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  1. Tenille Kuhlman, 30, and Thomas Kuhlman, 39 are wed by Tom Hutchens (30) , a 30-year-old IT professional and erstwhile Mandalorian preacher during a "Mandalorian" ceremony outside of Comic Con in San Diego July 25, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Blake
    The bride wore dart launchers at Comic-Con wedding Reuters - Fri Jul 25, 10:25 PM ET Sent 184 times

    SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The bride and groom grasped one another's dart launcher-clad wrists and stared into each other's starry eyes.

  2. In this photo provided by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's department, Keith Walendowski is shown. Walendowski is accused of shooting his lawn mower because it wouldn't start. According to the criminal complaint, Walendowski said he was angry because his Lawn Boy wouldn't start Wednesday morning, July 23, 2008. He told police quote, 'I can do that, it's my lawn mower and my yard so I can shoot it if I want.' (AP Photo/Milwaukee County Sheriff's department via the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
    Angry man shoots lawn mower for not starting AP - Fri Jul 25, 11:41 PM ET Sent 145 times

    MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man was accused of shooting his lawn mower because it wouldn't start. Keith Walendowski, 56, was charged with felony possession of a short-barreled shotgun or rifle and misdemeanor disorderly conduct while armed.

  3. A pet rabbit in Australia was credited with saving its owners Thursday after scratching at the door of their bedroom as their home burned, emergency workers said(AFP/Christian Puygrenier)
    Pet rabbit credited with saving couple from fire AP - Wed Jul 23, 8:51 PM ET Sent 74 times

    MELBOURNE, Australia - A pet rabbit is credited with saving a couple from a fire that swept through their home in the southern city of Melbourne.

  4. Tracy Roberts, 33, of Rockville, Md. has her toes nibbled on by a type of carp called garra rufa, or doctor fish, during a fish pedicure treatment at Yvonne Hair and Nails salon in Alexandria, Va. on Thursday July 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
    Fish pedicures: Carp rid human feet of scaly skin AP - Mon Jul 21, 8:30 PM ET Sent 27 times

    ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your tootsies in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away.

  5. Fla. woman attacked by fox, then shot in the leg AP - Fri Jul 25, 6:17 PM ET Sent 20 times

    MORRISTON, Fla. - Authorities say a Levy County man accidentally shot his wife while trying to hit a fox that had attacked her. The couple told deputies they had spotted an animal in their yard Friday morning and went outside to see what it was.

  6. Young girls perform a hula dance in Wailea, Hawaii. A New Zealand judge has ordered a name change for an embarrassed nine-year-old girl called Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii, a local newspaper has reported.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Marco Garcia)
    Name change for Talula Does The Hula from Hawaii AFP - Thu Jul 24, 5:58 AM ET Sent 18 times

    WELLINGTON (AFP) - A New Zealand judge has ordered a name change for an embarrassed nine-year-old girl called Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii, a local newspaper reported Thursday.

  7. The sun shines though the distinctive leaves of a marijuana plant during a drug raid in the remote northern Lebombo mountains in Swaziland, in this May 24, 2005 file picture. (Mike Hutchings/Reuters)
    Unwitting gardener man tends marijuana plants Reuters - Fri Jul 25, 11:11 AM ET Sent 10 times

    AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A 73-year-old Dutch man was astonished to learn from police that the begonias he had lovingly tended on his doorstep concealed a secret marijuana plantation.

  8. In Portland, Ore., parking laws include police AP - Thu Jul 24, 6:44 AM ET Sent 7 times

    PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland police are not above the parking laws, even if they're hungry.

  9. Kayaking teens accused of tiki bar beer theft AP - Fri Jul 25, 4:50 PM ET Sent 7 times

    PORTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Two teenagers have been arrested after kayaking across a lake and stealing beer and energy drinks from a man's beachfront tiki bar.

  10. Woman bumps burglar on bike, suspect drops items AP - Fri Jul 25, 3:23 PM ET Sent 5 times

    WILMINGTON, Del. - New Castle Police say a woman chased down a burglar she caught carrying her property out of her house, and got her stuff back. It happened Tuesday morning in a home on Pennsylvania Avenue in Manor Park.

  11. Double bundle: Sisters give birth on same day AP - Fri Jul 25, 3:29 PM ET Sent 5 times

    HOMER, Mich. - Two Michigan sisters surprised hospital staff and themselves by giving birth to daughters on the same day. The Hillsdale Daily News reported that Sarah Sweeter made the trip from Kalamazoo to be with her sister Deborah Lewis in Homer for the birth of her niece on Wednesday.

  12. Boy breaks canine tooth biting vicious dog Reuters - Fri Jul 25, 11:08 AM ET Sent 4 times

    SAO PAULO (Reuters) - An 11-year-old boy is enjoying a flash of fame in Brazil after biting a pitbull that attacked him as he played in his uncle's back yard, local media reported on Thursday.

