TYLER, Texas — A 25-year-old man suspected of breaking into an East Texas house is jailed after police found him taking a bath in the house. The incident happened about 3:30 a.m. Sunday in a blue-collar neighborhood of Northwest Tyler. Police Sgt. Matthew Smyser said a resident called to report that a man had kicked [...]
December 21, 2009
FAIRFAX, Va. — As Erick Williamson sees it, being naked is liberating, and if passers-by get an eyeful while he’s standing in front of a picture window, that’s not his problem. A Fairfax County judge saw it a little differently Friday, convicting Williamson of indecent exposure in a case that has raised questions about what’s [...]
December 19, 2009
LYNNWOOD, Wash. — Burglars in this north Seattle suburb apparently didn’t know what they were stealing when they grabbed a little wooden box. Turns out it was the cremated remains of the homeowner – 67-year-old Ken Heggen – who died of cancer in October. Now Heggen’s family is asking for his ashes to be returned [...]
December 18, 2009
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND- A billboard sponsored by a local Anglican church that shows Joseph and Mary in bed has set tongues wagging in New Zealand, with the Catholic Church condemning it as others found it funny. The controversial billboard, erected by St Matthew-in-the-City Church in Auckland, shows a dejected-looking Joseph under bedcovers beside a sad [...]
December 18, 2009
A monster iceberg nearly twice the size of Hong Kong island has been spotted drifting towards Australia in what scientists Wednesday called a once-in-a-century event. Australian glaciologist Neal Young pinpointed the slab, which is some 19 kilometres (12 miles) long and about 1,700 kilometres south of the country, using satellite imagery. He said he was [...]
December 16, 2009
CHILTON, Wis. — Two women accused of seeking revenge on a cheating lover by gluing his penis to his stomach have reached plea deals. Forty-eight-year-old Therese Ziemann, was accused of doing the actual gluing. She pleaded no contest Monday to reduced charges of disorderly conduct and misdemeanour battery. Her sister, 43-year-old Michelle Belliveau, pleaded no [...]
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