A man in northern Idaho says he has seen a massive hand of God in his life, and he is willing to share it with the highest bidder. Paul Grayhek, 52, listed the rock formation he dubbed the “Hand of God Rock Wall” on the online auction Web site eBay
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The Portuguese Experiment: Did Legalizing Drugs Work?
Pop quiz: Which European country has the most liberal drug laws? Although its capital is notorious among stoners and college kids for marijuana haze–filled “coffee shops,” Holland has never actually legalized cannabis — the Dutch simply don’t enforce their laws against the shops. The correct answer is Portugal, which in 2001 became the first European country to officially abolish all criminal penalties for personal possession of drugs, including marijuana, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine
Interview with Taylor Swift
How long does it take you to write a song? Stacey Klemstein JOHNSBURG, ILL. Most of the time, songs that I write end up being finished in 30 minutes or less.
Will Swine Flu Panic Spread Beyond Mexico?
Fernando Navarette fingers his blue mouth mask and eyes other customers suspiciously at the juice stand as he orders a special anti-flu cocktail of pineapple, guava and honey. “I want to get the vitamins in me and then get back home,” says the 37-year-old graphic designer, carefully keeping his distance. “I don’t want to be in the street any longer than necessary and risk bringing the virus into my house.
My bullied son’s last day on Earth
Eleven-year-old Jaheem Herrera woke up on April 16 acting strangely. He wasn’t hungry and he didn’t want to go to school
Alabama shooter: ‘People who made us suffer will pay’
An Alabama man who went on a shooting rampage in March, killing 10 people and himself, left a note saying he put his mother "out of her misery" and that "some of the people who made us suffer will pay," according to newly released police records. “Moma was very sick
Why women are leaving men for other women
Lately, a new kind of sisterly love seems to be in the air. In the past few years, Sex and the City’s Cynthia Nixon left a boyfriend after a decade and a half and started dating a woman (and talked openly about it).
Beating victim ‘not full of hate’ as he recovers
Nearly a year after being beaten into a coma, Bryan Steinhauer said Wednesday he does not hate the Serbian basketball player witnesses said brutally assaulted him. “I am not full of hate; hatred kills progress,” he said.
MySpace CEO to step down
MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe will step down as head of the Internet company he helped found about six years ago, MySpace owner News Corporation announced Wednesday. DeWolfe will be a strategic adviser to the company and will continue to serve on the board of MySpace China, according to the statement.
New Zealand motel owner bans whole town
A motel owner in New Zealand — fed up with one too many incidents of rowdy behavior — has banned an entire town from checking in as guests. Steve Donnelly, the owner of the Supreme Motor Lodge in the town of Palmerston North, said he decided to yank the welcome mat for the 16,000 residents of Wainuiomata because “each time they visited, our life became less exciting.” “I’m not Santa Claus