Would-be bride, 107, seeks her first husband

A 107-year-old Chinese woman who was afraid to marry when she was young has decided to look for her first husband and hopes to find a fellow centenarian so they will have something to talk about, a paper reported.

School bus liquor-store run gets cops' attention

A school bus driver made an unscheduled stop at a liquor store, then allegedly asked a student to help hide her purchases when police stopped her, the district superintendent said.

U.S. to split by 2010? Russian analyst thinks so

For seriously predicting that the United States will break into six parts in June or July of 2010, Igor Panarin has suddenly become a Russian state-media celebrity.

When your kid won't 'friend' you

Can parents and kids coexist peacefully on social networking sites? One mother joins a group called "Moms of Kids Who Are Embarrassed They Have a Facebook," and looks at the awkwardness that comes from sharing a social space.

FCC head drops filtering from broadband plan

Before he steps down as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Kevin Martin still hopes to win approval for his plan to auction off a slice of the airwaves for a free nationwide wireless broadband network.

Banned words list offers offenders no 'bailout'

A movie about a "maverick," his journey "from Wall Street to Main Street," his "desperate search" for a "monkey" and a "game-changing" revelation about his "carbon footprint" probably would make the nation's word-watchers physically ill.

It's official: In Austria, a chimp is not a person

A chimpanzee cannot be declared a person, Austria's Supreme Court has ruled, activists said Tuesday.

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When it comes to the holidays, irony is in. Just look at these alternative holiday events.

Did an angel save girl from dying in hospital?

Chelsea Banton, 14, was near death's door from pneumonia when a bright image appeared on her hospital's monitor. Within an hour, she began a recovery that doctors are at a loss to explain. "This was an image of an angel," her mother believes.

Woman sues Jackson for one billion dollars

Michael Jackson sang, "Billie Jean is not my lover," in his massive 1983 hit, but a woman who says she's Billie Jean Jackson claims otherwise.

Indonesia's 'tree man' faces new operations

An Indonesian man dubbed the "tree man" because of the gnarled warts all over his body said on Friday his condition had worsened again although he still hoped to recover and find a job.

Actor hurt after fake knife turned out to be real

An actor's suicide scene became a little too real for comfort when he accidentally stabbed himself in the neck during a performance at an Austrian theater.

Man jailed for not supporting kid who isn't his

A Philadelphia man was forced to pay more than $12,000 in child support for another man's daughter and spent two years in jail for falling behind on payments.

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Book and movie fans will find some new treasures in Forks, Wash., even though the town has no cinema of its own. The local movie premiere is in nearby Port Angeles.

Angry online divorcee 'kills' virtual ex-hubby

A 43-year-old Japanese piano teacher's sudden divorce from her online husband in a virtual game world made her so angry that she logged on and killed his digital persona, police said Thursday.

Apple to make iTunes more accessible for blind

Most teens listen to their music on digital players, but Cory Cadlik, who is blind, had to ask for help when he wanted to buy songs for his iPod from the online music store iTunes.

Passers-by were 'angels' when girl, 6, lost hand

After 6-year-old Erica Rix lost her hand in an accident, passers-by quickly stepped in, recovering the severed hand and possibly saving the child's life. With her daughter's hand reattached today, Allison Rix said, "People are good. They want to help."

Toilet-paper researchers create 3-ply tissue

If two-ply toilet paper is good, then three-ply tissue must be better. At least that's what toilet-paper researchers in northeastern Wisconsin hope.

'Greek Rural Postmen' named oddest book title

It may not be a best-seller, but "Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers" has won a literary accolade: oddest book title of the past 30 years. The runner-up was "People Who Don't Know They're Dead," and third place went to "How To Avoid Huge Ships."

Homicide cops fooled by life-sized doll

Police were trying to determine whether they were the victim of a hoax Tuesday after a "body" they found wrapped at a seaside resort turned out to be a life-sized doll.

Outback mayor seeks 'ugly duckling' women

A plea for lovelorn female "ugly ducklings" to move to a remote Australian mining town to reverse a shortage of eligible women has landed the local mayor in hot water.

Videogaming enters the third dimension

Videogamers, your glasses to transport you into three dimensional space.

Hot or not? Look again -'beer goggles' are real

For the first time, scientists have proven that "beer goggles" are real - other people really do look more attractive to us if we have been drinking.

Styled in the slammer: Japan's new fashion trend

Japan's latest trendy fashion comes from a place most high-end shoppers wouldn't go looking: a jailhouse. Apparel by the inmates at the Hakodate Juvenile Prison is becoming must-have both in and out of jail.

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