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Toddler dies locked in sweltering car

A babysitter in the United States who allegedly left a three-year-old in a car unsupervised for eight hours has been charged with negligent homicide.Genee Brumfield from Louisiana, who is also the godmother of the victim, left the child in the car while visiting her mother on the way to the day care center.All the doors and windows were locked, while the heat inside the car reached 65 degrees Cels

June 3, 2011

U.K. inmate allowed to become father

A prisoner in U.K. has been allowed to have artificial insemination with his partner by virtue of the right to family life clause of the Human Rights Act.While there is a consensus about the importance of human rights, the debate concerning “right to family life” under the Article 8 of the Act is stirring British society. Some say that the article is misused as a way to escape punishment. Just las

June 2, 2011

Octomom's fertility doctor has license revoked

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California medical officials revoked the license of the fertility doctor who helped ``Octomom'' Nadya Suleman become the mother of 14 children through repeated in vitro treatments, according to a decision made public Wednesday. Michael Kamrava (AP-Yonhap News)The Medical Board of California said it was necessary to revoke Dr. Michael Kamrava's license to protect the public. The

June 2, 2011

Octomom's fertility doctor has license revoked

Chinese bridge collapse injures two

A bridge over Yitong River in Changchun city, the capital of Jilin province in Northeast China, lays in ruins after collapsing at 3:30 am on May 29, 2011. A truck plunged through the hole and two people inside the vehicle were injured. The local government has set up a team to investigate the accident. (China Daily) 지난 일요일 중국 진린성 창춘의 다리가 무너져 화물 트럭하나가 무너진 구멍 아래로 추락했다고 차이나 데일리가 보도했다. 지역 정부는 이 사건을 조사

May 30, 2011

Radio host says Rapture actually coming in October

Harold Camping speaks while holding the Bible, in San Leandro, Calif. (AP-Yonhap News)OAKLAND, California (AP) _ California preacher Harold Camping said Monday his prophecy that the world would end was off by five months because Judgment Day actually will come on Oct. 21.Camping, who predicted that 200 million Christians would be taken to heaven Saturday before the Earth was destroyed, said he fel

May 24, 2011

Radio host says Rapture actually coming in October

Princess Beatrice's wacky wedding hat sells for $131,652

Britain's Prince Andrew, center, and his daughters Britain's Princess Eugenie, left, and Britain's Princess Beatrice leave Westminster Abbey at the Royal Wedding in London. (AP-Yonhap News)LONDON, May 23, 2011 (AFP) - The flamboyant hat worn by Princess Beatrice at last month's British royal wedding was Sunday sold for the princely sum of $131,652 (93,171 euros) on internet auction site eBay.Proce

May 23, 2011

Princess Beatrice's wacky wedding hat sells for $131,652

Woman removed from train after talking too loudly

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2011 (AFP) - A young woman who insisted on noisily chatting on her cell phone throughout a marathon 15-hour train ride was forcibly removed by police following numerous passenger complaints.The woman was traveling on Amtrak's Coast Starlight, which runs between Los Angeles and Seattle, Washington, and was speaking loudly enough to annoy surrounding passengers, said Amtrak spoke

May 20, 2011

Baby leopards, bear found in bags at Thai airport

In this photo released Friday by the FREEDLAND Fundation, a leopard cub looks out from a cage after being confiscated by Thai authorities at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport. (AP-Yonhap News)Authorities at Thailand's international airport arrested a first-class passenger Friday whose suitcases were filled with baby leopards, panthers, a bear and monkeys. The animals had been drugged a

May 15, 2011

Baby leopards, bear found in bags at Thai airport

Youngest U.S. congressman on Men’s Health cover

(Men's Health)A young Republican congressman from Illinois will appear on the cover of Men’s Health magazine to promote healthy living. Aaron Schock, 29, named “American’s fittest congressman” by the magazine, showed off his six-pack abs for the cover of the June issue and spoke of his daily workout routine and efforts to promote health. “You have the power to change your life for the better. By m

May 12, 2011

Youngest U.S. congressman on Men’s Health cover

'JetMan' makes Grand Canyon flight

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A Swiss adventurer has finally made a "historic" jetpack-powered flight above the Grand Canyon, organizers claimed Tuesday, days after he canceled a bid saying he had not trained enough. In this photo provided by Breitling, Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy is seen during his flight over the Grand Canyon in Arizona on Saturday in his custom-built jet suit. (AP-Yonhap News)Yves Rossy,

May 11, 2011

Zoo under fire for animal abuses

A zoo in Malaysia reportedly maintains an appallingly poor environment for animals under its care.Shirley, a 25 years-old orangutan, is frequently seen smoking cigarette butts thrown by visitors, according to the Mirror.She enjoys playing with rubbish dispersed in her cage, while even begging for cigarettes from behind the bars. Shirley also competes with her companion Abu for more tobacco product

May 11, 2011

China probes child trafficking, adoption link

BEIJING (AFP) - China has launched a probe into the abduction of children allegedly born in violation of population control policies then trafficked by officials into adoptions worldwide, an official said Tuesday.The investigation comes after Caixin magazine reported this week that family planning officials in central China's Hunan province had abducted children and sold them into adoption to the

May 10, 2011

Canadian survives seven weeks lost in U.S. wilderness

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A Canadian tourist reported missing since mid-March has been found alive in a remote wilderness area of the western United States and is recovering, police told AFP on Saturday.Couple Albert Chretien and wife Rita are shown in this undated Royal Canadian Mounted Police handout photo. The coupe went missing en route to Las Vegas more than a month ago. Rita Chretien was found aliv

May 9, 2011

Canadian survives seven weeks lost in U.S. wilderness

$80K motorbike stolen in US found in Philippines

(AP-Yonhap News)MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An $80,000 motorcycle stolen in Texas last year from Hollywood screenwriter Skip Woods has been recovered in the southern Philippines, officials said Thursday.The custom-made chopper was found Tuesday by police in Cagayan de Oro city, said Jose Justo Yap, regional director for the National Bureau of Investigation.Woods, a collector of custom-made vehicles

May 6, 2011

$80K motorbike stolen in US found in Philippines

Cuban rolls worlds longest cigar

Jose Castelar Cairo has achieved a Guinness World Record for hand-rolling the world's largest cigar, which measured 13.7 meter (45 feet). He's shown here rolling the cigar Nov. 1 in a room of the Melia Cohiba Hotel, in Havana, Cuba. (AP)A Cuban cigar roller, Castelar Cairo, 67, set the new world record for making longest cigar.Also known as “Cuetro,” he took eight hours to roll the 81.8-meter-long

May 6, 2011

Alligator fights police car

A three-meter-long alligator attacked a police car in Alachua County, Florida. Posted on YouTube, the video shows an aggressive gator clamping his teeth around the bumper and slowly pushing it backward.According to the Daily Mail, the alligator appeared in a residential area from Paynes Prairie and neighbor who found the beast called the police. The policeman who arrived remained inside the police

May 6, 2011

With bin Laden dead, Washington state man finally shaves

May 3, 2011

Alleged beer thief’s bare-faced cheek

This CCTV footage shows what might be one of the world’s cheekiest thieves attempting a getaway from a store in Lake Wales, Florida.The store’s security camera captured the suspect running away from the store clutching a case of beer.The video shows the suspect being let down by his baggy as he makes for the getaway car in front of the store. His fall relieves him not only of the beer but also his

May 3, 2011

Man makes fake 911 call to avoid arrest

Florida police have arrested a man for making a phony 911 call to avoid inspection after driving with suspended license, according to a report Wednesday.Jonathan Paul Rorech, 31, was pulled over for driving at 45 mph (72km/h) in a 30 mph (40 km/h) zone at 1 a.m. He first told an officer that his driver’s license was at home. However, when the officer went back to the patrol car to search for the d

May 2, 2011

Alligator finds its way into woman‘s bathroom

(MCT)PALMETTO, Florida (AP) — A Tampa-area woman found an unwelcome weekend guest in her bathroom — a 7-foot (2-meter) alligator.Alexis Dunbar told WFLA-TV that she screamed and the alligator hissed when she found it inside the bathroom of her home Saturday afternoon. Her boyfriend propped a small table by the bathroom to keep the gator inside until an officer from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Co

May 2, 2011

Alligator finds its way into woman‘s bathroom