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10-Percent Tip Teaches Waitress Valuable Lesson

CONCORD, NH—After receiving "subpar" service and experiencing an unusually long wait for his $4.75 lunch at a local Beefside Family Restaurant Monday, customer Gus O'Connor opted to give waitress Carla Hyams a reduced 10 percent tip in an attempt to communicate his dissatisfaction and raise awareness of the areas in which he felt her...

DNA Evidence Frees Man After 15 Years Of Marriage

issue 4243 | 10.25.06 | News

JACKSONVILLE, FL—"I did not deserve to be put away in the prime of my life," said Henry Doswell, who spent more than a decade wrongfully wed. more»
Mars Rover Beginning To Hate Mars

issue 4243 | 10.24.06 | News

PASADENA, CA—After nearly three years of nonstop data collection, Spirit has begun transmitting obscene gestures and confusing rants. more»
Martin Scorsese's Next Film To Be Three Hours Of Begging For Oscar

issue 4243 | 10.23.06 | News

NEW YORK—Abandoning his usual frenetic photography and rhythmic editing, Scorsese's film uses a single stationary shot of the director's... more»
Excited Juror Feels Like Murder Trial Being Put On Just For Her

issue 4243 | 10.26.06 | News In Brief

CLEVELAND—Jamie Daniels, juror #7 in The State Of Ohio vs. Greg Mitchell, was "on the edge of the seat" after closing... more»
Daylight Saving Time Yields Massive Daylight Surplus

issue 4243 | 10.25.06 | News In Brief

WASHINGTON, DC—Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman announced Monday that the country's seven-month-long effort to conserve sunshine has... more»
Scuba Diver Expressing Either Joy Or Terror

issue 4243 | 10.24.06 | News In Brief

KEY WEST, FL—Fellow scuba divers who witnessed Sam Gemitter's wild gesticulations, inaudible vocal noises, and bulging, wide-open... more»
Area Man Misses Rental Car

issue 4243 | 10.23.06 | News In Brief

SCHAUMBURG, IL—One week after returning to his 1994 Acura Integra following a business trip in Indianapolis, Schaumburg resident Gerry Davis,... more»
Hero Dog Fills Out Hospital Paperwork

issue 4243 | 10.20.06 | News In Brief

BRACKNEY, PA—Ginger, a four-year-old golden retriever, saved the life of her owner Megan Walsh, 37, Monday by quickly and efficiently filling... more»
World Series Overshadowed By Thrilling New MLB Labor Agreement

issue 4243 | 10.25.06 | Sports News

ST. LOUIS—Thousands of baseball fans gathered in Busch Stadium Tuesday evening to watch as commissioner Bud Selig announced that Major... more»
Science Disproves Vampires

issue 4243 | 10.31.06 | American Voices

Florida physics professor Costas Efthimiou has devised a simple mathematical proof stating that vampires cannot exist. What do you think? more»
Twin Cities To Host '08 RNC

issue 4243 | 10.30.06 | American Voices

Minneapolis has been chosen as the site for the 2008 Republican National Convention. What do you think? more»
Door Open for NJ Gay Marriage

issue 4243 | 10.27.06 | American Voices

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that gay couples were entitled to the same rights as heterosexuals, leaving the door open for gay marriage. What... more»
‘Stay The Course’ No More

issue 4243 | 10.26.06 | American Voices

According to reports, the Bush Administration will no longer use the phrase ‘stay the course’ when talking about the war in Iraq. What do... more»
Catholic Church Must
Pay For Contraceptives

issue 4243 | 10.25.06 | American Voices

The Supreme Court of New York ruled that insurance coverage for employees of the Catholic Church must include contraception. What do you... more»
Tumor Becomes Malignant Out Of Spite

issue 4243 | 10.31.06 | Radio
Parents Blame Rise In Teen Obesity On Eating-Based Video Game

issue 4243 | 10.30.06 | Radio
Small Town Honors Once-Ostracized Artist

issue 4243 | 10.29.06 | Radio
Study: Most Self-Abuse Goes Unreported

issue 4243 | 10.28.06 | Radio
Morgan Spurlock's Experiment To Try Heroin For 30 Days Enters 200th Day

issue 4243 | 10.27.06 | Radio
Area Minister Has Spiritually Awkward Encounter

issue 4243 | 10.26.06 | Radio
Area Man Only One Camaro Away From Having It All

issue 4243 | 10.25.06 | Radio
Editorial Cartoon - October 25, 2006

issue 4243 | 10.25.06 | Editorial Cartoon
Airport Security Pig Finds Concealed Truffles

issue 4243 | 10.25.06 | News In Photos
iPod Made By Chinese Children To Benefit African Children

issue 4243 | 10.25.06 | News In Photos
You're All In This Together

issue 4243 | 10.25.06 | Commentary

No doubt about it, these are tough times for everyone. More and more, it seems like each of us is struggling on a daily basis, wondering... more»
I Think We Should Start Talking About Starting A Band

issue 4243 | 10.25.06 | Commentary

I've been thinking. I know we've talked about starting to talk about doing stuff before—like when we said we should think about doing... more»
Your Horoscope

issue 4243 | 10.25.06 | Horoscopes
Events Leading Up To N. Korea Nuclear Test

issue 4243 | 10.25.06 | Infographic

Two weeks ago, North Korea detonated a nuclear bomb. Here is the series of developments that led up to this test: more»
Who Was Moved to Guantanamo?

issue 4243 | 10.25.06 | Statshot
Does Barack Obama Have What It Takes To Become The Lowest-Paid President In American History?

issue 4243 | 10.27.06 | Sunday Magazine
Oct. 22, 1929

issue 4243 | 10.26.06 | Onion In History

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Joe Buck Can't Resist Urge To Join 'Go Cards!' Chant

issue 4243 | 10.25.06 | Photo Finish

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