Women who binge drink more likely to engage in unsafe sex: study
A U.S. study says women who have more than five alcoholic drinks at one sitting are at increased risk of having unsafe sex and contracting sexually transmitted diseases.
U.S. Navy Ship Arrives at Georgian Port Where Russia Has Troops
Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The flagship of the U.S. navys 6th Fleet anchored off Georgias Black Sea port of Poti today, about 10 kilometers from a post manned by Russian peacekeeping forces following Georgias five-day war with Russia.
Snake scare
Thirty one-year-old media professional Mrinalini Sharma was in an auto rickshaw recently, waiting for the traffic signal at Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Connaught Place, to turn green, when a snake charmer walked up to her and asked her to give him some money. "He had a huge snake in a basket.
City of Las Vegas Getting Tough on Taggers
The City of Las Vegas is adding more ammunition in their war against graffiti vandals. City Council members approved stiffening penalties, raising fines and if caught destroying property, taggers could even lose their drivers license.
The 80s - The Coolest Decade
It may have been dominated with perms, yuppies and shoulder pads but the 1980s has been voted coolest decade of the past 50 years, according to a survey.
CNSNews.com Ron Paul Likely Won’t Endorse McCain, Eyes Third Party Candidate (video)
Minneapolis, Minn. (CNSNews.com) – Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), who will remain a Republican presidential candidate until the convention delegates actually vote to nominate John McCain...
Ike ignites into extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Hurricane Ike grew from a Category 1 into a menacing Category 4 storm in about six hours Wednesday as it fed on the warm waters of Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said.
A FEMALE stripper is facing a rape charge over an alleged incident at a bucks party.
Linda Maree Naggs, 39, is accused of sexually penetrating a man at the party on the Mornington Peninsula last year.
Beer named after patron saint of drug dealers in Guadalajara, Mexico
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - A new beer named after the ‘‘patron saint’’ of drug traffickers is brewing up controversy in Mexico, where the government is locked in a bloody battle against drug gangs.
E. coli Outbreak in Okla. Largest of its Kind in U.S. History
An E. coli outbreak linked to a restaurant in northeastern Oklahoma has sickened more than 200 people and killed at least one person, making it the largest outbreak of this strain of E. coli in U.S. history, according to health officials.
Experts fear firefly populations are blinking out
BAN LOMTUAN, Thailand — Preecha Jiabyu used to take tourists on a rowboat to see the banks of the Mae Klong River aglow with thousands of fireflies.
Death in custody ruled accidental
BEL AIR, Md. (AP) -- The Harford County Sheriffs Office says a man who died after a struggle with deputies perished accidentally.
Ft. Collins Allows Backyard Chickens
FT. COLLINS, Colo. -- The Ft. Collins City Council voted 5 to 1 Tuesday night to allow residents to keep chickens in their backyards in any section of the city.
Iraq to reopen Abu Ghraib prison, include museum
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq plans to renovate and reopen Abu Ghraib prison, the notorious site of executions and torture under Saddam Hussein and later of a U.S. prisoner abuse scandal.
Phone number on stamp sends callers to sex line
DENVER - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is calling one of the phone numbers on the back of its 2008-2009 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp "an unfortunate typo."
Tight Economy Creates Less Trash
Trash is Kevin Kiernan's business, and he has a theory about why there has been a recent decline in the amount being collected.
Messy End For Suspect Trapped In Portable Toilet
TAMPA - It turns out a construction site portable toilet wasn't the best place to hide from two men who think you tried to break into their truck.
Difference between men and women? About 100,000 years of evolution
I was on a bike trip recently with four other guys, cycling several hours a day in Vermont. But every time we got to a long hill, one guy charged up ahead at breakneck speed, desperate to reach the top a minute before the others.
Guilty of beating at Phillies game, National Guardsman opts for tour in Iraq
At his sentencing hearing yesterday, Michael Redrow learned that he's headed somewhere far more dangerous than prison.
Jacksonville Beach Man Threatens Mom, President
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL -- Sheriff's officers say they have arrested a man who threatened the life of his mother and President Bush.
DMX guilty of trying to buy drugs in Miami
MIAMI (Reuters) - Rap star DMX pleaded guilty to trying to buy cocaine and marijuana in Miami and was awaiting extradition to Arizona on outstanding drug charges there, his lawyer said on Thursday.
Zodiac Killer's Identity And Weapon Uncovered?
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) ― The Zodiac Killer attacked at least eight people, terrorizing the Bay Area and taunting police in the 60's and 70's. Thursday, the FBI confirmed to CBS13 they are now running laboratory tests on some items that may link a suspect to the killer.
