He has died. No word on the cause yet. picked by Moe 6 days ago

And, of course, many don't. Rosie Rojas, a waitress at the Sunrise Restaurant just east of the prison, said customers had been talking about the proposal since it became public Saturday. While the potential to create more than 3,000 jobs has some local residents excited about the possible impact on the local economy, others worry about the safety of the community if Thomson becomes a home for ter... read full post picked by cecilberman 6 days ago

In pursuit of an Eagle Scout badge, Kevin Anderson, 17, has toiled for more than 200 hours hours over several weeks to clear a walking path in an east Allentown park. Nick Balzano, president of the local Service Employees International Union, told Allentown City Council Tuesday that the union is considering filing a grievance against the city for allowing Anderson to clear a 1,000-foot walking an... read full post picked by cecilberman 6 days ago

"I think if Republicans truly believe in keeping government out of our lives—that should include not dictating who one can marry." picked by JoshSF49 6 days ago

For 25 hours a team of 16 physicians operated on Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna, who were joined at the head. The operation was apparently successful, even the delicate operation of separating the girls' brain tissue. picked by Ankabout 6 days ago

If you are male, a headline mentioning male sexual problems could be the key to getting you interested in scientific research. That’s the theory, perhaps, behind a health.com report that begins:Study links BPA in plastics to erectile dysfunction picked by Bornbad 7 days ago

The chickens have come home to roost. picked by Bornbad 7 days ago

A 5-month old baby died in hospital while the doctor was playing a game online, an investigation has found.

<-- Not the baby picked by aclister 7 days ago

China's Ministry of Health has banned the use of physical punishment to wean teens off the net, months after a boy was beaten to death at an internet boot camp. picked by aclister 7 days ago

Cops saw a parolee in violation, tried to arrest him. Parolee jumps into a car with 2 chums and flee. Cops pursue...and then things got REALLY fun. picked by maven 7 days ago

Either Worthing rocks so hard that people jump over piers as a matter of course or Worthing is so dull that people have to do stuff like this for thrills. Whichever it is, it's where I live and these people jumped over a pier with a kite. picked by pocksucket 7 days ago

Recovery.gov lists hundreds of millions spent and hundreds of jobs created in Congressional districts that don't exist. picked by hoosker 7 days ago

An old cliché has the highly evolved humans of the future sporting large heads to hold their advanced enlarged brains, "but that's nonsense, whole nonsense," said paleontologist Peter Ward at the University of Washington at Seattle, author of "Future Evolution." picked by Bornbad 7 days ago

The rumors were everywhere. On Facebook. On Craigslist. At the coffee shop. Young women were being drugged at downtown bars. Someone was slipping them "date rape drugs," like the sedative Rohypnol or party drug GHB. They weren't being sexually assaulted. But someone was making them sick. It seemed like the stuff of urban legend. picked by midnightbliss10 7 days ago

A single mother, is being threatened with a military court-martial if she does not agree to deploy to Afghanistan, despite having been told she would be granted extra time to find someone to care for her 11-month-old son while she is overseas.

<=== Not the mom in question picked by tigertony 7 days ago

As played out on the Outer Banks, after the recent bout of storms that battered the east coast. Great pics by Brian Elkus from his blog. Continuation and update of this. picked by meggysue 7 days ago

Whoever is Bruce's Secret Santa should get him one of those memory improvement books. Or some Post-It Notes and a Sharpee and he can put it on the back of his guitar. picked by bigirishdude 1 week ago

Best known for his roles in The Equalizer and The Wicker Man, Edward Woodward has died in hospital, aged 79. picked by pocksucket 1 week ago

Dispatchers in Yukon, OK listened in disbelief as two men spoke casually in the background after an accidental 911. "They were talking in detail about drug deals." Police decided to pay a visit and found Xanax, Hydrocondone, Oxycontin, Ecstasy and marijuana. Rough estimates put the value of the drugs at $20,000, but the story Yukon officers now have is priceless. picked by equinox 1 week ago

Oregon opened another chapter in U.S. marijuana history when at 4:20 p.m. Friday, about three dozen people christened the nation's first cafe for licensed residents to sit down, sip coffee and smoke marijuana. picked by ozero 1 week ago

Obama's visit to China has sparked numerous trends, including haircuts modeled after the President's buz. picked by melgesevad 1 week ago

Evangelist Tony Alamo used his status as a self-proclaimed prophet to force underage girls into sham marriages with him, controlling his followers with their fears of eternal suffering. picked by iamamaniac 1 week ago

Stephen Scott, director of research at the National Academy for Parenting Practitioners, has said his research shows children from lesbian couples do better in life than the offspring of heterosexual couples.

"Lesbians make better parents than a man and a women," Mr Scott told a meeting for the launch of think tank Demos. picked by Magoo 1 week ago

A tree snail found in the tropical forest near Cairns, Australia has been named after the late Steve Irwin. The Queensland Museum named it Crikey steveirwini. picked by Magoo 1 week ago

Obama has an electoral mandate, and control of congress. Yet he stimulated the economy too little, and fluffed a perfect moment to take on America’s banks and health insurers. Doubts lurk about what the president stands for, and whether the “Obama-ism” in his campaign can translate into governance. Put more simply: has Obama begun to change Washington, or has Washington begun to ... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 1 week ago