Mon, 11/08/2010 - 00:53 by Prince damin
Dorchester, Mass. -- Members of a New England wedding party said they didn't want to upset the happy couple by telling them their limousine had been carjacked.
Six bridesmaids and the limo driver were forced out of the vehicle Saturday by a hammer-wielding assailant outside a Dorchester, Mass., church while the bride and groom were inside, the Boston Globe reported Sunday.
"They all acted as if nothing happened," The Right Rev. Jack Ahern told the Globe. "They just didn't want to ruin the bride's wedding."
No one was hurt in the incident, Ahern said.
The car was found a short time later, but the suspect remained at large.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Thu, 10/07/2010 - 07:21 by Prince damin
Newark, Del. -- A Delaware researcher says he is helping design scientific instruments to be sent on a one-way expedition -- directly into our sun.
William Matthaeus, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Delaware, is taking part in NASA's Solar Probe Plus project, slated to launch by 2018, a university release said.
The unmanned spacecraft will plunge directly into the sun's atmosphere to help answer perplexing mysteries about our sun.
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Mon, 08/16/2010 - 23:52 by Prince damin
Mobile, Newfoundland -- Tourists in Canada got more than they bargained for -- close-up seats for the spectacle of orcas hunting and killing a minke whale, a tour boat operator says.
On a boat tour of the Newfoundland coast Thursday, they witnessed a pod or orcas, or killer whales, attack and kill the minke whale, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. News reported.
Humpback and minke whales are common in the area south of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula, a tour operator says, but orca whales are rarely seen.
"They were in hot pursuit of a minke whale," Chris Shortall, who runs the Molly Bawn boat tours out of Mobile on the peninsula, said. "They were attacking and biting into it."
With the tourists watching, the orcas killed and ate the minke.
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Fri, 08/13/2010 - 01:08 by Prince damin
London -- British pop star George Michael has been charged with possession of cannabis and driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Scotland Yard said Thursday.
The charges stem from the 47-year-old singer's arrest last month in Hampstead, north London, the BBC said.
He is accused of crashing his car into a Snappy Snaps photographic franchise while drinking or using drugs.
Michael is due back in court Aug. 24, the BBC said.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Tue, 08/10/2010 - 07:56 by harsheeb
Perth-- Activists and opposition politicians in Western Australia are urging the state to ban the mining of uranium, saying potential dangers are "off the scale."
A statewide ban on uranium mining in effect from 2002-08 was lifted by the Liberal Party two years ago when it was voted into power in the state, Inter Press Service reported Monday.
The Australian mining company BHP Billiton plans to develop a uranium deposit near the town of Kalgoorlie-Boulder in 2011 in a $15.6 billion project. The mine is set to operate in 2014, with an annual yield of 3,500 tons of uranium ore.
The Wongatha Aboriginal clan that calls the region home opposes all uranium mining.
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Tue, 07/20/2010 - 02:28 by Pankaj Damin
Newport Beach, Calif. -- A California man who bought a purported Frank Sinatra shirt at a garage sale for $5 says it has been verified as belonging to the late Rat Pack crooner.
Rick Gorski of Newport Beach said he bought the white tuxedo shirt last fall from neighbors preparing to move out of state and had it verified as Sinatra's by Anto Distinctive Shirtmakers in Beverly Hills, a Sinatra-favored business with records dating back to 1955, The Orange County (Calif.) Register reported Monday.
"We know what Frank (Sinatra) wore in '60s," said Jack Sepetjian, who took over father Anto's business with brother Ken. "What style. What fabric. We have it in the archives."
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Sat, 07/17/2010 - 23:58 by Pankaj Damin
New York -- The Victoria's Secret store in Manhattan's Lenox Hill neighborhood was shut down for several hours this week after bed bugs were discovered in "isolated areas."
"When we found small, isolated areas that may have been impacted, we immediately took action to resolve the situation," the store's parent company, Limited Brands, said in a statement Friday.
Limited temporarily closed the Upper East Side location after testing all of its Manhattan stores, The New York Daily News reported Saturday.
Bedbug outbreaks were reported earlier this month at a Hollister's store in SoHo and Abercrombie & Fitch's South Street Seaport location, the News said.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Sat, 07/10/2010 - 01:00 by Pankaj Damin
Naples, Fla. -- Police in Florida said a mother-son shoplifting team was arrested after the mother left her debit card behind at the Kmart they targeted.
Collier County sheriff's deputies said Cory Dalton, 19, and Lori Lynn Larocque, 38, were caught shoplifting $71 in merchandise from the Naples Kmart at about 3 p.m. June 24 and while a loss prevention officer was escorting them to an office Dalton shouted, "Run, ma, run," and the pair fled the store, the Naples Daily News reported Friday.
Deputies said Larocque and Dalton fled in a Cadillac but left behind Larocque's debit card and $13 worth of items they had legally purchased.
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Wed, 06/02/2010 - 10:11 by Pankaj Damin
Worthing, England -- A doctor at a British hospital said a new rule requiring doctors to write "please" on blood test request forms could put patients at risk.
Administrators at England's Worthing Hospital confirmed the new policy of refusing blood tests during weekends if doctors have not written "please" on the form, The Sun reported Tuesday.
The managers said the move is aimed at easing pressure on hospital workers charged with performing blood tests by making doctors consider whether the tests are essential.
However, a doctor at the hospital said on condition of anonymity that he sees the policy as a money-saving measure that could prove dangerous for patients.
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Sat, 05/29/2010 - 10:09 by Pankaj Damin
Los Angeles -- A Cerritos, Calif., woman was charged with welfare fraud for receiving more than $60,000 in benefits while hiding assets including a Maserati, officials say.
Tangela Ridgeway, 35, was arrested with eight others this week in a massive welfare fraud sweep for receiving benefits while concealing ownership of a home, business, a Nissan SUV, the upscale 2006 sports car and other vehicles, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.
The Los Angeles County district attorney's office says she is charged with 16 counts of welfare fraud including aid by misrepresentation and perjury by false application for aid, and 14 counts of perjury by declaration.
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Thu, 04/29/2010 - 14:18 by Neha Gupta
Ricky Gervais, the British comic, actor and writer, will be back again to host the Golden Globe Awards, announced Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Phil Berk, dick clark productions and NBC on Wednesday.
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Mon, 04/19/2010 - 09:48 by Pankaj Damin
San Diego -- Members of Mensa say they played 49 board games for 40 straight hours in San Diego to pick five new games to be given the Mensa Select Seal.
They gathered for the group's annual Mind Games event to learn, play and rate five winning new board games, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Sunday.
Each of the 240 Mensa members from around the United States had to play at least 30 games and then submit a ballot of their favorites.
"This is going to sound pathetic, but this is the highlight of my year," said John Hornberger, 44, of Albany, N.Y
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Hornberger said he has been attending the event for about 10 years and is the proud owner of 1,028 games.
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