Man shot to death at OK Corral

HANAHAN SC — A 23-year-old man was shot to death inside a Remount Road nightclub early Sunday.
Berkeley County Deputy Coroner George Oliver said the shooting occurred between 4:30 and 5 a.m. at the OK Corral at 1726 1/2 Remount Road.
The victim, a Hispanic male, was pronounced dead at the scene, Oliver said. An autopsy showed he had been shot multiple times, he said. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Woman In Wheelchair Killed By Fire Truck

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Firefighters responding to a call Monday evening struck and killed a woman in a wheelchair.
The woman was struck as the San Antonio fire truck was leaving a Wells Fargo Bank parking lot, said both witnesses and police.
The crew was responding to a call and thought that they hit something, but reportedly didn’t see anything until they noticed sparks coming from underneath the truck near Highway 90 and Loop 410. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Teen Gives Birth At McDonalds - Says She Didn't Know She Was Pregnant

VANCOUVER, Washington - A McDonald's employee in Vancouver is a new mom after a fast delivery at the fast-food restaurant.
Danielle Miller, 16, was working at the McDonald's on Gher Road and state Route 500 on Dec. 21 when she suddenly felt ill and ran to the bathroom, reported television station KPTV in Portland, Oregon. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Rosie O'Donnell speaks out about being named most annoying celebrity

USA - Comedienne Rosie O'Donnell has hit back after she was named the world's most annoying celebrity by insisting all stars are irritating.
The former talk show host won 44 percent of the vote in the survey conducted by Parade magazine with second place going to Paris Hilton. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Convict Covers Himself In Feces In Attempt To Avoid Sentencing

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Florida - A convicted armed robber did everything he could to get out of his sentencing Thursday, even stripping naked. But in the end, he was brought to the courtroom on the judge's terms. A jail supervisor told the judge that Barrett had refused to dress for court and then covered himself with his own waste, even throwing some at corrections officers. He's on his third public defender, having spit on his previous two, once in open court. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Man killed by steamroller in front of his family as he chased his 'beloved' hat

UK - A father died in an accident with a steam engine as he tried to retrieve his hat.
Michael Amette, 68, was a passenger on a trailer being pulled by the giant roller when the wind caught his beret.
He jumped off the trailer to grab it but smashed his head into one of the steam engine's rear wheels. Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Brewery exec had to smash two bottles of $3000 wine at airport because of 100ml rule

Australia - A BREWERY executive was on the verge of tears when he had to smash two bottles of Australia's best known wine, worth $3000, at the airport.Neil Grant, the southern region general manager with Fosters Australia, ran foul of the tough security rules at Melbourne's Tullmarine airport as he was about to board an Emirates flight to the UK. But he'd forgotten about the 100ml liquid rule applying to carry-on luggage. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Family Living At Airport

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin - It's a strange story that's gets even stranger. A Bosnian family allegedly living at Milwaukee's airport. Back on Christmas Day Tatjana Voloder and her family were in the airport baggage claim, where they had lived for more than a week, but then they mysteriously disappeared - for days. An airport employee said as of Sunday morning the family was still living in the baggage claim area. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Woman Who Tried to Kill President Ford Freed

SAN FRANCISCO, California - Sara Jane Moore, who took a shot at President Ford in a 1975 assassination attempt, was released from prison Monday. Moore, 77, had served about 30 years of a life sentence when she was released from the federal prison in Dublin, east of San Francisco, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said.
She was 40 feet away from Ford outside a hotel in San Francisco when she fired a shot at him on Sept. 22, 1975. As she raised her .38- caliber revolver and pulled the trigger, Oliver Sipple, a disabled former Marine standing next to her, pushed up her arm. The bullet flew over Ford's head by several feet. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Woman Escorted Off Bus For Reading Bible Aloud

FORT WORTH, Texas ― A passenger on a Fort Worth bus says the T. Bus Service discriminated against her religion. Christine Lutz says she was reading her Bible to her children when the bus driver asked her to stop or get off the bus. Lutz, a Seventh Day Adventist, and her children were on their way to church. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Federal Air Marshals Charge Seattle Man With Groping Female Passenger Aboard Flight

