Go to bed married, wake up divorced
2006-03-28 06:40:05
A Muslim couple in India has been told by local Islamic leaders they must separate after the husband "divorced" his wife in his sleep, the Press Trust of India reported.
Mouse testicle cells behave like stem cells
2006-03-26 17:07:55
German scientists say cells from the testes of mice can behave like embryonic stem cells. If the same holds true in humans, it could provide a controversy-free source of versatile cells for use in treating disease.
Thief rescued from bank's chimney
2006-03-26 14:48:32
A man found stuck in a Washington bank chimney didn't try to cover up his intent and was rescued by firefighters.
Marines recruit 78-year-old woman
2006-03-26 14:48:32
Sonia Goldstein was flattered by the nice recruiting letter asking her to consider becoming one of "the few, the proud." But at age 78, she believes she's just a little old to enlist in the US Marine Corps.
Film set mistaken for hostage crisis
2006-03-26 10:07:04
A movie set at the downtown post office turned all too real for a group of high school filmmakers.
Man sentences for shooting at toy plane
2006-03-25 19:53:31
A man has been sentenced to six months' probation for shooting at his neighbor's radio-controlled model airplanes with a shotgun.
Marines try to recruit 78-year-old woman
2006-03-25 19:49:59
Sonia Goldstein was flattered by the nice recruiting letter asking her to consider becoming one of "the few, the proud." But at age 78, she believes she's just a little old to enlist in the US Marine Corps.
Finding drunks in a bar?
2006-03-25 19:43:48
Texas has begun sending undercover agents into bars to arrest drinkers for being drunk, a spokeswoman for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission said on Wednesday.
Monet fans get a chance to impress
2006-03-25 19:41:22
A London hotel is offering art fans a chance to emulate Impressionist Claude Monet in the room where he painted his classic studies of the Thames skyline.
250-year old tortoise dies
2006-03-24 20:05:17
One of the world's oldest creatures, a giant tortoise believed to have been about 250 years old, has died in a zoo where it spent more than half its long life. [AFP]
Adoption institute supports gay parents
2006-03-24 19:40:40
As debate over the issue flares in several states, a major adoption institute says in a new report that it strongly supports the rights of gays and lesbians to adopt, and urges that remaining obstacles be removed.
Melting ice threatens sea-level rise
2006-03-24 11:05:47
The Earth is already shaking beneath melting ice as rising temperatures threaten to shrink polar glaciers and raise sea levels around the world.