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I Would Say 'To Kill A Mockingbird' Captured The Most Interesting Part Of Our Lives
As I get older and reflect on my life, my mind always drifts back to the time I defended handyman Tom Robinson against those trumped-up, racially...
The Onion  –  May 14, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
I Can't Believe I'm Being Forced To Sit On This Couch While Jay Leno Interviews Josh Hartnett
Don't get me wrong: It's great being on the show. Love Jay, love the audience, really. And this Josh…Hartnett, is it? He seems like a good...
The Onion  –  May 14, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Everything Falling Apart, Reports Institute For Somehow Managing To Hold It All Together
WASHINGTON—"Though we're working to fix things, the situation has become OH FOR CHRIST'S SAKE—I just spilled coffee on myself," said the institute's chairman.
The Onion  –  May 14, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Clinton Questions Obama's Ability To Greet World Leaders
CHARLESTON, WV—Hillary Clinton once again attacked Barack Obama on the issue of experience Tuesday, this time questioning the Illinois...
The Onion  –  May 14, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
"Law Order" Actor Arrested
Former Law & Order star Dennis Farina was arrested and charged with a felony after he took a loaded, unregistered handgun to an airport....
The Onion  –  May 14, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Australian safety official loses license
SYDNEY, May 13 (UPI) -- The minister in charge of road safety in the Australian state of New South Wales announced Tuesday his license is about to be suspended for speeding.
United Press International  –  May 14, 2008 03:52 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
U. of Okla. freshman, 19, elected mayor of Muskogee
AP - A 19-year-old freshman at the University of Oklahoma was elected mayor Tuesday of Muskogee, a city of 38,000 in the northeastern part of the state.
Yahoo!  –  May 14, 2008 03:46 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
College student is elected mayor of Oklahoma city of Muskogee at age 19
MUSKOGEE, Okla. - A 19-year-old first-year student at the University of Oklahoma was elected mayor Tuesday of Muskogee, a city of 38,000 in the northeastern part of the state.
Canoe.ca  –  May 14, 2008 02:50 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Honda robot conducts Detroit Symphony
DETROIT - The lights dimmed, the sold-out hall grew hushed and out walked the conductor - shiny, white and 4 feet, 3 inches tall.
Canoe.ca  –  May 14, 2008 02:46 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
'Darth Vader' spared jail in Jedi attacks
A man who dressed up as Darth Vader, wearing a garbage bag for a cape, and assaulted the founders of a group calling itself the Jedi church was given a suspended sentence Tuesday.
MSNBC.com  –  May 14, 2008 01:32 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?