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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. --A judge
changed a sentence from six months in prison to eight years after a teenager
convicted in a drive-by shooting wrote a letter asking a friend to take over
his marijuana dealings... boston.com/ ... 10:26:42BALDWIN
PARK, Calif. --A gunman who tried to rob a San Gabriel Valley bank Wednesday
morning found himself locked alone inside the building by a quick-thinking
employee... boston.com/ ... 10:24:08Police
stopped Richard and Stephanie North early Wednesday when they noticed their
Mercury Sable going down a road with one of the doors open. Police found a
55-inch flat-screen TV on the back seat, hanging out the door. Earlier, police
had responded to an alarm at a TV and appliance store where the window on the
front door was smashed out and a Hitachi flat-panel television was missing...
Army Pfc. Raymond L.
Henry, 21, of Anaheim, Calif, died on April 25 in Mosul, Iraq, when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.
Henry was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker
Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. defenselink.mil/ ... 16:38:55Army Staff Sgt.
Metodio A. Bandonill, 29, of Honolulu, Hawaii, died in Baghdad, Iraq on
April 24, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated
near his HMMWV during combat operations. Bandonill was assigned to the 1st
Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. defenselink.mil/ ... 16:38:39Army Sgt. 1st Class
Richard J. Herrema, 27, of Jackson, Tenn., died in Baghdad, Iraq on
April 25, when he came under enemy fire during combat operations. Herrema was
assigned to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C. defenselink.mil/ ... 10:59:32Army Sgt. Robert W.
Ehney, 26, of Lexington, Ky.Army Cpl. Jason B. Daniel, 21, of Fort Worth,
TexasArmy Cpl.
Shawn T. Lasswell Jr., 21, of Reno, Nev. Marine Lance Cpl.
Aaron W. Simons, 20, of Modesto, Calif., died April 24 while conducting
combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. defenselink.mil/ ... 11:44:14Army Sgt. Kyle A.
Colnot, 23, of Arcadia, Calif.Army Spc. Eric D. King, 29, of Vancouver,
Wash.Army Pfc.
Jacob H. Allcott, 21, of Caldwell, IdahoArmy Pvt. Michael E. Bouthot, 19,
of Fall River, Mass.Army Capt. Clayton L.
Adamkavicius, 43, of Fairdale, Ky., died of injuries sustained in Abu
Ghurayb, Afghanistan, on April 21, when he came under enemy small arms fire
during combat operations. Adamkavicius was assigned to the Army National
Guard's 149th Brigade, 35th Infantry Division, Louisville, Ky. defenselink.mil/ ... 22:52:12Army Pvt.
Travis C. Zimmerman, 19, of New Berlinville, Pa., died in
Baghdad, Iraq on April 22, when an improvised explosive device detonated near
his observation post during dismounted combat reconnaissance operations.
Zimmerman was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
defenselink.mil/ ... 22:51:58Marine Cpl.
Eric R. Lueken, 23, of Dubois, Ind., died April 22 while
conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III
Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. defenselink.mil/ ... 22:51:43Marine Staff Sgt.
Jason C. Ramseyer, 28, of Lenoir, N.C., died April 20
while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province,
Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine
Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. 
A controversial television seance airing on
Monday will claim it has reached the spirit of John Lennon, but viewers will
have to pay $9.95 to find out what the peace-loving Beatle has to say...
Navy Petty Officer 3rd
Class Marcques J. Nettles, 22, of Beaverton, Ore., died April 2, when
the truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Al Asad, Iraq.
Nettles was previously listed as Duty Status - Whereabouts Unknown. His body
was recovered April 16. He was assigned to1stCombat Logistics Battalion, 1st
Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
defenselink.mil/ ... 11:10:59Army Pfc. Robert J.
Settle, 25, of Owensboro, Ky., died in Taji, Iraq, on April 19, when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.
Settle was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. defenselink.mil/ ...
11:10:35Eleven U.S. airmen, missing in action from World War II, have
been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full
military honors.Army Air Force Capt. Thomas C. Paschal, El Monte,
Calif.;Army Air
Force 1st Lt. Frank P. Giugliano, New York, N.Y.;Army Air Force 1st Lt.
