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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Former Vice President Al Gore’s son, Albert Gore III, was arrested early Wednesday morning in Orange County, California on suspicion of possessing marijuana and prescription drugs, Jim Amormino of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department told CNN. Gore, 24, was...

TORONTO -- Canadian punk princess Avril Lavigne is being sued by U.S. songwriters who claim that her smash hit "Girlfriend'' sounds suspiciously like a single they released in the 1970s. Lavigne's manager, Terry McBride, says the pop starlet is one of several people named in a lawsuit filed...

Are you superstitious? Here are some common ones... You'll 'cut off' fortune if you use scissors on new years day Coral beads are said to change color indicating whether the wearer is ill or well.I f you go to the bathroom in the night with no clothes on, insects will fall on you An apple a...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services --test for citizenship 1. What are the colors of our flag? 2. What do the stars on the flag mean? 3. How many stars are there on our flag? 4. What color are the stars on our flag? 5. How many stripes are there on our flag? 6. What do the stripes on the...

Today I was dipped in melted wax, had needles stuck all over me, put on a stretching machine, and wrapped in rubber bands. And I feel pretty darn good! I love my physio. Im seeing both a chiropractor and a physiotherapist, twice a week for now. Because my feet are so dry, they dip them in...

http://www.thestreet.com/s/bush-commutes-scooter-libby-sentence/markets/marketfeatures/10366035.html?puc=_googlen?cm_ven=GOOGLEN&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA President Bush commuted the prison sentence of former White House aide I. Lewis ''Scooter'' Libby on Monday, according to news reports...

Thank goodness the sign will remain--the building has been designated a heritage site Sam's was one of the first places I visited when I was dating Ski. 46 years is a nice run for any business. Thanks for the memories, Sniderman.

No Im not talking about one of you people. The Loonie joined Canadian currency twenty years ago on June 30. If we'd saved just one a year by now we could have bought...well not much really.

I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen...

Over half of Cdns would flunk citizenship test: poll TORONTO (CP) - A poll released just days before Canada Day suggests more than half of all Canadians don't know enough about their own country to pass a citizenship test. The survey commissioned by the Dominion Institute found 60 per cent of...

Inexplicable In May, a curious Joe Heckel of Cincinnati and his son took apart the heavy punching bag Joe had bought for their boxing practice and to their surprise found it full of, not sand or plastic pellets, but men’s and women’s underwear (some used). According to a May report on WLWT-TV...

Now we know why they're paying folks $100 to go there *grin*

http://www.apileofdogbones.com/index.php/hiatus/ The above blog is usually pretty funny. It isnt any more. The blogger has lost his 5 year old child in a pool accident. Bloggers are joining together, one by one, to donate to the family. With the purchase of a donated graphic via paypal...

Ahem, I should say honoured... I just got my very first Canadian obscene phone call. I love obscene phone calls. I almost always talk to them for a bit. This guy was particularly nice. If I hadn't been trying to get my son to sleep I might have talked to him longer. But it was...

Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat A Sudanese man has been forced to take a goat as his "wife", after he was caught having sex with the animal. The goat's owner, Mr Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat and took him to a council of elders. They ordered the man, Mr Tombe, to pay a...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6225676.stm Lake disappears suddenly in Chile See how much the landscape of the lake has changed Enlarge Image Scientists in Chile are investigating the sudden disappearance of a glacial lake in the south of the country. When park rangers patrolled...

Girl's feet cut off in amusement rideBy Brett Barrouquere Louisville - Six Flags and another amusement park company shut down eight more thrill rides on Friday around the US after a teenage girl had her feet chopped off at the ankle on a Superman Tower of Power. State inspectors, meanwhile...

"Two teenage couples who had oral sex on a school bus during a school-sponsored field trip have been suspended and ordered to perform 40 hours of community service <snip> the students were among a group of ninth-graders who traveled on three buses to Matewan to study the Hatfields and McCoys...

Man gets sick benefits for heavy metal addiction Published: 19th June 2007 15:12 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/7650/ A Swedish heavy metal fan has had his musical preferences officially classified as a disability. The results of a psychological analysis enable the metal lover to supplement...

A 79 year old man in Toronto was killed by a 69 year old man. Aparantly there was a fight and the younger man pushed the older one. He then fell, hitting his head. The man died about two weeks later as a result. From a police press release: "On Tuesday, June 19, 2007, it was determined by...