Pedro and Salvacion Servano have been model U.S. residents since arriving from the Philippines in the 80s. Pedro, 54, is a family doctor in central Pennsylvania. 51-year-old Salvacion runs a grocery store and bakery.
Due to a change in marital status more than 20 years ago, they are facing possible deportation back to the Philippines. picked by marli 2 years ago

A 12-year-old boy trick-or-treating with his family in central South Carolina was shot from inside a home Friday and killed, and his father and brother were wounded by the gunfire, authorities said. picked by muppet 1 year ago

No monetary damages are asked for. Plaintiffs alledge that during the 50's & 60's, soldiers were subjected to chemical tests without full disclosure. They seek to be relieved of their non-disclosure statements and receive health care for problems caused by the tests. picked by bernardblack 9 months ago

A teenage member of a violent street gang in Guatemala killed his younger brother for belonging to a rival group, police said on Friday, as the two criminal groups battle for dominance across Central America. picked by bornbad 7 months ago

We're gluttons for infographics, and a team at Kansas State just served up a feast: maps of sin created by plotting per-capita stats on things like theft (envy) and STDs (lust). Christian clergy, likely noting the Bible Belt's status as Wrath Central, question the "science." Valid point—or maybe it's just the pride talking. picked by nickcobb 3 months ago

If you want to understand the hold that Bollywood has over India, go to Manoj Desai's old movie palace, in the crowded neighborhood known simply as Mumbai Central. Go to the early show, at 11:30 a.m., when the line for tickets occasionally spills off the sidewalk and into the parking lot. picked by neilharvey 2 years ago

Zimbabwe's central bank says it will soon introduce a 100 trillion dollar note as the once prosperous country battles to keep pace with hyperinflation that has caused many to abandon the country's currency. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

The streets are littered with villains and Superman and Batman are nowhere to be seen. But help is at hand because a hero is on a one-man mission to fight crime.
Vincent Oligbo has stopped dozens of crimes in central London, rescuing women, children and men from pickpockets, thugs, knifings and more. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A Central Florida man is accused of punching and attacking a body inside an open casket during a funeral. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Rising majestically out of the plains of central Burma, 2,417 feet up in the air atop an ancient, sheer-sided volcanic plug, the Buddhist monastery of Popa Taungkalat surveys the surrounding scene. An amazing example of a human construction merged organically with its natural setting, Taung Kalat also draws thousands of pilgrims each year because of its great spiritual significance. picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

Venus Express has constantly been observing the south pole of Venus and has found it to be surprisingly fickle. An enormous structure with a central part that looks like the eye of a hurricane, morphs and changes shape within a matter of days, leaving scientists puzzled. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The afternoon of January 30, 1969 was when The Beatles surprised a central London office lunch crowd with an impromptu concert on the roof of their Savile Row Apple headquarters. More video in comments. And why a tribute rooftop concert was cancelled picked by suebe 10 months ago

BEIJING — Mobile phone users in central China could face jail for sending unwanted erotic text messages while in the north, one local Communist Party branch has held 480 meetings on the problem in the past month. Henan province has announced that firing off just one such message could see the sender slapped in detention for up to five days, the China Daily reported on Tuesday. Three messag... read full post picked by soreen 4 months ago

"It broke a record that day, the most rain to fall in Central Park for that day, I think it was 5.5 inches, and it felt like I absorbed most of it." picked by maxriter 2 years ago

A 2-year-old girl was strangled by a 12-foot Burmese python Wednesday inside a central Florida home. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

Our Milky Way Galaxy has two distinct parts in its outer reaches that rotate in opposite directions, astronomers announced today. The galaxy has a bulbous core where stars are tightly packed and orbiting rather furiously around the central black hole. Then there's the big flat disk with its spiral arms, also orbiting the galactic center somewhat in the manner of a hurricane's spiral bands. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An unusual exhibition is confusing and amusing tourists and locals in central Copenhagen this month. picked by kakana 6 months ago

Doctors in central Kenya have successfully removed an empty half-litre (one-pint) beer bottle from a man's colon, a report said Friday, but how it got there remains a mystery. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A plan is afoot to have horse drawn carriages around Central Park replaced by environmentally friendly classic cars, like the Ford Model T. picked by suebe 2 years ago

State authorities have charged a central Pennsylvania man with propositioning his own 13-year-old daughter on the Internet picked by ruthstark 2 months ago