Warship fires on village by mistake (Reuters)
Reuters - The Russian navy said on Friday that one of its anti-submarine ships had fired artillery at a village by mistake, state RIA news agency reported.
Archive for May, 2009
Police follow known burglars with head cameras (Reuters)
Reuters - Essex Police have gone hi-tech in their fight against crime by following convicted burglars around and filming them with head cameras in what they say is a "unique" experiment to stop break-ins.
Chavez starts four-day talk show marathon (Reuters)
Reuters - Venezuela's garrulous President Hugo Chavez on Thursday began a marathon four-day edition of his trademark television show to mark 10 years since the influential and widely watched program first hit the airwaves.
What a racket! Portuguese squeals deafen Paris (Reuters)
Reuters - Grunt, squeal and moan preceded game, set and match as noisy Portuguese teenager Michelle Larcher de Brito was silenced by France's Aravane Rezai 7-6 6-2 in the French Open third round on Friday.
Warship fires on village by mistake (Reuters)
Reuters - The Russian navy said on Friday that one of its anti-submarine ships had fired artillery at a village by mistake, state RIA news agency reported.
Ore. man calls 911 over orange juice at McDonald’s (AP)
AP - An Oregon man spent Memorial Day in jail after dialing 911 to complain that a McDonald's worker was rude and didn't give him an orange juice he ordered. Raibin Osman was accused of improper use of the emergency telephone number.
Principal files complaint over missed high-five (AP)
AP - What do you call a high-five that misses? Many would just call it awkward, but an El Paso school principal calls it assault. The misfire came last week when schools superintendent Lorenzo Garcia was giving principals high-fives while celebrating state test scores. When Garcia came to Barron Elementary School principal Mary Helen Lechuga and she didn't raise her hand, he tapped her on the head instead.
Ex-Ohio Girl Scouts boss to repay $20K cookie cash (AP)
AP - A former Ohio Girl Scouts leader has agreed to pay the organization $20,000 as restitution for stealing money from a cookie account and using it for vacations, groceries and other personal expenses.
Man convicted after boasting of crime on MySpace (AP)
AP - A man who confessed to robbing a South Carolina bank in a message posted on MySpace has pleaded guilty. Federal prosecutors said Thursday that 27-year-old Joseph Northington of Roanoke, Va., will be sentenced later for using a firearm during a crime of violence.
Man wearing only a thong charged in burglary (AP)
AP - Deputies said a man who was caught wearing a woman's thong was charged with a burglarizing a home. Chief Deputy Mark Lucas said deputies caught the 42-year-old man only wearing panties in an abandoned farm house. The officers followed his footprints from a nearby Andersonville home where a burglary had been reported.