PITTSBURGH — Federal air marshals charged a Seattle-area man with groping a female passenger aboard a United Airlines flight that was diverted to Pittsburgh as a result of the alleged incident.
Michael L. Holland, 46, made his initial appearance before a magistrate on Monday on a charge of abusive sexual contact, according to Ted Hresko, special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh air marshals' office. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Firefighters Rescue Woman Stuck in Chimney

MT. RAINIER, Maryland - No, it wasn't Santa Claus.
A 19-year-old Maryland woman got stuck in a two-story chimney about 12:20 a.m. Monday at her father's tire shop on Bladensburg Road, apparently because she had locked her wallet and keys inside.
Prince George's County firefighters were called to the scene by the woman's boyfriend. They found the teenager stuck 14 feet inside the chimney. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Burglar found asleep on the victim’s bed

Bonifay, Florida - A Bonifay man had first court appearance this week after being charged with four counts of burglary, including one in which authorities said he was found asleep on the victim’s bed.
Responding to a 9-1-1 call at an Armstrong Street residence early Dec. 22, Bonifay police and Holmes County Sheriff’s Office deputies found Patrick Richard Hazell, of 801 Banfill Ave., asleep on a bed, according to a Bonifay police spokesman. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Helicopter crashes hovering over lost hunter

TUSCUMBIA, Alabama - A helicopter conducting an aerial search for a missing hunter crashed in thick woods early Sunday, killing all three people on board moments after they had found the man. The helicopter crew had spotted the hunter, and the crash occurred as the aircraft was hovering over him. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

States responding to outcry with stiffer criminal penalties - Tree rustlers

WHITESBURG, Kentucky - The crime scene — a once-wooded landscape marked by tire tracks and tree stumps — makes the victim, Verna Potter, feel physically violated.
"It's just like someone cut your heart out," says the 77-year-old Potter, who lost an estimated $50,000 worth of generations-old oak trees. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Baby shares birthday with one-year-old sister to the minute

BUFFALO, New York - When Claire Wargo was born Friday in Buffalo, N.Y., she came into the world at precisely the same minute as her sister did exactly one year earlier. Claire was delivered by Caesarean section at 8:33 a.m., Dec. 28, but doctors said the timing was the result of the hospital's schedule, and not a desire for Claire and her sister Natalie to share a birthday moment. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

9-year-old asks Chelsea a question - I don't talk to the press and that applies to you

VINTON, Iowa - It's one thing for Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign to turn down interview requests for the candidate's daughter, Chelsea. But can't a 9-year-old reporter catch a break?
Sydney Rieckhoff, a Cedar Rapids fourth grader and "kid reporter" for Scholastic News, has posed questions to seven Republican and Democratic presidential hopefuls as they've campaigned across Iowa this year. "I'm sorry, I don't talk to the press and that applies to you, unfortunately. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Beyonce Bares All - To promote her new clothing line

LOS ANGELES — Beyonce Knowles, the "Dreamgirls" diva, has apparently stripped down to nothing but a pair of skin-tight jeans to promote her new clothing line, House of Dereon.
"Her clothing line is all about curves and comfort," an insider told us. "And Beyonce knows how to bring that out." Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Rowling May Write Eighth Harry Potter Book

UK - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has strongly hinted for the first time that she could write an eighth book in the series.
Rowling, 42, admits she has 'weak moments' when she feels she will pen another novel about the boy wizard.
One of her biggest fans – her 14-year-old daughter Jessica – has already put pressure on her to revisit the character. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Personal Data Theft Reaches Unprecedented Levels

BOSTON MA — The loss or theft of personal data such as credit card and Social Security numbers soared to unprecedented levels in 2007, and the trend isn't expected to turn around anytime soon as hackers stay a step ahead of security and laptops disappear with sensitive information. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Bedbug epidemic attacks New York City

New York City - A bedbug epidemic has exploded in every corner of New York City - striking even upper East Side luxury apartments owned by Gov. Spitzer's father, the Daily News has learned.
The blood-sucking nocturnal creatures have infested a Park Ave. penthouse, an artist's colony in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a $25 million Central Park West duplex and a theater on Broadway, according to victims, exterminators and elected officials.
Once linked to flophouses and fleabags, bedbug outbreaks victimize the rich and poor alike and are spreading panic in some of the city's hottest neighborhoods. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Infection Hits a California Prison Hard - Epidemic: more than 5,500 cases reported, 33 deaths

