NEW YORK – A New York man is being sued for trademark infringement after he towed a 25-foot-long fake missile around Manhattan with the words “Viva Viagra” printed in blue on its sides. An attorney for Viagra-maker Pfizer Inc. says that the man’s use of the company’s logo could confuse …
Read More »Asian Stock Markets Resume Slide on Recession Fears
HONG KONG – Asian stock markets resumed their downward slide Monday, led by a 12 percent plunge in the Philippines, as government rescue measures failed to ease fears that a global recession would be even worse than expected. Investors were hesitant to wade back into equities, worried a stream of …
Read More »Melissa Etheridge Plans to Marry Tammy Lynn Michaels
Singer Melissa Etheridge plans to marry partner Tammy Lynn Michaels, she told “Extra.” “Yes, we have four children and we’re trying to find the right time,” she said. Etheridge, 47, and Michaels, 33, first exchanged vows in Malibu in 2003. Now that gay marriage is legal in California, they plan …
Read More »Police Investigating White Powder at New York Times
DEVELOPING: Police are investigating a suspicious white powder that was sent to the offices of The New York Times. The newspaper told employees that the substance was found Wednesday morning when an employee opened a letter on the 13th floor of company headquarters in midtown Manhattan. Police were called to …
Read More »6 Dead, 10 Trapped in Collapsed Basement in Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda – A police spokeswoman says six construction workers have been killed in the Ugandan capital when a basement they were building collapsed on them. Police spokeswoman Judith Nabakooba says at least 10 other workers are trapped under the debris of the basement that collapsed midday Tuesday. The workers …
Read More »Dennis Miller on Economy, McCain's Chances for Comeback
This is a rush transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” October 8, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Miller Time” …
Read More »Russian Children Admit to Killing Baby Kangaroo at City Zoo
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia – Police in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don say three children aged 10 to 12 have admitted killing a 10-month-old kangaroo at the city’s zoo. The kangaroo and several seagulls were killed over the weekend. Rostov police spokesman Alexei Polyansky said Thursday that the two boys and …
Read More »Time Running Out for Indian Toddler Trapped in Well
LUCKNOW, India – Soldiers worked Saturday to rescue a 2-year-old boy trapped for more than 36 hours in a 150-foot-deep abandoned well in northern India. Rescuers said the boy, Sonu Kumar, had stopped responding to his parents’ voices and feared he may have lost consciousness. “Time is running out,” said …
Read More »Study: For Some, Thinking About Sex Leads to Sneezing
Sneezing quite a bit? It might not be a cold — it could just mean you are thinking about sex. In the latest issue of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Dr. Mahmood Bhutta of John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, England, said thinking sexy thoughts triggers bouts of …
Read More »U.S. Marks 67th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Attack
HONOLULU – More than 2,000 World War II veterans and other observers commemorated the 67th anniversary of the devastating Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. At 7:55 a.m., the moment on the Sunday morning in 1941 when hundreds of Japanese planes began raining bombs and torpedoes onto Oahu’s U.S. military ships …
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