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Deputy arrests John Quincy Adams

DESTIN, Florida - A man who alternately identified himself as a long-dead United States president, a police commissioner, a police chief or an undercover FBI agent told a deputy to "arrest yourself" when he was told he was under arrest. A deputy saw the 36-year-old man standing in the roadway in front of Buddy's Food Mart on U.S. Highway 98, where he was obstructing traffic and jeopardizing his own safety, according to the arrest report. When the deputy tried to engage him, the man began walking backward while staring at the deputy. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Michael Jackson may be buried in concrete

Los Angeles, California - A friend of Michael Jackson's family says the late U.S. pop singer's coffin may be encased in concrete to prevent fans from digging up his grave. The Sunday Telegraph reported the burial as described by the unidentified source would take place immediately after Jackson's funeral. Details of the funeral have remained secret, but a memorial for Jackson is scheduled to take place Tuesday in Los Angeles. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Woman files suit against Lindsay Lohan

St. Petersburg, Florida - A local chemist, who claims she was contacted to develop a sunless tanning spray, says actress Lindsay Lohan and her business partners stole a custom made formula to sell and market for themselves. The tanning mist went on sale nationwide in May and is available in Tampa at International Plaza through cosmetics retailer Sephora. Each can sells for $35.00. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Figure Skating Champ Charged in Drug Bust

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey - Former figure skating champion Nicole Bobek has been charged with being part of a Northern New Jersey drug ring. The 31-year-old Bobek made her first court appearance Monday by video from the Hudson County Jail. Bobek, who has homes in New York and Jupiter, Florida, was arrested in Florida last week. She is charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Hudson County. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Caiman in zoo bites the pointing finger

GAVLE, Sweden - A teenage girl in Sweden learned the hard way some reptiles do not like to be pointed at -- especially when the hands are within biting range.
The girl was bitten Monday by a spectacled caiman, a close relative of alligators and crocodiles, at Furuviken Park in eastern Sweden several hours north of Stockholm. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

St. Louis, Missouri - Russ Carnahan voted to close us and other small businesses. A growing number of business owners and taxpayers are mobilizing na

St. Louis, Missouri - Russ Carnahan voted to close us and other small businesses. A growing number of business owners and taxpayers are mobilizing nationwide against the House-approved cap-and-trade energy bill, which would reduce energy consumption but could raise energy prices and harm small businesses. The revolution will not be televised: it's been blinking along on a giant bakery sign in St. Louis, Mo., instead. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Car twice covered in barbecue sauce and pickles

AURORA, Illinois - An Illinois woman told police her car was covered in barbecue sauce and pickles on two consecutive nights.
The 23-year-old Aurora woman, who was not identified by police, told investigators that her 2001 Chevrolet Impala was first covered in condiments July 1 while it was parked in the driveway outside of her family home. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Man trying to shoot off tree limb arrested

NORTH HAVEN, Connecticut - A man who allegedly used a shotgun to try to get rid of a tree limb in his backyard has been arrested.Antonio Chiaia, 74, of 9 Cricket Court, was arrested at his home Saturday morning after a neighbor reported he was discharging a shotgun in his yard, Capt. James Merrithew said.Chiaia told police he could not reach the tree limb with a saw. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Relatives of Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Decry Lack of Coverage Amid Jackson Spectacle

Springfield, Virginia - A day before New York Rep. Peter King called Michael Jackson a “pervert” unworthy of nonstop media coverage, the aunt of a U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan on the same day Jackson died asked why her nephew's death went virtually unnoticed while the King of Pop got memorial shrines across the country. "Mr. Jackson received days of wall-to-wall coverage in the media," Martha Gillis wrote to the Washington Post. "Where was the coverage of my nephew or the other soldiers who died that week?" More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Hospital Technician Exposes Up to 6,000 Patients to Hepatitis C

DENVER, Colorado - A Denver hospital said Monday it has asked every patient who had surgery there over a six-month period to come in for a blood test amid allegations that a former technician exposed up to 6,000 people to hepatitis C as she fed her painkiller addiction. Kristen Diane Parker, 26, is accused of injecting herself with painkillers meant for patients, then filling the used syringes with saline solution. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Ex-football player shot during argument over can of beer

Florida - A former Texas Christian University football player was shot after an argument with his mother's boyfriend over a can of beer, according to Florida authorities. Lorenzo Jones, 22, was hospitalized after he was shot in the abdomen on June 30, according to the Broward County sheriff's office. He had gotten into an argument with his mom's boyfriend. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Man pays $510 debt with bags of coins

