It’s a long life for a dog

August 31, 2009

New York - A wire-haired dachshund that held the record as the world's oldest dog has died on Long Island at age 21 - or 147 in dog years. Chanel died Friday of natural causes at her owner's home i...

Club’s ex-landlord gets last laugh in rent flap

August 31, 2009

F aneuil Hall Marketplace LLC won a court judgment last month against the Comedy Connection over alleged past rent and other charges owed by its former tenant. The laugh factory, which relocated to t...

Woman Fired for Disharmonious Font Use in Emails

August 31, 2009

On the heels of the dust-up over Ikea's catalog font change comes this story: a woman apparently fired for choosing the wrong fonts for her email.

Table tennis star finally old enough for a girlfriend at 25 (Reuters)

August 31, 2009

Reuters - China's 25-year-old world number one Wang Hao has finally been deemed old enough to have a girlfriend by Chinese table tennis officials, local media reported on Tuesday.

Politicians, car salesmen get no respect

August 31, 2009

Posted on: Monday, 31 August 2009, 19:07 CDT People in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada don't have much respect for politicians and care salesman, a survey indicated. In all three ...

Clogged toilets delay flight 10 hours

August 31, 2009

Posted on: Monday, 31 August 2009, 18:50 CDT Biman Bangladesh Airlines said a flight from the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, to London was delayed for 10 hours due to clogged toilets. Airline officia...

Aquarium sells sea lion art

August 31, 2009

Posted on: Monday, 31 August 2009, 18:36 CDT Officials with the Oregon Coast Aquarium said they have found a potent fundraiser in paintings created by a pair of sea lions. Jen DeGroot, a marine ma...

Gator caught, one still loose in N.J.

August 31, 2009

Posted on: Monday, 31 August 2009, 18:42 CDT Authorities in New Jersey said a 30-inch alligator was captured in the town of Sparta while a larger gator remained on the loose in Trenton. Sparta pol...

‘Sopranos’ actor sues N.Y. lottery

August 31, 2009

said in his lawsuit against the New York State Lottery that his $500 Million Extravaganza lottery ticket, which cost $20, displayed two sevens, which earns a $5 million payout, the New York Post repor...

‘Star Trek’ inspires fragrance line

August 31, 2009

The fragrances drew the attention of several Star Trek fans attending the last day of the convention Sunday. Sally Grande, 58, said she plans to wear Pon Farr every day and the Vulcan-inspired scent ...

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