Zombie and UFO queries are wasting police time, warns chief
The Telegraph, UK - Wed Dec 28, 2011
Chief Constable Ian Arundale is annoyed at officers being forced to spend hours answering "bizarre" queries instead of being on the beat. More»

Wal-Mart pulls formula after baby dies in Missouri
Associated Press - Sat Dec 24, 2011
COLUMBIA, Missouri - Wal-Mart and health officials awaited tests Thursday on a batch of powdered infant formula that was removed from more than 3,000 stores nationwide after a Missouri newborn who consumed it apparently died from a rare infection. More»

End of Iraq War Bittersweet for Soldiers, Vets
ABC News - Thu Dec 15, 2011
After almost nine years, the Iraq War has come to an official end, ending a chapter in US history that claimed the lives of almost 4,500 Americans, and left more than 32,200 more wounded. More»

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Sentenced to 14 Years
Associated Press - Wed Dec 7, 2011
CHICAGO - Rod Blagojevich, the ousted Illinois governor whose three-year battle against criminal charges became a national spectacle, was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday, one of the stiffest penalties imposed for corruption in a state with a history of crooked politics. More»

Assange wins latest round in extradition fight
CNN - Mon Dec 5, 2011
London - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be allowed to appeal against extradition to Sweden on sex allegations, the British High Court announced Monday. More»

Contaminated water found leaking at Japanese nuclear plant
CNN - Mon Dec 5, 2011
Workers at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility have discovered a leak of 45 metric tons of radioactive water, operator Tokyo Electric Power Company said in a statement Monday. More»

5-Year-Old Handcuffed, Charged With Battery On Officer
KCRA-TV - Sat Dec 3, 2011
STOCKTON, California - Earlier this year, a Stockton student was handcuffed with zip ties on his hands and feet, forced to go to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation and was charged with battery on a police officer. More»

Florida teen detained by TSA for design on her purse
Yahoo! - Sat Dec 3, 2011
On a flight from Virginia to Florida, Vanessa Gibbs found herself detained by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) over the appearance of her purse. More»