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - A $510 debt was paid by a man who brought 33 pounds of coins to the courthouse in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok, officials said. Bailiffs said the businessman from Partizansk, Russia, a town in the Primorye Territory, brought in 14 bags of coins to pay the debt owed to a Vladivostok man. He had initially refused to pay despite a court order, RIA Novosti reported. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Teacher marries fourth-grader in his classroom

Maine - A Falmouth elementary school teacher has apologized for participating in a mock wedding in which he was the bridegroom and the bride was one of his students. Paul Rosenblum, a fourth-grade teacher at Plummer-Motz School, agreed to take part after much cajoling from his class, according to a letter to parents from Principal Karen Boffa. The girl's marriage proposal to her teacher had been much discussed by the class, and they felt it should result in a playground wedding, Boffa wrote in the letter dated June 29. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Man breaks into house while in police uniform to steal PlayStation

AUBURN - A Gwinnett police recruit has been charged with burglarizing an acquaintance's apartment in Auburn last week while in uniform.The allegations have cost Buford resident Sean Filyaw, 24, his potential slot with Gwinnett County's largest police agency, authorities said Monday.Filyaw, a cadet in the Gwinnett County Police Department's training academy, has opted to resign in lieu of being terminated, Gwinnett police spokesman Cpl. David Schiralli said. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Neighborhood upset over fake TV filming raid

Washington DC - Montgomery County police officers staged a fake raid in Northwest D.C., complete with guns drawn and police lights blazing, sparking outrage from local residents who were not warned that the cops were acting for a TV show. About a half dozen off-duty officers, who wore county uniforms and drove county police cars, were hired by a local production company. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

The Devil jams thumbs in man’s eyes

PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida - A man who claimed to be the Devil and threatened to kill another man before jamming his thumbs in the man’s eyes faces an aggravated battery charge, according to an arrest affidavit released Monday. The victim told investigators he was leaving a Cumberland Farms store on Floresta Drive about 12 a.m. Monday when John Eugene Yale Jr., 43, approached him. More… Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

CAMBRIDGE, Minnesota - A 21-year-old woman faces felony charges after allegedly prank-calling her 69-year-old grandmother 45 times in one day, threatening to kill her. The woman faces five felony counts including harassment. A criminal complaint said she told police she was “bored” and “wanted to have some fun.” More… Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Amsterdam considering bank help for prostitutes

AMSTERDAM - Amsterdam city council is turning its attention to a pressing problem for one of the city's key business sectors -- banking and credit for prostitutes who can't get accounts from mainstream institutions.
The city's red light district is famed the world over for its women in tiny windows and even tinier clothing, but despite the trade being legal, many banks shy away from taking the ladies on as customers. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

65-Year-Old Woman Faces Jail Time For Feeding Cats

Beverly Hills, California - Katherine Varjian, 65, had been feeding feral cats, or felines that are not under her ownership, in her Beverly Hills neighborhood for the past 12 years. The Beverly Hills Municipal Court will now decide whether or not her actions are within the confines of the law. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Michael Jackson to be buried without his brain

California - Michael Jackson will be buried this week– without his brain. As his family tries to finalise details for the King of Pop’s funeral on Tuesday they have been told it will be held back for tests.
They faced the grim choice of waiting up to three weeks for Jackson’s brain to be returned to them or go ahead and bury him without it – which they have decided to do. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Man has five kidneys after three donations from family members

India - Mr Singh, 33, has had three transplant operations after donations from his two sisters and mother. However, after the first two failed, doctors decided to leave the non-functioning organs inside him. Mr Singh has received his latest kidney from his 55-year-old mother and is determined that this time the transplant will work. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Woman found dead in backyard fish pond

Utah - A West Valley City woman was found dead in her backyard pond Sunday evening and police say it appears to be an accidental drowning.
West Valley City Police Sgt. Terence Chen said the 73-year-old woman was found in the shallow fish pond by a family member around 8:45 p.m. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Airline May Introduce Standing Room Only Section

UK - Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary wants passengers to stand on the budget airline’s flights, in a bid to pack in more people and boost profits.
Passengers would pay less to huddle next to what have been described as “bar stools”, with seatbelts around their waists. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Michael Jackson Memorial Tickets Listed for $15,000 on eBay

Didn't get a ticket to Michael Jackson's public memorial at the Staples Center this Tuesday?
You can buy one for a cool $15,000 on eBay. Earlier, a "Buy it Now" ticket was listed for $20,000, CBS News reports.
Some 8,750 people were awarded two tickets each via an online lottery over the weekend. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Assaut by Pizza: Man smashed pizza into woman's face

Iowa - A Des Moines man is being held without bond this morning at the Polk County Jail for allegedly assaulting a girlfriend with a slice of pizza. When officers arrived at 808 19th St., shortly before 9:30 p.m. Sunday, they found Ron Reliford, 36, of Des Moines, sitting in a car outside. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Little people call for FCC to ban the word midget

NEW YORK - Little people are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to ban the use of the word "midget" on broadcast TV.
The group Little People of America said Sunday the word is just as offensive as racial slurs.
The request was prompted by an April episode of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice that the group said was demeaning. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Caffeine May Cure Alzheimer's

Three large cups of coffee a day could help to slow the progress of Alzheimer’s disease and even reverse the condition, researchers say.
A daily dose of caffeine can suppress the degenerative processes in the brain that can lead to confusion and memory loss, a study in mice suggests.
Although drinking coffee has previously been linked to a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s, this is the first study to suggest that caffeine can directly target the disease itself. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Passenger fixes a mechanical problem with airliner

Menorca - Holidaymakers avoided a long delay to their flight home when a passenger fixed a mechanical problem with their plane.
Passengers on Thomas Cook flight TCX9641 from Menorca were told to expect an eight-hour wait while an engineer was flown out from the UK. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Man arrested for punching a police horse

PROVINCETOWN - Police were busy last night with fourteen arrests, including one of an Orleans man accused of punching a police horse.
Christopher McEnaney, 18, was arrested and charged with assault on a police horse and resisting arrest after he punched a horse from the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office, one of the mounted patrol horses ridden during town’s raucous July 4 festivities, Provincetown police Sgt. Carrie Lopes said. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Chicago's Bloody Weekend: 8 Dead, Dozens Wounded

Chicago - At least eight people were killed and some two dozen others were wounded over the weekend. Four of the victims lost their lives during a bloody six hours late Saturday and early Sunday. Four of the victims lost their lives and at least 22 were wounded during a bloody six hours late Saturday and early Sunday, including an 8-year-old boy. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Inmates Break Sprinkler - Flooding Forces Evacuation of Jail

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - A county jail near Boston has been evacuated after officials say a group of inmates broke the sprinkler system and flooded the building.
Middlesex County Sheriff James DiPaola says several inmates at the Middlesex Jail in Cambridge became unruly Sunday morning after 15 of them were sent to area hospitals with flu-like symptoms. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Airport signs costs soar to $2.2 Million

MINNEAPOLIS - The price tag for new signs directing motorists to terminals at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has soared to $2.2 million, officials say.
The Metropolitan Airports Commission says the signs are necessary because up to 20,000 people per year end up at the wrong terminals at the airport. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Woman says state wants late veteran’s assets

Iowa - Two tours in Vietnam. A Purple Heart. A welding accident. A wheelchair. Death at 61. A bill for $277,186.96.
Two months after Roger Lennon died, the woman who took care of him for more than a dozen years got a bill in the mail. The state of Iowa said the Bettendorf veteran owes almost $300,000 for the medical care he received in the state-run veterans home. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

For your next vacation contact Afghanistan Tourist Information Center

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - There's a new building in town, and it isn't a military barracks or a hospital. It's a Tourist Information Center. They are training tour guides and teaching restaurateurs about customer service. The challenges are many — land mines, dangerous roads outside Bamiyan, and, not least, Afghanistan's reputation as anything but a tourist haven. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Wine prices lower than bottled water

Australia - A wine glut has driven prices lower than bottled water as the industry faces an unprecedented meltdown and a fire-sale of unprofitable vineyards.
The price collapse and overplanting has forced Australia's biggest winemaker, Foster's, owner of prestigious labels such as Lindemans and Penfolds, to sell 31 vineyards across the country. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Man wraps a chain around teen's neck, sprays with Mace

Texas City, Texas - Police arrested a Texas City man accused of wrapping a large chain around his 15-year-old son's neck before spraying the teen in the face with Mace at their home Saturday morning, authorities said.
The teen ran to a neighbor's home with the 15- to 20-foot towing chain around his neck at approximately 6:45 a.m. and called police, said Texas City Police Capt. Brian Goetschius. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Beer bellies caused by genetics - Not by the beer

UK - scientists have discovered that the so-called 'beer belly' is not caused by consuming alcohol – but more to do with genetics.
A study of thousands of beer drinkers found that although people who drink regularly are more likely to put on weight, they do not necessarily accumulate fat around the abdomen. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Australia probes navy sex game

Australia - An investigation is under way in Australia over claims that navy sailors competed with each other to bed their female colleagues for cash prizes.
According to Channel Seven news, sailors on board HMAS Success put a cash value on each woman's head. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Stopping for ducklings causes six-car pile-up

Wisconsin - An Illinois man stopped on I-90/94/39 near Arlington on Friday morning to let some ducks cross the road and caused a pileup involving at least six cars, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol.
The accident occurred at about 10 a.m. near the 122-mile road marker, said Sgt. Greg Jenswold, of the patrol's DeForest Post. No serious injuries were reported. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Fireworks Explosion Kills 2, Injures 3

OCRACOKE, North Carolina - A truckload of fireworks exploded Saturday morning on a dock at a remote North Carolina island, killing two workers and critically injuring three others preparing for an Independence Day celebration, authorities said.
The explosion shook homes and businesses and was heard across a village on the southern end of Ocracoke Island, which is the only inhabited part of the 15-mile spit of land, accessible only by boat. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

1 Killed In Disney Monorail Crash

ORLANDO, Florida - A Walt Disney World employee was killed early Sunday morning when two monorails carrying at least five guests collided at Magic Kingdom, emergency officials said. The name of the driver has not been released. The operator of the other monorail was not injured.
Eight other people were evaluated after the crash, but no other injuries were reported. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

NFL QB Steve McNair killed in murder-suicide by 20-year-old woman

Nashville - Former NFL star quarterback Steve McNair was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds in a Nashville condominium Saturday - and authorities hinted he was murdered by a girlfriend who then turned the gun on herself.
Cops discovered McNair's bullet-riddled body slumped on a sofa inside his rented condo's blood-spattered living room, authorities said. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Former D.C. Mayor Barry charged with stalking

WASHINGTON DC - Police say former Washington Mayor Marion Barry has been arrested and charged with stalking a woman.
The United States Park Police said Barry, a current D.C. Council member, was arrested Saturday in Washington after a woman flagged down an officer and complained that Barry was stalking her. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

TSA Agent Arrested at Airport for Avoiding Pre-Flight Screening

NEWARK, New Jersey - A Transportation Security Administration agent was arrested at a New Jersey airport after authorities say she avoided a pre-flight screening and boarded a plane.
Authorities say Wanda Weems of Newark was detained Friday morning at Newark Liberty International Airport after she boarded a Continental Airlines flight bound for Houston. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Texas inmates sweat it out

RIVERSIDE — Glowing like an atomic peach, the summer sun vaulted from Lake Livingston and hung in the cloudless sky like a thousand heat lamps from hell. Inside Riverside’s Ellis Unit, prison inmates stripped to their boxers and, with bland resignation, swabbed their dripping bodies.
Come summer, Houston’s hot. Pavement buckles; lawns wither; tempers flare. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Customer number 2,000,000 - Go to jail

Cook County - Police recently issued "IR" No. 2 million to a 38-year-old Indiana man arrested in the south suburbs on charges of possession of $10 worth of marijuana and a minor traffic violation. IR numbers -- the "IR" stands for "individual record" - are like Social Security numbers for criminals. They are assigned to criminal suspects the first time they are arrested in Cook County. The same number sticks with a person for every subsequent arrest in Cook County. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Smokers face $20 cigarette packs

Australia - Cigarettes could cost more than $20 for a packet of 30 and come in plain wrapping if radical proposals now under consideration by the federal government are accepted.
The government is considering a cigarette tax hike and a ban on all remaining tobacco advertising and sponsorship in response to its yet-to-be-released Preventative Health Taskforce report. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Man steals produce from fatal accident scene

Australia - A motorist is believed to have stolen produce spilled at the scene of a fatal truck accident.
The truck rolled about 5.30am on the Gateway Motorway near Eagle Farm, in Brisbane, and the load of produce it was carrying spread over the ground.
Police are investigating reports that a man, driving a silver Holden Commodore utility, stopped at the scene and stole a produce. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Bank robber had recognizable face - Was former customer

