China censors sued for cut steamy sex scenes
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese moviegoer is suing China's film watchdog in frustration with the censored version of Ang Lee's steamy World War Two drama "Lust, Caution", Beijing media reported on Wednesday.
Scientists Claim to Clone Monkey Embryos
Scientists in Oregon say they've reached the long-sought goal of cloning monkey embryos and extracting stem cells from them, a potentially major step toward doing the same thing in people.
German fuming after Swiss told him to learn German
ZURICH (Reuters) - A 70-year old German seeking Swiss citizenship was told to go back to school to learn his own native tongue despite being proficient in German, a Swiss newspaper said.
Espresso, sweet tea coming to McD's
McDonald's Corp. laid the foundation to perk up its beverage and breakfast offerings Tuesday with plans to add upscale coffee drinks, sweetened iced tea, smoothies, breakfast burritos and chicken biscuit sandwiches to its U.S. restaurants in the coming weeks.
Search for British motto turns cynical
A MOTTO for modern Britain in five words or fewer? How about "In America we trust" or "At least we're not French", or "Land of yobs and morons".
Fleeing Robbery Suspect Eaten By Alligator
Investigators said officers responded to reports of car break-ins at a Miccosukee Indian Reservation parking lot located at 500 S.W. 177th Ave. in Miami.
Income gap among black, white families up
WASHINGTON - Decades after the civil rights movement, the income gap between black and white families has grown, says a new study that tracked the incomes of some 2,300 families for more than 30 years.
Strip clubs, athletes can be risky mix
It is pro sports' open secret: A legal, but risky, world of women, adult entertainment, testosterone, money and alcohol, where athletes bond with teammates, celebrate victories and drown sorrows over losses.
Norwegian erotic store violates food rules
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's largest erotic chain store was forced to change the labelling on products such as penis pasta, candy cuffs and chocolate body painting, to comply with Norwegian food regulations.
L.A. Teachers Asked To Pay Back $53 Million
(AP) LOS ANGELES Teachers in the nation's second-largest public school system have been told to return an estimated $53 million they were overpaid because of a faulty payroll system.
AIDS vaccine trial backfires
ELEANOR HALL: It's been hailed as the key to stopping a killer disease that's claimed tens of millions of lives worldwide.
Bishop backs brothel regulation
LONDON (Reuters) - A Roman Catholic bishop in the southern English port city of Portsmouth is backing a campaign to legalize brothels without in any way condoning them.
Intel official: Expect less privacy
WASHINGTON - As Congress debates new rules for government eavesdropping, a top intelligence official says it is time that people in the United States changed their definition of privacy
Woman Crashes Into N.E. Patriots Practice Facility
CBS) FOXBOROUGH, Mass. A Foxborough, Mass., woman was in police custody after she allegedly drove her car through a gate and onto the New England Patriots practice field Saturday.
1968: The Year That Changed Everything
The 1968 election is four decades old, and yet we're still rehashing that moment—that era—in the 2008 contest. Why do we come back to it? And why won't it leave us alone?
Married man eight year sex drought
A Brisbane man reports he was so fed up with always having to be the one to initiate sex in their marriage that he turned to his wife and said "I'll make no more advances until you ask me." That was eight years ago and they haven't had sex since.
One-Third of Popular Songs Refer to Substance Abuse
THURSDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Could country music be worse for kids than rock music? If you judge by the number of alcohol and drug references in songs, a new study suggests the answer could be yes.
Arizona issues warning about poker chips
PHOENIX - Arizona health regulators issued a warning Thursday about a popular brand of high-end poker chips that may contain high levels of lead. The warning about Paulson brand chips — used in many casinos and sold at retail to gamblers — came a day after ABC affiliate KNXV-TV in Phoenix aired a story about the potential contamination.
Law 'turns boys into rapists'
TOUGH new rape laws which make it clear being drunk does not constitute consent have been condemned by barristers, who insist: "It will turn our sons into criminals."
Bhutto under house detention in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani police placed opposition leader Benazir Bhutto under house arrest Friday, uncoiled barbed wire in front of her Islamabad home and reportedly rounded up 5,000 of her supporters to halt a mass protest against emergency rule.
Thousands of bananas wash up on shore
Thousands of bananas washed up on two Dutch North Sea islands on Wednesday after at least six containers fell off a cargo ship in a storm and at least one burst open, a local official said.
Ore. residents use radar on speeders
Residents of The Dalles are taking the radar guns into their own hands. The police are lending the guns to people concerned about speeders in their neighborhoods.
'Bride' with pot drives into N.H. pond
GILFORD, N.H. - A woman wearing a wedding dress and parked beside a pond drove into the water Wednesday after officers tried to take a bag of marijuana from her, police said.
New York's pricey dessert sets Guinness record
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A day after New York City came up with a $1,000 (475 pound) bagel, a local restaurateur unveiled a $25,000 chocolate sundae on Wednesday, setting a Guinness world record for the most expensive dessert.
Fed Up Bodega Owner Uses Machete To Stop Robbery
On Wednesday night in the Woodside section of Queens, one fed up store owner simply had enough. He was being robbed at gunpoint when he decided to fight back.
Nebraska School District Bans Christian Group After Bobbing for Live Goldfish
LINCOLN, Neb. — A Christian student group's latest attempt to show middle school students how fun the group could be was too much for school administrators to swallow.
GOP forces debate on Cheney impeachment
WASHINGTON - House Republicans, changing course midway through a vote, tried to force Democrats into a debate on a resolution to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney on the grounds he purposely led the country into war against Iraq.
