Man catches train, forgets baby in car

2006-03-24 09:09:51

Commuters racing to catch the train typically forget things in the car — keys, wallets, briefcases. But a baby daughter?

Women win battle in 'lion sleeps' case

2006-03-23 13:36:18

Three impoverished South African women whose father wrote the song known as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" have won a six-year battle for royalties in a case that could affect other musicians.

Poll: Acceptance of gay marriage up

2006-03-23 10:15:40

The public backlash over gay marriage has receded since a controversial decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Court in 2003 to legalize those marriages stirred strong opposition, says a poll released Wednesday.

Wrath of God behind Israel bird flu?

2006-03-22 14:44:30

An outbreak of deadly bird flu in Israel is God's punishment for calls in election ads to legalize gay marriages, according to Rabbi David Basri, a prominent sage preaching Kabbalah or Jewish mysticism.

Man's toddler son wanders into strip club

2006-03-22 14:37:04

A Kansas man was arrested at a Tulsa strip club after police say his toddler son wandered from an unlocked car into the club over the weekend.

Missing family found alive after 2 weeks

2006-03-22 13:47:38

A family that disappeared more than two weeks ago after leaving for a short trip in an RV was found alive Tuesday in a remote area of southwestern Oregon.

Viagra for stallion not horsing around...

2006-03-22 08:34:13

A German court ordered viagra to be given to a stallion after his new owner claimed he was impotent and refused to pay the full asking price.

Chat rooms foster Japanese suicide pacts

2006-03-22 08:51:55

Internet suicide pacts have occurred since at least the late 1990s in a number of countries, but they have been most common in Japan.

Airlines lost 30 million bags in 2005

2006-03-21 16:09:50

An estimated 30 million bags were temporarily lost by airlines in 2005, and 200,000 of those bags were never reunited with their owners, according to an industry report released Monday.

UK's most famous cat runs out of life

2006-03-21 10:06:13

Humphrey, a stray cat who wandered in to the official residence of Britain's prime minister in 1989 and caused a scandal when he "retired" in 1997, has died, a spokesperson for Tony Blair said on Monday.

Fake music degrees hit sour note in S.Korea

2006-03-20 14:32:07

Some South Korean musicians may be singing the blues after prosecutors said they had broken up a crime ring selling bogus music diplomas from Russia, which helped many land university jobs and seats in orchestras.