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Waitress fired for posting pastor's receipt online

Thu, 2013-01-31 10:38

An Applebee's waitress who posted a receipt with a note from a pastor complaining about the automatic gratuity added to the bill on the Internet was fired on Wednesday after the pastor complained to her manager. Chelsea Welch, the waitress, wrote in an email to Yahoo News that the pastor (who has since been identified [...]

Mind, blown: Man takes beatboxing to new level

Thu, 2013-01-31 10:25

Beatboxing, or using your own voice to simulate a variety of musical instruments, is no easy feat. But an amazing French beatboxer has taken the art to a whole new level: Call it speed beatboxing. In his most recent video uploaded to YouTube, Alem, as he is known, sets a metronome to various lightning-quick beats-per-minute [...]

Icelandic teen wins court battle to use given name

Thu, 2013-01-31 10:21

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - A 15-year-old Icelandic girl has been granted the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother, despite the opposition of authorities and Iceland's strict law on names.

Heffernan: Vine app is wicked easy, charmingly retro

Thu, 2013-01-31 10:19

Twitter's new app is pretty cool, she’s the boss’s daughter. No wonder she’s the debutante of the season.

How rock pigeons got their mullets

Thu, 2013-01-31 10:10

Researchers decoded the bird's genome and found their hairdos are pinned to a single gene mutation.

Photos: Artist creates mind-boggling montages

Thu, 2013-01-31 10:00

Calif. baby panda diagnosed with 'acute cuteness'

Thu, 2013-01-31 09:59

Nearly three weeks after making his public debut at the San Diego Zoo, panda cub Xiao Liwu is proving to be quite the ham.

Detroit freeway crashes kill at least three

Thu, 2013-01-31 09:55

It went from "clear to total whiteout in ... seconds," a state trooper said.

Negotiators talking to Ala. captor through pipe

Thu, 2013-01-31 09:35

The standoff enters a second full day as police surrounded an underground bunker.

U.N. gravely concerned by Israeli airstrike in Syria

Thu, 2013-01-31 09:28

Ban Ki-moon expressed "grave concern" over reports that Israel bombed an apparent convoy of weapons in Syria.

Snowmobiler Caleb Moore dies after X Games crash

Thu, 2013-01-31 09:27

Sad news from the Winter X Games, as the worst fears for injured snowmobiler Caleb Moore were realized.

Detroit freeway pileup kills at least three

Thu, 2013-01-31 09:06

"I looked on my driver's side mirror, and I could see the trucks piling up."

Pelosi guest starring on ’30 Rock’ series finale

Thu, 2013-01-31 09:05

Nancy Pelosi has gotten plenty of television airtime as leader of the House Democrats. But on Thursday she’ll score perhaps her biggest on-air cameo yet, guest-starring in the final episode of NBC’s critically acclaimed comedy series, “30 Rock.” The congresswoman is set to play herself as Tiny Fey’s show has its official swan song. According [...]

Photos: NASA rocket launch lights up night sky

Thu, 2013-01-31 08:48

The United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket carrying NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-K, TDRS-K, streaks past the Vehicle Assembly Building and Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after launching from Space Launch Com

Dazzling nighttime photos of NASA's rocket launch

Thu, 2013-01-31 08:40

When NASA's newest satellite soared into space late Wednesday (Jan. 30), a team of photographers captured dazzling views of the rocket streaking into orbit.

At least 2 dead in mass pileup on Detroit freeway

Thu, 2013-01-31 08:21

More than two dozen vehicles were involved in the pileups on I-75.

NRA predicts gun debate victory after Senate hearing

Thu, 2013-01-31 08:14

Despite facing a campaign to impose new gun restrictions—one backed by President Barack Obama after a string of deadly mass shootings across the country—the National Rifle Association says it has no intention of backing away from its stalwart defense of gun ownership. Indeed, the organization's leaders think it's a battle they'll win. NRA President David [...]

County prosecutor killed near Texas courthouse

Thu, 2013-01-31 08:11

KAUFMAN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say an assistant district attorney has been shot and killed near the North Texas county courthouse where he worked.

Defiant Iran vows to speed up nuclear work

Thu, 2013-01-31 07:57

Tehran says it's nuclear ambitions are peaceful, but the move may further complicate efforts to negotiate curbs.

Gross, but valuable: Man finds whale vomit on beach

Thu, 2013-01-31 07:56

Just because something's gross doesn't mean it isn't valuable. Case in point: Whale barf. A man taking his dog for a walk on the beach came across a pile of (maybe! hopefully!) whale vomit. Now he could stand to make more than $50,000 from the find. Who would pay tens of thousands of dollars for [...]

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