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - A man who allegedly robbed a Florida bank was recognized by bank employees as a former customer, police say .
Sgt. Frank Sousa of the Fort Lauderdale police said bank employees picked David Lotridge out of a photo lineup. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Bar-owner jailed over fatal drink duel with teen

Berlin, Germany - A German bar-owner was sent to prison for 41 months Friday for a drinking duel with a teenaged boy which plunged the schoolboy into a fatal coma. The Berlin bar owner cheated, mainly pouring himself water, while 16-year-old Lukas drank at least 45 shots of tequila, the Mexican spirit. The schoolboy later became unconscious with brain damage and died in hospital. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Homeless man keeps making 911 calls - Pollice kill him

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police say officers were forced to fatally shoot a homeless man who had been repeatedly making prank emergency phone calls.
Police said the 59-year-old homeless man, whose identity was not released, used a call box at a Municipal Services Building concourse to repeatedly phone police Friday only to immediately hang up the phone. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Man arrested for 120th time - For stealing bologna

LARGO, Florida - When police arrested Richard Harvey Warren on Thursday night on an accusation of stealing bologna from a local convenience store, it wasn't the Largo man's first brush with the law.
Or even his second, third or fourth. Nope, according to records, Warren, 50, of 1201 Seminole Blvd., has been arrested an astounding 120 times in Florida since 1987. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Madoff Hires Consultant to Find Best Possible Jail

USA - Bernard Madoff has hired a veteran prison consultant to help him to find the best possible jail in which to serve his 150-year sentence for Wall Street’s biggest fraud.
After his sentencing this week Madoff, now Prisoner No 1727-054, met Herb Hoelter, of the National Center for Institutions and Alternatives, whose previous clients include the jailed Sotheby’s chairman Alfred Taubman and the financiers Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Boy Gets Head Stuck in Storm Drain

Lakeside, California - A young boy was rescued after getting his head stuck in a storm drain Thursday in Lakeside, California.

The 7-year-old may have been trying to retrieve a lost toy. Rescue teams used the Jaws of Life to pry the drain apart in order to free the boy. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Nasa chimps earn Florida retirement

Florida - One of dozens of infant chimpanzees seized in Africa for the US Air Force in the 1950s, he was recruited into the military’s air and space research programme, which helped to pave the way for America’s first manned spaceflight in 1961 and, ultimately, the Apollo 11 Moon landing 40 years ago this month.
Animals were used as crash-test dummies, spun at high speed in centrifuges and squeezed in compression chambers. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Cops Buy Doughnut Shop

CLARE, Michigan - When the Clare Police Department got word that their beloved bakery and doughnut shop was shutting down, the department decided to buy it.
The guys ribbed for spending too much time at doughnut shops outright bought one and they’re getting a lot of smirks and raised eyebrows from customers. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Man leaves bride at airport toilet - She took too long

Malaysia - A bride has demanded a divorce from her husband of just one week who left her at an airport after their romantic newlywed jaunt because she took long in the toilet.
The Daily Mail reports that only a week of married life, one couple's romance came to a dramatic end after the bridegroom decided his wife simply spent too long in the bathroom. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Man crosses Canada handing out underwear

MONTREAL - A Canadian man drove into Montreal Friday to deliver 2,500 pairs of white underwear to homeless men as part of his cross-country Underwear Tour. "You take clean underwear for granted," King said. "But it's absolutely essential to feel clean and feel fresh when you wake up to face your day." More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Man kills weeds with flame thrower - Burns down house and shed

BERLIN - A German gardener's house was left a smouldering wreck on Friday after he set it on fire while trying to get rid of the weeds with the help of a flame-thrower, police said.
After accidentally setting his hedge alight, the 54-year-old's garden shed was soon also engulfed in flames. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Casket Makers Selling Coffins Made of Newspaper, Cardboard - Even Banana

DENVER, Colorado - Casket makers catering to natural burials have offered biodegradable coffins made of such materials as recycled newspapers or cardboard. One American company is selling caskets made of banana sheaves.
They take six months to two years to biodegrade.
Ecoffins USA Marketing director Joanna Passarelli says the Colorado-based company sold $40,000 worth of banana-sheaf or bamboo coffins to funeral homes last year. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Officials Hunt for Serial Palm Tree Arsonist

GALVESTON, Texas - Officials in Texas are investigating the torching of 30 palm trees in the last two months.
"What we've got on our hands, a serial tree arsonist, I've never seen before," said Galveston Fire Marshal Gilbert Robinson. "I've talked to colleagues of mine, and that's the first they've heard of setting palm trees on fire."
Robinson said the calls reporting burning trees have recently increased in frequency. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Michael Jackson memorial tickets available through lottery

LOS ANGELES, California - Fans must register online for a lottery to win tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial Tuesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, organizers said Friday. People who do not have one of the 17,500 free tickets to be handed out should stay away and watch the event on television, Los Angeles, California, acting Mayor Jan Perry and a Los Angeles police official said. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Cabbie fends off attacker with deodorant

Illinois - A quick-thinking taxi driver in Elgin fended off an attacker and probably avoided serious injury when he used deodorant spray as makeshift mace.
"He was fine (afterward)," Elgin Deputy Police Chief Jeff Swoboda said of the cabbie. "He had a small laceration on his left thumb and a small abrasion on his neck." More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Man bites his wife during argument about custody of a dog

ST. CHARLES, Illinois - A 51-year-old man bit his wife during an argument about custody of a dog, police in suburban Chicago said.
Donald Paul, 51, of St. Charles, was arrested and charged with battery Wednesday evening after he allegedly bit his wife on the arm. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

NYPD Rookie Makes Arrest Minutes After Graduation

New York - One of the NYPD's newest officers made his first arrest Thursday just minutes after graduating from the Police Academy in a ceremony at Madison Square Garden.
Officer Dariel Firpo, 23, was leaving the midtown Manhattan ceremony when he saw a 79-year-old man being robbed of his wallet and thrown to the ground by a mugger, police said. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Woman calls police emergency number: My hamster's escaped!

UK - The woman sounds sincerely worried as she frantically tells the operator: 'It's my hamster. It's got out of its cage. It's gone into the bathroom and it's gone down into the floorboards.'
To which the call handler replies: 'Your hamster?'
Sounding increasingly desperate, the woman says: 'Me hamster, me baby hamster. I can hear it scratching, it's still alive.' More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Dead Man Comes Back to Life

Israel - An 84-year-old man gave emergency personnel a shock Wednesday when he came back to life after being pronounced dead by paramedics at his Ramat Gan home. A Magen David Adom ambulance crew was dispatched to the man's house in response to a distress call. After finding no pulse and ascertaining that he was not breathing, the man was pronounced dead. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Fisherman dove for lost pole in frigid water - I need help

NEDERLAND - A 20-year-old Aurora man who was fishing at Barker Reservoir drowned Thursday after jumping into the frigid mountain water to retrieve his pole.
It was the third time in 17 years a person has drowned near the same rock outcropping on the north side of the reservoir near Nederland. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

101 Year Old Meals On Wheels Navigator

CHESAPEAKE, Virginia - At 101, Lydia Hart should have people bringing her meals. Instead, she navigates fellow Meals on Wheels partner Betty Spivey through their delivery route once a month.
"I used to carry the meals, but after my legs and feet got the better of me, I still wanted to help," Hart said. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Terrifying view from glass box balcony on 103rd floor

Chicago - If you're scared of heights, it may be time to look away now.
Not content with having the tallest building in America, the owners of Sears Tower in Chicago have installed four glass box viewing platforms which stick out of the building 103 floors up.
The balconies are suspended 1,353 feet in the air and jut out four feet from the building's Skydeck. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Two Mexican Midget Wrestlers Killed by Fake Prostitutes

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities say two professional wrestlers found dead in a low-rent hotel in the capital may have been drugged to death by female robbers. Prosecutor Miguel Angel Mancera said Wednesday that gangs of female robbers are experienced at using drugs to knock men out and rob them, but they may have used too strong a dose. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Police Dogs Locked in 116-Degree Car Die

UK - Animal lovers are outraged after two German Shepherds on a British police force payroll were left in a car on one of the hottest days of the year and were cooked alive, according to animal welfare experts, the Daily Mail reported.
The dogs were left outside the Nottinghamshire Police headquarters, and their handler, who was described as "very experienced," could be prosecuted under the Animal Welfare Act. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Ruth Madoff Asks to Keep Her Fur Coat as U.S. Marshals Seize Penthouse - No!

