Nudists want to clean up act at beach
State officials said Friday they will meet later this month with nudist groups to discuss how to curtail sex
acts and other misbehavior at one of the Midwest's few nude beaches.
Tornadoes free inmates -- for cleanup duty
Inmates huddled in their cells when a tornado hit the jail here Thursday, Sheriff Gayle Ray said Friday.
Ford Mustang nominated for postal stamp
Ford Motor Co.'s Mustang sports coupe may be the second automobile to appear on a U.S. Postal stamp,
following in the tire treads of the automaker's 1909 Model T.
Mysterious Turin Shroud goes on show
The Turin Shroud, hailed by some as the only tangible proof of Christ on earth, dismissed by others as a
medieval fake, goes on show this weekend for the first time in 20 years with its mystery as deep as ever.
Here's someplace you don't want to be...
At least 300 hunting horn blowers will be aiming for a place in the European edition of the Guinness Book of
Records on May 1.
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Web surfers bid Pol Pot ''Good Riddance!''
News of Pol Pot's death provoked abuse, frustration, and extreme conspiracy theories in cyberspace.
Climber scales Paris obelisk
French climber Alain "Spiderman" Robert scaled the obelisk on the Place de la Concorde in Paris on
Thursday, witnesses said.
Turning tiny predators into profit
A fledgling Belgian company which breeds predator bugs to kill pests has opened up a potentially huge
and largely untapped market for environmentally-friendly pesticides.
Livestock thief lynched
Residents of a small town in the Mexican state of Guerrero lynched a presumed livestock thief this week,
witnesses said.
Lightning hits mosque, pilgrims injured
Lightning struck the minaret of a 12th century mosque in Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday, raining
concrete on Orthodox Christian pilgrims at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the traditional burial site of
Jesus.
It wasn't easy being a dinosaur
Some big dinosaurs often tripped and broke their ribs while chasing their prey, New Scientist magazine said
Thursday.
''Spam King'' abdicates
"The Spam King," one of the most notorious junk e-mailers on the Internet, says he has abdicated his
throne and promises never to sin again.
Grandma Moses paintings safely back in museum
Seven paintings by Grandma Moses that mysteriously reappeared after being stolen 14 years ago are now
hanging in Bennington's museum.
Snail shop fights fast-food fad
The only place where snails go fast is at the La Maison de l'Escargot in Paris.
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