GOLDEN HILL, MD. — Contestant No. 1 sashayed down the catwalk, her hair bouncing in blonde curls, and smiled a radiant beauty-queen smile. She picked up a furry dead rodent about the size of a football. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

The island of Jersey is renowned for keeping people's business private. Gordon Rayner asks if this culture contributed to a decades-long child abuse scandal picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

China has arrested two more people for posting nude photos of Hong Kong pop stars on the Internet, state media said on Saturday. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

Teenage boys have always been prone to mischief and bragging. Sometimes, the prank is a firecracker in a mailbox and the boasting occurs among friends. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

This is grim evidence of religious head-hunting in ancient Peru .
And a couple other theories from the past picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

CANBERRA, Australia — A shrimp fisherman who swam 12 hours to shore to get help after his trawler sank, leaving him and his two crewmates clinging to flotsam, was hailed as a hero today. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

The green dots indicate Pseudomonas syringae bacteria suspended in ice. Like other so-called biological ice nucleators, P. syringae gives water vapor a place to meet, join and form ice crystals that later fall to Earth. Brent Christner/Louisiana State University The sky is not an ethereal, sterile realm. It's teeming with bacteria, and scientists say that the microbes play a powerful role in prod... read full post picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

Matheson warns nation could become world's nuclear garbage dump picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

It was the ultimate gift. Surgeons described it as "truly extraordinary".
Jennifer Foster saved her husband Daniel's life by donating more than half her liver. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

To some Helen Duncan was merely a medium but the police in wartime Britain took a more sinister view of her work. Now a campaign has begun for her to be pardoned. By Andy McSmith picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

Sicily's Mafia is rebuilding its networks in the US, according to an Italian parliamentary report. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

In a landmark judgement with far-reaching social implications, Italy's highest appeals court has ruled it is a criminal offence for Italian men to touch their genitals in public. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

A couple filmed at the Sicilian resort of Taormina last year have been identified as innocent Germans and not a top FBI fugitive and his girlfriend. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

For the gear you have: Even when they're not in use, many house-hold appliances suck up juice. Pull the plug on wasteful habits and save. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

PIERRE, S.D. — An e-mail scam involving "hired killers" is making the rounds, according to Attorney General Larry Long. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

Passengers travelling between EU countries or taking domestic flights would have to hand over a mass of personal information, including their mobile phone numbers and credit card details, as part of a new package of security measures being demanded by the British government. The data would be stored for 13 years and used to "profile" suspects. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

An animated cartoon site with a Political
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Residents are cleaning up after a 6.0 earthquake hit Wells, Nev. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

Most folks think of a photo as a two-dimensional representation of a scene. Stanford University researchers, however, have created an image sensor that also can judge the distance of subjects within a snapshot. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

University of Michigan scientists and their colleagues at the National Institute on Aging have produced the largest and most detailed worldwide study of human genetic variation, a treasure trove offering new insights into early migrations out of Africa and across the globe. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

Beijing has gone on the offensive following the resignation of Steven Spielberg as an artistic director to the Olympic Games. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

Total Drag: Bush Judge Appointee Resigns After DUI Arrest While Cross Dressing picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

Improbable Research in The field of culinary evolution picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

A Virginia Tech student has created a floor lamp powered by gravity. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

A small addition will be made this week to England's treasury of listed buildings: a tiny oak weatherboarded structure, which speaks of a rural past ignored by costume dramas, a time when parents and child could sit down peacefully together and let nature take its course. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago