WikiLeaks is releasing over half a million US national text pager intercepts that were captured during a 24-hour period of the 9/11 attacks. picked by jhordie 21 hours ago

He told his patient she was irresponsible for being unemployed, on Medicaid, and relying on taxpayers to cover another pregnancy after giving birth less than a year earlier.
But what really made her mad, was when he poked her thigh and told her she was fat. picked by hoosker 1 day ago

Oh, come on.
Spoiled brats. picked by suckersklub 1 day ago

That's what you get for showing "Borat" in the school auditorium. Landon said until further notice, the school will focus the first 20 minutes of each day on character traits, beginning with respect and kindness. Homeroom teachers will speak with the students about these traits and will focus on bullying prevention, he said. Videos on the topic will be sought out and used as part of the... read full post picked by cecilberman 1 day ago

"..this thing lit up the sky, literally. It was like daylight."

*Includes some great footage and photos* picked by cb__ 1 day ago

A man has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for witchcraft because he makes predictions on television. The case is causing outrage among human rights campaigners. The Lebanese citizen was only visiting Saudi Arabia on pilgrimage when he was arrested in Medina last year. picked by equinox 1 day ago

Twenty-two years ago Heidemarie Schwermer, a middle-aged secondary school teacher just emerging from a difficult marriage, moved with her two children from the village of Lueneburg to the city of Dortmund, in the Ruhr area of Germany, whose homeless population, she immediately noticed, was above average and striking in its intransigent hopelessness. picked by iamamaniac 1 day ago

New images show the "last meal" of a giant cannibal galaxy as it gobbles down a smaller spiral galaxy, which has been twisted and warped from being devoured.

The giant galaxy, Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is the nearest giant, elliptical galaxy, at a distance of about 11 million light-years. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

Australian astronomers have discovered that the universe is full of tiny blue dwarf galaxies.

Known as 'blue fuzzies', these tiny galaxies are made up mostly of young hot stars that shine brightly, dominating the light from the galaxies they're in. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

This strange alien-like creature is not a character from a science-fiction blockbuster but actually from far closer to home. The eerily beautiful image is of a water flea with a radiant green 'crown of thorns' to protect it from predators.

It took top prize in the 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition, the world's foremost forum for showcasing microscope photos and movies. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

In the first video showing the auroras above the northern latitudes of Saturn, Cassini has spotted the tallest known "northern lights" in the solar system, flickering in shape and brightness high above the ringed planet. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

Authorities are saying a Kentucky census worker found hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest committed suicide and staged his death to look like a homicide.


Update to this picked by hoosker 2 days ago

If we have a full-frontal hug, it could lead us into temptation. So, please just give me the Christian "Side-Hug" until we are married.

<---not going to hell picked by icepigs 2 days ago

University of North Texas students, voting in an online referendum, have rejected the possibility of same-sex couples running for homecoming court in 2010. picked by icepigs 2 days ago

A 13-year-old boy with Asperger's Syndrome—a form of autism that often causes difficulty with social interaction—spent 11 days in the NYC subway system last month. picked by suebe 2 days ago

A billboard recently erected in Wheat Ridge compares President Barack Obama to a terrorist and questions his U.S. citizenship. picked by hoosker 2 days ago

Three women kidnapped an 18-year-old man in Chitungwiza and forced him to be intimate with one of them at a cathedral in Harare’s city centre on Tuesday, picked by hoosker 2 days ago

"You would like for the president of the United States to die?" Alan Colmes asked the Rev. Wiley Drake once more. "If he does not turn to God and does not turn his life around, I am asking God to enforce imprecatory prayers that are throughout the Scripture that would cause him death, that's correct." picked by lynxears 2 days ago

Monday, Noah lost his battle with cancer. Noah is the kid whose parents asked people to send him cards as he was dying. picked by 2manyusernames 2 days ago

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," the manuscripts detailing the theory of natural selection are being placed online. On Tuesday, Darwin Manuscripts Project will upload about 10,000 high-quality images of Darwin's scientific manuscripts and notes. picked by MandolinOrange 2 days ago

You have to scroll well into the article to answer some obvious questions: "Removing body parts from the corpse was an echo of a practice common with saints, whose digits, tongues and organs were revered by Catholics as relics with sacred powers. There is an irony in Galileo's having been subjected to the same treatment, since he was persecuted by the Catholic Church for advocating the theo... read full post picked by cecilberman 2 days ago

A team of South Korean scientists have produced the polymers used for everyday plastics through bioengineering, rather than through the use of fossil fuel-based chemicals. picked by Jerry520 3 days ago

Is there anything more horrifying than being locked on the subway with a knife-toting murder? About two dozen commuters found themselves in that hellish situation early on Saturday, when they were locked on in the first car of an uptown D train with suspect Gerardo Sanchez, who according to witnesses had just stabbed a passenger to death in an argument over a seat. picked by suebe 3 days ago

At A Better World Cafe you can pay what you think the meal is worth. Many pay more. picked by suebe 3 days ago

Apple is voiding warranties of Mac laptops that need repair with traces of cigarette smoke.

*Another reason to quit* picked by suebe 3 days ago