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Why I won't be quitting Facebook

Flush with cash and drunk with power after its $100 billion IPO, Facebook could be caught secretly brainwashing millions of new users into signing up (mind-control hoodies, anyone?) -- and still I might not quit the world's largest social network.

Roasted fetuses found stashed in luggage

Six roasted fetuses covered with gold for black magic rituals were found in a Bangkok hotel room, and the gruesome discovery led to the arrest of a British citizen Friday, Thai police said.

Children Slain in Florida Mother's Suicide-Killing Turned Away By Neighbor

Neighbors of a Florida mother who fatally shot her four children before killing herself weren't sure who was injured after hearing gunshots and refused to admit three of the woman's kids who were trying to get in their house, according to a 911 call released Wednesday.Neighbor …

App scans faces of bar-goers to gauge scene

A watchful eye has arrived on San Francisco's bar scene, but not to keep you in check. It just wants to check you out. A new app launched this weekend that will scan the faces of patrons in 25 bars across the city to determine their ages and genders. Would-be customers can the …

Help sought in Phoenix shooting of man, dog

A 27-year-old man and his dog were fatally shot late Friday evening in Phoenix and police are asking for the public's help in locating the two suspects believed to be involved. Manuel "Isaac" Alvarado and his pit bull were shot during a physical struggle for a gun with one of …

Chuck Brown dies: 'Godfather of Go-Go' passes away at 75

Chuck Brown, the legendary musician who is known as the "Godfather of Go-Go," passed away Wednesday, his daughter confirmed.

Woman frees dogs from shelter, police say

Police have arrested a Brainerd woman after an animal rescue shelter was vandalized and its dogs released.

Dog ordered put down gets new life as prison guard

The bad dog of the neighborhood has received a life prison sentence. The wolf dog hybrid named Chief -- once ordered destroyed for aggressive behavior -- will become a guard dog at Louisiana's maximum security prison.

Phoenix area Good Samaritan awakens from coma

A Good Samaritan from Phoenix who was shot and entered into a coma last month awoke Tuesday morning, his fiancée said. Jerold Garrison, 33, was biking home from a store late April 18 near 48th Street and Virginia Avenue when he came to the aid of a woman being mugged. "He …

Father who lost family in Bronx SUV plunge says, "I want to die"

The SUV that plunged more than 50 feet from the Bronx River Parkway on Sunday, killing seven people from three generations of a Bronx family, was headed to a family reunion, stunned relatives said.

Gynecologist says he found elusive 'G' spot

So, what does the "G" stand for in G-spot? Maybe it's "G" as in Holy Grail, because a Florida gynecologist contends that he has finally found it. By means of a seven-hour dissection, Dr. Adam Ostrzenski said, he located the elusive source of female sexual satisfaction deep wit …

Teen hacked into 259 companies because he was bored

Inspector Knacker of the lower Austrian yard has fingered the collar of a 15-year-old student who he thinks hacked into 259 companies over three three months. According to ZDnet, the kid scanned the internet for vulnerabilities and bugs in websites and databases that he could  …

Granny gets in shootout with would-be robbers

A Warner Robins, Ga., grandmother shot and wounded one of two armed men who tried to rob her outside of her daughter's house on Saturday morning. "I thought I was going to die," Luisa Campbell said -- and she wanted to take someone with her.

Friends throw dogs $5,000 wedding

What began as an innocent summer fling turned into happily ever after for two love-struck canines. Despite the hot weather, more than 100 friends and family members met at the clubhouse at the Palm Desert Resort Country Club on Sunday to watch the bride, Scruffy Rubin, walk do …

Cruise ship ignored Panama boat adrift, 2 later die

Three Panamanian men were on their way home after a night of fishing, happy with their success, when the motor on their small open boat rattled and quit, leaving them adrift in sight of land but too far out for their cellphones to work.

Judge admits to fondling women, cites medication being at fault

A former western Pennsylvania judge pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting women who appeared before him in court. Seventy-year-old Ross Cioppa says he was guilty of hugging and fondling the women, but that a medication he was taking might have contributed to the behavior.

Sleepy Air Canada pilot dives plane; 16 injured

A sleepy Air Canada pilot who mistakenly believed his jet was about to crash into a U.S. military plane forced a sudden dive that caused 16 injuries among passengers and crew on a transatlantic flight.

California man paralyzed after drunken fall sues hotel

A California man left paralyzed after a drunken fall at a Santa Fe, N.M., hotel is blaming the hotel for his injuries, saying its staff over-served him alcohol.

Woman who fatally stabbed boyfriend over bed space, acquitted

A D.C. woman has been acquitted of fatally stabbing her former boyfriend after an argument over whether he had allowed her enough space on her bed.

Man in town 9 hours commits 12 crimes, police say

Nashville police say a visitor in town just nine hours racked up 12 criminal charges. 24-year-old William Todd got in trouble during a bus layover on March 25.  

Dog rescued after hope had been lost

Just as Wichita officials were holding a news conference to announce their efforts to save a dog had failed, a firefighter saw wet canine nostrils appear in a tiny hole in concrete.

Incoherent, naked mom left son to drown

Sabrina Maiden, 22, was booked with first-degree murder after allegedly running out of her house naked and leaving her 2-month-old son in shallow water, the East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's office said Tuesday.

Woman breaks into home, tries to breast feed stranger's baby

 A woman accused of trying to breast feed a stranger's child after breaking into an eastern South Dakota home, then crawling into a bed after the mother called police, is facing a criminal charge, authorities said Monday.

Goodyear police looking for 2 missing teen girls

Police are asking for the public's help to locate two teenage girls who were last seen Friday afternoon at a Goodyear elementary school. Alexis Edison, 13, and Victoria Mendoza, 14, were reportedly last seen about 12:20 p.m. at Desert Thunder Elementary School, 16750 W.

Phoenix Walmart manager killed during robbery

Phoenix police are looking for the suspect who shot and killed a store manager early Saturday while robbing the Walmart on 75th Avenue just north of McDowell Road.

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  • Why I won't be quitting Facebook

    Flush with cash and drunk with power after its $100 billion IPO, Facebook could be caught secretly brainwashing millions of new users into signing up (mind-control hoodies, anyone?) -- and still I might not quit the world's largest social network.

  • Roasted fetuses found stashed in luggage

    Six roasted fetuses covered with gold for black magic rituals were found in a Bangkok hotel room, and the gruesome discovery led to the arrest of a British citizen Friday, Thai police said.

  • Children Slain in Florida Mother's Suicide-Killing Turned Away By Neighbor

    Neighbors of a Florida mother who fatally shot her four children before killing herself weren't sure who was injured after hearing gunshots and refused to admit three of the woman's kids who were trying to get in their house, according to a 911 call released Wednesday.Neighbor …

  • App scans faces of bar-goers to gauge scene

    A watchful eye has arrived on San Francisco's bar scene, but not to keep you in check. It just wants to check you out. A new app launched this weekend that will scan the faces of patrons in 25 bars across the city to determine their ages and genders. Would-be customers can the …

  • Help sought in Phoenix shooting of man, dog

    A 27-year-old man and his dog were fatally shot late Friday evening in Phoenix and police are asking for the public's help in locating the two suspects believed to be involved. Manuel "Isaac" Alvarado and his pit bull were shot during a physical struggle for a gun with one of …

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