COALINGA, California — When any of the 5,300 inmates at Pleasant Valley State Prison begin coughing and running a fever, doctors do not think flu, bronchitis or even the common cold.
They think valley fever; and, more often than they would like, they are right.
In the past three years, more than 900 inmates at the prison have contracted the fever, a fungal infection that has been both widespread and lethal. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

13-year-old girl missing since July alive living with 34-year-old boyfriend

A 13-year-old girl who had been missing from her Detroit home since July has been found alive and safe, and living with her 34-year-old "boyfriend," MyFoxDetroit reported Friday.
Neshay Hawkins had just completed the sixth grade and turned 13 when she stormed out of her family's home after being scolded for making long-distance phone calls in July. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Man keeps a year's worth of garbage - Now wants to donate it to an artist

California - A 35-year-old Berkeley catering company owner, is in the 12th month of saving all his trash.
The project started out as an experiment - to see just how much waste one person generates in a year (in Derfel's case, about 96 cubic feet). But as the months rolled by and Derfel's refuse overflowed from his kitchen pantry and into bins in the living room, the project grew from novelty into an environmental statement, a source of much discussion and debate, and a three-dimensional diary of Derfel's consumption habits (not to mention a source of many, many jokes).
Sometime soon, Derfel hopes to transfer custody of the detritus to an artist who will use it to create a piece about the way Americans deal with their castoffs. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Baggy jeans at mall send family to jail

WELLINGTON, Florida — Six members of a family were arrested at The Mall at Wellington Green in an incident that began benignly enough over a pair of droopy jeans but ended like a chaotic scene out of the Cops TV show. An estimated 20 deputies, two canine units and a police helicopter swarmed the area surrounding the mall's food court, shutting down roads, all to arrest a 52-year-old man, his 50-year-old wife and four other relatives, ages 16 to 20, Thursday evening. "His pants were down below his butt. No one goes to the mall and wants to see the crack of someone's butt." Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Surgeon Shortage - It no longer pays to be a surgeon

Florida - Across the country, doctors in surgeon Brock's specialty, thoracic surgery, are leaving the field. Medicare payments for bypass surgeries have dropped 54 percent since 1989. The number of bypass surgeries performed has also dropped, replaced by less-invasive angioplasties and stents.
Brock, 55, said his take-home pay had fallen from $380,000 in the early 1980s to about $80,000. His malpractice insurance cost $70,000 a year, while he was being paid only $1,500 per bypass operation. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

2 Loaded Guns Found In Luggage At Airport

HONOLULU, Hawaii - A man was arrested Saturday night after he tried to board a plane at Honolulu's airport to the Mainland with two fully-loaded guns.
The State Sheriff's Office said Christopher Hollie had hidden the semi-automatics in his luggage and refused to tell officers why.
KITV's Denby Fawcett reported that the Sheriffs' Office said this was a very unusual incident, and that it's extremely rare for them to arrest a passenger trying to fly out of Hawaii with loaded guns hidden in his or her luggage. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Way to go Sea World! - Free admission to SeaWorld extended for U.S. military

SAN DIEGO, California - A program that offers service members and their families free admission to SeaWorld and other “Worlds of Discovery” theme parks has been extended through 2008, SeaWorld officials said.
The program, titled “Here's to the Heroes,” provides a free single-day pass to active-duty troops and up to three of their immediate family members. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Robber leaves note: Sorry, wrong house - But kept stuff he stole

FORREST CITY, Arkansas - A robber made off with a bundle of Christmas gifts and other items, but apparently had a moment of guilt. Police say Joyce Williams found her home burglarized and a note on a mirror saying, "Sorry, wrong house."
Williams told police the robber made off with a jar of quarters and half dollars, a cellular phone and numerous Christmas gifts. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Florida newspaper discovers readers like to read Nutty Nutty News

Florida - You have an appetite for weird news, for funny, short stories about dumb criminals. You want to know about the bank robber who notified the media before the heist. You really like the stories about naked people walking down the street and then trying to explain it to the cops. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

