Fleet of Ferraris ruined in Japan sportscar pileup
TOKYO (AP) — An outing of luxury sportscar enthusiasts in Japan ended in an expensive freeway pileup — smashing a stunning eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and two Mercedes. Police say they believe the accident Sunday was touched off when the…
Pakistan actress sues over nude magazine photos
NEW DELHI (AP) — Pakistani actress Veena Malik is suing a popular Indian men’s magazine for millions of dollars, accusing it of publishing photos she says were doctored to make her appear nude, her lawyer said Monday. Malik’s racy images…
Five pound hunk of metal crashes into warehouse
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The owners of a furniture warehouse in Plymouth, Mass., want to know the origin of a chunk of metal that plunged through the roof. No one was hurt when the 6-inch, cylindrical piece of metal weighing…
Violent wind storm leaves path of destruction
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Several overturned semis on a Utah highway. Hundreds of thousands without power in California. A wind gust reaching 123-mph in Colorado. The powerful winds that tore across Western states Thursday created a path destruction that closed…
Nepal has rare hope after years of uncertainty
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — After years of political paralysis, the impoverished, war-scarred nation of Nepal appears finally to be moving forward. Thousands of former Maoist rebels stuck in camps for five years are joining the army or going home to…
Kim Kardashian’s husband seeks annulment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBA player Kris Humphries asked a judge Thursday to annul his 10-week, highly publicized marriage to Kim Kardashian on the basis that it was fraudulent. The filing comes roughly a month after Kardashian filed for divorce…
Bull on the loose
MILFORD, Conn. (AP) — A posse hopes to soon catch Waldo, a bull that escaped from a farm in July and has been on the loose in the coastal city of Milford, Conn. The Connecticut Post reports that an attempt…
Dog steps on gun, shoots Utah hunter in buttocks
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah bird hunter was shot in the buttocks after his dog stepped on a shotgun laid across the bow of a boat. Box Elder County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Potter says the 46-year-old Brigham City…
Arizona man who murdered nine sentenced to death
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona jury on Wednesday sentenced a man to death for killing nine people during a spree that terrorized the Phoenix area, rejecting the man’s pleas for mercy and denials of guilt and agreeing with prosecutors that…
Madonna settles NYC neighbor’s suit over noise
NEW YORK (AP) — Madonna has made peace with a neighbor who said the superstar made a racket by using her apartment as a rehearsal studio, lawyers involved in the matter said Wednesday. Court records showed Karen George’s lawsuit against…