NEW YORK — The U.S. Marshals Service on Thursday took possession of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan home, an action that forced his wife to move elsewhere despite her plea to stay. Ruth Madoff asked to remain in the penthouse and wanted to take a fur coat with her before federal marshals seized the property. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Lost shoe leads to arrest of robbery suspect

Mesa - A size 12 shoe lead to an arrest of man who police said committed an armed robbery in May.
The Mesa Police Department said that Donnie Beshiek Ahmed, 35, used a BB gun to rob a man at an apartment complex on May 18 at 1803 N. Country Club Drive in Mesa. Ahmed is suspected of pointing the BB gun at the man and demanded his watch, wallet and food. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Woman obsessed with rabbits back in jail

PORTLAND, Oregon - An Oregon woman obsessed with bunnies has been ordered back behind bars after police found her in a hotel room with more than a dozen rabbits. Washington County Circuit Judge Gayle Nachtigal ruled Thursday that 47-year-old Miriam Sakewitz violated her probation by having the rabbits. The judge sentenced the woman to 90 days in the county jail. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Odd names make boys go bad

Pennsylvania - Boys growing up with popular names such as Michael, Joshua and Christopher have a good chance of leading law-abiding lives. But young men named Kareem, Walter or Ivan could run afoul of the law. That's according to a recent study that claims the more unpopular, uncommon or feminine a boy's first name, the greater the chance he will end up behind bars. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Rare copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence found in Britain's National Archive

UK - An original first print of the American Declaration of Independence has been discovered gathering dust in Britain.
The document that changed history was approved on July 4, 1776, and this is one of only 26 copies known to have survived out of 200 printed that night.
The poster size proclamation is in perfect condition and is said to be worth £5million. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Blind man sees after having a tooth implanted into his eye

UK - A blind man is able to see his wife for the first time - after having a tooth implanted into his eye.
Martin Jones had one of his front teeth removed and turned into a lens holder before it was inserted in his right eye.
The former builder, who married his spouse Gill four years ago, can now see for the first time since a tub of molten aluminium exploded in his face 12 years ago. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Man chases girlfriend with machete while drinking Keystone Ice

FORT PIERCE, Florida - A man accused of chasing his girlfriend with a machete before strolling along Ninth Street drinking from a 16 ounce can of Keystone Ice is facing charges, according to a recently released arrest affidavit. Woman said her 50-year-old boyfriend, Robert Akin Brown, got mad because “she didn’t want to be together anymore.” More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Teens mishear sex screams, beat man

TORRINGTON, Connecticut - Police say a Connecticut girl overheard her mother's screams during sex and thought she was being assaulted, so she rounded up some friends to attack the woman's companion.
The 16-year-old girl, two boys and a 19-year-old man were arrested Tuesday and arraigned Wednesday on assault and conspiracy charges. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Teacher Gives Sex DVD To 5th Graders - Dad, is that Ms. Defanti?

ELK GROVE, California - A local teacher accidentally put pornography into a DVD that was meant to be filled with school memories from the past year, and nobody caught the error until after it was sent home, shocking parents and students alike. The Elk Grove Unified School District says they are investigating, but legal experts say it's unlikely that the teacher will lose her job. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Camp Helps Kids Learn To Beat Stress

Maryland - The camp lasts for five weeks, and teaches children breathing, stretching and relaxation techniques.
They also encourages children to share their stressful experiences with the group, so that they all can work on developing coping skills.
"It teaches them to be more self-aware when things happen," she said. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Your Money: Spending on Taxpayer-Funded Trips Rises Tenfold

Washington DC - The spending on overseas travel is up almost tenfold since 1995, and has nearly tripled since 2001, according to the Journal analysis of 60,000 travel records. Hundreds of lawmakers traveled overseas in 2008 at a cost of about $13 million. That's a 50% jump since Democrats took control of Congress two years ago. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Giant Pythons Could Spread Quickly Across South

Florida - The southern United States may soon have an invasive species to contend with — giant Burmese pythons capable of swallowing deer and alligators whole. Approximately 30,000 of the big snakes, which can reach 30 feet and 200 pounds, already live in Florida's Everglades after pet owners released them into the swamps when they've grown too large to keep at home. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Dental appointment turns deadly

SIMI VALLEY, California - A gunman opened fire inside a busy dental office in an apparent domestic dispute Wednesday, killing one woman and critically wounding three others, police said. A fourth person was grazed by a bullet.
The suspect was wearing shorts, no shirt and had a shaved head. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Furries: Dress up like animals and have social gatherings online and in person

Fort Collins, Colorado - A 45-year-old Fort Collins mother is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old boy who also was part of a group that enjoys dressing up as animals. Her husband notified the Colorado Department of Human Services in May that his wife might be having an improper online relationship with a teen-aged boy, the affidavit says. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Free coffee at funeral home drive-through

