DUI - School bus driver passed out behind the wheel of a loaded bus that was stopped in the middle of a road

LOUDON, Tennessee - Police in eastern Tennessee say they found a school bus driver passed out behind the wheel of a loaded bus that was stopped in the middle of a road.
None of the 30 children aboard were hurt Tuesday morning and the driver was charged with driving under the influence. Kwasny was taken to a hospital and then to jail, where she remained in custody. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Casino Del Rio

Mother Arrested for Giving Daughter Sippy Cup of Beer

OJO CALIENTE, New Mexico - State police have arrested a woman who filled her 18-month-old daughter's sippy cup with beer and gave it to her in front of undercover narcotics agents, according to court records. State police Lt. Juan Martinez said Monday that undercover agents with the Region III Narcotics Task Force were at 21-year-old Virginia Neel-Blaker's home in Ojo Caliente to buy drugs from her and her husband, James Blaker. The agents saw her give her daughter a sip of beer from a can. Then she allegedly filled up the girl's sippy cup with beer and gave it to the toddler to get her to sleep, Martinez said. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Pet Street Mall

Five-inch knife wedged into a teenager's skull - And he survived

London - This harrowing picture shows an X-ray of a 15-year-old boy's skull after a five inch knife was plunged into his head.
Amazingly the teenager survived the stabbing and ten months on from the attack has enrolled in college.
The boy and two other youngsters were attacked when they tried to stop a friend being robbed at a bus stop in Walworth, south London. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Great Expectations - Dating Service

Robbers leave loot because getaway car to small

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Two armed robbers hijacked a security van with $1.3 million inside but were forced to abandon more than half the cash because their small getaway car could not carry it all, Malaysian police said Tuesday.
The robbers and their compact getaway car were still at large with $524,000 following Monday's heist near Kuala Lumpur, said district police chief Shakaruddin Che Mood.
The robbers stole a small car then held up guards in the security van at a shopping mall. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - eBooks

Doctors Baffled as Girl Spontaneously Bleeds Without Being Cut or Scratched

A girl who spontaneously bleeds from her pores is baffling doctors. Twinkle Dwivedi, 13, has a strange disorder which means she loses blood through her skin without being cut or scratched.
She has even undergone transfusions after pints of it seeped through her eyes, nose, hairline, neck and the soles of her feet.
Sometimes her condition is so bad she wakes up with her entire body covered in dried blood.
Villagers near her home in Uttar Pradesh, India, believe she must be cursed and shout cruel things in the street. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Dale and Thomas Popcorn

Police officer accused of kidnapping and rape while on duty

LAWRENCE, Massachusetts - A Lawrence police officer has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a woman while on duty and in uniform.
Kevin Sledge, of Salem, N.H., was arrested after being stopped in Pelham, N.H., on Tuesday, shortly after authorities issued a warrant. Police had asked Sledge to turn himself in, but he went missing and family members told police he might be suicidal. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - For Your Entertainment

Woman arrested - Chasing children, urinating on a porch, blocking traffic while wearing a cow suit

A Middletown woman was arrested after chasing children, urinating on a porch, and blocking traffic - all while wearing a cow suit.
Police said 32-year-old Michelle Allen was chasing children while wearing the cow costume early Monday evening.
Allen also reported urinated on a neighbor's front porch. An officer told Allen to go home and stay there for the remainder of the evening. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Sirius Satellite Radio

Man Dives In - Punches Shark To Save His Dog

ISLAMORADA, Florida - A dog is recovering after a Florida Keys carpenter dove in to save his pet from a shark.
Greg LeNoir said he took his 14-pound rat terrier Jake for a daily swim at a marina Friday.
The five-foot shark suddenly surfaced and grabbed nearly the entire dog in its mouth. He hit the shark in the back and the creature finally let go of the dog. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Vacation Home Rentals by Owners

Five arrested after court fine paid with marked bills

INYOKERN, California - A group of suspected thieves in Kern County may need to learn the concept of "unmarked bills."
A restaurant known as The Homestead in the high desert town of Inyokern had a tradition of customers hanging dollar bills on its walls, usually inscribing them with messages and other distinguishing details.
Last week a man used 10 of the bills, some with the word "Homestead" on them, to pay a court fine, and a clerk immediately recognized them, Sheriff's Sgt. Tyson Davis said Monday. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Boflex

