Teen 'Sport Killings' of Homeless on the Rise

Seeded on Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:06 PM EST (CNN)

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (CNN) -- All Nathan Moore says he wanted to do was smoke pot and get drunk with his friends. Killing Rex Baum was never part of the plan that day in 2004. "It all started off as a game," Moore said.

violence, killings, homeless, us-news, hate-crime, sport-killing

Bush to Propose Health Insurance Changes

Seeded on Sat Jan 20, 2007 3:04 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

WASHINGTON - President Bush will propose in his State of the Union address a tax break for people who buy their own health insurance and a limit on how much coverage individuals can receive tax free at work.

bush, taxes, politics, health-insurance, state-of-the-union

Bird Deaths Shut Down Downtown Austin

Seeded on Mon Jan 8, 2007 4:15 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

AUSTIN, Texas - Police shut down 10 blocks of businesses in the heart of downtown Monday morning after dozens of birds were found dead in the streets, but officials said preliminary tests showed no air quality problems and the area reopened around 1 p.m.

death, birds, science, austin, unexplained

Kerry Draws Republican Fire

Seeded on Wed Nov 1, 2006 12:04 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

Kerry's office said later the Massachusetts Democrat had misread his prepared remarks that included the words "Just ask President Bush," which he omitted. --

politics, john-kerry

Prototype for One-Metre Wide, Ecofriendly Car Unveiled in Britain

Seeded on Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:27 PM EDT (PhysOrg.com)

The CLEVER (Compact Low Emission Vehicle for Urban Transport) vehicle is a £1.5 million collaborative project which has involved nine European partners from industry and research, including the University of Bath.

technology, small, car, vehicle, ecology, low-emission

First Penis Transplant Reversed After Two Weeks

Seeded on Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:30 PM EDT (Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) - Surgeons in China who said they performed the first successful penis transplant had to remove the donated organ because of the severe psychological problems it caused to the recipient and his wife.

transplant, odd-news, psychology, penis

An Internet Challenge: Trying to Gain DSL Access Proves Taxing

Seeded on Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:06 PM EDT (The Boston Globe)

The Observer finds himself yet again in one of life's Bermuda Triangles. This time it's Internet hell. What did I do in a previous life to deserve this?

technology, internet, law, comcast, isp

Texas Lawsuit Includes A Mix of Water and Racial Issues

Seeded on Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:27 PM EDT (The Dallas Morning News)

Frank and Earnestene Roberson no longer need to drive the 23 miles to a Wal-Mart near Shreveport, La., for a safe drink of water. Instead, it is delivered to them in 5-gallon jugs, courtesy of the Environmental Protection Agency.

discrimination, water, pollution, environment, science

Millions of Cameroon Girls Suffer

Seeded on Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:26 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Worried that her daughters' budding breasts would expose them to the risk of sexual harassment and even rape, their mother Philomene Moungang started 'ironing' the girls' bosoms with a heated stone.

health, africa, sexuality, mutilation

Early Humans Settled India Before Europe, Study Suggests

Seeded on Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:01 PM EDT (National Geographic)

Modern humans migrated out of Africa and into India much earlier than once believed, driving older hominids in present-day India to extinction and creating some of the earliest art and architecture, a new study suggests.

india, science, anthropology, paleoanthropology

Endangered Whales Get Protected Area off Alaska

Seeded on Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:26 PM EDT (National Geographic)

The U.S. government Thursday designated thousands of square miles off Alaska as critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale, one of the rarest whales in the world.

alaska, endangered, whales, science, ecology