Lioness in zoo kills man who invoked God
2006-06-05 21:18:25
A man shouting that God would keep him safe was mauled to death by a lioness in Kiev zoo after he crept into the animal's enclosure, a zoo official said on Monday.
13-year-old girl kidnaps boy, 3
2006-06-05 11:11:00
A 13-year-old girl kidnapped a 3-year-old boy from his father's tattoo parlor and was being sought, police said.
Pitt-Jolie baby pictures for sale!
2006-06-06 08:45:14
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt will give the world its first peek at their newborn daughter by releasing photos of Shiloh Nouvel, with profits going to charity.
Weird names a Hollywood fad
2006-06-05 10:59:04
If you have ever wondered what's in a name, consider: Brooklyn, Moxie Crimefighter, Bluebell Madonna, Suri, Phinneaus, Apple and, debuting just last week, Shiloh.
Yoga helps combat breast cancer treatment side effects
2006-06-05 10:10:52
Women going through treatment for breast cancer felt better when they tried yoga, according to one of the first scientific studies of its kind.
A calendar date of 6-6-6 to end all others nears
2006-06-05 07:44:58
There's a devilishly odd nexus of theology, mathematics and commercialism on the sixth day of the sixth month of the sixth year. OK, it's just the sixth year of this millennium, but insisting on calling it 2006 takes the devil-may-care fun out of calendar-gazing.
Japanese cow leads police on wild chase
2006-06-04 21:22:26
A cow being delivered to a Japanese slaughterhouse tried to bolt to freedom Sunday, leading nearly two dozen police on a 3.7-mile car chase through town and sending one man to the hospital unconscious.
Nadal chokes on banana
2006-06-04 11:45:58
Rafael Nadal choked at the French Open on Saturday. Luckily for the defending champion it was only on a piece of banana.
2 US inmates escape on bus
2006-06-04 11:22:10
Two inmates, including one charged with murder, broke through an office window at the District of Columbia Jail in Washington DC on Saturday and escaped aboard a city shuttle bus.
Pilot finds snake in cockpit
2006-06-04 12:02:50
Monty Coles was 3,000 feet in the air when he discovered a stowaway peeking out at him from the plane's instrument panel: a 4 1/2-foot snake.
Cloned mule finishes third in Nevada race
2006-06-05 10:44:36
Two cloned mules finished third and seventh in a Nevada mule race on Sunday, disappointing the scientists who created them a day after each animal won its respective elimination heat.
Hotels.com customer info at risk
2006-06-04 12:02:50
Thousands of Hotels.com customers may be at risk for identity theft after a laptop computer containing their credit card information was stolen from an auditor, a company spokesman said Saturday.