CHATHAM, Ontario - A Canadian funeral home in southwestern Ontario is taking a community-friendly trend further by offering free coffee to commuters at a drive-through window.
For the next nine weeks between 7 and 9 a.m. on Wednesdays, drivers can pull up to the window at the Bowman Funeral Home in Chatham for a free cup of coffee. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Chief caught kissing cop with prisoner in back seat

CANTON, Ohio - The police chief of a northeast Ohio township has retired after a video became public showing him and a female officer kissing and caressing in the front of a police cruiser while a prisoner was in the back seat.
Timothy Escola retired Tuesday night after four years with the Perry Township police department. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Search on for woman owed $360,000.00

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - A Canadian newspaper in Vancouver is hunting for a woman who lived in a bad part of town and who is entitled to a $360,000 family inheritance.
The Vancouver Sun was asked by a Toronto lawyer representing a German bank to locate Lucia Leiser, whose father died 10 years ago. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Ant mega-colony takes over world

A single mega-colony of ants has colonised much of the world, scientists have discovered.
Argentine ants living in vast numbers across Europe, the US and Japan belong to the same inter-related colony, and will refuse to fight one another.
The colony may be the largest of its type ever known for any insect species. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Crews Search for Missing Man in Home With Foul Stench

HIALEAH, Florida - Police are ripping up floors in a the home of a missing man in a Miami suburb they say has a foul stench coming from underneath the house. Hialeah police spokesman Eddie Rodriguez says officers aren't sure what the smell is but that it "could be a dead person or a dead animal." Police say the owner of the house has been missing since Saturday. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Woman Brings Granddaughter To Drug Deal

CINCINNATI - Police arrested a Blue Ash woman accused of bringing her granddaughter to a drug deal. Police said Hartman also had sold crack cocaine at least twice in Lockland and had once brought her 5-year-old granddaughter along with her to the transaction. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Firefighters save elderly woman from her burning television by changing the channel

Zurich - Authorities say police and firefighters were called to the house of an elderly woman early Thursday after she reported her television set was burning. They found instead that the TV was tuned into a German station that in the early morning hours aired the constant image of a fireplace. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Texas Police Taser Pastor, Pepper Spray Congregation

WEBSTER, Texas - Police used a Taser on a pastor and pepper spray to disperse his congregants Wednesday after the pastor allegedly interfered with a traffic stop in the church parking lot.
Congregants say they were in the Iglesia Profetica Peniel church for an early morning prayer when pastor Jose Elias Moran went to assist the stopped driver, a church member, by asking the police what had happened. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Man steals watch from courthouse metal detector tray

LARGO, Florida - Authorities in Florida said a man swiped a $1,000 watch from a courthouse security checkpoint and was arrested while awaiting a pretrial hearing.
Deputies scanned security camera footage of the metal detector checkpoint the Criminal Courts Complex in Largo after a man who entered the courthouse complained that his watch, worth $1,000, disappeared. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Man arrested three times in week - Let go because of jail overcrowding

GRETNA, Louisiana - Authorities in Louisiana say a man was arrested three times in a little more than a week for allegedly repeating the same crime -- not paying a restaurant bill.
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said Michael Bryant, 36, of Tucson, Ariz., was first arrested June 22 after he refused to pay a $23 check at Melancon's Annex in Metairie. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Internet porn filter blocks cartoon cat Garfield

BEIJING - What do Johnny Depp, Garfield, Paris Hilton and roast pork have in common? In China, the answer is that a new government-mandated Internet filter rates some pictures of all four of them as bad for your moral health. It blocks even harmless images of a film poster for cartoon cat Garfield. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Pez sues museum over giant dispenser

SAN JOSE, California - The company that makes Pez candy is suing a California museum, seeking to have a giant Pez dispenser created by the owners destroyed.
Pez Candy Inc. said in the federal lawsuit, filed in San Jose, Calif., that the giant snowman Pez dispenser at the Museum of Pez Memorabilia in Burlingame amounts to trademark infringement. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com

Britney Spears Dead - Celebrity death rumors spread online

After a string of real celebrity deaths last week, the Internet and online social networks killed a few more stars. Despite what you may have read, Jeff Goldblum, Natalie Portman, George Clooney, Britney Spears, Harrison Ford and Rick Astley are alive.
Fake news of their deaths flew across the Internet -- particularly on online social networks like Twitter and Facebook. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com