James P. Gullion, Paris, Texas;Army Air Force 2nd Lt. Leland A. Rehmet, San
Antonio, Texas;Army Air Force 2nd Lt. John A. Widsteen, Palo Alto,
Calif.,Army Air
Force Staff Sgt. Richard F. King, Moultrie, Ga.;Army Air Force Staff
Sgt. William Lowery, Republic, Pa.;Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Elgin J.
Luckenbach, Luckenbach, Texas;Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Marion B. May,
Amarillo, Texas;Army Air Force Sgt. Marshall P. Borofsky, Chicago,
Ill.;Army Air
Force Sgt. Walter G. Harm, Philadelphia, Penn.;
Scientists have found
fossils of a legged snake with “hips” – a specimen that could be
the most primitive snake ever unearthed. The find suggests early snakes were
not creatures of the sea and has reignited the debate over how snakes
evolved... it is near certain that the animal lived on land... "...the first
snake with a sacrum. This represents an intermediate morphology that has never
before been seen...." 90 million years old... supports the hypothesis that
snakes evolved on land, eventually losing their limbs as they became soil
burrowers. That idea was popular for most of the 20th century, but when legged
fossils found in marine sediments in and around Israel were identified as
snakes around the turn of the millennium, a group of scientists resurrected an
older, alternate theory. They say snakes lost their limbs in the oceans and
seas rather than on land, and that they evolved from now extinct marine lizards
called mosasaurs... 
pet chicken... called
Freaky, spent eight months laying dozens of eggs until she crowed like a cock
bird one morning. Over the next few weeks, she sprouted a scarlet comb, grew
red flaps called wattles under her chin and tufty tail feathers - all
attributes of cockerels... sciencedaily.com/ ... 10:19:15As
juveniles, individuals of many fish species face a developmental choice that
will profoundly affect their future: whether to adopt a sedentary or migratory
lifestyle... [Ah! same as young adult humans!] sciencedaily.com/ ... 10:15:48
The evidence to date suggests
that, unlike humans, most animals are not "naïve physicists" that can
understand the properties of objects and their motion. Does this mean that they
just use simple associations to guide their behavior, like pre-programmed
robots? A new study suggests that, at least for rooks, this is not the case,
and that these birds have the capacity to apply more sophisticated cognition to
solving physical tasks... sciencedaily.com/ ... 10:13:49
Unlike airplanes, leaving their
landing gear down makes bees fly faster. When orchid bees extend their
hind-legs they pitch forward to achieve maximal speed, and the legs produce
lift forces to either side that help prevent the bee from rolling... 
WEST ISLIP, N.Y.
A man who didn't get along with his neighbor trapped her cat in his backyard
and then took it to an animal shelter to be euthanized, police said... today.reuters.com/ ... 10:00:49A
Canadian man suspected of murdering two registered sex offenders in their Maine
homes took his own life with a gun on a crowded bus in Boston... as police
boarded... no one else was hurt... [but I'll bet there were some
stains....]Army Spc. Mark W.
Melcher, 34, of Pittsburgh, Pa., died in Al Taqaddum, Iraq on April 15,
when his M1A1 Abrams tank came under enemy small-arms fire during combat
operations. Melcher was assigned to the National Guard's 1st Battalion, 103rd
Armor, Friedens, Pa. defenselink.mil/ ... 19:58:12Army Master Sgt.
Clinton W. Cubert, 38, of Lawrenceburg, Ky., died on April 16, in the
Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Lexington, Ky., of injuries
sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during
combat operations in Samarra, Iraq, on Sept. 11, 2005. Cubert was assigned to
the Army National Guard's 2113th Transportation Company, Paducah, Ky. defenselink.mil/ ... 15:03:04Marine Lance Cpl.
Darin T. Settle, 23, of Henley, Mo., died April 14 from a non-hostile
motor vehicle accident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to Combat
Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. defenselink.mil/ ... 15:02:46Marine Lance Cpl.
Derrick J. Cothran, 21, of Avondale, La.Marine Cpl. Pablo V. Mayorga, 33,
of Margate, Fla.Marine Lance Cpl. Justin D. Sims, 22, of Covington,
Ky.Marine Pfc.
Ryan G. Winslow, 19, of Jefferson, Ala.After 14 days
trapped in the innards of a Greenwich Village building, Molly the cat finally
emerged wearing a look on her face that said, "What's all the fuss about?.."
news.bbc.co.uk/ ... 23:51:04An
international group of scientists has described an animal that provides
nutrition for its young by letting them peel off and eat its skin. The
worm-like amphibian develops a nutritious outer layer of skin, and looks
"relaxed" while its young rips it off with their teeth... this kind of
parenting has never been seen before in land-living animals... KENMORE, Wash...
cat... was able to rouse her owner.... about 4 a.m. Wednesday after their house
caught fire.... [she], her mother and her mother's boyfriend were able to get
out of the house safely, along with their alarm cat... some of the family's
other pets died in the fire... newsday.com/ ... 00:53:02NEW YORK...
After two weeks stuck behind a brick wall in a 19th century building, the
bashful 11-month-old feline was rescued from her plight Friday night by a
volunteer who found her wedged in a crawl space between bricks and a piece of
sheet metal... Army Spc. Andrew K.
Waits, 23, of Waterford, Mich., died April 13, in Baghdad, Iraq, where an
improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.
Waits was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Comabt Team, 101st Airborne Divison (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. defenselink.mil/ ... 21:43:52Marine Lance Cpl.
Philip J. Martini, 24, of Lansing, Ill., died April 8, of a gunshot
wound while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Martini
was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. defenselink.mil/ ... 21:43:34Marine Lance Cpl.
Marcus S. Glimpse, 22, of Huntington Beach, Calif., died April 12 as the
result of an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in
Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment,
1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
defenselink.mil/ ... 11:12:07Army Spc. Scott M.
Bandhold, 37, of North Merrick, N.Y.Army Pfc. Roland E.
Calderon-Ascenio, 21, of Miami, Fla. Army Cpl. Joseph A.
Blanco, 25, of Bloomington, Calif.Army Pfc. James F. Costello III, 27, of St.
Louis, Mo.Army
Pfc. George R. Roehl Jr., 21, of Manchester, N.H. Marine Lance Cpl.
Eric A. Palmisano, 27, of Florence, Wis., died April 2, after the truck
he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Al Asad, Iraq. The incident
also resulted in the death of six other Marines and a Navy petty officer.
Palmisano was listed as Duty Status - Whereabouts Unknown until his body was
recovered April 11. He was assigned to 1st Transportation Support Battalion,
1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.Navy
Petty Officer 3rd Class Marcques J. Nettles, 22, of Beaverton, Ore. is
still listed as Duty Status - Whereabouts Unknown as a result of the incident
and search efforts continue. defenselink.mil/ ... 13:21:11Army Spc. Kenneth D.
Hess, 26, of Asheville, N.C., died in Rawah, Iraq on April 11, as the
result of a suicide bomber attack while Hess was conducting a dismounted
patrol. Hess was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd
Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. 
...whole lotta shakin' goin'
on....Army Sgt. 1st Class
Randall L. Lamberson, 36, of Springfield, Mo., died in Balad, Iraq on
April 10thArmy
Spc. David S. Collins, 24, of Jasper Ga., died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on
April 9th. Army Spc. James W.
Gardner, 22, of Glasgow, Ky., died in Tal Afar, Iraq, on April 10, from a
non-combat related cause. Gardner was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 101st
Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air
Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. And it is this very power of choice, the universe insignia of freewill creaturehood, that constitutes man's greatest opportunity and his supreme cosmic responsibility. Upon the integrity of the human volition depends the eternal destiny of the future finaliter; upon the sincerity of the mortal free will the divine Adjuster depends for eternal personality; upon the faithfulness of mortal choice the Universal Father depends for the realization of a new ascending son; upon the steadfastness and wisdom of decision-actions the Supreme Being depends for the actuality of experiential evolution.
telegraph.co.uk/ ... 11:49:25Some describe a journey along a tunnel towards a light. Many say the light exudes warmth and forgiveness. Others report that gazing down on themselves in an operating theatre made them certain of life after death... Today, new evidence is published that backs the idea that the near-death experience is a biological experience, rather than anything to do with a larger, spiritual dimension, a glimpse of heaven, or the existence of the soul... People who have had near- death experiences are able to slip into dream sleep more easily than those who have not had one... "I see it as an activation of certain brain regions that are also active during the dream state," said Prof Kevin Nelson... people with near-death experiences were more likely to have a sleep-wake system in which the boundaries between sleep and wakefulness were not as clearly regulated, and the dream sleep state - when there is rapid eye movement - can intrude into normal wakeful consciousness...
Marine Lance Cpl.
Bryan N. Taylor, 20, of Milford, Ohio, died April 6 after being shot by
an Iraqi Army soldier on a coalition base near Al Qaim, Iraq. He was assigned
to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. The incident is currently under
investigation.Marine Cpl. Richard P. Waller, 22, of Fort Worth, Texas,
died April 7 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al
Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. defenselink.mil/ ... 10:24:25Marine Lance Cpl.
Juana Navarro-Arellano, 24, of Ceres, Calif., died April 8 from wounds
received while supporting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. She was
assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III
Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan. defenselink.mil/ ... 10:23:58Army Pfc. Joseph I.
Love, 22, of North Pole, Alaska, died in Balad, Iraq, on April 9, when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during convoy operations.
Love was assigned to the 94th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 8th
Sustainment Command (Theater), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. defenselink.mil/ ... 10:23:36Army Pvt. Jody W.
Missildine, 19, of Plant City, Fla., died in Tal Afar, Iraq, on April 8,
when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during convoy
operations. Missildine was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored
Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany. 
TOKYO...
A commercial ferry hit an unidentified object, possibly a whale in waters of
southern Japan on Sunday evening, injuring 49 passengers... [13] seriously... A
crew member was quoted as saying that the ferry "collided with a whale-like
marine animal..." abcnews.go.com/ ... 11:10:59A
Kenyan military plane carrying politicians to a peace conference crashed while
attempting to land Monday in northern Kenya, killing a Cabinet minister, six
other politicians and at least seven other people... 
For those who cannot wait for the new series of Doctor
Who, he can now travel through time and space direct to their computers and
mobile phones. Fans of the Time Lord and his assistant, played by David Tennant
and Billie Piper, will be able to download 13 free one-minute episodes. Called
Tardisodes, the all-new pilots preview that week's TV episode, with a "back
story" of characters to expect.... awn.com/ ... 10:15:58Betty, who
celebrated her 65th birthday last year, is rightly celebrated as the first
major female cartoon star. Based on the persona of singer Helen Kane, she was
initially designed by the legendary Grim Natwick (possibly assisted by Ted
Sears), who also animated Betty in her screen debut, Dizzy Dishes (1930)... For
the rest of its existence, the Fleischers were unable to come up with any other
original cartoon characters that gained any substantial degree of popularity.
Its other major stars were Popeye and Superman, both of whom had gained their
initial fame in comic strips and comic books!.. geocities.com/ ... 10:14:21Betty
Boop and the Production Code of 1934... The best case study in animation to
illustrate the powerful influence society has over the types of films that are
produced is the story of Betty Boop. She was a major cartoon character before
the Production Code of 1934 was put into place, and her dramatic and fatal
transformation illustrates how a product created under one set of standards
often withers when placed in a new milieu. At the same time, the Code alone
cannot explain why this dizzy little flapper degenerated so quickly... povonline.com/ ... 10:12:53On February 28, 1949, a
puppet show called Time For Beany debuted on KTLA, channel 5 in Los Angeles. It
was instantly one of the best shows on television. That is not much of a
compliment, given how little was on television in 1949... Among its declared
fans were Groucho Marx, Albert Einstein and the kid who would grow up to be
Frank Zappa. (Allegedly, Einstein once cut short a high-level meeting on
quantum molecular mechanics by announcing, "Excuse me, gentlemen, but it's Time
For Beany!")... [Mark Evanier] 
A small tornado ripped across the western Galilee
Tuesday evening. Hail the size of golf balls also fell in the region. Scores
were hospitalized. Freak stormy weather across Israel continues... breitbart.com/ ... 08:50:09A line
of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes marched across the South on Friday,
peeling away roofs, overturning cars and killing at least 10 people in
Tennessee... Army Spc. Daniel L.
Sesker, 22, of Ogden, Iowa, died in Bayji, Iraq on April 6, when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.
Sesker was assigned to the Army National Guard's Troop C, 1st Squadron, 113th
Cavalry in LeMars, Iowa. defenselink.mil/ ... 09:02:34Army Spc. Dustin J.
Harris, 21, of Bangor, Maine, died in Bayji, Iraq on April 6, when an
improvised device detonated while he was conducting dismounted patrol
operations. Harris was assigned to the 172nd Brigade Support Battalion, 172nd
Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. defenselink.mil/ ... 09:02:19Marine Pfc. Chase A.
Edwards, 19, of Lake Charles, La., died April 6 while conducting combat
operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion,
8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Lejeune, N.C. 
A
brightly plumaged parrot and a long-tailed forest mouse unique to the
Philippines have been discovered in the vanishing rainforest of a tiny tropical
island, U.S.-based researchers said on Thursday... today.reuters.com/ ...
01:30:57U.S. media coverage of Iraq is too polarized between "good news"
and "bad news" and all sides are missing out on a complete picture,
participants in a panel discussion organized by Reuters said on Wednesday...
Caught
on Tape! High School Cameras Survive the Storm Watch exclusive new video from
the Caruthersville tornado. This video is from a surveillance camera mounted
outside Caruthersville High School... [js] Army Spc. Ty J.
Johnson, 28, of Elk Grove, Calif., died in Kirkuk, Iraq, on April 4, when
an improvised device detonated near his HMMWV duringcombat operations. Johnson
was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. defenselink.mil/ ... 17:08:17Army Staff Sgt.
Darrell P. Clay, 34, of Fayetteville, N.C.Army Sgt. Israel
Devora Garcia, 23, of Clint, TexasArmy Capt. Timothy J.
Moshier, 25, of Albany, N.Y.Army Chief Warrant Officer Michael L. Hartwick,
37, of Orrick, Mo.Marine Cpl. Andres
Aguilar Jr., 21, of Victoria, TexasMarine Cpl. David A. Bass, 20, of Nashville,
Tenn.Marine
Lance Cpl. Patrick J. Gallagher, 27, of Jacksonville, Fla.Marine Lance Cpl.
Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores, 20, of Los Angeles, Calif.Marine Cpl. Brian R.
St. Germain, 22, of Warwick, R.I.Marine Staff Sgt. Abraham G. Twitchell, 28, of
Yelm, Wash.Marine Lance Cpl.
Jacob W. Beisel, 21, of Lackawaxen, Pa.Marine Lance Cpl. Kun Y. Kim, 20,
of Atlanta, Ga.Marine Staff Sgt. Eric A. McIntosh, 29, of Trafford,
Pa.Marine Cpl.
Scott J. Procopio, 20, of Saugus, Mass.WESTMINSTER, Colo. The
immigration debate and demonstrations caused a middle school in Adams County to
change their dress code. Students at Shaw Heights Middle School are no longer
allowed to wear anything that's patriotic, including camouflage pants, because
they have become a political symbol for a version of patriotism.
"It upsets me that we cannot
support our troops, the military," said Kirsten Golgart, an eighth grader who
was told she'd be suspended if she didn't change her clothes. "We can't support
our country. If we're American, I think we should be proud to be an
American..." thesmokinggun.com/ ...
