Remember the tragic, horrific story about 13-year Megan Meier and how her adult neighbors, including Lori Drew created a false persona that resulted in her committing suicide?

Indictments were handed down today that could have Drew spending as much as 20 years in prison picked by 2manyusernames 11 minutes ago

Astronomers are baffled after finding an exotic type of star called a pulsar apparently locked in an elongated orbit around a star much like the sun -- an arrangement defying what had been known about such objects. picked by AutumnLotus 27 minutes ago

Crystal is one of dozens of young people who are turning to social networking sites to talk about sexual assualt.

Some do it as a form of therapy, others like Crystal do it because they feel slighted by the justice system which often has a hard time convicting rape cases or as in Crystal's case when the prosecutor doesn't file rape charges at all. picked by 2manyusernames 59 minutes ago

This is fascinating. I have long since pondered over how the torches work, the mechanics behind them, and the design.

This covers it all. picked by muppetmaker 1 hour ago

Russian space scientists have announced a new breakthrough in a long pedigree of firsts: the birth of 30 grandchildren of a "space cockroach" who spent 12 days in orbit. picked by AutumnLotus 1 hour ago

These two boys raise a rather interesting point....

WOW! picked by muppetmaker 1 hour ago

Watch out for those news ninjas. They are everywhere. picked by muppetmaker 1 hour ago

The fictional Norwegian Blue parrot - famed as the star of Monty Python’s iconic dead parrot comedy sketch - appears to have once really existed. picked by AutumnLotus 1 hour ago

...A group calling itself "Clinton Supporters Count Too" ...stands ready to boycott the Democratic Party if Clinton doesn't win the nomination, and will work against superdelegates who support Obama over Clinton as a means of registering their displeasure with the party. picked by ImNotBlue 2 hours ago

The Royal Air Force is using instructions on the many uses of condoms as a tactic to lure young British men to sign up for the RAF Regiment. picked by mutil8or 2 hours ago

After her alleged torturers were ordered to be tried as adults, a mentally disabled teen asked her mom over the phone: "Are they getting out?" picked by mutil8or 2 hours ago

Seems that one person’s smut is another person’s morning latte. A Christian group out of San Diego has found grounds for outrage over the new logo for Starbucks Coffee. picked by mutil8or 2 hours ago

Wondering why a box of bugs were mailed across the world? picked by unzercharlie 2 hours ago

Hannah was a happy 13-year-old until she became an 'emo' - part of a sinister teenage craze that romanticizes death. Three months later she hanged herself. Here, her devastated mother tells other parents: No child is safe........ picked by lunasol 2 hours ago

After hearing scratching noises, the Mohnton postmaster sent a package to be X-rayed. Inside were 26 really big beetles. picked by pocksucket 2 hours ago

The book shown on the left was published in February, 2006. I wonder what the title of the guy's next book is going to be. picked by kissmenow 3 hours ago

Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence said Robert Fripp. Professor Adrian North says that once you've filled the cup of silence you should fill your wine glass and enjoy the two.

I'd always thought it the other way round, but what do I know? picked by pocksucket 4 hours ago

Hex was born with a sibling partially absorbed into his body. Surgery was planned to correct the various complications this raised but Hex died before it could be done.

Previous story here. picked by pocksucket 4 hours ago

An 11 year old who runs a 4:50 mile, a 9 year old signed to Manchester United, and a 4 year old gunning for Tiger Woods. These kids' better, is better than your better. picked by rjonesx 5 hours ago

"In my heart the dead are dead and they cannot come back again," Mukantabana said of those she lost. "So I have to get on with the others and forget what has happened." picked by MeMe 6 hours ago

Donna Campbell claims her husband, Arnim Ramdass tried to keep about $600,000 in lottery winnings from her. She grew suspicious of Ramdass when he started to keep the television turned off and disconnected the phone line. Her suspicions rose when she found a postcard about a new home purchase. picked by 2manyusernames 6 hours ago

I'm sorry, but it would be worth going through secret service to smack him upside the head for saying that.


(because you cannot have enough time wasters) picked by gammerus 7 hours ago

"When I left the Bush administration in 2003, it was clear to me that its strategy for defeating terrorism was leaving our nation more vulnerable and our people in a perilous place"

Richard Clarke's comments. From 2006, old, but since Dubya's at it again..... picked by DerAlt 8 hours ago

Most Americans believe the choice to end one's life is a personal decision and that physician-assisted death should be legal, according to a new survey. picked by jhordie 8 hours ago

Country music star Dolly Parton has hit back against Howard Stern's satellite radio show, which last week manipulated recordings from one of her audio books into seemingly racist and sexually graphic sound bites. picked by jhordie 9 hours ago