With her mother desperately in need of a transplant, Laura Ashworth told family and friends she wanted to donate one of her kidneys.

So when the 21-year-old died after an asthma attack, it seemed that the tragedy would at least give Rachel Leake a chance of a healthy new life. picked by doggylives 6 months ago

Desir said she was having trouble breathing and asked for oxygen, but a flight attendant twice refused her request, Oliver said Sunday in a telephone interview. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

For 4 years Peter Tubic has refused to pay a ticket he received for parking his untagged vehicle in a front driveway. He also refused to move it, increasing his fines. Now he faces foreclosure for his willful disregard of his debts. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

Dog claims he was raised by a b***h. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

Four U.S. Navy ships which have been stationed off cyclone-hit Myanmar with relief supplies and aircraft will return to normal duties after the junta rejected their help. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

Salisbury police say an 18-year-old woman escaped an attacker by biting off part of his genitals. picked by mutil8or 5 months ago

Why is the rest of the world pussy footing around with the 'junta'?

Ignore them and just do it! picked by topofall 5 months ago

The bouncer thought she was a male, even refused to look at her ID. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

A failed businessman who has paid nothing towards a mortgage on his home for more than 15 years, had the debt wiped out by senior judges. Djabar Babai was told he had effectively acquired "squatter's rights" over his £250,000 detached home, as his dispute with his mortgage lender has dragged on for so long. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday refused to hear an appeal by two U.S. military deserters who sought refuge in the country to avoid deployment to Iraq, a conflict they argued is “immoral and illegal.” picked by Ellz 11 months ago

A man who pretended to be a priest was sentenced after he refused to pay a huge restaurant bill. Surprisingly, he seemed to urge for being jailed. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

When her beagle, Rocco, squeezed himself under the backyard gate and disappeared into the streets of Queens, 5-year-old Natalie Villacis refused to believe - as her parents reluctantly told her - that she would never see the puppy again.

That was in 2003.

Last weekend, Rocco came home - after being found in Georgia. picked by TraumaMamma 3 months ago

Not because she was too old, no, because she was too TALL. picked by muppetmaker 8 months ago

University of Florida police were justified in using a Taser against a student who refused to stop questioning Sen. John Kerry on campus last month, according to a state investigation released Wednesday.

Follow-up to: picked by proverb 12 months ago

An 18-year-old woman was fatally shot last week after she refused to cook a hamburger for her alleged assailant, say police. The victim did not know the assailant. picked by arsphidius 3 weeks ago

A Stockholm, Sweden, man was forced to get veterinary assistance when a mysterious parrot took up a position on his head and refused to budge. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Barbara Wagner, a lung cancer patient was prescribed chemotherapy. Instead of paying for the treatment, Oregon instead asked if she wouldn't rather have a peaceful death instead. After the health plan refused to pay for the medicine the drug manufacturer offered to pay for 1 year of the $4k/month treatment. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

A schoolgirl wasted away and died after developing such a fear of dentists that she would not even open her mouth to eat. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

The California Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of employees complaining about toxic chemicals in the workplace because four of the seven justices owned stock in oil companies that sold the solvents at issue. picked by notphil 9 months ago

Security guards refused to allow a woman into a federal courthouse until she removed a bra that triggered a metal detector. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago