Russian girl phones mother while being eaten alive by bears
A DISTRAUGHT mother listened on a mobile phone as her teenage daughter was eaten alive by a brown bear and its three cubs. Olga Moskalyova, 19, gave an horrific hour-long running commentary on her own death in three separate calls as the wild animals killed her. She screamed: “Mum, the bear is eating me! Mum, it’s such agony. Mum, More...
Japanese Exchange Student Swept Over Niagara Falls presumed dead
A 19-year-old Japanese student(Ayano Tokumasu) is presumed dead after she lost her balance Sunday and fell into the churning waters of Niagara Falls, police said Tuesday. The search for a 19-year-old More...
Michele Bachmann Wins GOP Primary Test
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann won a narrow victory at the Ames Straw Poll, outpacing Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty in a vote that cements Bachmann’s status as the More...
Global stock market today Aug 8, 2011
Rating agency Standard & Poor’s on Monday downgraded both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from AAA to AA+. U.S. stocks and world major markets tumble on first day after credit cut. Dow Jones More...
Kat Von D & Jesse James Split Up!
Jesse James and Kat Von D have broken up. Their engagement, announced in January, will not end as planned – in a late summer wedding on the one-year anniversary of when they started dating. The More...
Canada NDP leader Jack Layton to take leave after new cancer found
Canadian New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton said he will take a “temporary” leave of absence for health reasons. Layton, speaking at times with a strained voice alongside his wife, NDP MP More...
Rep. David Wu Refuses To Resign, David Wu’s sex scandal
Congressman David Wu is facing calls for his resignation over a young woman’s reported accusation that she had an “unwanted sexual encounter” with the Democrat three weeks after More...
Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler called off their engagement
Reality TV star Kristin Cavallari and Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler have called off their engagement, with Cutler the one who reportedly did the dumping. People.com has the story: This is More...
Michael Phelps 14th FINA World Championships photos in Shanghai
SHANGHAI — For the past eight years, the major competitive story line at every meaningful swimming championship has arisen from Michael Phelps’s international and historic dominance. How many More...
British singer Amy Winehouse dead at 27
British singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her flat in north London at the age of 27. The Grammy award-winning soul singer struggled with well-documented drink and drug addictions. Her death More...