Man eats 66 hotdogs in 12 mins

2007-07-05 10:53:27

An American competitive eater devoured a record 66 hotdogs in 12 minutes on Wednesday to win the July 4 annual Coney Island hotdog eating competition, defeating a six-time champion from Japan in a photo finish.

Turtles to test wireless network

2007-07-05 09:44:59

From the way he thrashed his head, kicked and tried to make a getaway, M16 made it clear he didn't like human contact. But the researchers wrangling with him could be helping to save his species.

Bank's one-ton safe stolen

2007-07-03 15:42:40

FBI agents worked Monday to identify burglars who burst through a bank's wall and then made off with the bank's one-ton safe.

Dog-food can fetches $305

2007-07-03 10:15:16

An empty can of gourmet dog food taken from Paris Hilton's trash fetched $305 in an eBay auction.

'Vicious' piranhas are really wimps

2007-07-02 10:16:03

Despite their fearsome reputation, piranhas are wimps that gather in large shoals to protect themselves from predators, scientists said on Monday.

Key to good marriage? Share housework

2007-07-01 17:01:43

The percentage of Americans who consider children "very important" to a successful marriage has dropped sharply since 1990, and more now cite the sharing of household chores as pivotal, according to a sweeping new survey.

India looking for "Mr Condom"

2007-06-29 14:45:47

India is looking to hire its own "condom man" to follow the example of a former Thai cabinet minister who successfully pushed for safer sex.

Man accused of stomping pet fish

2007-06-28 14:17:44

A man accused of stomping a pet tropical fish to death during a dispute with a girlfriend faces charges of disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property.

Politician okays marijuana in food

2007-06-28 13:49:06

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla, who opposes legalizing marijuana, doesn't mind the drug being used in cooking, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Knock-out name for baby girl

2007-06-27 09:57:30

Baby Autumn Brown has a name to live up - in fact she has over 25 of them.

District sorry for censoring gay kiss

2007-06-26 14:28:34

The school district said Monday it regretted ordering a picture of a male student kissing his boyfriend blacked out from all copies of a high school yearbook.

N.J. dog crowned world's ugliest

2007-06-25 11:26:54

Elwood, a 2-year-old Chinese Crested and Chihuahua mix, was crowned the world's ugliest dog Friday, a distinction that delighted the New Jersey mutt's owners.