A Pakistani minister and woman’s activist was shot dead Tuesday by an Islamic extremist for refusing to wear the veil. picked by suebe 2 years ago

NY Governor Eliot Spitzer has approved plans for a $600 million Las Vegas-style casino in the Catskill Mountains for the St. Regis Mohawk tribe and agreed to lead the effort to gain federal approval. picked by suebe 2 years ago

California's ban on tobacco in prisons has ignited a burgeoning black market behind bars, where a pack of smokes can fetch up to $125.

And I thought $5 a pack was too much. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Of the two robbers who stormed into Oslo's Munch Museum in August 2004, only one is believed to have been in court on Tuesday. Police think the other man is dead. picked by suebe 2 years ago

incandescent bulbs - OUT
energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs - IN picked by suebe 2 years ago

The 2007 Guidelines for Preventing Cardiovascular Disease in Women also include new directions for using aspirin, hormone therapy and vitamin and mineral supplements in heart disease and stroke prevention in women. picked by suebe 2 years ago

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. have agreed to merge, the two companies said Monday. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Among the thousands of people frantically flapping in the snow Saturday in an attempt to set the record for the most snow angels ever made were parents, children, even snowplow drivers. picked by suebe 2 years ago

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey "has come to its senses," Sen. Chuck Schumer said yesterday after a deal was struck that cleared the way for six major American ports to come under U.S. ownership. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Demands private jet, fancy hotel — and 100G — to give speech picked by suebe 2 years ago

Close your eyes for a minute and envision all the romantic parts of the human body.

Bet you didn't think about the caudate and the ventral tegmental areas, did you? picked by suebe 2 years ago

Prince Harry will be serving as a soldier in Iraq by the end of the month, a British newspaper reported Saturday. picked by suebe 2 years ago

A man's body was found in his home more than a year after his death, with the television still on and his features preserved by dry conditions in the house, officials said.

I wonder what he was watching picked by suebe 2 years ago

Hit the mute button for a moment of silence: The co-inventor of the TV remote, Robert Adler, has died.

Millions of men mourn picked by suebe 2 years ago

Nearly two months after Yoko Ono’s chauffeur accused her of destroying his marriage and his self-esteem, and demanded $2 million in compensation, prosecutors yesterday dropped extortion charges against him and allowed him to plead guilty to a lesser charge. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Airlines are investigating why windshields cracked on at least 13 planes at Denver International Airport while a storm was whipping through the area with wind of up to 100 mph. picked by suebe 2 years ago

The reintroduction of wolves to the Yellowstone ecosystem more than a decade ago has led to numerous studies of the effects of the predators on everything from moose and beavers to willow trees and other plants. picked by suebe 2 years ago

The late Anna Nicole Smith was obsessed with death and already had a dress selected for her burial, a lawyer told a Broward County, Fla., judge. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Indian airports have ditched high-powered X-ray surveillance that offers near-naked images of passengers amid fears of protests over privacy abuse, officials said. picked by suebe 2 years ago

German paraglider was encased in ice and blacked out after being sucked into a tornado-like thunderstorm in Australia and carried to a height greater than Mount Everest. She survived. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Four decades later, Florida now considers removing up to two million tires picked by suebe 2 years ago

'Polo' elephant gets mad, takes on minibus
Player thrown off as tourism, conservation event becomes stomping ground picked by suebe 2 years ago

The 1,200-square-foot studio tucked away in a warehouse complex in southeast Atlanta is more than a place to make limited edition etchings, woodcuts, and so on.

Sounds like a cool place! picked by suebe 2 years ago

Your office desk harbors far more bacteria than your workplace restroom, and if you're a woman, chances are your workspace has more germs than your male co-workers', a new research report shows. picked by suebe 2 years ago

A federal bankruptcy judge approved on Friday the sale of the liberal talk radio network Air America Radio for $4.25 million to Stephen L. Green, founder of a New York real estate firm. picked by suebe 2 years ago