Bad news for American writers hoping for a Nobel Prize next week: the top member of the award jury believes the United States is too insular and ignorant to compete with Europe when it comes to great writing. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

Exposed by erosion at the edge of a crumbling bluff, the pit discovered beneath 2 feet of sandy dirt at first appeared to be a grave just long and deep enough to bury a human body. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

What does thirty seconds of can consumption in the US look like? picked by Bandit 3 years ago

So it's hard to beat a scene-stealing squirrel. It's no naked guy on a plane, mind you, but the squirrel's going to be American Airline's ad campaign. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Rio de Janeiro police arrested two fellow officers on Thursday accused of extorting money from two American tourists who happened to be San Francisco cops on vacation. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

She was accused of threatening to sexually molest a neighbor's dog.

Insert double take here. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

With all the people in the world burning our flag can we not lay off the patriots who actually love our country? picked by Moe 12 months ago

This is a list of what make Americans "American" as far as national culture goes (some portions may be a bit dated). Read down the list and you can tell if you have lived most of your life in the States. There are many links for other places to compare against. An eye opening look at those "little things" that make us all different. picked by Moe 2 years ago

[d**kipedia: Teabaggers]
Teabaggers born January 20, 2009, are American protesters with little to no understanding of sexual slang. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

The First North American Secessionist Convention convenes in Vermont. I can't wait to move to Cascadia. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

Guess who tops "Most Foolish American" list? picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

An American Airlines plane carrying 195 passengers has made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport. picked by topofall 2 years ago

Fox News is basically a 24-hour tabloid, American Idol (while ripped off a British show) is essentially a cringe-fest 3 ring circus. So why should it surprise us that the newest low is a reality dating show about obese people looking for love? picked by SarahHansen 8 months ago

Epic Fail. picked by skate2live 2 years ago

In one of the deadliest attacks on American ground forces since the Iraq war started more than four years ago, a suicide car bomber struck a patrol base northeast of Baghdad and killed nine U.S. soldiers and wounded 20. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

We just bailed out Bear Sterns, now there are 2 more public companies that the American Taxpayer will be bailing out again. picked by TacoWallace 1 year ago

WTF?
The average American income is less than $40K...
People in that earnings range budget all the time.


Note:This article is submitted not for its content, but as an exhibit in itself. picked by fugazi 2 years ago

American, Walter Avery battled his opponent, Karl Menckhoff in one of the last dogfights of the first world war. After shooting the German down, he landed and cut a piece of the aircraft's cloth insignia from the side. It sat in a trunk for nearly 9 decades before it was discovered and returned to the German pilot's family. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Gunmen kidnapped a burqa-clad American aid worker and her driver in southern Afghanistan's largest city early Saturday, snatching the woman from a residential neighborhood as she was on her way to work. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Artifacts found are "oyster middens," clusters of ancient shells dumped by American Indians who harvested shellfish at Croton Point. The midden deposits at the park, most likely from the Kitchawans, a subtribe of the Mohegans, were carbon-14 dated to be as old as 6,000 years. picked by suebe 6 months ago