Bald eagle to go from endangered list to delicious menu item next month1
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the number of Bald Eagles in the United States hitting the highest level since World War II, the Fish and Wildlife Service said on Monday it will decide on removing them from the list of threatened and endangered species by June 29.
Hair thieves in Myanmar are stealing ponytails. Patchouli-scented hackey sackers flee in tears
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Women in Myanmar not only have to watch out for pickpockets when they're commuting, shopping or walking down the street, but also hair thieves, a weekly journal reported Sunday.
California sea lion joins childrens' walk-a-thon; seeks bukket
CORTE MADERA, California (AP) -- He has flippers instead of feet -- and certainly no sneakers or hiking boots. But that didn't stop a sea lion from joining schoolchildren on a walk-a-thon.
Grandparents of 12-year-old girl sue after female substitute teacher shows "Brokeback Mountain" in class. Apparently class voted for "Sordid Sorority Sisters 3" but was overruled
A suit was filed on behalf of a 12-year-old girl who claims she suffered psychological distress when a teacher showed in class the gay-themed movie "Brokeback Mountain."
Worried about her upcoming prison term starting June 5, Paris Hilton is going to learn Karate and seven other Japanese words
TERRIFIED PARIS HILTON is taking self-defence classes so she can protect herself from violent inmates in jail.
The Brits bring out their secret weapon in search for missing toddler: Becks
May 11, 2007 (KABC-TV) - Soccer star David Beckham made a televised appeal on Friday for information relating to missing British toddler Madeleine McCann.
British supermarket chain accused of encouraging binge drinking by selling beer for 70p a pint. In its defence, Sainsbury's points out it was Budweiser, so the binge will shortly be followed by the purge
SAINSBURY’S was yesterday accused of encouraging binge drinking by selling bottles of strong lager — for 37p each.
Man in India campaigns for political party to protect rights of "living dead"; founds Braaaaaaaaaaains Party
LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - A villager is campaigning in northern India for the rights of people declared legally dead by cheating relatives seeking to steal their assets.
Broadcast TV loses 2.5 million viewers in one year. Producers of "The Real Wedding Crashers" and executives who cancelled "Drive" blame daylight savings time and DVRs
NEW YORK (AP) -- Maybe they're outside in the garden. They could be playing softball. Or perhaps they're just plain bored.
EBay in talks to acquire StumbleUpon for $75 million. In related news, Fark.com in talks to acquire Heineken for $24 a case
EBay Inc. is in advanced talks to acquire StumbleUpon Inc., an Internet company that helps people discover Web pages that match their interests, according to people familiar with the matter.
How many different ways can Rush Limbaugh fans call TV station employees morons? Here's a sample of the 2,800 submissions
"Do you guys do ANY research before reporting a Non-Story, or do you just stick your finger in the air?"
Man runs into music store, hits woman repeatedly with piece of wood, runs out without taking anything. Police theorize it was either an unusually stupid robber or an average drummer
Police said the 69-year-old was in a Mount Isa music store yesterday when a 21-year-old man allegedly entered the shop and struck her repeatedly on the arm and head with the block of wood.
Chinese chickens playing soccer, complete with commentary on the number of 'fowls' they're committing. What the hell, it's Fark.com
HERE’S roosters Pele and Puskas enjoying a game of footie.
The pair started playing after getting a ball in Shenyang, China. But apparently no pals will join them — they’re both terrible fowlers . . .
Dick "Go F**k Yourself" Cheney makes a surprise visit to Baghdad; teaches warring factions all about diplomacy; calms everybody with his peaceful demeanor
BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney pressed Iraq's leaders to make more progress on reducing violence and achieving political reconciliation Wednesday in a visit punctuated by a thunderous explosion that shook windows at the U.S. Embassy where Cheney was visiting.
French business community breathing easier now that Bill O'Reilly has lifted his boycott of French products. Paris Business Review personally thanks O'Reilly for boycott, which increased French imports to the U.S. by almost 30 percent. O RLY?