Pirates fell ill and died - Suffering skin burns and hair loss because of their contact with the seized cargo

Africa - As Somali pirates brazenly maintain their standoff with American warships off the coast of Africa, the cargo aboard one Iranian ship they commandeered is raising concerns that it may contain materials that can be used for chemical or biological weapons. They ransacked the ship and searched the containers. But in the days following the hijacking, a number of them fell ill and died, suffering skin burns and hair loss, according to reports. The pirates were sickened because of their contact with the seized cargo, according to Hassan Osman, the Somali minister of Minerals and Oil, who met with the pirates to facilitate negotiations. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Zinio Digital Magazines

Man Using Chainsaw Calmly Knocks on Neighbor's Door After Chopping Off His Arm

UK - A man who sliced his arm off in a chainsaw accident calmly knocked on his next door neighbour's door and said: "Please help, I've just cut my arm off." John Stirling is believed to have been cutting a tree when his chainsaw slipped and cut his arm off below the elbow in Telscombe Cliffs, near Brighton, East Sussex.
His neighbour, Steve Francis, told how Mr Stirling turned up on his doorstep after the accident. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - NetZero Internet

Woman Treated for Rabies After Finding Bat in Coffee Filter

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — It wasn't just the caffeine that gave an Iowa woman an extra jolt after she had her morning coffee. It was also the bat she found in the filter.
The Iowa Department of Public Health says the woman reported a bat in her house but wasn't too worried about it. She turned on her automatic coffee maker before bedtime and drank her coffee the next morning. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Netflix

168 killed in stampede at Hindu temple

JODHPUR, India - At least 168 people were killed and 100 injured when thousands of pilgrims stampeded Tuesday at a Hindu temple in the historic town of Jodhpur in western India, officials said. Severe overcrowding apparently caused the crush as more than 12,000 people gathered at the temple to celebrate a Hindu festival, Jodhpur Police Superintendent Malini Agarwal said. At least 168 people were killed in the stampede, said Naresh Pal Gangwar, the district collector. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Playboy

Tenants Say Dead Cats Used To Try To Evict Them

NEW YORK ― Tenants of a Brooklyn building say their landlord came up with a new idea for how to kick them out: Let the smell of the cats out of the bag. Dead cats, that is. The stench from the carcasses did catch the tenants' attention -- but they stayed and sued. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Prisoner Pen Pal

Man hugs police officer - Gets arrested

Luke Schreder thought the police officer looked like he just "needed a hug." The police officer disagreed.
Schreder, 21, of 48 Denbigh Drive in Iowa City was arrested Saturday afternoon at 100 S. Dubuque St. for assault on a peace officer, public intoxication and interference with official acts.
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US eases visa rules for HIV-positive visitors

Washington - US immigration officials on Monday announced moves to ease and speed up visa-processing for HIV-positive visitors to the United States, months after a 21-year entry ban on people with the virus was lifted. Under the new rules, US consular offices overseas will have the authority to grant temporary, non-immigrant visas to HIV-positive applicants who meet "all of the other normal criteria for the granting of a US visa," the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement. Previously, people with HIV were banned from entering the United States unless they obtained a special waiver. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - EB Games

Sniper Kills French Murder Suspect From Outside Jail

France - Like a scene from a crime thriller film, a prisoner who faced interrogation over a murder was shot dead inside his French jail by a sniper positioned on a nearby hill. The suspected gunman, his rifle still warm from the shooting, was arrested shortly afterwards as he tried to flee on a motorbike. Another inmate, a friend of the dead man, was injured in the attack during which five shots were fired into the exercise yard of the jail at Varces-Grenoble, in the southeast of France. French Justice Minister Rachida Dati said it was the first time in France that someone in prison had been killed from outside. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - EB Games

First the rum ran out, then the cigarettes ran out, then the food ran out and then the water ran out

Florida - A Key West treasure was almost lost at sea when famed palm weaver Michael Beaudet was rescued from his disabled sailboat Friday evening nine miles north of Garden Key after being adrift for six days. "First the rum ran out, then the cigarettes ran out, then the food ran out and then the water ran out. Thank God for the rain," said Beaudet, perched atop a milk crate outside of the La Concha hotel on Duval Street, where he sells handmade palm baskets and hats. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Adam & Eve- Only Adults Store

