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Wednesday, Dec 12, 2007
  1. Man nearly dies downing vodka at airport AP - Wed Dec 12, 3:27 PM ET Sent 3,935 times

    BERLIN - A man nearly died from alcohol poisoning after quaffing two pints of vodka at an airport security check instead of handing it over to comply with new rules about carrying liquids aboard a plane, police said Wednesday.

  2. This handout photo released in Seoul by the Ministry of Science and Technology shows a combo of cloned cats that have a fluorescence protein gene and glowing under ultraviolet beams. The technology could help develop treatments for human genetic diseases, the developers said.(AFP/MST-HO)
    SKoreans clone cats that glow in the dark: officials AFP - Wed Dec 12, 4:00 PM ET Sent 1,823 times

    SEOUL (AFP) - South Korean scientists have cloned cats by manipulating a fluorescent protein gene, a procedure which could help develop treatments for human genetic diseases, officials said Wednesday.

  3. Women Evolve More Spine to Carry Babies LiveScience.com - Wed Dec 12, 1:25 PM ET Sent 1,650 times

    Like cushy baby strollers, women's bodies have evolved spines that are more flexible and supportive than men's to keep from tipping over while walking during pregnancy.

  4. Ike Turner performs during the 'Ike Turner and The Kings of Rhythm' concert at the Stravinski hall stage of the Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland, in this, July 19, 2002, file photo. Turner, whose role as one of rock's critical architects was overshadowed by his ogre-like image as the man who brutally abused former wife and rock icon Tina Turner, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007, at his home in suburban San Diego. He was 76. (AP Photo/Keystone, Fabrice Coffrini)
    Ike Turner dies in San Diego at age 76 AP - Wed Dec 12, 6:52 PM ET Sent 1,113 times

    SAN DIEGO - Ike Turner, whose role as one of rock's critical architects was overshadowed by his ogrelike image as the man who brutally abused former wife Tina Turner, died Wednesday at his home in suburban San Diego. He was 76.

  5. In an undated photo provided by the Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch, a warning on a compact tractor that reads 'Danger: Avoid Death' has been chosen as the nation's wackiest warning label by the anti-lawsuit group. The' Wacky Warning Label Contest,' now in its 11th year, is conducted by the Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch as part of an effort to show the effects of lawsuits on warning labels. (AP Photo/Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch, Robert B. Dorigo Jones,)
    'Danger: Avoid Death' contest winner AP - Wed Dec 12, 6:22 PM ET Sent 614 times

    DETROIT - Words to live by, from a warning label on a small tractor: "Danger: Avoid Death." That warning was selected Wednesday as the winner of the 11th annual "Wacky Warning Label Contest," sponsored by Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch. The contest is part of an effort to show the effects of lawsuits on warning labels.

  6. Common children's vaccine recalled AP - Wed Dec 12, 5:48 PM ET Sent 556 times

    ATLANTA - More than a million doses of a common vaccine given to babies as young as two months was being recalled Wednesday because of contamination risks, but the top U.S. health official said it was not a health threat.

  7. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, left, stands with President Bush in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007, during a photo opportunity with recipients of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
    Bush vetoes kids health insurance bill AP - Thu Dec 13, 6:21 AM ET Sent 322 times

    WASHINGTON - President Bush vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have expanded government-provided health insurance for children, his second slap-down of a bipartisan effort in Congress to dramatically increase funding for the popular program.

  8. A pregnant model showcases a costume during a maternity fashion show organised by a newly launched company which caters to pregnant women in New Delhi August 25, 2007. Pregnant women may stand out a mile away with their characteristic backward-leaning stance, but that clumsy-looking position is a unique adaptation that evolved over millennia, anthropologists said on Wednesday. (Adnan Abidi/Reuters)
    Study: Why pregnant women don't topple AP - Wed Dec 12, 1:03 PM ET Sent 309 times

    WASHINGTON - With all that growing weight up front, how is it that pregnant women don't lose their balance and topple over? Scientists think they've found the answer: There's are slight differences between women and men in one lower back vertebrae and a joint in the hip, which allow women to adjust their center of gravity.

  9. Man drinks liter of vodka at airport line AP - Wed Dec 12, 5:56 PM ET Sent 247 times

    BERLIN - A man nearly died from alcohol poisoning after quaffing a liter (two pints) of vodka at an airport security check instead of handing it over to comply with new carry-on rules, police said Wednesday.

  10. Mike Bowman, right, receives a kiss from his wife Kim Bowman of Forreston, Ill., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007, as he prepared to deliver his opening statement prior to testifying before the House Veteran's Affairs Committee hearing on mental health issues and suicides facing veterans. The Bowman's son, Tim Bowman, pictured in the foreground, committed suicide after serving in the Iraq war with the Illinois National Guard, Bravo Troop, 106 Calvary. (AP Photos/Susan Walsh)
    Data sought on veterans' suicide AP - Thu Dec 13, 2:27 AM ET Sent 229 times

    WASHINGTON - The parents of an Iraq war veteran who committed suicide and members of Congress on Wednesday questioned why there's not a comprehensive tracking system of suicide among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.

  11. A man walks at The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese invaders, a day before the 70th anniversary of the massacre, in Nanjing eastern China's Jiangsu province, Wednesday Dec. 12, 2007. This year's anniversary of Japan's notorious wartime massacre of civilians in the Chinese city of Nanjing is being given tempered treatment by China's government, reflecting a drive to improve relations with Tokyo and avoid inflaming nationalist passions at home.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
    As victims still mourn, China marks 70 years since Rape of Nanking McClatchy Newspapers - Wed Dec 12, 1:11 PM ET Sent 189 times

    NANJING, China— Seven decades after Japanese soldiers poured through the old city walls of Nanjing, launching a six-week killing spree known as the Nanjing Massacre, the memories are still raw for Zhang Xiuhong.

