9 May 2008

Woman donates kidney to her former English teacher (AP)

AP - Twenty-two years after graduating from high school, Angie Collins is now her former English teacher's favorite student.

9 May 2008

Texas teens tell police they converted skull into bong (AP)

AP - Three teenagers were arrested after two of them told police they dug up a secluded grave north of Houston, removed the skull from the coffin and converted it into a marijuana bong.

9 May 2008

Customers wait hours for 23-cent pizzas in Ohio (AP)

Virginia Carlisle, left, and Barbara Logan carry 23 cent pizzas from Papa Johns Pizza, Thursday, May 8, 2008, in University Heights, Ohio. They waited in line for two hours. Papa John's made good on its apology to Cleveland Cavaliers fans. Eighty-six stores in Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo and Youngstown are selling large, one-topping pizzas for 23 cents on Thursday. The 23-cent price of a pizza is an homage to LeBron James' jersey number. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - Maybe Cleveland Cavaliers fans can hope for cheap gas if an oil company insults All-Star LeBron James.


8 May 2008

Gorilla celebrates her 55th birthday with frozen cake (AP)

Jenny, a western lowland gorilla and the world's oldest captive gorilla, eats a piece of birthday cake as the Dallas Zoo celebrates her 55th birthday, Thursday, May 8, 2008, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)AP - Jenny, recognized as the world's oldest living gorilla in captivity, celebrated her 55th birthday Thursday with a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats at her wooded home in the Dallas Zoo.


8 May 2008

Omaha man uses steak knife to perform self-tracheotomy (AP)

AP - An Omaha man struggling to breathe used a steak knife to perform an at-home tracheotomy. Steve Wilder said he thought he was going to die when he awoke one night last week and couldn't breath.

8 May 2008

Suspect surrenders after cop yells 'Taser, Taser, Taser' (AP)

AP - Just the threat of a jolt stopped a man in his tracks. A Salt Lake City police officer couldn't catch up to a 32-year-old man until he yelled, "Taser, Taser, Taser."

8 May 2008

Woman files claim, saying dog feces ruined family outing (AP)

AP - A New York woman has filed a $100 claim against Norwalk saying a family outing to the Maritime Aquarium was ruined by dog feces. The woman claims her child's shoes, along with the entire outing, were ruined when her 1-year-old stepped in dog feces outside the Maritime Garage.

8 May 2008

Minn. driver kills dog, then sues owners for damage (AP)

AP - The driver of a 1997 Honda Civic that struck and killed a dog near Cloquet is suing the dog's owners for damage done to his vehicle. Jeffery Ely was driving on the night of Jan. 4 when Fester, a miniature pinscher, squeezed past owner Nikki Munthe as she was letting in her other dog and ran out onto the road. Ely's car struck Fester, killing the 13-pound dog instantly.

7 May 2008

Swiss government says Euro 2008 fans can have their chips (Reuters)

Freshly picked, organically grown potatoes sit in a basket on an allotment in the village of Lane End, Buckinghamshire, southern England, June 23, 2007. REUTERS/Simon NewmanReuters - The Swiss government has agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes following fears that Euro 2008 football fans could face a shortage of French fries next month.


7 May 2008

Non-stick chewing gum firm raises $20 million (Reuters)

San Diego Padres player Oscar Robles blows a bubble as he watches their second exhibition game against Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2008 Major League Baseball (MLB) China Series at Wukesong Baseball Field in Beijing March 16, 2008. (Claro Cortes IV/Reuters)Reuters - A British company developing a non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements and shoes has raised 10 million pounds ($20 million) to help bring its product to market.


7 May 2008

UK non-stick chewing gum firm raises 10 mln pounds (Reuters)

San Diego Padres player Oscar Robles blows a bubble as he watches their second exhibition game against Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2008 Major League Baseball (MLB) China Series at Wukesong Baseball Field in Beijing March 16, 2008. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IVReuters - A company developing a non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements and shoes has raised 10 million pounds to help bring its product to market.


6 May 2008

Registering potentially dangerous knives (Reuters)

A knife-holder named 'Voodoo' sits on display in a booth at the opening day of the Hong Kong Gift and Premium Fair in Hong Kong April 28, 2006. . (Paul Yeung/Reuters)Reuters - BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese citizens must register their identities when they buy potentially deadly knives, Xinhua quoted the Ministry of Public Security on Tuesday as saying.


6 May 2008

Rugby strip show caught on video (Reuters)

Reuters - The Austrian national rugby team tried to get over their 48-0 defeat by Lithuania by staging a mass striptease in the capital Vilnius late on Saturday, only to find they had been caught on video and put on the Internet.

6 May 2008

Firm in trouble for slum tour with a twist (Reuters)

Members of an elite Brazilian police force stand amidst spent bullet cases left over from a shootout the night before, during a raid against drug gangs inside the Complexo do Alemao slum, in Rio de Janeiro February 14, 2007. (Bruno Domingos/Reuters)Reuters - A Rio de Janeiro tour company could be in trouble for giving tourists too intimate a view of life in the city's notorious slums, including photo opportunities with drug gang leaders.


6 May 2008

Drivers fined for slow-drive on scenic bridge (Reuters)

Vehicles move on the Hangzhou Bay Bridge during a trial operation in Ningbo, Zhejiang province May 1, 2008. (Stringer/Reuters)Reuters - China opened the world's longest cross-sea bridge last week aiming to cut travel time between two major ports, but hundreds of drivers have been fined already for, unexpectedly, driving too slow to enjoy the view.