Couple shares love of fishing in wedding
2006-04-02 09:20:50
A couple brought together by a passion for fishing was married at the Tippy Dam boat ramp, with family members observing the ceremony from a dock rather than church pews.
Michael Jackson crowned: 'Most Foolish American'
2006-04-01 17:01:24
Faded pop superstar Michael Jackson was crowned as America's most foolish person in 2006, narrowly beating out trigger-happy US Vice President Dick Cheney for the title.
Diana's dressmaker loses fight over name
2006-04-01 14:36:19
Princess Diana's wedding dressmaker, Elizabeth Emanuel, has no right to regain her own name as a trademark, Europe's highest court ruled Thursday.
Take bribes but be fair, soccer refs told
2006-04-01 14:34:03
Football referees in Nigeria can take bribes from clubs but should not allow them to influence their decisions on the pitch, a football official said on Friday.
Police gets 12 years for teen sex
2006-04-01 14:06:35
A former police chief was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison for having sex with a 14-year-old girl in his police car.
Man cleared of murder, rape to get $1M 38
2006-03-31 14:08:09
A man who was freed from prison in December after DNA evidence cleared him of murder and rape convictions has reached a tentative settlement with the state.
Indian doctor jailed for sex selection
2006-03-30 10:09:45
An Indian doctor and his assistant have been jailed for two years for carrying out a test to determine the sex of an unborn baby.
Workaholics struggle to say 'No' to work
2006-03-30 08:14:20
Sam used to sneak into his office before dawn so no one would know how many extra hours he worked.
Eyes to the sky as solar eclipse comes
2006-03-29 19:22:09
Shouting, clapping or praising God, awestruck locals and tourists gazed skywards on Ghana's coastline on Wednesday as a total solar eclipse cast a shadow across Africa and tracked on to the Middle East.
College student in Wal-Mart for 41 hours
2006-03-29 11:09:15
Some students set out for sun-drenched beaches and tropical party bars for spring break. Skyler Bartels, a 20-year-old Drake University sophomore, headed for the local Wal-Mart.
Man charged US$4,300 for four burgers
2006-03-29 07:07:25
Four burgers at his neighborhood Burger King cost George Beane a whopping $4,334.33.
Surgeons remove two fetuses from infant
2006-03-29 07:00:19
Surgeons operated on a 2-month-old Pakistani girl Tuesday to remove two fetuses that had grown inside her while she was still in her mother's womb, a doctor said.