  13. Mick Jagger arrives at the premiere of the documentary film 'Shine A Light' directed by Martin Scorsese about the Rolling Stones in New York March 30, 2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
    Jagger rolling back the years as hits pension age Reuters - Fri Jul 25, 11:07 AM ET Sent 4 times

    LONDON (Reuters) - From Saturday, Mick Jagger will be entitled to a basic state pension of just under 91 pounds ($180) a week.

  14. Three children jailed for armed holdup Reuters - Thu Jul 24, 10:01 AM ET Sent 4 times

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Three Hong Kong children have been sentenced to more than three years for the armed hold-up of a jewellery shop, a newspaper said on Thursday, with the court saying the stiff sentence was in the public interest.

  15. Indian devotees gather around a statue of Lord Hanuman, the god monkey, at a temple in New Delhi in June 2008 during a special prayer and blessing of Hanuman for US Democratic election candidate Barack Obama ahead of the forthcoming US Presidential elections.(AFP/File/Raveendran)
    Indian monkey god sent to Obama AFP - Fri Jul 25, 9:53 AM ET Sent 3 times

    NEW DELHI (AFP) - A group of Indians have sent a small statue of the revered Indian monkey god to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as a good luck charm ahead of the November polls.

  16. Peru wants jail for nude woman using flag as saddle Reuters - Thu Jul 24, 9:58 AM ET Sent 3 times

    LIMA (Reuters) - A naked model photographed using Peru's flag as a saddle while mounted on a horse will face charges that could put her in jail for up to four years for offending patriotic symbols, the country's defense minister said on Wednesday.

  17. U.S. missile crew falls asleep with launch codes Reuters - Thu Jul 24, 8:18 PM ET Sent 3 times

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A three-member U.S. ballistic missile crew fell asleep while in possession of classified launch codes for nuclear missiles, the Air Force said on Thursday.

  18. Lucia Riina, the daughter of the most feared Sicilian Mafia boss Salvatore 'Toto' Riina, leaves at the end of her wedding ceremony with Vincenzo Bellomo (R) in Corleone July 23, 2008. (Stringer/Reuters)
    Mafia godfather's daughter ties knot in Corleone Reuters - Thu Jul 24, 9:59 AM ET Sent 3 times

    ROME (Reuters) - When Don Corleone's daughter got married in the film "The Godfather," the guests kissed his hand and he dispensed favours because no Sicilian Mafia boss could refuse a request on his daughter's wedding day.

  19. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has a coffee with Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith and members of his family at a coffee shop in a suburb of Perth, Australia July 25, 2008. Smith's father Les is seen at the left. REUTERS/John Mokrzycki/Pool
    NZ students offer cash for "arrest" of U.S.'s Rice Reuters - Thu Jul 24, 11:23 PM ET Sent 2 times

    WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A group of New Zealand students has come up with a novel way of protesting against a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, offering a cash reward for her "arrest" over U.S. actions in Iraq.

  20. 117 cats, raccoon, and rabbit found at Omaha home AP - Wed Jul 23, 7:26 PM ET Sent 2 times

    OMAHA, Neb. - Humane society workers have found 117 cats, a raccoon and a rabbit in a north Omaha house. The discovery came Wednesday after Council Bluffs, Iowa, police caught the 54-year-old woman who lives at the house reportedly stealing cat food. Officials say she smelled like cat urine.

  21. R.I. police say man had 0.491 blood alcohol level AP - Tue Jul 22, 11:23 PM ET Sent 2 times

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. - State police say they arrested a man early Tuesday whose blood alcohol level was 0.491 percent — the highest ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead.

  22. Hot air balloons that are part of the Western Pennsylvania Balloon Quest drift eastward after taking off at the fairgrounds in New Castle, Pa., Saturday, July 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
    Balloon rides come to New York's Central Park AP - Fri Jul 25, 5:26 AM ET Sent 2 times

    NEW YORK - Want to look down on the rich and famous? Go eye to eagle-eye with a winged predator? See the sun rise over Queens? How better to do this than from a balloon 30 stories above Central Park?

  23. Boy, 11, bites pit bull to fend off attack AP - Thu Jul 24, 11:51 PM ET Sent 2 times

    SAO PAULO, Brazil - An 11-year old boy is in Brazil's media spotlight after sinking his teeth into the neck of a dog that attacked him. Local newspapers reported on Thursday that Gabriel Almeida was playing in his uncle's backyard in the city of Belo Horizonte when a pit bull named Tita lunged at him and bit him in the left arm.

  24. A resident rides a bicycle past a pictogram sculpture of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at a park in Beijing July 21, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Lee
    Don't ask Olympic tourists' age or wage or . . . Reuters - Wed Jul 23, 1:36 PM ET Sent 1 times

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Don't ask a tourist's age or wage, steer clear of sex and avoid religion: what many Chinese consider idle chit-chat has now become the latest area of censure in Beijing as it prepares for an influx of Olympic visitors.

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