Man Accused of Killing, Cooking Ex on Barbecue

Texas - Jury selection for the murder trial of Timothy Wayne Shepherd, starting today, is expected to focus on grisly details publicized about the alleged crime — and whether jurors need a body to convict the 28-year-old Houston man. Shepherd could face life in prison if convicted of killing his former girlfriend, Tynesha Stewart. Investigators believe Shepherd choked the Texas A&M engineering major to death, dismembered her body and burned her remains on two barbecue pits on the patio of his apartment over the course of two days. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Casino Del Rio

You're too fat, so let me show you how to eat

New York - Well, now they’re back at it again in New York City where Mayor Michael Bloomberg has just announced a new “formal food standard” executive order set by the City’s Food Policy Task Force last week which requires all city schools, senior centers, homeless shelters, child care centers, after school programs, correctional facilities, public hospitals, parks, and any other government-related entity within the city limits to accomplish three specific health goals with the menu selections where food is served: More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - 1-800-PetMeds

Spanking booths - Men and women struck with whips, paddles or bare hands

San Francisco - They held the world's biggest celebration of leather, bondage and sexual fetish in San Francisco on Sunday, and due to the event's interactive nature, many people are now walking gingerly. It was just another scene from the city's most unabashed bash - a public display of all things kinky that covered 13 blocks in the South of Market neighborhood and drew hundreds of thousands of people, many of them not wearing leather in key places. There were naked people selling bondage gear and naked people seeking support for measures on the Nov. 4 ballot. There were naked people with cameras, taking pictures of other naked people. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Sky Mall

Man recovering after being shot during Civil War filming

ISLE OF WIGHT - A local Civil War re-enactor is recovering after apparently being shot while participating in a scene for a Civil War documentary in Isle of Wight County over the weekend. County Sheriff C.W. Phelps said that 72-year-old Thomas R. Lord Sr. was released from a hospital and is recovering at home. Phelps identified Lord as a retired police officer living in Suffolk. The circumstances of the shooting are still unclear, and Phelps said investigators are still trying to determine how Lord was shot. A spokeswoman for the Isle of Wight County Museum said it happened as part of a documentary filming in Heritage Park on Saturday. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Online Medical

Woman's Eyes Seal Shut for 3 Days a Week Baffling Doctors

UK - A woman whose eyes clamp shut for three days at a time, then open up for the next three, has baffled specialists. Natalie Adler, 21, from Melbourne, has been locked in the extraordinary routine for four years. Doctors believe she may be the only person in the world with the condition. "My eyes are closed for three days and then open for three days," Ms Adler said. "Something happens overnight on the third night. I go to bed and I can open my eyes, and then when I wake up the next day I can't. Nobody knows why." More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Nickelodeon Shop

Obama files motion to dismiss federal lawsuit to prove his is a natural born US citizen rather than show his birth certificate

PHILADELPHIA - Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, and the Democratic National Committee filed a joint motion in federal court Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the Illinois senator to prove he's a citizen of the United States. On Aug. 21, four days before the Democratic National Convention, Lafayette Hill attorney Philip Berg filed suit in Philadelphia seeking to remove the Democratic candidate from the November ballot claiming he was born in Kenya and not in America. Berg asked the court for a temporary restraining order "prohibiting Obama from being formally confirmed as the Democratic Party nominee for president," according to court papers. The Federal Election Commission was also named as a defendant in the legal action. A day after the suit was filed, a federal judge denied the motion for a temporary restraining order. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Sports Authority

Naked sex offender dies during home invasion

INDIANAPOLIS - A convicted sex offender died Sunday during a struggle with a father who found the naked man in or near his 17-year-old daughter's bedroom, police said. Police responding to a call from the city's northwest side about 3:20 a.m. found 64-year-old Robert McNally on the hallway floor with his arm around the neck of 52-year-old David T. Meyers, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Police spokesman Sgt. Matthew Mount said Meyers had a heart condition and may have had a heart attack. An autopsy was planned. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Mikasa

