Hundreds stung by jellyfish in Brazil (AP)
Monday, December 31st, 2007AP - Swarms of jellyfish stung nearly 300 swimmers looking to cool off from a heat wave in a southeastern beach city, Brazilian media reported Sunday.
Archive for December, 2007
AP - Swarms of jellyfish stung nearly 300 swimmers looking to cool off from a heat wave in a southeastern beach city, Brazilian media reported Sunday.
Freecycle turns trash to treasure (AP)
Monday, December 31st, 2007AP - When Laura Gernell heard about a place where people gave away perfectly good things to strangers ? no money changing hands, no questions asked ? she figured it was too good to be true.
Kids blamed in Christmas Eve theft (AP)
Monday, December 31st, 2007AP - Local police said it was a typical holiday Grinch tale: A home was broken into on Christmas Eve, and wrapped presents were stolen off a kitchen table.
Oh, the Things You Find Out Online (Dear Margo)
Monday, December 31st, 2007Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: I find myself in a predicament that I never in a million years would have predicted. I am a 25-year-old man who is married to a beautiful, committed wife. Recently, I was chatting online and met a guy. He was funny and quick-witted.
Man leaves $50,000, car to waitress (AP)
Monday, December 31st, 2007AP - For nearly seven years Melina Salazar did her best to put on a smile and tend to the every need of her most loyal and cantankerous customer.
Baggage ban on batteries begins (AP)
Sunday, December 30th, 2007AP - To help reduce the risk of fires, air travelers will no longer be able to pack loose lithium batteries in checked luggage beginning Jan. 1, the Transportation Department said Friday.
Oh, the Things You Find Out Online (Dear Margo)
Sunday, December 30th, 2007Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: I find myself in a predicament that I never in a million years would have predicted. I am a 25-year-old man who is married to a beautiful, committed wife. Recently, I was chatting online and met a guy. He was funny and quick-witted.
LA gang F13 accused of targeting blacks (AP)
Sunday, December 30th, 2007AP - In a murderous quest aimed at "cleansing" their turf of snitches and rival gangsters, members of one of Los Angeles County's most vicious Latino gangs sometimes killed people just because of their race, an investigation found.
Pakistan's largest city paralyzed (AP)
Sunday, December 30th, 2007AP - Residents of Pakistan's largest city cautiously emerged from their homes Sunday and struggled to find food and fuel amid the blackened buildings, shattered glass and burnt-out vehicles littering the streets of Karachi.
R.I.P. to Court TV, hello to truTV (AP)
Sunday, December 30th, 2007AP - Court TV, R.I.P. The network that burst into public consciousness with the O.J. Simpson trial and other big-name courtroom dramas in the 1990s becomes part of television history Tuesday, renamed truTV to emphasize its prime-time action programming.
