Apparently there's a marketplace for gadgets that remind you that you left your kid in the car, you irresponsible dumbass of a parent
(AP) -- Your car has a sensor that tells you when you've left the headlights on or the keys in the ignition. It probably has another reminding you and your passengers to buckle your seat belts, and still another that sounds when the door is ajar. Some cars even to tell you when the tires need inflating.
Cool, I found another geckoooOOoooooooooooohhhhhh
A 21-year-old man who was out in the middle of the night hunting geckos to feed a pet snake has died after falling 45m down a disused sewer shaft in Sydney.
Karma stops and catches its breath after 18 year pursuit; imprisoned stalker who killed actress Rebecca Schaeffer recovering from 11 stab wounds
SAN FRANCISCO — A man convicted of killing a popular 1980s actress was stabbed in prison by a fellow inmate Friday.
Scientists create world's first schizophrenic mice using interbreeding patterns of Floridians
It is believed to be the first time an animal has been genetically engineered to have a mental illness. Until now they have been bred only for research into physical conditions such as heart disease. It will allow researchers to study the disease and develop treatments using a limitless supply of laboratory animals.
Cities now fight gang violence the American way: by suing them
FORT WORTH, Texas - Fed up with deadly drive-by shootings, incessant drug dealing and graffiti, cities nationwide are trying a different tactic to combat gangs: They're suing them.
Monster jumping fish striking people at record pace in stretch of water (with jumping fish pics)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Boaters and other watercraft riders are being hit and injured by giant jumping sturgeons at record pace within a 40-mile stretch of water in Florida.
Garlic capital of the world losing its garlic to accommodate urban sprawl. Will soon be known as just another town south of San Francisco you can't afford
(AP) GILROY, Calif. People enjoying the Gilroy Garlic Festival Saturday may not know that while the garlic may seem plentiful the area's garlic farms are disappearing.
Juicing down for global warming
Many power utilities are gearing up to install "smart" meters in kitchens or living rooms to show customers the cost of their electricity use – per minute and perhaps per appliance. During times of peak usage, utilities may even remotely adjust your home thermostat.
Hazardous Materials in Her Bag?
An unsuspecting senior citizen from Long Island, N.Y. is behind one of the incidents that prompted the TSA to issue a bulletin last week about cases in which they suspect terrorists may have been probing airport security by trying to bring peculiar items on board airplanes.
Bus driver fired for sending 38,000 texts
A POLISH bus driver desperate to win the jackpot in a contest has been fired for sending 38,000 text messages on his company mobile phone.
Dude gets jail time for photoshopping porn pics with his family member's faces
PROVO - A Utah County man will spend six weeks in jail for editing sexually explicit photographs -- to include faces of family and LDS community members.
Have you heard how simply driving a new car off the lot reduces the price by 25 percent? It's a myth
If you have ever thought of buying a new car, you are undoubtedly familiar with the claim that as soon as you drive the new car off the showroom floor its price falls dramatically. Recent popular books have asserted that simply driving a new car off the lot reduces the price by 25 percent.
Pope Benedict XVI declares any clash between creation and evolution "absurdity." Religious right sputters
POPE Benedict has said there is substantial scientific proof of the theory of evolution.
Proof that the Gonzales lied surfaces. Whoops
WASHINGTON - Documents show that eight congressional leaders were briefed about the Bush administration's terrorist surveillance program on the eve of its expiration in 2004, contradicting sworn Senate testimony this week by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
Creationism museum has drawn more than 100,000 visitors since it opened 2 months ago. P.T. Barnum would have been proud
PETERSBURG, Ky. - Less than two months after opening, a northern Kentucky museum dedicated to promoting creationism has drawn 100,000 visitors, causing some growing pains, museum officials said.
This criminal mastermind completed his own arrest trifecta... in the same day
ONEIDA, N.Y. - A central New York man hit the criminal justice trifecta, three arrests in three hours. Kevin Rich, 40, was charged early Sunday morning with soliciting money from people and loitering.
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - An explosion and fire hit a major gas pipeline in northwest Russia early on Thursday but it was unclear if exports were affected, officials and witnesses said.
CBS/AP) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. A man charged with improperly disposing of a corpse claims he chopped up his friend's body, stuffed the parts in a metal drum and rolled it into a river in a panic after the friend died of a drug overdose, police said.
Rule #120 When Just Getting Out Of Jail: Don't celebrate by overdosing on PCP. Rule #74 When Your Buddy Overdoses On PCP After Just Getting Out Of Jail: Don't chop his body up, stuff the pieces into a drum, and throw it in the river
CBS/AP) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. A man charged with improperly disposing of a corpse claims he chopped up his friend's body, stuffed the parts in a metal drum and rolled it into a river in a panic after the friend died of a drug overdose, police said.
For only the second time in history, McDonald's posts a loss for the quarter. Maybe now they'll put the transfat back in the fries and make 'em taste good again
CHICAGO - A massive one-time charge dragged down McDonald's Corp. second-quarter results Tuesday as the fast food chain lost $711.7 million — only its second quarterly loss ever.
This week's seven year old terrorist on the no-fly list brought to you by Ft. Lauderdale
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida — The name of a seven-year-old Coral Springs boy is on the no-fly list.
With no greater problems to address, Australian government springs into action to ensure anglers can still legally drink while fishing
The Northern Territory Government is springing to action to prevent fishermen being stopped from having a beer on rivers adjoining Aboriginal land.
The five Cs of picking out an engagement ring diamond: Color, Cut, Clarity, Carat and Colt .45
(CBS13) LODI Lodi police are looking for a one-armed man who robbed a jewelry store.
Newspaper reports that airfares kept low because of... the Wrath of Kahn?
ITHACA, N.Y. — At 89, Alfred Kahn doesn't fly as much as he used to. When he does, he can't help but smile and feel a sense of accomplishment when he sees how crowded the planes are these days.
Magician discovers that when you name a trick "The Spike Illusion in the Face of Death", well, you're just asking for trouble
Japanese magician Princess Tenko has been seriously injured in a sword trick that went wrong.
Guy, arrested for hitting girlfriend in the head with 3-iron, did it because he was pretty teed off
New Port Richey, Florida — After a night of drinking, a Holiday man who "hates everything" hit his girlfriend in the head with a 3-iron three times this weekend, and now is jailed on a domestic battery charge, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reports.
♪ Runaway train never going back ♪ Wrong way on a one way track ♪ Seems like I should be getting somewhere ♪ Somehow I'm hitting a 1500 gallon propane tank ♪
WATERTOWN, N.Y. - Two runaway train cars carry military equipment from Fort Drum rolled about eight miles Monday before crashing into a CSX maintenance train and derailing, causing a small propane fire that prompted evacuations, authorities said.
NFL Commish orders Michael Vick to stay away from preseason camp for violating the league Personal Conduct Policy, being an asshat
NEW YORK (AP) -- Michael Vick was ordered by commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday to stay away from the Atlanta Falcons' training camp until the league reviews the dogfighting charges against him.
Thieves steak out a butcher shop, steal $7,000 worth of meat. Police are currently on the lookout for the purloined sirloin
CARNIVOROUS thieves have stolen around $7000 worth of meat from a butcher shop in a possible ram-raid.
Politicians reject a plan to put up a barrier preventing people from jumping off of a 700 foot bridge because it would obstruct the view
AP) AUBURN At least 45 people have jumped to their deaths from a 730-foot-high bridge in the Sierra foothills since it opened in 1973, according to the California Department of Parks and Recreation.
