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Woman Busted With Trash Can Full of Body Parts

Calif. woman suspected of killing boyfriend

(Newser) - A California woman found wheeling a trash can full of human body parts down a suburban Los Angeles street has been charged with murder. San Bernardino County cops arrested Carmen Montenegro, 51, after neighbors who saw—or smelled—the dismembered remains alerted authorities, reports the Los Angeles Times . In what...

Guy Busted for Making Bomb Threat ... Over Reruns

Bronx man arrested for harassment, falsely reporting an incident

(Newser) - Credit one Bronx man for really hating bad art—Freddie Caldwell was arrested yesterday for allegedly threatening to blow up a local TV station for showing too many Two and a Half Men reruns, reports the New York Post . The calls were placed May 11 and May 23, but police...

Dog Nurses Rare Liger Cubs in China Zoo
 Dog Nurses Rare Liger Cubs 
May 24, 2011 9:02 AM CDT

Dog Nurses Rare Liger Cubs

They are about as adorable as you'd expect

(Newser) - All together now: Awwwww. Four newborn liger cubs, the rare offspring of a male lion and female tiger, were abandoned by their mother earlier this month. Fortunately, staff at China’s Xixiakou Wildlife Zoo found a dog who had recently given birth and could nurse the surviving cubs after two...

How to Test Positive for Cocaine&mdash; Er, Cheese

 That Cheesy 
 Meal Could Test 
 Positive for... 
 Cocaine 
in case you missed it
May 21, 2011 7:00 PM CDT

That Cheesy Meal Could Test Positive for... Cocaine

Man said cartons of coke-positive food in truck were for sister

(Newser) - It turns out that you might not want to drive under the influence of, say, a taco: Police in Asheville, NC, thought they had busted a California man who was fleeing arrest under the influence of alcohol. He was also carrying cases of food that tested positive for cocaine. A...

Botox Mom: I Made It Up for Cash

She spun the controversial story for money

(Newser) - If the story of the mom who gave her 8-year-old daughter Botox sounded too crazy to be true, that’s because … it’s not true. “Kerry Campbell,” who lost custody of her daughter after spinning the tale, came forward today to tell the world her name is...

Gwyneth Paltrow Gangsta Raps (Video)
 Gwyneth Paltrow Gangsta Raps 
YES, REALLY
May 19, 2011 10:45 AM CDT

Gwyneth Paltrow Gangsta Raps

Turns out she really does have an excellent grasp of NWA lyrics

(Newser) - In case you didn’t hear, Gwyneth Paltrow recently divulged that she loves gangsta rap —and in a recent appearance on the UK’s Graham Norton Show, she proved it. New York and Jezebel both point to the priceless clip from Friday, in which an incredulous host asks Paltrow...

CDC: Get Ready for Zombie Apocalypse

Or, you know, a hurricane

(Newser) - The CDC wants to make sure you’re prepared … for a zombie apocalypse. In a blog posting Monday that quickly became the organization’s most popular ever, Assistant Surgeon General Ali Khan offers helpful tips to prepare for the invasion of “flesh-eating zombies.” Conveniently enough, many of...

Hungary Warns Residents of Disasters ... in Middle-earth

Emergency broadcast system tested using 'Lord of the Rings' locales

(Newser) - Hungary had a conundrum: How to test its emergency broadcast system, but not alarm residents by mentioning real towns? The solution: Use Middle-earth instead, the AP reports. The country’s disaster management agency is warning citizens today about severe weather in Gondor, Rohan, Rivendell, and Helm’s Deep, all locations...

Angry Birds Soar Into Reality

Birds, pigs, explosions come to life in Spanish setup

(Newser) - You’ve played the game, you’ve seen the “movie” trailer —now, witness Angry Birds in real life. A giant replica of the game’s birds, pigs, and barricades was set up at Plaça Nova de Terrassa in Spain in an effort to promote Deutsche Telekom. The...

School Robocalls Late Kids at 6:30am
 School Robocalls 
 Late Kids at 6:30am 
TERRIBLE INNOVATIONS
May 17, 2011 10:13 AM CDT

School Robocalls Late Kids at 6:30am

Sleepy and cranky?! It's time to rise and shine!