In March 2003, Bill O'Reilly called on all Americans to boycott the use of French Products because of France's disagreement with the United States decision to invade Iraq (those French really blew THAT one).
Broadcast TV loses 2.5 million viewers in one year. Producers of "The Real Wedding Crashers" and executives who cancelled "Drive" blame daylight savings time and DVRs
NEW YORK (AP) -- Maybe they're outside in the garden. They could be playing softball. Or perhaps they're just plain bored.
After RUSH sells 84,000 copies of new record in first week, columist blames it on the publics' poor taste. Submitter says it's the blame of salesmen...OF SALESMEN
Before I tell you what George Lucas said at the all-star Time magazine dinner for the 100 most influential people, let's cut to the chase: Cate Blanchett arrived and looked gorgeous.
Wild, wild horses couldn't drag them away, but nearby stables can make them relocate their concerts
BELGRADE (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones have asked to change the venue for a concert in Belgrade to spare hundreds of horses from enduring a potentially traumatic experience.
Brits spend £32,000 on alcohol in their lifetimes, poll finds. Slightly intoxicated Farkers sneer, make slightly slurred jokes about it being Amateur Night every night back in the Sceptered Isle
BOOZY Brits blow £32,000 on alcohol in their lifetimes, says a poll.
Scientists develop cap that shoots magnetic pulse through your skull so you can cram a full night's sleep into three hours
SCIENTISTS have devised a way to cram a good night’s kip into THREE HOURS.
Warren Buffett wants to buy a "big" business. Apparently, he's bored with his Margaritaville thingy
OMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) -- Warren Buffett on Sunday said he would like to buy a "huge" business for his Berkshire Hathaway insurance and investment company, and would sell other investments to buy it.
18,000 Mexicans strip for nude photograph, then all leave in one van
MEXICO CITY — More than 18,000 people stripped down and bared it all in Mexico City's vast main square Sunday for U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick's biggest nude shoot yet.
EA cuts deal with The Weather Channel, so all games played in NCAA Football '08 will be played in real-time weather conditions. (Halfway down the page)
On the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, her majesty — or that "noted railbird" as co-host Bob Costas called her — was on hand to help NBC spice up its coverage.
Look, nothing I could make up would be as good as the real headline. Just click the link
A DEBATE is raging among doctors over Muslim women who ask for operations to reconstitute their hymens before marriage, and medical certificates stating they are virgins.
Woman prepares to give birth to 17th child. Once again, it's a Vagina, not a clown car. Bonus Points: They live in Arkansas, and the father's name is Jim Bob
Michelle Duggar said Monday in a telephone interview from her northwest Arkansas home that the whole family is excited about the arrival of the baby girl they will name Jennifer Danielle, keeping with the family tradition of giving the child a name that begins with J.
Her name is Satepauhoodle. She's a Native American tracker. And she's a member of a Secret Service unit known as "The Shadow Wolves." Guys: whichever of you marries her, you better damn well remember your anniversary
TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION, ARIZ. - In an era of unmanned drones, night-vision goggles and wireless sensors, Sloan Satepauhoodle scours the desert along the Mexican border for drug smugglers in the old ways.
Brewery ordered to pay alcoholic beer taster $50,000
SAO PAULO, Brazil - A Brazilian court has ordered local brewer Ambev to pay 100,000 reals (US$49,400; euro36,400) to an alcoholic beer taster who drank about a liter and a half (3.2 pints) of beer each day.
If the traffic light's about to go red, sometimes it's smart to just keep going
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A motorist in Orange County, Fla., opened fire and narrowly missed shooting a 2-year-old in a car seat after his mother did not run a changing red light as she approached an intersection, according to deputies.
Man fails to break Guinness World Record because his 40 volunteers made addition and subtraction mistakes and had trouble reading a 24-hour clock
AURORA, Ill. -- Errors in simple arithmetic got in the way of an attempt to get into the record books.
EMTs gone wild. "You've got to be a dumb ass to do something like this"
Two New York City Fire Department medics have quit after the discovery of a lewd video they produced that featured a naked prostitute and drunk homeless man, the New York Post reports.
