Author: Bill Jempty

Things not to do when siphoning gasoline. MUKWONAGO, Wis. - Police said a man was arrested after he used a cigarette lighter while trying to siphon gasoline from a …

Japan style. From the Mainchi Daily News- A top official with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) apparently attributed the failure of a 700-billion-dollar financial bailout bill in the …

Today's winner is Greg Howard. He gets the award for the following- MARIANNA - A Florida middle school teacher has been suspended after students said he used a racial …

Today's winner is Akira Hino. He gets the award for the following- TOKYO (AFP) -- Tokyo police said Tuesday they had arrested a man with a passion for women's …

There could be a mistrial in the works. From AP- The corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens has been thrown into disarray by a defense demand for a mistrial. …

The latest outrage of the week Campaign 2008 has been over Gwen Ifill moderating tomorrow night's Vice-Presidential debate. James Joyner at OTB summed things up well- But, surely, it's …

That was a quick turnaround. From the Knoxville News Sentinel- MARYVILLE - Hotaru Ferschke, the 24-year-old Japanese widow of a U.S. Marine sergeant killed in Iraq, has been granted …

Another tale of how legal immigrants get screwed by the system. CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa -- The phone call devastated Robin Ferschke, the mother of a Marine killed in Iraq. …

These guys should have brought a bigger getaway car. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Two armed robbers hijacked a security van with $1.3 million inside but were forced to abandon …

Today's winner is WOFL FOX 35 in Orlando Florida. They get the award for the following- The truck driver that has been accused of slamming into a school bus …