Las Vegas casino seeks to evict raunchy nightclub
LAS VEGAS (AP) — It turns out that even in Sin City, some sins are hard to overlook.
Boa Constrictor Seen Eating Howler Monkey in a First
If a snake eats a monkey in the forest and no one sees it, does it make a difference? New evidence suggests that it does.
Landon Donovan re-signs with Los Angeles Galaxy
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Just a few months after Landon Donovan thought he might be finished with soccer, he re-signed with the Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday with his passion rekindled.
Spain's annual "Tomatina" tomato fight (14 photos)
Some 20,000 revelers pelted each other with tonnes of squishy tomatoes in Spain's annual "Tomatina" food fight on Aug. 28. Drenched in red juice with seeds and pulp in their hair, semi-naked festival-goers hurled fistfuls of tomato gloop at one another and bathed in a deep layer of mush left in the…
Miley's twerking dance officially enters lexicon
"Twerking", the raunchy dance that set tongues wagging when enthusiastically performed by Miley Cyrus at the MTV awards, is one of the new terms to make the latest Oxford dictionary update.
More than 300 sites ring bells for MLK speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — From the nation's capital to a Georgia mountain carved with a Confederate memorial, church bells and hand bells served to answer Dr. Martin Luther King's call from 50 years ago to "let freedom ring" for all people.
Earth Life Likely Came from Mars, Study Suggests
We may all be Martians.
'Why is it dark?' asks blinded Chinese boy
A six-year-old Chinese boy who had his eyes gouged out does not know he has been blinded and asks his family why the sun has yet to rise, state media reported Wednesday.
Nintendo to launch the world’s ugliest portable console this fall
Nintendo’s newest portable gaming console may be ugly but at least it’s cheap. The Japanese gaming company announced on Wednesday that it will start selling its new Nintendo 2DS portable console on October 12th for a rock-bottom price of just $129.99. Nintendo says the console will play all…
Japan PM pledges greater government role at Fukushima
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has promised the world his government will play a greater role in stopping leaks of highly radioactive water at Fukushima.
Carney says rates pressure might trigger more stimulus
By David Milliken NOTTINGHAM (Reuters) - The Bank of England may provide more stimulus for Britain's economy if financial markets get ahead of themselves and threaten to choke off its recovery, its governor said on Wednesday. In his first policy speech since taking over the bank, Mark Carney also…
5 things to know about Week 1 of college football
Now that the latest bit of Johnny Football drama has been settled, the college football season can start with five days of games to satisfy fans who have been craving competition since Nick Saban was raising a crystal football in south Florida and trying to look as if he was having a good time.
Dog's Emotional Welcome for Master
Lt. Gary Daugherty's dog reacts when he comes home after six-month deployment.
Stats show Americans not that into driving anymore
WASHINGTON (AP) — Driving in America has stalled, leading researchers to ask: Is the national love affair with the automobile over?
Nigeria picks Goldman, Credit Suisse, UBS for wealth fund
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's sovereign wealth fund on Wednesday appointed Goldman Sachs, UBS and Credit Suisse as asset managers for the 20 percent portion of its $1 billion fund that is meant to cushion against oil price shocks, it said. The sovereign wealth fund (SWF) seeks to help Nigeria better…
Future of NYPD dominates GOP mayoral debate
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department's use of the stop-and-frisk tactic, a defining issue in the city's mayoral campaign, was the focus of a prickly Republican mayoral debate.
Nigeria arrests fake CNN correspondent
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities have arrested a citizen who posed as a CNN correspondent to try to get money from politicians in exchange for interviews in oil-producing Bayelsa state. Paul Yempe was rumbled by a member of the local branch of the national journalists union (NUJ)…
India's rupee crisis crimps middle class lifestyles
Seventeen-year-old Indian student Appu Sharma was going to apply to a US university to study economics but with the rupee on the ropes, he's set his sights closer to home.
Fast-food strikes set for cities nationwide
NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-food customers in search of burgers and fries might run into striking workers instead.
Predator drone now part of Calif. wildfire battle
GROVELAND, Calif. (AP) — As crews advanced against a giant wildfire around Yosemite National Park, fire commanders said they would maintain use of a Predator drone to give them early views of any new flare-ups across in the remote and rugged landscape.
