Prisoner released after 25 years to live in New Port Richey

A Pennsylvania man who spent nearly 25 years in prison is being released to his daughter in New Port Richey while he awaits a new trial in a double murder case.David Munchinski was convicted in 1986 for the drug-related killings and sexual assaults of two men in Bears Rock, Fayette County, a rural c

Oct. 2, 2011

Nestle tempts dogs with high frequency TV ads

GENEVA, Sept 30, 2011 (AFP) - The world's biggest food company Nestle is seeking to conquer the dog food market with special advertising targeted at men's best friend."Nestle Purina has created the first-ever television commercial especially for dogs," it said in a statement."The TV commercial to be

Oct. 2, 2011

Arrest warrant issued for U.S. soldier over alleged rape of Korean woman

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- A local South Korean court issued an arrest warrant Saturday for a U.S. soldier accused of raping a young Korean woman, officials said.The 21-year-old Army private, assigned to the 2nd U.S. Infantry Division in Dongducheon, was charged with raping an 18-year-old woman near

Oct. 2, 2011

Harvard's endowment grows by $4.4 billion to reach $32 billion

It marks the second year in a row of strong growth for an endowment that fell by $11 billion to $26 billion during the fiscal year that ended June 2009. The endowment grew to $27.6 billion in the 2010 fiscal year.Harvard Management Company President and CEO Jane Mendillo said active management of in

Sept. 23, 2011

Islamic center near ground zero opens its doors

NEW YORK (AP) — The developer of an Islamic cultural center near the site of the terrorist attacks that leveled the World Trade Center says the biggest error on the project was not involving the families of 9/11 victims from the start."We made incredible mistakes," Sharif El-Gamal told The Ass

Sept. 22, 2011

Gunmen dump 35 bodies on busy avenue in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) _ Masked gunmen blocked traffic on a busy avenue in a Gulf of Mexico coastal city Tuesday and dumped the bodies of 35 slaying victims as horrified motorists watched, authorities said.Veracruz state Attorney General Reynaldo Escobar Perez said the bodies were left piled in two trucks

Sept. 21, 2011

Catch me if you can: Fake pilot escapes NZ airport

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) _ A man who disguised himself as an airline pilot tried to enter a restricted area of Auckland Airport and then escaped after he was challenged.New Zealand Police say they are looking for a man who on Saturday entered the airport dressed in a white shirt with epaulets on

Sept. 19, 2011

Daughter suspected of killing divorced parents

Police are investigating the death of a divorced couple, saying the couple’s 32-year-old daughter is a suspect.According to Seodaemun Police Station in Seoul, the father, surnamed Chang, first fell from his daughter’s apartment in Goyang city of Gyeonggi Province on Feb 26. Seven months later, his w

Aug. 24, 2011

Forget family feuds -- Gwangju in-laws team up for theft

Mothers of a husband and wife don’t typically get along, but two in Gwangju appear thick as thieves after they were arrested for theft.The surnamed Baek and Ahn are accused of stealing money and valuables from a clothing shop while pretending to be customers on Aug. 11. They are also suspected

Aug. 11, 2011

Swedish man conducts experiments to split atoms in his kitchen

A Swedish man was arrested after attempting to set up a nuclear reactor at home and test if he can split atoms in his kitchen, according to the Telegraph.Richard Handl, 31, had tried for months to conduct such experiments at home, allegedly as a hobby, keeping records of them on a blog.When he reali

Aug. 5, 2011

Pet fish addicted to chocolate goes on diet

A pet fish which had been only fed with Kit Kat bars is to be put on a diet by London’s Sea Life Aquarium, according to reports.When Gary, a 40-cm-long giant gourami native to South East Asia, first came to the new aquarium, staffs were puzzled by the fish’s refusal to eat.It was later revealed that

Aug. 3, 2011

Man who can guess time could bear the Olympic torch

Fans dedicated a Facebook group to a local celebrity to make him the town’s official Olympic torch bearer, according to reports.　 Gordon Roberts from Bournemouth, England, is getting the support of 4,500 people who plan to nominate him as their “inspirational member of the community.”With his trademark white beard, scarf and jacket, the 82-year-old is known as a “big part of the community and alwa

July 28, 2011

U.S. man attempts self-surgery with butter knife

GLENDALE, California (AP) -- A man stuck a butter knife into his belly in a failed bid at self-surgery to remove a painful hernia, police said Tuesday.The wife of the 63-year-old Glendale man called paramedics on Sunday night and told the emergency operator her husband was using a knife to remove a protruding hernia, Sgt. Tom Lorenz said.“She said he had impaled himself with a knife,” Lorenz said.

July 27, 2011

S.African 'corpse' wakes up, scares off morgue staff: report

CAPE TOWN, July 24, 2011 (AFP) - A 50-year-old South African man thought to be dead woke up in a chilly morgue on Sunday and shouted to be let out, scaring off two attendants who thought he was a ghost, local media reported."His family thought he had died," health spokesman Sizwe Kupelo told the Sapa news agency."The family called a private undertaker who took what they thought was a dead body to

July 25, 2011

Winning lottery slip found in lost wallet

A wallet has been returned to its owner one week after being lost -- with a winning lottery ticket still inside. The winner is said to have bought 10 pension-type lottery tickets, handing them out to friends and keeping just one.After getting drunk, however, he lost his bag with the wallet inside. Luckily, he was able to get the belongings back a week after the announcement of the winner.The winne

July 21, 2011