No pardon for Billy the Kid
History Friday, December 31st, 2010
Despite a flurry of publicity and public agonizing, 19th century outlaw Billy the Kid won’t be pardoned,
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Iconic face of Rosie the Riveter poster dies
History Thursday, December 30th, 2010
A Michigan factory worker used as the unwitting model for the wartime Rosie the Riveter poster has died
Wanted: A Pardon for Billy the Kid
History Wednesday, December 29th, 2010Billy the Kid was a killer and a thief. So why is the governor of New Mexico thinking of pardoning him? Because he was also a snitch
Fla. wife accused in NY killing unhappy with jail
Strange News Thursday, December 16th, 2010
A woman accused of arranging her husband’s killing erupted at her lawyer in court, unhappy about having to stay in jail while pretrial proceedings drag on
Baboon god statue found in ancient Egyptian ruins
History Thursday, December 16th, 2010
Archaeologists have discovered fragments of a statue of a pharaoh and an ancient god during a routine excavation at what was once the largest temple in ancient Egypt, culture minister Farouk Hosni said on Thursday. According to Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, the fragments — the legs of King Amenhotep III and a bust of [...]
Metrodome roof collapses after heavy snowfall blitzes Minneapolis
Strange News Sunday, December 12th, 2010
The roof of the Metrodome — where the Minnesota Vikings play their home games at Mall of America Field — collapsed early Sunday under heavy snow that blitzed the area over the weekend and will not be available to host the Vikings’ game vs. the New York Giants, the NFL announced Sunday. KARE-TV in Minneapolis [...]
Economy forces big budget cuts in science fairs
Science Sunday, December 12th, 2010
When tallying victims of the Great Recession, add science fairs to the list
U.K. mulls banning visit by Florida pastor
Religion Sunday, December 12th, 2010
The U.K. government will consider banning a planned visit by Terry Jones, the Florida pastor who threatened to burn Korans
Friday night’s mass UFO sighting in Chile witnessed by many thanks to Twitter
UFO Sunday, December 12th, 2010
Another UFO was seen in Santiago, Chile on Friday night. The reports of the sighting were broadcast via Twitter
Earth looked at for clues into history of Mars
Mars Sunday, December 12th, 2010
There is no place on Earth that is a perfect copycat of Mars as it is now, or as it was at any specific point in the past. But scientists suggest Earth has little versions of Mars as it might have been over decades. These places could help scientists develop a timeline of the Red [...]