As the sun is setting, people gather at beaches around the world, waiting for the ocean to come alive with displays of bioluminescence. But while they are drinking in the beauty of this living light, few know of the drama of life and death that unfolds every night at the surface of the ocean… picked by dingbat 2 months ago

In a follow up to this story, the 2 officers are to be charged because "the officers failed to take reasonable care by firing shots in an open area at a non-poisonous snake"

Let the debates begin anew. picked by Moe 2 years ago

Pictures of the last days of a man infected with HIV. Alone and with his family. Besides, the man is on drugs (the possible cause of infection) picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Leave it to Windows to ruin part of the Opening Ceremony picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

The dogs — named Buckshot, Katie and Obu-Jet — inherited $400,000 and a house in Hagerstown with the death last year of owner Ken Kemper. Altogether, their estate is worth about $800,000. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

After Archimedes' death at the siege of Syracuse, one general took back a mechanical bronze sphere that showed the motions of the sun - a very early computer. picked by bingo 12 months ago

A couple was charged in the death of a 2-year-old boy after his charred remains were found hidden in the basement ceiling.


*Warning, very horrible story. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Slender, dark-haired Karen Jane Matthew was brought into the downtown King County Jail around 1 a.m. on Sept. 16 last year after being arrested for selling rock cocaine on Aurora Avenue. Over the next 30 hours, the 51-year-old inmate with a long, mostly misdemeanor record, including drugs and prostitution, lost consciousness and split open her head in a fall; told a cellmate she was "dope sic... read full post picked by bingo 1 year ago

Poor woman must have suffered terribly! picked by Ziaphra 3 years ago

A French widower who is trying to sue Golden Search and Rescue over his wife's death has inadvertently caused 3 groups to suspend SAR operations and all others to threaten to do the same unless the province either picks up the insurance tab or changes liability laws.
Update to picked by chinook 5 months ago

A Russian medical student has confessed that she killed two elderly neighbors with an axe because she wanted to witness an actual death. picked by kakana 5 months ago

A new exhibition of rare, unpublished and unseen photos of Paul Newman – which opens in London on Thursday, almost a year after his death – invites the viewer to engage in a calmer form of admiration.
The mood of the pictures, shot during the filming of Exodus in 1960, is of a comfortable intimacy. We feel welcome.
Click on the the link in the article for a preview of pics picked by Bingo 3 months ago

Ohio waded into uncharted territory Friday when it announced plans to switch from the usual three-drug cocktail used to execute inmates to a one-drug method that death penalty opponents praised as a step forward — albeit one that has apparently never been tried on prisoners. picked by TraumaMamma 2 weeks ago

What does the word iatrogenic mean? This term is defined as induced in a patient by a physician's activity, manner, or therapy. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

We've combed through the medical journals to find the most horrific examples of masturbation mishaps. From misplaced household items to self-mutilation to accidental death, it's all here, and it's all true. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Management called when 33 Orthodox Jews stormed the camp at the end of visiting hours. No one knows why. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A prison parolee and sex offender was identified as the man suspected of killing five women in the city in a little more than a month, and he could face charges in a sixth death from 2004. picked by punthe 2 years ago

The African nation of Burundi has snuck a law that criminalizes homosexuality into an omnibus bill that abolishes the death sentence and outlaws torture. picked by funkfrost 1 year ago

A Greek court has given its verdict on the case of John Hogan, who jumped from a fourth floor hotel balcony clutching his children. The fall resulted in the death of his six year old son, Liam. His defence was diminished responsibility through mental incapacity.

Update to AutumnLotus' post on the story. picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

In the game, children use dog leashes, bungee cords wrapped around their necks or other means to temporarily cut blood flow to their head. The goal is a dreamlike, floating-in-space feeling when blood rushes back into the brain. picked by muppet 2 years ago