WILMINGTON, N.C. — Want to know how far it is from the eastern end of Interstate 40 in North Carolina to the western end in California? You’ll have to punch it into your GPS or try MapQuest. The Star-News of Wilmington reports that a popular sign showing the distance between Wilmington, N.C., and Barstow, Calif., [...]
November 15, 2009
A British stripper who tried to poison her lover by lacing his Angel Delight with anti-freeze got her just desserts when she was jailed for 33 months. Sophie Mardon, 26, poured half a bottle of the toxic liquid into the pudding and served it to Martyn Kay, 31, his brother Neal, 26, and their father [...]
November 15, 2009
LONDON — A British heritage charity is encouraging employees to help the environment by eschewing indoor toilets and relieving themselves outdoors. The experiment applies to male gardening staff at Wimpole Hall, a stately home about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of London. The National Trust, which runs the property, says the staff are being encouraged [...]
November 15, 2009
Calling him the oldest tagging suspect they have ever captured, Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 74-year-old Los Angeles man for allegedly putting “slap tags” on the inside of Metropolitan Transportation Authority buses. For the last seven months, deputies assigned to the Special Problems unit of the Sheriff’s Transit Bureau have been trying to [...]
November 14, 2009
WACO, Texas — Authorities say a Texas woman lied about having breast cancer and spent $10,000 raised at a benefit to have her breasts enlarged. McLennan County sheriff’s investigator James Pack says in court records that 24-year-old Trista Joy Lathern shaved her head to look like a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy. Pack says Lathern wanted [...]
November 14, 2009
A misconstrued text message announcing the passing of a beloved pet has sparked a flurry of diplomatic activity in Canada. Transport Minister John Baird sent a message reading: “Thatcher has died”. Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper was soon informed that 84-year-old former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had passed away. But it was actually Mr [...]
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