(Newser) - As if having to get up in the morning, five mornings a week, wasn't burdensome enough on the teenage soul, it just got worse. One Iowa high school is upping the annoying ante, notes Sam Biddle at Gizmodo, by introducing automated wakeup calls. Chronically late kids will get a...

25K Big Macs? Man Marks Milestone Today

Don Gorske will celebrate at McDonald's

(Newser) - Don Gorske ate his first Big Mac on May 17, 1972. Today, 39 years later, he will eat his 25,000th. Gorske, 57, normally eats two of the McDonald’s classics a day, but has eaten just one on a number of days this year so that he could hit...

Couple Names Kid After Facebook's 'Like'

If ever there was a time for that elusive 'dislike' button

(Newser) - Let's see if this kid gets kicked off Mark Zuckerberg's website: The Huffington Post tells the tale of an Israeli couple who have named their defenseless infant girl "Like"—like, as in Facebook. But rather than trying for a cheap 15 minutes of fame, Lior and...

Olympic Swimmer Nearly Dies in Beach Burial Stunt

Swim team digs 7-foot hole, collapse buries Jakub Maly

(Newser) - An Austrian Olympic team swimmer is recovering after nearly being buried alive on a Florida beach. After three weeks of training at Pompano Beach, Jakub Maly and his friends dug a huge hole at the beach—"big enough to bury a golf cart," according to a fire department...

City Punishes Store Owner for Too Many Patriotic Flags

Linda Downey flies six, but Florida city only allows three

(Newser) - Apparently, in Crystal River, Florida, it’s possible to be too patriotic. Linda Downey, owner of Taste of Philly Cheesesteak and Hoagie Shoppe, was notified by the city of a “violation” because there are too many flags flying in front of her store. Downey, who has two sons in...

Man Charged for Keeping Alligator ... as Chick Magnet

Dewayne Yarbrough only fed it 10 mice a month ... you know, so it wouldn't get too big

(Newser) - A suburban Chicago man thought he had the perfect chick magnet in his pet alligator. Authorities were not wooed. A charge of possession of a dangerous animal has been filed against 43-year-old Dewayne Yarbrough of Ford Heights, who claims he kept the four-foot alligator to impress women.

Does a Racehorse Pee Like One?

Yep: The animals drop gallons per day

(Newser) - If you’ve gotta pee like a racehorse, you’ve got some serious peeing to do: Racehorses urinate up to 2 gallons a day. Yes, as you sit down to watch the Kentucky Derby tomorrow, know that the idiom is accurate, Slate explains. An average man urinates 1 to 2...

Woman Passes Out, Wakes Up, Runs Over Husband

Texas driver charged with DWI

(Newser) - A Texas woman passed out at a red light, awoke as her husband tried to rouse her, then drove off dragging him along outside the car, KDAF-TV reports. Police suspect 50-year-old Mary Jane Lane (yes, her real name) passed out while under the influence of prescription drugs at the stop...

How Did Ex-Playmate Turn Into a Mummy?

Arid climate, lack of moisture all helped

(Newser) - How did Yvette Vickers, former Playboy playmate and cult horror film star, turn into a real-life mummy ? After all, she didn't have anyone to wrap her in linen bandages. But mummification does not actually refer to the process undertaken by ancient Egyptians—it refers to the effect that...

Thief Steals Car—Along With Grandma's Ashes

Ga. woman's car stolen on way home from memorial service

(Newser) - A Georgia woman would like a thief to return her Nissan Altima—and her grandmother's ashes. Ebony Simpson stopped off at a supermarket on her way home from her grandmother's memorial service and a thief made off with her car, along with the urn in the trunk, after...

Japanese Gadget Allows Long-Distance Smooching

Tech students design boxes for online kissing

(Newser) - In a long-distance relationship? Now you don’t need an airplane to kiss your partner: Japanese students have created a gadget for online snogging. The device looks like a box with a straw attached. One kisser turns the straw with his tongue, prompting the straw on the other end of...

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