Eight brides for eight sailors

2006-04-16 10:13:11

Eight US sailors at a Florida naval station fraudulently married Polish and Romanian women in order to collect extra housing allowances, according to federal charges filed on Tuesday.

Cat in Germany saves baby's life

2006-04-15 19:51:00

A cat saved the life of a newborn baby abandoned on the doorstep of a Cologne house in the middle of the night by meowing loudly until someone woke up, a police spokesman said on Saturday.

Six-year-old girl dies in US bear attack

2006-04-14 17:08:43

A bear attacked a family at a camp site in the Cherokee National Forest on Thursday, killing a 6-year-old girl and injuring her 2-year-old brother and mother.

What's in a name in Iraq? Maybe survival...

2006-04-14 09:54:36

Some flee the country. Others buy weapons. But Iraqis lining up at a state registry say the best protection against sectarian violence is a new name.

US couple to be charged in sextuplet hoax

2006-04-14 09:36:30

A Missouri couple who scammed neighbors by pretending to be the proud parents of sextuplets will face criminal charges as soon as the full scale of their hoax has been discovered, police said.

Magician set to live in aquarium for a week

2006-04-14 09:07:33

David Blaine intends to sleep with the fishes — but only for a week, and in full public view.

Every 10-year-old kid knows that...

2006-04-13 22:38:21

It's a "factual reality" that beans make you break wind, says South Africa's advertising watchdog.

Partners, too, give thumbs up to Levitra

2006-04-13 14:46:24

Levitra not only enables men with erectile dysfunction (ED) to engage successfully in sexual intercourse, it also significantly improves partner satisfaction.

Winnie the Pooh gets Hollywood star

2006-04-13 10:28:44

Winnie the Pooh sure does love his honey, but the beloved bear now has something just as sweet: a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Shy billionaire in gossip feud gives warning

2006-04-13 10:28:44

The publicity-shy billionaire at the center of a scandal involving the New York Post warns that gossip columns employing haphazard practices have the potential to undermine journalistic credibility.

Parents sue soft drink cos. over benzene

2006-04-12 15:41:04

Two soft-drink companies were sued Tuesday by parents complaining that there might be cancer-causing benzene in kids' drinks.