tuesday afternoon, then later placed him under arrest at 4:45 p.m. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

TEL AVIV - An Israeli police officer fatally shot himself in the head on Tuesday at an airport departure ceremony for French President Nicolas Sarkozy, sparking fear of an assassination attempt. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - A new case of mad cow disease was confirmed in Canada, its 13th case since 2003.

-w00t! Let the hysteria begin (again).

Maybe the cow was just eating that fine BC weed. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

Mobile phone operator Orange said on Tuesday it had teamed up with GotWind, a firm specializing in renewable energy, to produce a recharger powered by dance energy alone.

-they have to change the name though... picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

BEIJING (Reuters) - Drug traffickers in China's far west are smuggling heroin into the country woven into carpets imported from Afghanistan and Pakistan, picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canadian military and police are investigating after a package containing a brand new hand grenade, belonging to the army, was found in a suburban backyard, police said on Monday. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

TOKYO (AP) - Japanese police on Tuesday arrested a 77-year-old man suspected of killing his entire family with a hammer, including a 4-year-old granddaughter, a police official said. picked by bevissimo 4 months 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 4 months ago

Police are searching for a teenage driver who hit and ran over a stroller with a 9-month-old baby girl inside, then roared away as the baby's horrified mother looked on helplessly. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

Police arrested two teens Sunday night after a bullet fired into the air plummeted back to Earth and struck someone in the foot about a block away. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

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The $6 million lawsuit filed by the New York City street performer known as The Naked Cowboy against M&Ms candy maker Mars Inc can go forward on grounds of trademark infringement, a judge ruled on Monday. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

BRADENTON, Fla. - A 70-year-old woman helped Manatee County authorities catch a would-be robber who apparently underestimated his intended victim. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Police say a man named God was arrested near a Tampa church for selling cocaine. Authorities began investigating God Lucky Howard in April, and he was arrested on Saturday. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago