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Nine Year Old Malik Medford Stops Carjacking Monday 09th of November 2009 03:15:35 PM CHARLESTON, WV., Nov. 9 (TOTI) -- When nine year old Malik Medford's mother went into a convenience store, a carjacker jumped into the car and looked like he was about to take off before quick action from the boy stopped him in his tracks. Malik took the keys out of the ignition, and held his ground, despite being punched by the criminal. Read more	Myrtle Beach Fire Thursday 23rd of April 2009 01:18:22 PM MYRTLE BEACH, SC., Apr.23 (TOTI) -- Coastal fires in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina have destroyed and damaged a number of homes in the popular tourist town. Officials alerted and evacuated hundreds of residents that were threatened by the blazes fueled by high winds overnight. There were no reports of injuries or death as a result of t... Read more
LDS.ORG Seeks To Convert Non-Believers Saturday 04th of April 2009 03:03:02 PM SALT LAKE CITY, Ut., Apr. 4 (TOTI) -- It's not as difficult to be a Mormon missionary as it used to be. In the old days, you had to go out door to door looking for converts like a religious version of the Fuller Brush salesman. Now you can use the power of the internet to reach out to potential devotees. The Mormon church uses two internet domains... Read more	Too Many People In Jail Monday 02nd of March 2009 04:11:07 PM WASHINGTON, DC., Mar. 2 (TOTI) -- Anyone who's been alive in America for the last few decades realizes just how much the prison population has grown. Jail is now so common that 1 out 3 Americans is currently locked up. A new study by Pew Research group says the cost of k... Read more
Nadya Suleman, Octuplets Mom: Is Porn The Answer? Thursday 26th of February 2009 12:30:13 PM LOS ANGELES, Ca., Feb. 26 (TOTI) -- Vivid Entertainment has come up with a novel way for Nadya Suleman to pay for her huge family. The company, which is a leading marketer of adult videos, says they've offered Suleman $1 million to appear in an adult video. Their idea is simple: Suleman would have sex with eight different men. Of course the symbol... Read more	Octuplet Mom - Nadya Suleman - Fame And Fortune Awaits Monday 02nd of February 2009 04:15:42 PM LOS ANGELES, Ca., Feb. 2 (TOTI) -- Nadya Suleman is the mother of 14 children, with 8 of them not even home from the hospital yet. She's unemployed, not married and lives with her parents, so you know making ends meet with so many mouths to feed was likely to be a difficult task. Fortunately for Suleman, she lives in the USA, where anyone can get famous and fort... Read more
Lean Cuisine Recall - Chicken Entrees Recalled Tuesday 18th of November 2008 11:18:50 AM If you or your family consume Lean Cuisine as part of a regular diet, it's time to start checking labels on the following chicken based low calorie frozen entrees before eating them: *Lean Cuisine Pesto Chicken with Bow Tie Pasta - Production code "8280595912" with a use by date of "Best Before MAY 2010." *Lean Cuisine Chicken Mediterranean - ... Read more	Boston City Hall Is Ugly Friday 14th of November 2008 02:38:02 PM Boston City Hall has won an award that no one wants. VirtualTourist.com has conducted a poll of its' editors and readers who picked the City Hall in Boston as the worst of the worst when it comes to office design. "While it was hip for it's time, this concrete structure now gets routinely criticized for its dreary facade and incongruity with the rest of the cityâ... Read more
Obama Press Conference Friday 07th of November 2008 03:23:40 PM President elect, Barack Obama, gave his first press conference after winning the 2008 Presidential race on Tuesday November 4, 2008. The full text version Barack Obama's press conference is below. "This morning, we woke to more sobering news about the state of our economy. The 240,000 jobs lost in October marks the 10th consec... Read more	Connecticut Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Gay Marriages Friday 10th of October 2008 01:47:56 PM The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that gays and lesbians can marry legally in the state. Connecticut now joins Massachusetts and California in becoming the third state in the United States that allows same-sex marriages. The lawsuit (Elizabeth Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health, SC17716, Connecticut Supreme Court (Hartford) that decided the fate of g... Read more
Zero Dollar Bill Debuted Thursday 09th of October 2008 07:22:42 AM A New York City artist has created a "Zero Dollar Bill" to call attention to the financial crisis that's gripping Wall Street and Main Street. Laura Gilbert, who is a painter and a printmaker, will be passing out signed and numbered prints of the "Zero Dollar" in front of Wall Street establishments. The bill looks like a dollar bill except it has ... Read more	Greyhound Bus Crash Kills At Least 10 Monday 06th of October 2008 07:39:17 AM At least 10 people were killed and 38 injured when a Greyhound bus heading to a casino overturned. According to the California Highway Patrol the crash happened Saturday night in the Northern California town of Williams. The bus was traveling in Sacramento on Lone Star Road in Colusa County, headed to Colusa Casino Resort. It's unknown at this ti... Read more
Steve Fossett Wreckage Found Near Mammoth Lakes Thursday 02nd of October 2008 02:34:29 PM The wreckage of Steve Fossett's plane has been found near Mammoth Lakes, California. It's been over one year since the millionaire adventurer has been missing. Fossett was piloting a plane that appears to have hit the side of a mountain. The Bellanca 8kcab plane appears to have hit the mountain head-on. The tail-number on the plane is a direct match with Fosset... Read more	Gridlock On Galveston Wednesday 17th of September 2008 04:18:34 PM Traffic to Texas' Gavelston Island is gridlocked as residents flock to see the damage that Hurricane Ike left behind. State officials have lifted a "look and leave" policy that allowed residents to visit the area for a short while, assess the damages and then leave the area. Many residents that said they weren't aware of the policy had been lifted and were still att... Read more
Officials call for voluntary evacuations Wednesday 10th of September 2008 05:39:55 PM A Read more	Nile Monitor Found In Backyard Tuesday 09th of September 2008 12:12:44 PM A Nile monitor has been found by a man who was playing in his backyard with his kids. Ryan Nelson, of Grants Pass, Oregon says he first thought the 6 foot long lizard was a crocodile. In reality, the Nile monitor is a 6-foot-long lizard that is strong enough to kill pets and injure humans. Read more
Snurf Pills Make High Schoolers Ill Tuesday 09th of September 2008 09:02:48 AM A group of high schoolers ordered "snurf pills" online, hoping to have a good time. Instead, the four youths ended up in the hospital. The four, who attend Council Rock High School North, were hospitalized after taking the pills. Police found the package of pills, which they purchased from the internet. On the package was the label "SNURF." School officials... Read more	Earthquake In San Francisco Shakes Bay Area Saturday 06th of September 2008 08:12:16 AM A 4.0 magnitude earthquake shook the Bay area of California last night at about 9 PM. The earthquake's epicenter was near Alamo, California located about 28 miles east of San Francisco and had a hypocenter 10 miles below the earth's surface, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury as a result of the qua... Read more
Robert Paxton Steps Down At Iowa Central Community College Friday 29th of August 2008 08:41:11 AM Robert Paxton has resigned from his job as President of Iowa Central Community College after thirteen years at the helm. Trouble started for Paxton when a photograph of him pouring beer from a mini-keg into a young woman's ready mouth landed on the internet. The Des Moines Register posted several pictures of Robert Paxton partying on a boat with "young people." Acco... Read more	Del Martin Dies At 87 Thursday 28th of August 2008 07:54:58 AM Del Martin is a famed Lesbian activist who, along with her partner, Phyllis Lyon, became synonymous with the struggle same sex couples endured over the issue of marriage in California. On June 16th of this year, Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon were one of the couples who were married on the first day same sex unions were again allowed legally in that state. "Ever sin... Read more