'Breakfast Club' principal dies
2006-05-29 19:21:31
Paul Gleason, who played the go-to bad guy in "Trading Places" and the angry high school principal in "The Breakfast Club," has died. He was 67.
Lake turns red, leaving scientists puzzled
2006-05-29 10:42:57
Volcanologists were puzzled Monday about why a lake atop a rumbling volcano on the South Pacific island of Ambae has changed color from blue to bright red.
Chicken or egg? Answer hatched
2006-05-29 05:35:32
It is a question that has vexed philosophers since the Greeks. But it seems we may now have the answer to the beguilingly simple question: "Which came first?"
Doctor throws 2 kids, self off balcony
2006-05-28 19:57:35
Qinuo Van Dyk heard one of her children screaming from an adjacent room at a landmark South Beach hotel, walked into the room and saw her husband jump off the 15th-floor balcony, police said.
Smoking and sex go hand-in-hand
2006-05-28 19:53:38
Australian brothel owners want an exemption to anti-smoking laws for sex workers and their clients because, they say, one thing leads to another.
Man drives with python passenger
2006-05-28 19:48:13
The next time Dan McBride rents a car, he may want to inspect it not just for dings and dents but also for snakes.
Naked on Everest: a peek on the peak?
2006-05-28 14:02:17
The head of the Nepal Mountaineering Association urged the government Saturday to take action against a sherpa who reportedly stripped on top of Mount Everest.
Fifty ways to rock the right way
2006-05-28 11:45:25
It may only be rock 'n' roll, the music born of anti-establishment rebels, but conservatives can like it too.
Lovesick swan falls in love with swan paddle boat
2006-05-28 09:34:04
A swan has fallen in love with a plastic swan-shaped paddle boat on a pond in the German town of Muenster and has spent the past three weeks flirting with the vessel five times its size.
Children called "missing face" of AIDS pandemic
2006-05-27 14:24:19
Some 2.3 million children under 15 years of age are living with HIV, with little access to treatment, according to a report by child advocacy groups.
Strong "American Idol" finale caps TV season
2006-05-26 22:24:25
More than 36 million "American Idol" fans watched the star-studded finale of the hit talent show on Wednesday night as gray-haired soul crooner Taylor Hicks was crowned the winner in a dramatic close to the 2005-06 U.S. television season.
3G phones banned in anti-porn drive
2006-05-26 21:57:11
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has banned 3G mobile phones after a complaint from his wife and her friends about receiving pornography on them.