Cardinal Keith O'Brien has urged Catholics to withhold their vote from pro-abortion politicians, calling the practice an "unspeakable crime". picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Eccentric Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has threatened to behead gays unless they leave the country, according to reports. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Unless someone or something stops it soon, the mysterious killer that is wiping out many of the nation's honeybees could have a devastating effect on America's dinner plate, perhaps even reducing us to a glorified bread-and-water diet. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The town of Caledon may force a three-year-old boy with cerebral palsy to give up his miniature pony after a neighbour complained about the smell.

*Oh, Canada...we thought you were, you know...you b*****ds!* picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

The first teller fainted and the next two showed him their empty cash drawers. The robber then threatened to file a complaint with bank management before leaving. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

An 84-year-old British man was threatened with eviction after he underpaid his rent by one penny. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Stiff competition from thousands of mom-and-pop marijuana farmers in the United States threatens the bottom line for powerful Mexican drug organizations in a way that decades of arrests and seizures have not, according to law enforcement officials and pot growers in the United States and Mexico. picked by bingo 1 month ago

Whatever its founding purpose, CA is much different today because corporate interests control it - global pharmaceutical, food, and banking giants in league with complicit UN and government agencies to promote GMOs over healthy foods, and drugs over natural remedies by restricting or banning vitamin and dietary supplements, except ones they control. picked by Doggylives 3 months ago

This woman comes completely unglued while talking to a 911 operator. She threatens to beat her son with a hammer unless the cops come to her house. She even knows the police code for a homicide. (This is an audio file - Language NSFW) picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has warned that the militant group is ready for "open war" with Israel, after the killing of one of its leaders in Syria.

woot picked by germz 2 years ago

Saber rattling intensifies. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

Imagine yourself jobless and struggling to feed your family while the governor of your state threatens to reject tens of millions of dollars in federal aid earmarked for the unemployed.That is precisely what is happening in some poverty-ridden states where Republican governors are threatening to turn away federal aid rather than expand access to unemployment insurance programs in ways that many ot... read full post picked by theclansman 9 months ago

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that NASA should be blocked from conducting background checks on low-risk employees at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory, saying the practice threatens workers’ constitutional rights. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Nearly a dozen shark-attack victims pressed Congress to protect a sea creature they'd rather not run into again.

The group wants to strengthen laws protecting sharks from "finning," in which fins are sliced from sharks for their meat, leaving the fish for dead. The growing market for fin meat, a popular soup delicacy in Asia, threatens many shark species around the world, they say. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

The sister of a girl who was allegedly molested and impregnated four times by their father says she waited until she turned 18 to come forward because she was afraid of being placed in state custody. picked by tgkprog 10 months ago

The pine beetle, the size of a grain of rice, has already destroyed British Columbia's forests and devastated the logging industry. Now, the insect threatens to upend the province's push to curb its greenhouse gases. picked by chinook 2 years ago

The profusion of international news available on the Internet has made it increasingly difficult for the average American to ignore the rest of the world, a trend researchers say threatens Americans' long, proud history of disregarding anything not about them. picked by kamaloo 2 years ago

In what can only be described as an unreal Kafka-esque situation, city code law enforcement officials in Daytona Beach threaten a shop with fines if their Santa Claus leaves the store.

The reason: once outside Santa is considered an animated sign - and *that* violates city code. picked by henkspaan 1 year ago

A retired businessman testified Tuesday that Erie County Sheriff’s Deputy George Avery threatened to sexually assault him two years before Avery was indicted on charges of raping a 24-year-old man in the Sheriff’s Office Elma substation. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Police chase turns ugly. picked by jLoSsDh 1 month ago