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