Reuters - Retired hospital porter Steve Smith, who
is suffering from a potentially fatal heart defect, won almost
19 million pounds ($38 million) on Britain’s National Lottery
– but said he would give it all up if he could spend a few
more years living with his wife Ida.
Reuters - Tourists coming to Britain often rave
about drinking in traditional English pubs. Now they’ve got
another type to choose from — the traditional Polish pub.
Reuters - A team of experts has unearthed an
800-year-old cellar under a central Berlin car park which they
say dates the city back to the 12th century, earlier than
previously thought.
Reuters - The Dutch interior minister wants
police officials to stop using soft drugs when they are
off-duty as it tarnishes the image of the force.
Reuters - German authorities were able to pin a
burglary committed in April on a suspected serial thief after
he left a half-eaten slice of salami carrying a sliver of his
DNA at a crime scene, police said on Thursday.
AP - Cody Young parked his bike in the wrong place at the Goodwill store, where the rule is that anything on the floor goes.
AP - Is there a curse on City Hall? Rudy Giuliani this week became the latest victim of a political urban legend ? that New York City mayors who aim for higher office will always miss.
AP - A woman has been charged with possession of burglary tools after police said a crowbar slipped out of her pants as she was lurking around a church.
AP - A woman who had been told that her pains were false labor pains gave birth in the driveway of her home. Charryse Brooks, 25, had gone to a hospital about 2 a.m. Sunday because she thought she might be in the early stages of labor. She wasn’t due with her first child until […]
AP - Authorities removed nearly 200 animals from a Virginia Beach home, including 89 frozen ferret carcasses. Police spokeswoman Margie Long said animal control agents found more than 100 live ferrets, a dog, a bird and three cats, most of them suffering from dehydration and malnutrition.