Showing stories from 28 January 2010
SFGate (USA) 28 Jan 22:49
New York City's transit agency is investigating a video posted online that shows a man kissing and snuggling a live chicken aboard a subway. The subway rider who took the video said Thursday that it was one of those New York moments she felt compelled to...
USA Today (USA) 28 Jan 21:20
American Kennel Club dog registration statistics for 2009 are out, and they show these as the ten most popular purebred dogs. ...


KTRK (USA) 28 Jan 19:37
Police say man robbed a bank of hundreds of dollars by convincing a bank teller that a woman and child would be killed if he didn't pay a ransom to their captor
KTRK (USA) 28 Jan 19:35
The keys were in the ignition of a pickup truck that hit a freight train at a Washington state crossing, but there's no sign of the driver or any trauma
USA Today (USA) 28 Jan 18:24
A frightened, shivering dog has been rescued from the Baltic Sea after floating alone on an ice floe 15 miles off the Polish ...


BBC News (United Kingdom) 28 Jan 18:18
An MP suggests "oafs" who give painful handshakes "to prove the strength of their personalities" should be charged with assault.
Yahoo! News 28 Jan 17:46
Reuters - A prank has had serious repercussions for an Indonesian boy facing criminal charges because he caused a classmate to be stung by a bee, the Jakarta Post reported on Thursday.
Yahoo! News 28 Jan 17:45
Reuters - Argentina's president recommended pork as an alternative to Viagra Wednesday, saying she spent a satisfying weekend with her husband after eating barbecued pork.KTRK (USA) 28 Jan 17:12
Well, at least there won't be any hecklers
KTRK (USA) 28 Jan 17:08
New York City's transit agency is investigating a video posted online that shows a man kissing and snuggling a live chicken aboard a subway
WLS (USA) 28 Jan 16:17
The bleachers will be barren Friday at a high school basketball doubleheader between two rivals in northwestern South Carolina. School officials say no fans will be allowed in because of safety concerns.
SFGate (USA) 28 Jan 16:11
Well, at least there won't be any hecklers. The bleachers will be barren Friday at a high school basketball doubleheader between two rivals in northwestern South Carolina. School officials say no fans will be allowed in because of safety concerns. Attendance...
WLS (USA) 28 Jan 15:52
The FBI says a Pennsylvania man told authorities he robbed a bank because he was "sick of being poor."
WLS (USA) 28 Jan 15:42
Authorities say the search for millions of dollars of cigarettes stolen from a warehouse in East Peoria has reached as far as the New York and Miami areas.
WLS (USA) 28 Jan 15:41
So you think you can dance at the Jefferson Memorial? Think again.
WLS (USA) 28 Jan 15:35
A Washington state SWAT officer shot and killed a young bull after deputies, the animal's owner and others failed in a five-hour attempt to stop it from running loose near Ridgefield.
WLS (USA) 28 Jan 15:33
An overdone bagel has forced the evacuation of Portland's City Hall.
BBC News (United Kingdom) 28 Jan 15:30
Customers in a Tesco store are asked not to wear nightwear or go barefoot to avoid upsetting other shoppers.
Metro (United Kingdom) 28 Jan 13:34
If Phil the groundhog's shadow does not appear on February 2nd then winter will cease and joy will spread throughout a small corner of America. But now his standing is under threat from a robot...
Metro (United Kingdom) 28 Jan 13:13
A dog had a lucky escape after he got stranded on an ice floe that had carried him over 70 miles up a river and out onto the icy waters of the Baltic Sea.

