Old sea dog sets tongues wagging at Crufts LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A 16th century dog, the only known female to have served aboard King Henry VIII's ill-fated flagship the Mary Rose, has stolen the show at Britain's Crufts dog show this year. ReutersFri, 12 Mar 2010 09:34:59 -0500
Nurses' union: Care does not include sex AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A union representing Dutch nurses will launch a national campaign Friday against demands for sexual services by patients who claim it should be part of their standard care. ReutersThu, 11 Mar 2010 16:43:21 -0500
The price you pay for being romantic... BERLIN (Reuters) - A German woman, fearful that a burglar was trying to break into her second storey apartment, called police after she heard someone climbing up to her balcony shortly after midnight, police said Thursday. ReutersThu, 11 Mar 2010 16:23:32 -0500
Japan's spouse hunters hone skills at marriage school TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - In search of Mr. or Mrs. Right, dozens of Japanese are attending a newly launched school in Tokyo that aims to turn them into marriage material. ReutersThu, 11 Mar 2010 13:17:37 -0500
Police: Burglar uses church equipment to view porn Second-degree burglary charges have been filed against an Ames man who broke into a church where he allegedly used the institution's electronic equipment to watch pornography. Police allege the 55-year-old man broke into the First Christian Church on... SF GateWed, 10 Mar 2010 18:20:32 PST
New Zealander auctions ''ghosts'' in a bottle WELLINGTON (Reuters Life!) - A New Zealand woman sold two vials that she said contained the ghosts of an old man and a young girl for almost NZ$2,000 ($1,410) after a fiercely contested online auction, local media reported. ReutersWed, 10 Mar 2010 14:31:43 -0500
Air Canada learns that hockey trumps flying VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada's largest airline has learned it sometimes has to take a back seat to the country's biggest sporting passion, ice hockey, the head of Air Canada said on Tuesday. ReutersWed, 10 Mar 2010 14:32:12 -0500
''Dead'' baby elephant calf born alive in Sydney zoo SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - An elephant gave birth to a calf at Sydney's main zoo on Wednesday, surprising vets and keepers who two days earlier declared the baby had died in the womb. ReutersWed, 10 Mar 2010 14:34:52 -0500
Police: Calif. robber holds up 11 people, gets $6 They say crime doesn't pay. For one robber in California, it did _ but not much. Authorities in Riverside County say a woman with a gun robbed 11 customers at a market and got away with $6. A Sheriff's Department statement says the woman was armed with a s... SF GateWed, 10 Mar 2010 12:18:58 PST
Woman charged in breast milk assault on jailer A woman in jail for public intoxication was accused of assaulting a jailer by squirting breast milk at her. WYMT-TV reported that a 31-year-old woman was arrested Thursday on a misdemeanor charge of public intoxication. But as she was changing into an inma... SF GateSun, 07 Mar 2010 10:04:32 PST
Mass. mortuary hopes chili cook-off brings 'life' A Western Massachusetts funeral home is trying "bring life" to business with a chili cook-off, a murder-mystery show and free limo rides to couples on their 50th anniversaries. Terry Probst, the new managing partner of the Devanny-Condron Funeral Home in..... SF GateThu, 04 Mar 2010 16:53:42 PST
Patients try to keep appointments with jailed doc Patients of a northern Kentucky psychiatrist jailed on a charge he stabbed a woman with a sword have tried to keep appointments with him in jail. Kenton County jail Chief Deputy Scott Colvin said deputies have had to turn away several patients of Douglas..... SF GateWed, 03 Mar 2010 18:15:27 PST
Goat fans, cities butting heads Herd the latest? Miniature goats, 'tame' as dogs, blaze trails in U.S. neighborhoods. USATODAYWed, 03 Mar 2010 18:25:49 GMT
Mass. newlywed couple spend 1st night in jail A newlywed Massachusetts couple spent their wedding night in separate jail cells after police said the bride tried to run over an old flame of the groom. Police say 22-year-old Hyannis resident Marissa Ann Putignano-Keene tried Monday to run over the other... SF GateTue, 02 Mar 2010 18:24:59 PST
Driver in doghouse after walking pet while in car An English dog-owner has been fined after taking his pet for a stroll while driving next to him in his car. Prosecutors said Paul Railton was spotted driving at low speed along a country lane in December, holding his dog's leash through the car window as t... KTRKTue, 02 Mar 2010 18:24:58 PST
Wiping out graffiti? Here's an app for that Cities experiment with iPhone applications and other high-tech tools to eradicate blight and catch offenders. USATODAYTue, 02 Mar 2010 18:46:55 GMT
Ohio woman gets married, has baby on same day An Ohio woman taken to a maternity ward in her wedding dress became a newlywed and a new mom on the same day. USATODAYTue, 02 Mar 2010 14:39:54 GMT
Former US Rep. Foley opens Fla. consignment shop Former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley is opening a consignment store in West Palm Beach about four years after he resigned from Congress following a lurid scandal. Foley says Celebrity Consignment sells items from furniture to chandeliers to paintings. Much of the s... KTRKTue, 02 Mar 2010 08:43:56 PST
Chicken-wing craze sends prices soaring It's getting more expensive to be a wing man -- or woman -- these days. The skyrocketing cost of chicken wings is causing restaurant ... USATODAYMon, 01 Mar 2010 18:14:42 GMT
5,200 Australians bare all for photo shoot About 5,200 naked people embraced each other on the steps of Sydney's iconic Opera House on Monday for a photo shoot by Spencer Tunick. Tunick, who is known for his nude group photos in public spaces, posed participants for more than an hour in a variety o... KTRKMon, 01 Mar 2010 02:48:15 PST
