SALEM, Ore. -- Scientists are offering a $100 reward to anybody who can lead them to a plant that may be extinct in Oregon, at least in its native form: the golden paintbrush. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

The Army and Air Force discharged a disproportionate number of women in 2007 under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that prohibits openly gay people from serving in the military, according to Pentagon statistics gathered by an advocacy group.

I don't know about you, I don't always need to ask, I can usually tell if someone's a lesbian and wtf does it matter? picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

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It seemed unbelievable when bids to buy a heartbroken man's life in Australia reached A$2.2 million (US$2.1 million) -- and it was, with the bemused seller aware his life was only worth a quarter of that amount. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

The 24-year-old woman from Colorado, identified by German press as Jessica B., had hung her sports bra on a timber transport cable in the Berchtesgaden region near the Austrian border in hopes that someone would find her. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

A 1 L lama is a priest.
A 2 LL llama is a beast,
but a 3 legged llama ain't on the lease. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

Jun. 21 - Villagers in India marry two frogs to please the rain Gods - in the hopes the region will get good monsoon rains.

The villagers believe that it is due to God's blessings that they receive rainfall on time. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

Martha Stewart was planning to visit Britain in the coming days for business engagements, but the Daily Telegraph and other British newspapers reported Friday that she was denied permission to enter because of her 2004 conviction for obstructing justice. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

BRISBANE, Australia -- A man found asleep in a motorized wheelchair on a highway in northern Australia was charged with drunk driving, police said Monday. Officers in a patrol car noticed the man slumped in the stationary chair about 10 a.m. Friday on an exit lane. Cars were swerving to get around him. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

A 60-year-old Bremerton man who admitted to drinking two to three 40-ounce bottles of beer Friday and then tried to unload a shotgun blew a hole through his wall. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

A tenacious police dog and a telltale mullet haircut left no doubt among Kitsap County sheriff's deputies that a 28-year-old South Kitsap man was the person who walked into a neighbor's home uninvited Saturday morning.

pic not related picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

The leopard probably escaped captivity but no one has reported it missing. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

For Keira Knightley, it’s all in a day’s work. “I always bare my breasts. It’s not like it’s only in this film!”

No story really, I just couldn't resist the headline, or the urge to add a word to say "I always bare my breasts nightly". picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

Police say a New York man cut a hole in a woman's couch and hid in the carved-out space until she came home. Newburgh police said the woman sat on the couch Wednesday evening, felt a bump and then saw it move within the cushions. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

iSketch is an online, multiplayer version of Pictionary. Lots of rooms in lots of languages, themes and difficulty levels. So much fun. They even separate the UK English from the US English, as many terms don't translate easily.

this was posted before, but two years ago, so I thought a bump would be okay. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

URUMQI, China - The rosy-cheeked infant swaddled in a blanket snuggled tenderly next to her mother in their hospital bed, hours after her birth Wednesday.

A little over a month ago, Zhang Xiaoyan lay in the rubble of her earthquake-shattered apartment building. Trapped for more than 50 hours, she prayed for the life of her unborn child. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

OSLO, Norway - A British woman's bulging wig did not fool customs agents in Norway who realized she wasn't just having a bad hair day.

The wig was concealing 2.2 pounds of cocaine glued to her head and customs agents detained her on suspicion of cocaine smuggling, authorities said Wednesday picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian air force planes dropped a 25-kg (55-lb) sack of cement on a suburban Moscow home last week while seeding clouds to prevent rain from spoiling a holiday, Russian media said on Tuesday. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

NEW YORK - Maybe he was trying to beat the heat. A Brooklyn restaurant cook is accused of stealing frozen lobster tails by stuffing them down his pants. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Police here say they arrested a man after he ordered his pet to attack two officers. Lucky for them that 9-foot-long pythons aren't very obedient. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Call it a lemonade standoff. A young girl whose lemonade stand was robbed of $17.50 chased the suspect into a nearby home and called police, who spent nearly an hour trying to coax the man into surrendering. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - A fifth human foot in a year has washed ashore off the coast of British Columbia, and this time it's a left one.

Police said two people out for a walk spotted the left foot floating in water off Westham Island on Monday morning. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian man was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend from a pub, taking her home and forcing her to iron his clothes and wash the dishes, police said Monday. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

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ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - Remember that old safe that was found not so long ago, deep in the bowels of a fish cannery in Astoria? Plenty of people speculated about what might be inside, even as a locksmith had to be called in to crack the code.

Was it gold, emeralds, diamonds, rubies or just stacks of cash? picked by bevissimo 3 months ago

An officer found the man sitting in the grass "putting on makeup," the officer wrote.
The 19-year-old told the officer he left the house to put on the makeup because "there is better lighting outside." picked by bevissimo 3 months ago

A 27-year-old man was fatally shot by police as he kicked, punched and stomped a young toddler to death in front of horrified motorists who tried to stop the attack on a dark country road, authorities said. picked by bevissimo 3 months ago