Cook dies after eating red-hot chili sauce as a dare

UK - An aspiring chef died after eating a super-hot chili sauce as part of an endurance competition with a friend. Andrew Lee, 33, challenged his girlfriend’s brother to a contest to see who could eat the spiciest sauce that he could create. The fork-lift truck driver, who wanted to cook for a living, prepared a tomato sauce made with red chillies grown on his father’s allotment. After eating it, however, he suffered intense discomfort and itching. The following morning he was found dead, possibly after suffering a heart attack. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Personal Wine

If the grass dies and turns yellow - Paint it green

STOCKTON, California - Bad business for some can be good business for others. A Stockton company that paints dead lawns green is busier than ever because of the foreclosure crisis. The business is called Greener Grass Company and 40 times a month, owner Nick Terlouw is making brown yards look green again. "If it rained tonight, it wouldn't wash off. It takes about two hours to dry and lasts three or four months," said Terlouw. Terlouw is hired by real estate agents, but also by the city of Stockton when a foreclosure case becomes a code enforcement issue. He's worked for the city about a 100 times. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Online Medical

Police Sergeant Found Hanged in Park

STERLING HEIGHTS - A Detroit police sergeant whose wife was shot to death in a suspected contract killing has been found hanged in a Sterling Heights park. Police tell the Detroit Free Press that 38-year-old Sgt. David Cobb was found dead Friday night in the city 15 miles north of downtown Detroit. Cobb's 47-year-old wife Rose was fatally shot Dec. 26 as she sat in the parking lot of a drug store on Detroit's east side. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Sky Mall

Prisoners allowed to order out restaurant food

CAIRO - Egyptian prisoners are set to be allowed to order meals from any restaurant they choose after a trial run during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan was deemed a success, a senior security official said on Saturday. The state-run Al Ahram newspaper reported that prison authorities have been placing orders with restaurants and then handing them to prisoners about to break their fast. Muslims fast from dawn to dusk in Ramadan, which started this year on September 1. The security official told Reuters the permission to order food would continue beyond Ramadan. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - PetsMart

Quadriplegic Man Pleads Guilty to Secretly Filming Young Girls in Shower

MOBILE, Alabama — A quadriplegic man accused of secretly videotaping young girls while they took showers pleaded guilty to reduced charges in federal court in Mobile.
Robert Vezendy of Satsuma pleaded guilty Friday to possessing and receiving child pornography. The Press-Register reports that the plea bargain will result in the dismissal of three more serious charges accusing him of producing child porn in his home. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Boca Java

Resident Billed for 1.4 Million Gallons of Water - $9,700

OGDEN, Utah — A Utah homeowner was billed for 1.4 million gallons of water for part of last winter, and even though Rick Baur disputes it, he paid the bill. "I was blown away," said Baur, an Ogden resident who made good on the $9,700 bill in August. "It's enough to buy a used car." That much water, the Standard-Examiner calculated, is enough to fill a swimming pool at Ben Lomond High School seven times — or a typical home pool 70 times. City Says: "When water goes through a meter, they (customers) are obligated to pay for that." More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Puritan's Pride

Couple bring baby to drug deal

Arizona - Chandler narcotics detectives busted a Tempe couple who police say brought an infant along on a drug rip-off Wednesday. Kevin Folk and Justine Rabell, both 19, are behind bars in lieu of $9,000 and $9,788 bail, respectively, and were booked on suspicion of child abuse and drug offenses. According to court documents, Rabell's 1-year-old son was in the back seat of a car in which police said she and Folk sold 46 Ecstasy tablets for $700. "She brought her son to the drug deal because she lived too far away to take him home before the transaction," the document states. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Rush My Passport

Sad News: Legendary actor Paul Newman dies at age 83

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - A spokeswoman for screen legend Paul Newman says the actor has died at age 83.
Spokeswoman Marni Tomljanovic says Newman died Friday of cancer. No other details were immediately available.
Newman was nominated for Academy Awards 10 times, winning a regular Oscar in 1987 for "The Color of Money" and two honorary ones. He was equally at home in comedies such as "The Sting" and dramas such as "Hud." More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Karmaloop