20 years for college student bandits

CINCINNATI, Ohio - Two college students who claimed they were trying to raise tuition money through armed robberies got a tough lesson in court Thursday.
A Hamilton County common pleas judge sentenced Andrew Butler and Christopher Avery to 20-year prison terms and told them dire financial straits don't justify breaking the law. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Trucker Drives Off San Diego-Area Pier

NATIONAL CITY, California - A trucker hauling a load of Volkswagen cars drove his cab and several cars into San Diego Bay after blacking out at a marine terminal, authorities said.
The unidentified driver suffered some kind of medical emergency and drove off a pier at the terminal Saturday afternoon, said fire department Capt. Sergio Mora. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Pizza robber charged in friend's murder even though police say he didn't pull the trigger

St. Louis - The pizza deliveryman who shot and killed a robber hasn't been charged with any crime -- but the dead robber's accomplice was charged today. That alleged accomplice, Rodney Reese, 18, ran from the scene after his friend was shot in Pagedale on Thursday night. The charges against Reese are second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and two counts of armed criminal action. Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Customer shoots two people in Hooters restaurant - Didn't want to pay

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee - Authorities in Tennessee are searching for a man who shot two people when he opened fire outside a Hooters restaurant. Police say the customer fired several shots into the Hooters restaurant in Knoxville after getting into a disagreement over a tab he was refusing to pay. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Sponsor takes Hannah Montana tickets away from girl who won them with false essay

GARLAND, Texas - A 6-year-old girl who won four tickets to a Hannah Montana concert with an essay falsely claiming her father died in Iraq isn't going to the show after all.The contest's sponsor, a store chain named Club Libby Lu, withdrew the prize Saturday and awarded it to another contestant. It didn't identify the new winner.“With this decision, we hope to revive the intended spirit of the contest, which was designed to make a little girl's holidays extra special,” Club Libby Lu chief executive Mary Drolet said in a statement Saturday. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

School Puts Children in Danger to Boost Their Bravery

Beijin, China - One elementary school in Beijin, China requires its children to clean the windows as routine task once a week. Every Wednesday, students climb out the classroom window, standing on a 10 centimeter (less than 4 inches) wide platform and clean the windows without any safety protection. Some windows are as high as 3 stories.
The school officials say this is their way of shaping their students will and bravery. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Norwegian cruise ship hits glacier - Captain orders free drinks on the house

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A Norwegian cruise ship carrying some 300 people lost engine power during an electrical outage and struck an Antarctic glacier, smashing a lifeboat but causing no injuries, officials said Saturday. The engine started again and the liner continued to King George Island for an inspection. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

27 animals seized from Animal Angels Horse Rescue - Treated badly

LARIMER COUNTY, Colorado – Larimer County Sheriff's investigators seized almost 30 animals from Animal Angels Horse Rescue Saturday morning. "Every time any of the personnel were on the scene to evaluate the condition of the animals, the water buckets were all frozen over, there weren't stock heaters, tank heaters in the water, there was inadequate water, and again, the feed wasn't a good quality feed," Sheriff Alderden said. Full /Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Docs cut open wrong leg - She can't move either leg ... she can't move

Canada - A Brampton family is frustrated after their 72-year-old grandmother had the wrong leg cut open during Christmas Day surgery at the city's new hospital.
But residents demanding better hospital care say the alleged medical mistake is one more in a long list of complaints they've heard since the Brampton Civic Hospital opened Oct. 28. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Three dogs inherit $800,000 estate

HAGERSTOWN, Maryland - They're not as loaded as Leona Helmsley's pooch, but three Maryland canines are plenty rich enough to live high on the dog.
The dogs — named Buckshot, Katie and Obu-Jet — inherited $400,000 and a house in Hagerstown with the death last year of owner Ken Kemper. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Students' Cell Phone Texting After Classmate's Suicide Sparks Panic

AUGUSTA, Arkansas — Rumors spread by cell phone text-messaging flew through a school after a student's suicide, rumors that other kids planned to kill themselves, that students planned to bring weapons to school, that there was going to be "a shoot 'em up." Panicked parents rushed to take their children home.
But police and officials at Augusta High School say the panic turned out to be only a way for students to avoid taking semester-ending exams. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Anthrax Kills Eight Who Ate Camel in Religious Celebration

