Another "hot" teacher has sex with a young boy and gets canned for it.

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Cut your Valentine some slack: Partner's efforts at improving your relationship should not be ignored

If the one you love usually forgets Valentine's Day, but this year makes a romantic effort, you should give him credit for trying.  

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PETA files case against Sea World claiming killer whales treated as slaves

A JUDGE for the first time in US history has heard arguments in a case that could determine whether animals enjoy the same constitutional protection against slavery as human beings.

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Steven R. Appleton of Micron Dies in Plane Crash

We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Appleton, Micron (Nasdaq:MU) Chairman and CEO, passed away this morning in a small plane accident in Boise. He was 51.  

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Dentist admits using paper clip for root canals

A former dentist has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud for using sections of paper clips instead of stainless steel posts in root canals in an effort to save money.

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GameFly launches Steam competitor with free games for members

Games-by-mail rental service GameFly has launched an open beta of its own digital distribution service for PC games that features a roster of free downloads for members of the service.

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Sony sued over PSN "can't sue us" clause

Following the huge security breach of the PlayStation Network, Sony realized that not only did it require better security for PSN, it also needed to protect itself as a company from millions of gamers potentially suing it in the future.

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Basketball players suspended for N-word

I don't know if this was seeded, but I decided this was worth letting people know about.

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Dear Santa: Give me Bieber or I'll kill you

A 13-year-old British girl shocked her mother by asking Santa Claus for a bunch of presents — including "the real-life Justin Bieber" — and threatening to kill Santa if he refuses to deliver.  

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The Force was not strong with this one: Man arrested in lightsaber attack

Police in Oregon said they arrested a man accused of assaulting fellow Toys R Us customers with a toy light saber.  

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50 Economic Numbers From 2011 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe

Even though most Americans have become very frustrated with this economy, the reality is that the vast majority of them still have no idea just how bad our economic decline has been or how much trouble we are going to be in if we don't make dramatic changes immediately.   …

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Horse rider arrested for fighting

Police in Colorado said a man who brought his horse into a Safeway food store was later arrested for fighting at a bar where a friend had brought her horse  

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Crazy English couple go to court

The wife of Li Yang, founder of a well-known English education institution in China, Crazy English, is determined to divorce her husband and is fighting in court to get the properties she says she deserves from the marriage.

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Teacher takes 'gay' out of Christmas song

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World's oldest dog dies in Japan at age 26

The world's oldest dog according to Guinness World Records has died in Japan at the age of 26 years and eight months.

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American sentenced to prison for Thai royal insult

An American who translated a banned biography of Thailand's king and posted the content online while living in Colorado was sentenced to two and a half years in a Thai prison Thursday for defaming the country's royal family.  

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Putin says U.S. stoked Russian protests

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of stirring up protests against his 12-year rule and said foreign countries were spending hundreds of millions of dollars to influence Russian elections.  

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Mikhail Gorbachev calls for a new vote in Russia

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Why Apple may never catch Microsoft in TV

"It's not a problem of technology; it's not a problem of vision; it's a fundamental go-to-market problem."  

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Drug Reverses Aging-Associated Changes in Brain Cells, Animal Study Shows

Drugs that affect the levels of an important brain protein involved in learning and memory reverse cellular changes in the brain seen during aging, according to an animal study in the December 7 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience.

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Changes in Bioelectric Signals Trigger Formation of New Organs: Tadpoles Made to Grow Eyes in Back, Tail

For the first time, scientists have altered natural bioelectrical communication among cells to directly specify the type of new organ to be created at a particular location within a vertebrate organism.

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One of the World's Smallest Electronic Circuits Created

A team of scientists, led by Guillaume Gervais from McGill's Physics Department and Mike Lilly from Sandia National Laboratories, has engineered one of the world's smallest electronic circuits.

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North America's Biggest Dinosaur Revealed

New research from Montana State University's Museum of the Rockies and the State Museum of Pennsylvania has unveiled enormous bones from North America's biggest dinosaur.  

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