Man accused of posing as Dodger on field

LOS ANGELES - A man faces criminal charges for allegedly stealing a uniform from Dodger Stadium and posing as one of the team's players. Ronald Higgins pleaded not guilty to several charges Friday, including burglary and trespassing. The 47-year-old Higgins was arrested Wednesday morning after a security guard found him walking on the field in a Dodgers uniform and holding a glove with two balls. Higgins allegedly identified himself as a Dodgers player, but the guard recognized him from an earlier incident and called police. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Jump TV

Priest Counsels Couple - Then Moves In With Wife

JOLIET - A west suburban man is suing a former Catholic priest for allegedly providing marriage counseling to the man and his estranged wife, then quitting the church and moving in with the wife. Stephen Crane of Elmhurst filed the lawsuit in Will County Circuit Court against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet and Christopher Floss, a former priest at the Elmhurst Visitation Parish. The suit seeks damages relating to his divorce and the breakup of the family. Crane accuses Floss of professional negligence, infliction of emotional distress and alienation of affection. The church is charged with negligent supervision and retention of the priest. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Musicnotes

Teen Wanted Mom Dead to Pay for Boob Job

FOUNTAIN, Colorado - A Colorado teenager hired men to kill his mother so he could use her money to get breast implants for his girlfriend, police said. Nikita Lee Weis, 18, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, said Fountain Deputy Police Chief Mike Barnett. His girlfriend, Sophia Nicole Alsept, and two men police said he hired, Juan Antonio Velez Gonzalez, 18, and Brandon Michael Soroka, 19, were arrested on the same charge. Weis' mother, Hyun Weis, was attacked Thursday with a small wooden baseball bat at her home but escaped, authorities said. She was released Friday from a hospital. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Picaboo

Driver with $2 million speeding fines nabbed

SAO PAULO - Transport authorities in Brazil have caught up with a speed-loving Brazilian driver who clocked up nearly $2 million in fines, local media reported. Police intercepted the driver of a 12-year-old car in Sao Paulo at the spot he most frequently committed infractions, the O Globo daily said on Thursday. For seven years he had been speeding and running red lights but was not arrested earlier because he never registered the car in his own name. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Swiss Knife Depot

U.S. Congressman John Murtha sued for slander by US soldier

In May 2006, six months after 24 people were killed in a small Iraqi town, U.S. Rep. John Murtha made a startling accusation. American soldiers, he contended, had killed innocent civilians “in cold blood.” Now, less than six weeks before the longtime Johnstown Democrat is up for re-election, a Marine involved in the now-infamous Haditha incident is suing Murtha for slander. Justin Sharratt of Canonsburg, Washington County, left the Marine Corps last year. But he claims Murtha’s statements have caused “permanent, irreversible damage to his reputation.” More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Sea of Diamonds

Twins Get Hit Playing 'Frogger' on Freeway

This incredible footage shows a pair of crazy twin sisters dicing with death on the M6.
The Swedish blondes were caught on CCTV causing havoc on the motorway. The girls seem to have a death wish as they walk along the central reservation before running amok on the motorway.
They are both apprehended by motorway cops but struggle free then run back out into oncoming traffic. More... Video - Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Discovery Channel Store

Harry Potter Actor wins raves for nude Broadway debut

NEW YORK - The actor who portrays the schoolboy wizard in the Harry Potter movies received as much attention for appearing naked as for his range and depth in the London production of playwright Peter Shaffer's "Equus." Daniel Radcliffe is now reprising the role on Broadway, and this time reviewers are concentrating on his able performance in the play first performed at the National Theater in London in 1973. Ben Brantley of The New York Times said Radcliffe, 19, wore his part of a suburban stableboy who commits grotesque crimes against horses "like a tailor's delight -- that is, a natural fit that allows room to stretch." More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Catherines Plus Sizes

Bank Teller To Robber: Are you serious? - Robber runs

CENTEREACH, New York - Police said a bank teller in suburban New York had a simple question for a would-be robber: Are you serious? Police said that was enough to spook the female suspect, who fled the Roslyn Savings Bank in Centereach late Thursday afternoon without a dime. Police said she walked into the bank located inside a supermarket on Route 25 about 4:49 p.m. and handed the teller a note demanding cash and threatening to open fire with a gun if the teller didn't comply. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - AmericaRx.com

