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Iowa State University has been awarded a $440,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study whether trees and shrubs can reduce farm odors.
Today, everyone with an e-mail address has seen the pitch: A West African lawyer, banker or dignitary wants to get a huge stash of money out of the country. If the victim helps, he'll be cut in.
An inmate who practices Wicca has filed a federal civil rights suit, claiming Bedford County jail officials are violating his religious rights by forbidding him to practice his religion.
The FBI is warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying almanacs, cautioning that the popular reference books covering everything from abbreviations to weather trends could be used for terrorist planning.
Want to buy a largish island off France? Slightly used, with annex. Rains a bit. Trains often late. Nice gardens. Food dubious, but lots of places to drink.
Morality police in southern Saudi Arabia plan to conduct raids to ensure that shops do not sell flowers, candles and gifts to those planning to celebrate New Year.
Jim Campbell, a corporate consultant and motivational trainer, is offering three dozen people a chance to walk barefoot across a bed of piping hot coals in a workshop he calls "Ignite Your Passions for 2004."
David Johnston and Leisa Russell got married dressed as Santa and Mrs. Claus, saying they wanted their marriage to last "as long as the myth of Santa Claus."
Teams of New Zealand firefighters and three helicopters have extinguished a blaze started by two possums that climbed a power pole and short-circuited the 11,000 volt line.
It may come as no surprise when a New York City cabbie has a hard time finding a street, but what's one to do when the street is on no city map, named for someone almost no one can remember and situated in some far-flung corner of town?
Air fresheners that retail for as little as $1.50 have emerged as the deadly drug of choice for many children and teenagers in Australia and New Zealand.
It could be the ultimate New Year tonic for British drinkers. A "hangover pill" that allows people who have over-indulged to wake up the next day with a clear head is to go on sale.
Danes are spreading their genes around the world faster than ever aided by exports from local firm Cryos International, the world's biggest sperm bank.
