$18 Payment To Sponsored Child Withheld To Teach Child A Lesson
FAIRFAX, VA&mdashSave-A-Child father Gene Anderson says Mtumbe needs to learn to save for his future and not spend money on every childish little whim.
Issue 4229
U.S. Trendsetters Go On Strike
NEW YORK—The country's chillest and illest want recognition for what you're saying, wearing, and doing.
Scratch 'N Win Ballots To Debut In November
WASHINGTON DC—The next election's Powerballot grand prize in participating states will be 250 million votes.
Perfect Response To Heckler Somewhere In Prop Comedian's Trunk
CRENSHAW, OR—Requesting that the audience "give me a second," prop comedian "Gallopin'" Hal Coffey rummaged through his oversized steamer...
Deadlocked Supreme Court: 'Someone's Voting Twice'
WASHINGTON, DC- The Supreme Court's third 5-5 vote in the past month has some justices wondering whether one of their number is voting twice ...
Bush Quietly Rolls Back Iraq Death Toll To Zero
BAGHDAD—Nearly two weeks after President Bush's surprise visit to Iraq, the first American combat death in the region has occurred, military...
Child Assured Most Monsters Do Not Exist
MOSCOW, ID—Four-year-old Roy MacMillan, a frequent observer of monsters in his closet, under his bed, and behind his drapes, was reassured...
Old Gypsy Woman Run Over Without Consequence
CHICAGO—Area motorist Moe Balaczs is not showing any signs of weight loss, suppurating lesions, dementia, blindness, or any other grave...
International Atom Registry Allows Customers To Name Atom After Loved One
HOT SPRINGS, AR—For only $26.75, customers worldwide can now honor their loved ones by naming an individual atom after them, executives at...
July 20, 1925
Scopes Monkey Trial Raises Troubling Question: Is Science Being Taught In Our Schools?
PNC Park Threatens To Leave Pittsburgh Unless Better Team Is Built
PITTSBURGH—After five years of serving Pittsburgh as their state-of-the-art sporting facility, PNC Park, the home of the rundown, poorly maintained Pirates, said Tuesday it ...
Mascot Community Still Reeling After Benny The Bull's Misdemeanor Battery Charge
CHICAGO—A coalition of prominent mascots, including the Phoenix Suns Gorilla, The Pittsburgh Parrot, and the Philly Phanatic, called a press...
Brett Myers Atones For Punching Wife With Solid Seven-Inning Outing
SAN FRANCISCO—Three weeks after hitting his wife on a Boston street, Phillies pitcher Brett Myers made up for the costly miscue by coming...
Jose Canseco Names 10,000 Baseball Players
WASHINGTON, DC—While speaking to reporters Tuesday, Jose Canseco released the names of 10,000 current and former baseball players whom he...
Selig: Next All-Star Game To Determine U.S. Foreign Policy
MILWAUKEE—After four years in which the outcome of the All-Star Game determined home-field advantage in the World Series, Commissioner Bud...
Boston's Big-Dig Fiasco
Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney took over an inspection of the Big Dig, Boston's recently completed multi-billion-dollar tunnel highway system,...
CBS Laser-Etches Eggs
CBS will be laser-etching 35 million eggs to be sold in stores to promote its fall lineup. What do you think?
Stem-Cell Science Vetoed
President Bush executed his first veto since entering office on a bill supporting stem-cell research. What do you think?
Voting Rights Act Extended
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate approved a 25-year extension of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which protected the voting rights of African Americans. What...
Orlando Murder Rate Up
Orlando, Florida, home to Walt Disney World, is on track in 2006 to have the most murders in 24 years. What do you think?