Daughter of Radical Muslim Cleric Exposed as Pole Dancer

London - As the daughter of firebrand cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed, you might expect Yasmin Fostok to adhere to his fanatical beliefs. But not for her, the facial veil and burqa covering from head to toe. Instead, the radical Muslim's daughter has ditched not only his extreme interpretation of Islam - but also much of her clothing. For the busty blonde 26-year-old has been uncovered as a topless, tattooed pole-dancer. The young mother has been displaying her ample charms cavorting in cages in pole dancing clubs in London's West End, and touring as a 'podium' dancer with a troupe called Ibiza Untouched. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Only Natural Pet Store

Man Accuses Doctor of Stapling Buttocks Shut

Maryland - Arguments began Monday in a federal lawsuit alleging that a Maryland doctor stapled a man's rectum shut during an operation, rendering him unable to move his bowels for 17 days, the Baltimore Examiner reported.
Ronald Watkins, 64, of West Virginia, has accused Dr. Manuel Casiano, a doctor in Frederick County, Maryland for botching a September 2004 surgery that left him with permanent bowel problems, according to the report.
But an attorney representing Casiano told jurors the doctor did not staple Watkins' buttocks shut. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Prisoner Pen Pal

Baby born from 21-year-old sperm

Madison Decker has just celebrated her 1-month birthday, but the roots of her birth go back some 21 years: Her father, Ken, had his sperm frozen before undergoing chemotherapy for Hodgkin’s disease in the 1980s.
It was a decision that paid big dividends when he met the love of his life.
Ken and Michelle Decker, with infant Madison in tow, appeared on TODAY Wednesday to tell Matt Lauer their amazing story of welcoming into the world a daughter who was created, in part, in another time. The 21 years between Ken’s freezing his sperm and Madison’s being born is one of the longest periods of time for conception on medical record. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Vermont Teddy Bear

Movie stars made thousands of dollars peddling cigarettes to consumers

Tobacco companies paid stars like Al Jolson, Bob Hope and Clark Gable to promote smoking as part of secret advertising deals with movie studios, according to a new analysis of cigarette endorsement contracts between 1927 and 1951. The stars made thousands of dollars peddling cigarettes to consumers. But the analysis shows that major studios and tobacco companies reaped far bigger benefits. In exchange for star testimonials of brands such as Lucky Strike, tobacco companies promoted movies in adverts worth millions of dollars, the documents show. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Springhill Nursery

Neighbors Defend Texan Accused of Murdering Teen Over Snacks

LAREDO, Texas — The trial of a man accused of executing a teen who broke into his home with friends looking for snacks has many in this border city outraged. Not because of the crime, but because the man is facing a murder charge. In a state where the right to use deadly force to protect one's life and property is sacrosanct and frontier justice is still sometimes the norm — particularly on the violence-plagued Texas-Mexico border — prosecutors have to explain the decision to try Jose Luis Gonzalez. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Wine

Iran: Death penalty for man accused of homosexuality

Tehran - Nemat Safavi, arrested almost three years ago at the age of 16, has been condemned to death by a court in Ardebil, in the northwest Iranian Azerbaijan region. Nemat has not killed anyone, stolen anything or even carried out any political activism. Nemat has been accused of having homosexual relations. While that was not stated during the court case, he was accused of "sexual relations that were not admitted". More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Wolfgang's Vault

Ohio boy fights for right to wear make-up to school

HAMILTON, Ohio - An eighth grade boy from Hamilton, Ohio, is fighting a school ban over wearing makeup to class.
Thirteen-year-old Matt Allsup wears black eye makeup, lipstick and fingernail polish. Matt's mom supports her son's choice. They point out that every student at Matt's school is required to wear a character badge pledging to value uniqueness in others.
But school administrators say Matt's makeup is against dress code and a distraction. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Rugs Express

Mom Gets Five Years - Unlawful lesbian sex with a minor, cocaine possession and weapons charges

Bexley - A judge sentenced a Bexley woman who admitted having sex with a friend of her teenage daughter to five years in prison. Last month, Becky Jo Tatum, 42, pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a minor, cocaine possession and weapons charges. Investigators say she regularly threw parties for teenagers in her home on Bellwood Avenue. Police say Tatum had oral sex with the girl at one of the parties. Officers say they also found cocaine and a shotgun in her home in December. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Readers Digest Store