FBI officials say an elderly, thin, gray-haired man nicknamed the "Geezer Bandit" is responsible for holding up five San Diego-area banks since summer. picked by julea 4 days ago

Oprah Winfrey will end her top-rated daytime talk show that has featured newsmakers from President Barack Obama to movie star Tom Cruise, in September 2011, a spokeswoman for her company said on Thursday. picked by Bornbad 4 days ago

O’Kelly, 95, said she was watching TV in another room when she heard a noise. She thought her daughter had arrived, but became suspicious when no one came to greet her. When she went to check, O’Kelly said she found Pflughaupt sitting on her kitchen floor. She was using her hands to eat leftover noodles, and they were running down Pflughaupt’s shirt. O’Kelly didn’t ... read full post picked by cecilberman 4 days ago

Police said Jamar Pinkney Sr. forced his son, Jamar Pinkney Jr., to get naked and then he led him out of his mother's Highland Park home Monday and shot him execution-style in the head in a nearby field. picked by Bornbad 4 days ago

foodplayerlinda is a freelance chef in Connecticut. She manages to create dishes that are creative, wonderful to behold and look delicious. You will find quite a bit here to drool over. Many of the dishes are ones you can make for yourself. Try it tonight. Link goes to an inside-out cake. The frosting is baked inside the cake. picked by 2manyusernames 4 days ago

For a group of South Floridians who consider themselves modern-day vampires, their world is not one based on role playing.

*Flori-duh* picked by Bornbad 4 days ago

Amazingly it has been 50 years since Rocky, Bullwinkle, Sherman, Peabody, Natasha, Boris, and the gang from Fractured Fairy Tales started entertaining children and adults alike. Even today, their humor still plays well. picked by 2manyusernames 4 days ago

evening of Oct. 21, when Bustamante strangled 9-year-old neighbor Elizabeth Olten without provocation, cut the girl's throat and stabbed her, prosecutors said."Ultimately, she stated she wanted to know what it felt like," picked by midnightbliss10 4 days ago

"Among Republicans, however, only 27% say Obama actually won the race, with 52% -- an outright majority -- saying that ACORN stole it, and 21% are undecided." picked by gammerus 4 days ago

A two year old assisted his mom's birth before medics came to cut umbilical cord. Yowzers. picked by analumass 4 days ago

Senator John Kerry's daughter, Alexandra Forbes Kerry, was arrested early this morning on suspicion of DUI.

She blew a .06 and the limit is .08, so maybe she won't be prosecuted, but we should get a pretty cool mug shot soon. picked by hoosker 4 days ago

Former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz has developed a plasma rocket which could cut the cost of space travel by more than half, transforming the aerospace business and clearing the way to exploration for more countries, such as his native Costa Rica. For now, Franklin plans to use the rocket, called the VASIMR, as a a mail-carrier for outer space, a garbage truck for orbital debris and, the ul... read full post picked by analumass 4 days ago

and then cleared a court room by yelling, "There's a bomb in the courthouse!" picked by hoosker 4 days ago

What kind of people allow their faces and names to be shared publicly on a YouTube video that documents them roaming the Twin Cities, laughing for the camera as they assault pedestrians, bike riders and children?

(Video in article) picked by icepigs 4 days ago

For 72 years, the AMA has kept their stance on marijuana constant, classifying it as a Schedule I type substance with no medical value. picked by f4nt0d 4 days ago

A ferocious feline turned her owners into a pair of scaredy cats in their Midtown apartment yesterday, holding them hostage at claw-point until the cops came to their rescue. picked by hoosker 5 days ago

ABC News Finds the Location of a "Black Site" for Alleged Terrorists in Lithuania picked by hoosker 5 days ago

Finally, our lives will never be the same again. I present to you, the best thing for your sliced bread since... well... sliced bread! picked by Ankabout 5 days ago

Unless they've been stockpiling, frozen waffle fans may have to leggo their Eggos for a few months amid a nationwide shortage of the popular breakfast food. picked by sidran32 5 days ago

If I really must say more, the officer defends himself by saying "her mother gave him permission to do so". picked by Koruzarius 5 days ago

Have a hankering for some mildly expensive tacos? Spend all your money on a neat new machete? Not a problem for this guy... picked by f4nt0d 5 days ago

Available to watch for a limited time on Youtube. Slated to be removed from the site on the 30th, so watch this classic while it's still on there.

(this will not embed, and is better viewed in widescreen; which is why it's not in the video tab) picked by donteatpoop 5 days ago

"Physicists have been taking baby steps toward creating a full-fledged quantum computer faster and more powerful than any computer in existence, by making quantum processors capable of performing individual tasks. Now a group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed the world's first universal programmable quantum computer that can run any program that's pos... read full post picked by sidran32 5 days ago

d'Armond Speers decided to perform an experiment. He spoke nothing but Klingon to his son for 3 years to see if his son would pick up the language like any other. picked by 2manyusernames 5 days ago

Lateral thinking, a game of logic for two or more people. Linked are several pages of scenarios. One person knows the answer and describes the scenario to the others, they then proceed to ask a series of yes or no questions until they are able to solve the puzzle. Can be a lot of fun... Shouldn't be har to make up your own too, post them in the comments if you are so inclined, put [ spoiler ] ta... read full post picked by donteatpoop 5 days ago