Showing stories from 17 November 2008
SFGate (USA) 17 Nov 23:44
A hand model, magician and actor blames a Martha Stewart-branded lounge chair for snipping off a bit of his livelihood. In a lawsuit filed Monday against Kmart Corp. and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Patrick Albanese said he was moving the Martha Stewart...
Yahoo! News 17 Nov 23:44
AP - A hand model, magician and actor blames a Martha Stewart-branded lounge chair for snipping off a bit of his livelihood.
Yahoo! News 17 Nov 23:03
AP - Army and Navy recruiters took one look at 330-pound Ulysses Milana and told him to forget about joining. "'You've got to lose weight,'" Milana remembers them saying. But Marine recruiters were willing to work with him as he began his weight-loss journey in December 2007.
Metro (United Kingdom) 17 Nov 22:26
VIDEO: A light aircraft has crashed into a cow after overshooting a runway, sending the poor animal tumbling.





SFGate (USA) 17 Nov 21:14
A driver who threw an axe at another motorist, wounding him, has been sentenced to 37 days in jail. The man, 51, was sentenced Friday in Lancaster County Court for third-degree assault and criminal mischief after pleading no contest to the charges....
SFGate (USA) 17 Nov 21:08
A 32-year-old man was booked and jailed for investigation of reckless endangerment and fourth-degree assault on Friday after allegedly throwing a wrench at another vehicle on a highway. The tool broke a vehicle's driver's-side window, showering glass inside...
Yahoo! News 17 Nov 21:08
AP - A 32-year-old man was booked and jailed for investigation of reckless endangerment and fourth-degree assault on Friday after allegedly throwing a wrench at another vehicle on a highway.
Yahoo! News 17 Nov 20:59
AP - An oversize skull with a built-in sauna is turning heads in the Austrian capital. The white walk-in structure — situated near a busy Vienna intersection — is known as the "Wellness Skull" and also boasts a bathtub and shower. On either side of the neck, that is.
SFGate (USA) 17 Nov 20:57
A Burlington woman awaiting a court of appeals ruling on an earlier conviction for forging her mother's checks has been arrested for allegedly doing it again. The woman, 43, was sentenced last summer to 15 years in prison but is free on bond while the case is...
Yahoo! News 17 Nov 20:57
AP - A Burlington woman awaiting a court of appeals ruling on an earlier conviction for forging her mother's checks has been arrested for allegedly doing it again. The woman, 43, was sentenced last summer to 15 years in prison but is free on bond while the case is being reviewed by the Iowa Court of Appeals.
Yahoo! News 17 Nov 18:18
Reuters - A Dutch couple on a visit to the eastern Indian state of Bihar paid 10,000 rupees ($204) for four samosas, a spicy deep-fried snack that usually doesn't cost more than a few rupees, a newspaper reported on Monday.Yahoo! News 17 Nov 18:18
Reuters - Eight of Britain's fattest pets are to embark on a 100-day diet and fitness regime in a bid to crowned this year's pet fit club champion.KTRK (USA) 17 Nov 17:20
Times Square is getting their first environmentally friendly billboard, powered entirely by wind and sun
KTRK (USA) 17 Nov 17:18
It's no 90210, but residents of a small community in Louisiana are just happy to have any ZIP code
USA Today (USA) 17 Nov 16:53
Italian soccer team Catania has come up with a creative way to score from a free kick: block the goalkeeper's vision by having ...


WLS (USA) 17 Nov 15:43
It's no 90210, but residents of a small, rural community in southern Louisiana are just happy to have any five-digit ZIP code.
WLS (USA) 17 Nov 15:31
Wade Walling of Romeoville, Ill., scored a total of 785 points to win the World Goose Calling Championship.
Yahoo! News 17 Nov 14:52
Reuters - Eight of Britain's fattest pets are to embark on a 100-day diet and fitness regime in a bid to crowned this year's pet fit club champion.
Metro (United Kingdom) 17 Nov 11:15
Bad idea: Entering someone's house without permission. Really bad idea: Entering someone's house without permission to play with their cougar.





Metro (United Kingdom) 17 Nov 10:51

