Push for Tougher Plastic Surgery Laws in California

It's about time the legislature took on these independent plastic surgeons and other doctors that run their mini-empires, essentially unregulated, from inside of their offices.

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Canada is in fantastic financial shape

Here we are just across the border sharing very similar economies while Canada basks in the glory of financial stability and we bask in the residue of debt left to us by GWB.

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U.S. soldier held in Mexico faces trial - Los Angeles Times

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Austria shocked over case of decades-long incest, abuse - Los Angeles Times

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Torrance man kills 5-year-old son, self - Los Angeles Times

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Thailand leader to cook for Myanmar prime minister - Los Angeles Times

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Amy Whiner Whinehouse Refuses to Record New Album

Island Records booked an expensive trip to the Bahamas in order to 'encourage' Amy Whinehouse to begin laying down tracks for her next Album.

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Bay Area Housing Foreclosures and Prices Continue

Say what you will about the possibility of a quick turn around to this devastating economy, it just ain't going to happen! If anything at all, those that do venture into the housing market now are going to become part of what ultimately is going to turn into a recession.

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G7 leaders turn pessimistic on global economy

By Brian Love and Gavin Jones TOKYO (Reuters) - Finance leaders of the world's top industrialized nations put on a show of solidarity on Saturday in the face of an economic slowdown and conceded that things could get even worse because of the...

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Israeli child seriously wounded in rocket attack

SDEROT, Israel (Reuters) - Two Israelis, one an eight-year-old boy, were seriously wounded by Palestinian rockets fired into southern Israel on Saturday, medical workers and police said. Medical workers said the two were brothers who were injured by...

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Turkish parliament lifts university headscarf ban

By Gareth Jones and Hidir Goktas ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament lifted a ban on Saturday on female students wearing the Muslim headscarf at university, a landmark decision that some Turks fear will undermine the foundations of their secular...

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Is It Too Late for Yahoo?

Jerry Yang faces pressure as he decides whether to try to rescue the company from Microsoft, or accept its bid to purchase Yahoo.

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Heath Ledger Purportedly addicted to Sleeping Medications

The proverbial 'grapevine' has it that Heath Ledger was addicted to a combination of sleeping medications along with anxiolotics.

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'Unworthy' France pursues Napoleon III

The French finally want their esteemed Emporer, Napoleon III laid to rest 'at home'. After 120 years of being buried in an English Abbey, the French want the body of Napoleon III, nephew of Napoleon I and the first President of France, returned to Paris.

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Facebook: Is it really Zuckerberg's 'Baby'?

A Federal Court in Boston will now have to decide whether or not Mark Zuckerberg, who does have a history of 'pranksterism' is the one and only true founder of Facebook.

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South Carolina Man Virtually Gets Away With Murder

Sean Kennedy is the young gay boy/man who died earlier this year after being hit in the face and falling to the sidewalk and hitting his head in South Carolina.

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John F Kennedy Speech on Secrecy in an Open Society

Naiomi Wolfe's Book about the United States spiraling downward and away from democratic principles toward fascism makes this speech by the late President Kennedy even more pertinent.

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The Next Leap for Linux

Until recently, major PC makers shied away from Linux. Now the industry is watching as Dell is selling two Linux-equipped desktop models and a notebook PC.

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British teacher at Khartoum court in teddy bear case

By Opheera McDoom KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A British teacher accused of insulting Muslims after her class called a teddy bear Mohammed appeared in court in Khartoum on Thursday as Sudanese authorities whipped a man outside the courthouse. Gillian...

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The Blotter: Boot Camp Problems Aired at Hearing

These 'Boot Camps' for emotionally troubled teens have been mired in problems since the 70's.

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Serialized Story of Rape, Fratricide, Police Indifference, and Political Involvement in Oakland, California

It took the murder of a respected African American Journalist to finally wake the police out of there somnambulistic state in Oakland, California.

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Gone Testicles Interview

The host of this Dutch TV program is interviewing a man who had his testicles mistakenly removed during a surgery. If you don't 'die' laughing at this poor fellow, then you'll live forever :)

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Unsupervised 19 year old Dies in Vat of Sulphuric Acid

September 23, 2007 two men were working alone in a Redwood City, California plant. One of them, a 19 year old young man, Fernando Gonzalez was not wearing any safety equipment and drowned in a vat of Sulphuric Acid when he was overcome by the fumes.

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