Venerable Texas cowboy boot maker hit by $3M theft (AP) AP - A truck-driving thief made off with more than $3 million worth of merchandise from a venerable maker of cowboy boots and other footwear, authorities said. Publ.Date : Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:52:31 GMT
Woman wins $2.4 million on her first trip to Las Vegas (AP) AP - A 24-year-old woman, on her first trip to Las Vegas, is worrying less about the nation's economy. That's because Jessica Agbunag won $2.4 million on Wednesday at a Wheel of Fortune slot machine at the California Hotel and Casino. Publ.Date : Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:32:25 GMT
3,300 prisoners to be freed early (Reuters) Reuters - Bulgaria plans to free thousands of minor offenders in an attempt to relieve its overcrowded jails and ease the work of the legal system, the government said Thursday. Publ.Date : Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:47:47 GMT
Gaffe-prone Japan PM apologises over doctor remark (Reuters) Reuters - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso apologised Wednesday for appearing to insult doctors, an important political interest group, by saying many of them lack common sense. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:53:09 GMT
Obese have right to 2 airline seats (Reuters) Reuters - Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. Publ.Date : Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:31:16 GMT
Chile probes Pinochet "disappeared" back from dead (Reuters) Reuters - His name is on a monument to victims of Gen. Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, his family buried his mistakenly identified remains -- now a Chilean court is probing how German Cofre has come back from the dead. Publ.Date : Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:49:05 GMT
Lawmaker apologizes for blocking Wikipedia (Reuters) Reuters - A member of parliament who got a court order blocking online encyclopedia Wikipedia in Germany for two days because of entries linking him to communist-era security police apologized on Tuesday for overreacting. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:45:56 GMT
Man says cell phone saved him from stray bullet (AP) AP - R.J. Richard says he doesn't normally put his cell phone in his chest pocket. But he says it saved his life the one time he did. Publ.Date : Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:49:58 GMT