  12. A mother and her toddler are shown in this undated file photo. Researchers presented a conundrum to new mothers on Monday, saying that women who want to lose the extra weight gained in pregnancy should try to get more sleep. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty
    Babies gravitate toward good Samaritans, study says The Christian Science Monitor - Wed Dec 12, 3:00 AM ET Sent 156 times

    Six- and 10-month-old babies are much more capable judges of character than previously thought. Not only can infants pick out a good Samaritan, they tend to identify with them, according to a Yale University study published in the journal Nature.

  13. Graphic shows cholesterol levels in men and women since 1999; 1c x 4 1/2 inches; 46.5 mm x 114.3 mm
    U.S. cholesterol average is ideal at 199 AP - Wed Dec 12, 6:51 PM ET Sent 150 times

    ATLANTA - Americans may be too fat, but at least their cholesterol is low. For the first time in nearly 50 years, the average cholesterol level for U.S. adults is in the ideal range, the government reported Wednesday.

  14. Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., listens during the Des Moines Register Democratic Presidential Debate in Johnston, Iowa, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
    Clinton adviser out after Obama comment AP - Thu Dec 13, 6:52 PM ET Sent 140 times

    CONCORD, N.H. - A top campaign adviser to Hillary Rodham Clinton resigned Thursday, a day after suggesting Democrats should be wary of nominating Barack Obama because his teenage drug use could make it hard for him to win the presidency.

  15. Best-selling fantasy author Terry Pratchett, seen here in this March, 2004 file photo has been diagnosed with a rare form of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, he said in a message posted to his illustrator's Web site. In a brief note to fans, Pratchett, 59, said he was taking the news 'fairly philosophically' and 'possibly with a mild optimism.' 'I would have liked to keep this one quiet for a little while, but because of upcoming conventions and of course the need to keep my publishers informed, it seems to me unfair to withhold the news,' he wrote on the Web site of Paul Kidby, who has illustrated many of his books. (AP Photo/Ian West/PA)
    Terry Pratchett says he has Alzheimer's AP - Wed Dec 12, 7:20 PM ET Sent 87 times

    LONDON - Best-selling fantasy author Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer's, he said in a message posted to his illustrator's Web site.

  16. Tropical Storm Olga is seen in a satellite image taken December 13, 2007. The death toll from Tropical Storm Olga neared two dozen on Thursday after flash floods killed at least 19 people in the Dominican Republic, where 35,000 people were forced to flee their homes, Dominican officials said. (NOAA/Handout/Reuters)
    Tropical storm flooding kills 9 in Caribbean Reuters - Wed Dec 12, 5:59 PM ET Sent 85 times

    SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Reuters) - Flash flooding from Tropical Storm Olga's torrential rains killed at least eight people in the Dominican Republic and forced tens of thousands out of their homes, government officials said on Wednesday.

  17. 21 crocodile-like reptiles die in India AP - Wed Dec 12, 6:36 PM ET Sent 76 times

    LUCKNOW, India - At least 21 endangered crocodile-like reptiles have died mysteriously in a river sanctuary in central India, raising fears that one of India's last unpolluted waterways has become toxic.

  18. A band of Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights, stretches over the Chugach Range near Palmer, Alaska in this February file photo. Scientists think they have discovered the energy source of the spectacular color displays seen in the northern lights. (AP Photo/Bob Martinson, FILE)
    Energy source of northern lights found AP - Tue Dec 11, 6:21 PM ET Sent 71 times

    SAN FRANCISCO - Scientists think they have discovered the energy source of the spectacular color displays seen in the northern lights. New data from NASA's Themis mission, a quintet of satellites launched this winter, found the energy comes from a stream of charged particles from the sun flowing like a current through twisted bundles of magnetic fields connecting Earth's upper atmosphere to the sun.

  19. Canadian charged with killing daughter AP - Wed Dec 12, 6:21 PM ET Sent 70 times

    BRAMPTON, Ontario - A Canadian cab driver charged with strangling his 16-year-old daughter after friends said she refused to wear a Muslim head scarf and follow conservative religious values was denied bail on Wednesday.

  20. Republican presidential hopeful former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney talks with fellow presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee following the Des Moines Register Republican Presidential Debate, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007, in Johnston, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
    Romney: Attacks on religion go too far AP - Wed Dec 12, 8:10 PM ET Sent 68 times

    BOSTON - Republican Mitt Romney retorted to questions about his faith by surging rival Mike Huckabee on Wednesday, declaring that "attacking someone's religion is really going too far."

  21. This image provided by NASA on May 31, 2007 was taken as the Cassini spacecraft flew over the unlit side of Saturn, capturing Saturn's glow. Saturn's shimmering rings may be as old as the solar system, scientists said Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007, debunking earlier theories that the rings were formed during the dinosaur age. (AP Photo/NASA, File)
    Saturn's rings older than first thought? AP - Wed Dec 12, 11:55 PM ET Sent 66 times

    LOS ANGELES - Saturn's shimmering rings may be as old as the solar system, scientists said Wednesday, debunking earlier theories that the rings were formed during the dinosaur age.

  22. Merriam-Webster's word of '07: 'w00t' AP - Tue Dec 11, 5:55 PM ET Sent 62 times

    SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Expect cheers among hardcore online game enthusiasts when they learn Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year. Or, more accurately, expect them to "w00t."

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