Grapes 'Big Hit' At Area Picnic
PORTLAND, OR—Speaking at an impromptu press conference on her back patio, 7th-grade language-arts teacher Wendy Polonski, 31, announced that the seedless green grapes she ...
Issue 4236
Caltech Physicists Successfully Split The Bill
PASADENA, CA—The party found the $284.57 bill to be an irrational number for eight people to pay at a Cheesecake Factory chain restaurant.
NYC Unveils 9/11 Memorial Hole
NEW YORK—New York Governor George Pataki thanked President Bush for providing "ample, unquestioning financial support" for the $175 million pit.
Stripper Does Adequate Job
HOUSTON, TX—Executives attending a special conference in the VIP Room of Ajax Gentleman's Club responded positively and expressed general...
Area Dad Suspicious Of Car Parked Across Street
CORONA, WI—Homeowner and father of three Robert LaFontaine issued a statement late Monday, expressing unease and distrust toward an...
Rob Schneider Lands Role Originally Written For Chimp
LOS ANGELES—Actor Rob Schneider's next comedic role was originally intended for August Lord Oook, a veteran comic actor and chimpanzee....
Cubans: New Dictator Doing It All Wrong
HAVANA—Citing the lack of rambling six-hour speeches, cessation of random closings of entire industrial sectors, as well as a failure to...
Bush: 'History Cannot Judge Me If I End It Soon'
WASHINGTON, DC—Despite, or perhaps because of, rising fuel prices, the unpopularity of the U.S. presence in Iraq, and mounting legal...
Airport Security Oversights
A Connecticut man was recently arrested for carrying a stick of dynamite in his checked luggage on a flight back from Brazil. Here are some ...
Sept. 6, 1997
'Teeny Baby' Trend Big With Inner-City Teens
Alex Rodriguez Placed On Emotionally Disabled List
NEW YORK—After suffering through much of the year with an aching heart, shattered self-image, and severely hurt feelings, Alex Rodriguez was placed on the ...
A-Rod: 'I Hate Being A New York Yankee'
NEW YORK—Yankee third-baseman Alex Rodriguez, whose tenure in pinstripes has been plagued by his inability to live up to expectations set by...
The Media: Are They Ganging Up On A-Rod?
NEW YORK—The Columbia Sports Journalism Review has released the results of a study initiated in mid-August to investigate whether an...
A-Rod Has Some Creative Input On Baseball-Card Photo
NEW YORK—Alex Rodriguez announced yesterday that his 2007 Topps Major League Baseball Series 2 baseball-card photo would serve as a...
Post-Game Comments Reveal A-Rod Unsure Whether Yankees Won Or Lost
NEW YORK—In an interview following Sunday afternoon's Yankees-Twins matchup, Alex Rodriguez's comments seemed to suggest that he was unaware...
U.S. Planes Kill Canadian
U.S. warplanes accidentally fired on Canadian troops in southern Afghanistan, killing one and wounding five. What do you think?
Immigration Rallies Smaller
Labor Day immigration rallies drew fewer numbers than the marches held from earlier this year. What do you think?
CNN's Chilling 9/11 Tribute
On the fifth anniversary this month, CNN.com will be streaming footage all day of the network's televised coverage from Sept. 11th, 2001, enabling...
New Oil Field Discovered
The Chevron Corporation has discovered an oil field in the Gulf of Mexico which could possibly produce 6,000 barrels a day. What do you ...
Cigarettes Have More Nicotine
A recent study shows that the amount of nicotine in cigarettes rose an average of 10 percent between 1998 and 2004. What do you think?
