San Francisco story follow up to - picked by topofall 1 month ago

Mom continually lies to police when questioned and shows no remorse that her daughter is missing.
FLORIDA! picked by Rowangrey 1 month ago

Oh dear, bit predictable I suppose. picked by topofall 1 month ago

Despite our ever-increasing knowledge of the natural world, too many people still see it as just another means to make money. picked by deEPCHIll 1 month ago

Five years without fishing around Lundy Island off the coast of Devon have brought a significant revival in sea life, scientists report. picked by deEPCHIll 1 month ago

Part three of four. picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

Lilian Ladele, the bigoted registrar won a lawsuit against Islington Council when they punished her for not performing her duties. She claimed that her strict religious beliefs superseded the will of the law and her employer. It has recently been discovered that she had a baby out of wedlock. I guess her strict religious beliefs only matter when it suits her. picked by 2manyusernames 1 month ago

The campaign, which plastered the London subway with posters advertising the charms of South Carolina and five major U.S. cities to gay European tourists, landed with a resounding thud in South Carolina... picked by ybcool 1 month ago

Incredible photos (and minor descriptions) of architecture by the famed Antoni Gaudí. Wow, holy wow. picked by psycmoe 1 month ago

Chevrolet created a 20' billboard made entirely from one-pence coins in London. It was installed last week and consisted of 20,000 pennies. It was created to advertise the £7,695 Aveo. In just 30 minutes, Londoners had stripped the billboard clean. pics picked by BernardBlack 1 month ago

Young Catholics attending World Youth Day celebrations in Sydney may find themselves swamped with offers of free condoms after a court overturned legislation giving police the power to arrest anyone who "annoys" pilgrims. picked by mutil8or 2 months 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 2 months ago

An archaeological team has discovered the site of the ancient hippodrome race course in Olympia in Greece, where the emperor Nero competed for Olympian laurels 1,600 years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Irena Sendler, an amazing Roman Catholic woman who created a network of rescuers in Poland and smuggled about 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghetto in World War II. picked by jhordie 2 months ago

well on this date 196 years ago. After years of fighting the French, UK started to blockade the US to prevent trading, impressing Americans into fighting for the British as well as helping the native Americans in their fight against the US. Because of this, America declared war on the UK and invaded Canada . The war was incredibly costly to both sides and is also the inspiration for The S... read full post picked by bernardblack 2 months ago

Mass extinction never sounded so awesome. picked by sofsr 2 months ago

It's not just the American dollar that's losing value. A government agency has decided that an American life isn't worth what it used to be. picked by KeroBeros32 2 months ago

Earlier in June, China launched a week-long series of anti-terrorist drills called "Great Wall 5". picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

"A bailout at this stage would be the worst possible outcome for American taxpayers and mortgage holders, who have been paying a risk premium to these foreign investors. It would change the rules of the game retroactively and would directly subsidize the risks taken by sophisticated foreign investors.""A bailout of GSE bondholders would be perhaps the greatest taxpayer rip-off in A... read full post picked by siennablue 2 months ago

This collection of audio files is intended to archive the greatest speeches in recorded history. Most of the files are from the 20th century, but there are a few exceptions, such as the Edison recordings. Feel free to download, distribute, and learn from these audio files! picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

Incredibly accurate list, and pretty pathetic when you think about it picked by carguy4life 2 months ago

A driver unfamiliar with the area and relying on navigational equipment took a wrong road back to the hospital. No one knows if the delay contributed to her death - probably it didn't but the family says they'll never know. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

On July 10, 1925, the Scopes trial -- or "Monkey Trial," as it was called -- began with jury selection. The trial lasted just a week but the questions it raised are as divisive now as they were back then. picked by mitzuzake 2 months ago

BBC: Investigators are expected to say ordinary fires on several different floors caused the collapse.

However, a group of architects, engineers and scientists say the official explanation that fires caused the collapse is impossible. picked by deEPCHIll 2 months ago

World Heritage Sites are named by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The sites, both cultural and natural, added to the list are deemed "of outstanding value to humanity" and deserve protection and preservation, according to the UNESCO Web site. picked by deEPCHIll 2 months ago