Ohio Woman Charged with Stealing Toys from Tot's Grave: Police say it took them nearly two years to identify and arrest an Ohio woman who was stealing toy mementos from the grave of a 14-month-old boy. The woman told police she donated the toys to an organization called “Toys for Dead Tots.” Her lawyer asked the court for mercy, claiming his client had made a “grave mistake.”
Clay Aiken Leading in North Carolina Congressional Primary: Clay Aiken, the runner-up from season 2 of American Idol, holds a slim lead in his Democratic Congressional primary against former North Carolina Commerce Secretary Keith Crisco. Makes you wonder what the world’s coming to when someone named “Crisco” can lose in the deep south.
Monica Lewinsky Claims Feminism Failed Her: Monica Lewinsky has written a new Vanity Fair essay detailing her affair with former President Bill Clinton and how she feels people and feminism failed her. Wow, how very sad! Sounds like her life must have really sucked.
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Longtime Mad Magazine Editor Dies: Al Feldstein, who shaped and warped the sensibilities of America’s youth for more than two decades as the editor of Mad magazine and who had a defining influence on modern humor, has died at age 88. And if he were still able to talk, he’d probably say “what, me dead?”
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Woman’s Migraine Leaves Her Speaking With French Accent: Its being reported that a severe migraine attack has left an English woman speaking in what appears to be a French accent. Doctors say the French persona became so pronounced that she had to be restrained while attempting to board a plane on her way to surrender to Germany.
UPS Delivers Government Drone Parts to Wrong Address: A Reddit user reports that UPS mistakenly delivered parts of a $350,000 government research drone to him. The recipient says he became suspicious when he noticed that the address label read - Attention: Jason Bourne. On a positive note, even though UPS got the wrong address, at least the delivery was on time.
Kentucky’s Claims Gay Marriage Threatens State’s Birth Rates: Lawyers for Gov. Steve Beshear's say Kentucky's ban on gay marriage should be retained because gay marriage threatens the stability of the state's birth rates. I’m not so sure about that. I have a feeling that in Kentucky, sheep would be a much bigger threat to birth rates than gay marriage could ever be.
Man Freezes Mother’s Body to Collect Her Retirement Checks: Police believe a Kentucky man kept his 96-year-old mother's body frozen for three years so he could continue to collect her retirement benefits and Social Security checks after her death. The man complained to police that his mother has been giving him the cold shoulder for quite some time now. One thing’s for sure, its gonna take some time for their troubled relationship to thaw.
