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The discovery of mad cow disease in a dairy cow in Washington state has led to renewed warnings that people should eschew cow's brains, as that is the organ most affected by the disease and among the most likely parts to spread the ailment to humans.
A flight in the United States proved lucky for a British woman who suffered a heart attack. Fifteen heart specialists, all bound for a medical conference in Florida, stood up to offer help when a cabin attendant asked, "Is there a doctor on board?"
When robbing a bank, it may not be the smartest move to write the holdup note on a personal check. That's what led them to arrest two people, Salt Lake City police said.
Gene Wethington began bowling on lane one at the Lebanon Bowling Center and kept at it until he reached the 52-hour, 15-minute mark recognized by the Guinness Book of Records.
A French children's author has sued Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, claiming the cartoon fish they catapulted to fame in the worldwide blockbuster "Finding Nemo" was plagiarized from his 1995 creation Pierrot Le Poisson Clown.
In its annual compilation of language irritants, Lake Superior State University singled out 17 words and phrases that it says ought to be banned as overused, trite, euphemistic or just plain inaccurate.
The Cuban authorities have launched an inquiry into how the official newspaper of the Communist party ran a front page photograph of Fidel Castro which appeared to have been doctored to make him look like Adolf Hitler.
The men of Zilwaukee may soon face a hairy dilemma every morning. Some city council members want to require all adult men to grow beards — or buy a $10 shaving permit — as part of celebrations of the town's 150th anniversary.
Who in America best typifies the Internet? America Online Chairman Steve Case? eBay CEO Meg Whitman? What about Al Gore? No, no and no. The answer is The Internet Guy.
Of the 20,000 or so sayings submitted for consideration as Pennsylvania's official tourism slogan, some were easily eliminated, like "Pennsylvania: We're old. We're cranky. Deal with it."
The 100,000 implant testicles for dogs that Gregg Miller has sold may not have done much for sex life of castrated canines, but they have worked wonders for the self-esteem of guilty owners.
As soon as a group of fellow bikers pulled the handlebars out of his abdomen after his motorcycle crash, Brian Shipwash wanted to do one more thing in case he died. So he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box, broken and blood-spattered, with a ring inside and asked Shandra Miller to marry him.
Cyber blackmail artists are shaking down office workers, threatening to delete computer files or install pornographic images on their work PCs unless they pay a ransom.