KABUL, Afghanistan — Eight Afghans who ate an infected camel as part of a religious celebration died of what health experts suspect is a rare case naturally occurring anthrax, officials said Saturday.
The deaths, in the southwestern province of Nimroz, included two women and an infant, said Dr. Abdullah Fahim, an adviser to Afghanistan's health minister. Ten others fell sick.
Laboratory results have not yet been completed, so officials cannot say positively the deaths were anthrax related. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Burglary Suspect Gets Robbed at Gunpoint Hours After Release

NEW BEDFORD MA — A burglary suspect who gave a false home address to police after his arrest didn't count on one thing — getting robbed himself.
Police say 22-year-old Daniel Cabral was arrested Wednesday and charged with burglarizing a University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth building. He was arraigned and released until his next court date.
Hours later, he was robbed at gunpoint while walking home from a bar. He reported the robbery to police, this time giving them his real address instead of the phony address he reported earlier in the day, according to authorities. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Man accused of stealing a bra - I took her bra, but I didn't know nothing about her panties

SANTA FE, Texas - A woman returned home last weekend to find a barefoot man in her living room, she told police.
The man ran away.
Later, she said, she found that one of her bras and a few pairs of panties were missing, and she called police.
Charles Michael Clark, 30, who lives nearby, was arrested Sunday at his home. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Restaurant sold gift cards up until the day before they closed their doors for good

Brandon, Florida— A popular Mexican restaurant chain is locking its doors for good, and now customers may be stuck not knowing how to redeem gift cards purchased or received over the holidays.
All five Bay Area Don Pablo’s restaurants abruptly closed down the day after Christmas. Customers say the company had been promoting gift card sales up until the very night they went out of business, even offering future discounts for cards purchased. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Man put into a body bag and sent it to the morgue - Not dead

RALEIGH, North Carolina — The family of a man who was hit by a car and mistakenly declared dead has sued over the mistake, claiming it led to injuries from which he might not recover.
Larry Green was walking across a highway in 2005 when he was hit by a car. Franklin County emergency medical workers put Green into a body bag and sent it to the morgue, and the medical examiner did not notice Green was alive and breathing until roughly 2 ½ hours after the accident. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Father of the Year Found Asleep In Car With Drugs and Baby

JACKSONVILLE, Florida - A man who police said they found asleep in his car with his baby in the back seat and a bag of cocaine on his lap was recently arrested.
Clifford Campbell was booked into the Jacksonville Jail because of what police said they found when they spotted him sleeping in front of his house.
"Not only did he have cocaine, but he had marijuana as well, and he was driving around with his 5-month-old child," said Jacksonville Sheriff's Office spokesman Ken Jefferson. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Cop who fell asleep given chance to keep his job - Says was disabled - Had sleep apnea

Texas - In Poteet's response to a lawsuit by a former police officer claiming he was fired because of a disability, the city states he was given every opportunity to keep his job.
Former Patrolman Justin Sadler claims in the lawsuit that he was fired when his medical condition — sleep apnea, diagnosed in 2006 — was mistaken for sleeping while on duty. Sleep apnea is a condition characterized by repeated interrupted breathing during sleep. Prolonged cases can make a person tired and sometimes make him or her fall asleep when they don't mean to. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Penguin Gets Promotion to Colonel in Chief of the Royal Norwegian Guard

Norway - Nils Olav received a promotion on Wednesday to Colonel in Chief of the Royal Norwegian Guard. Yes, this high rank in the Norwegian military has in fact been bestowed on a penguin. In 1962 young lieutenant in the Royal Norwegian Guard Niels Egelien visited Edinburgh Zoo and was quite taken with the penguins. On a return visit in 1972, he arranged for his regiment to sponsor a king penguin which they adopted and awarded the rank of Lance Corporal. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising

Foul-mouthed customer leaves waitress $50,000 and a Buick

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - For nearly seven years Melina Salazar did her best to put on a smile and tend to the every need of her most loyal and cantankerous customer.
She made sure his food was as hot as he wanted, even if it meant he burned his mouth. And she smiled through his demands and curses. The 89-year-old Walter "Buck" Swords obviously appreciated it, leaving the waitress $50,000 and a 2000 Buick when he died. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising