Every Day, the Same, Again
A counterterrorism detective who says his failed drug test came because his wife had spiked his meatballs with marijuana has filed a lawsuit to get his job back.
Neighbors recalled a woman whose skeletal remains were found this week, nearly two years after she began to ignore neighbors and dropped out of sight.
A Chinese man found 3,000 yuan ($400) in the belly of a rotten fish his dog had found in the rubbish.
A dog has eaten 40 different pairs of underwear, a set of car keys, 15 different pairs of shoes, and more than 300 socks. More dogs thinking they are ostriches.
Study finds that bad kissing can doom relationship.
Unlike more reserved nationalities, the French greet each other with kisses on the cheek (map).
Since the end of the Cold War, most of the world’s militaries have downsized. But in recent years, a few countries have been bulking up.
Landmine activist tries to cross Central London without touching the ground.
In many ways, Africa’s economic situation seems hopeless. While $625 billion in foreign aid has poured in since 1960, there has been no rise in the region’s per capita gross domestic product. Thus far, foreign aid hasn’t made a dent. Greed, however, might. Thanks to the global commodities boom of the past few years.
“Whenever I go out, I’ll meet like, investment bankers, you know, people who are creative.”
New York state prosecutors have sent subpoenas to Wall Street firms seeking information related to the packaging and selling of debt tied to high-risk mortgages.
Buy houses in Detroit for $250, monthly payment = $1.
Oil prices tumble to $88 a barrel.
An engineer measures the falling dollar.
A new research focuses on a familiar type, perfectionists, who panic or blow a fuse when things don’t turn out just so.
Fisher-Price pulls lead-tainted toy in Illinois but not other states.
Toy (camouflage suit sold separately).
7 foods you may think are healthy, but aren’t.
The proliferation of single-malt whiskies available in the U.S. has been a wonderful thing, but it can be a bit disorienting to gift-givers shopping for Scotchophiles.
Absinthe makes a comeback.
Controlled drinking: controversial alternative to AA.
Spilled red wine on your pants at dinner?