21:23:0334-year-old Delaware teacher is facing rape charges for
allegedly having sex with a 13-year-old student 28 times during a one-week
period last month... She also revealed that another student, 12, had watched
her having sex with the boy and that she had provided both boys with beer...
Thunderstorms packing tornadoes and hail as big as softballs ripped
through eight states, killing at least 27 people, injuring scores and
destroying hundreds of homes in the South and Midwest. Tennessee was hit
hardest, with tornadoes striking five western counties Sunday and killing 23
people, including an infant and his grandparents and a family of four... The
weather service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said it had
preliminary reports of 63 tornadoes... cbc.ca/ ... 10:03:56At
least 19 people were killed in severe storms that swept across the American
Midwest on Sunday night, spawning tornadoes and softball-sized hailstones...
newsday.com/ ... 09:48:50Severe
storms swept across the Midwest on Sunday, killing at least 11 people in
Tennessee, Missouri and Illinois... Army Pfc. Jeremy W.
Ehle, 19, of Richmond, Va., died on April 2 in Hit, Iraq from wounds
sustained when his dismounted patrol came under enemy small arms fire during
combat operations. Ehle was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division in Friedberg, Germany. defenselink.mil/ ... 19:33:56Army Pfc. Joseph J.
Duenas, 23, of Mesa, Ariz., died in Kirkuk Province, Iraq on March 30 from
non-combat related injuries while returning from combat operations. Duenas was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. defenselink.mil/ ... 19:33:36Army Staff Sgt.
Robert Hernandez, 47, of Silver Spring, Md., died in Al Taquaddum, Iraq
on March 28, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV
during combat operations. Hernandez was assigned to the Army Reserve's 3rd
Battalion, 318th Regiment, 1st Brigade, 80th Division (Institutional Training),
Fort Meade, Md. Storms
Kill One in North Dakota, Cause Tornadoes & Flooding Across Midwest...
taipeitimes.com/ ... 10:06:45A
powerful earthquake, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale, rocked Taiwan
yesterday, sending panicked residents rushing out into the streets, but there
was no immediate report of serious injury... 
A 14 1/2-foot
crocodile mauled a chainsaw a worker was using Friday to clear up debris left
by a tropical storm that lashed northern Australia. While the croc and worker
were both uninjured, the saw's woodcutting days are over... 
The latest low-technology
billboards along highways in the Netherlands... royal blue waterproof blankets
worn by sheep... 
An Arab airline has hijacked the look of the cartoon kids from
television's "South Park" to market its flights throughout the Middle East...
the kids are adorned in Arab-themed clothing and headgear, and thus, are not an
exact match... 
Yahoo
Inc. may have helped Chinese police to identify an Internet writer who was
subsequently jailed for four years for subversion in the third such case, an
advocacy group for journalists said on Wednesday... 
The
Beatles will soon join "Hairspray," "Mamma Mia!" and Celine Dion on the fabled
Las Vegas Strip. Tickets went on sale Wednesday for "Love," a theater
collaboration that features the legendary music of the Fab Four and the
acrobatic spectacle of Cirque du Soleil. The show premieres June 30 with an
international cast of 60 performers at The Mirage hotel-casino... 
The.. bull
mastiff... had already been stabbed four times with a bread knife by its owner
in a desperate effort to make it drop his [2yo] son. When police marksmen
arrived, they initially fired a 50,000-volt Taser gun in a vain attempt to stop
the frenzied attack by three-year-old family pet Mitch... Police marksmen...
had to pump 17 bullets into the dog before it would die... 
furious villagers in
northeast England have hired armed guards to protect their beloved communal
vegetable gardens from a suspected monster rabbit... "It
is a massive thing. It is a monster. The first time I saw it, I said: 'What the
hell is that?...'" 
A troop of mischievous
monkeys at London Zoo have had to be re-trained after showing too much interest
in mobile phones.... Visitors who held out their phones to video or take
photographs attracted attention from the monkeys who attempted to take the
object... 
Twentieth
Century Fox has confirmed that popular animated TV series The Simpsons is to be
made into a film. The movie will be released in the United States in July
2007...