Police recover 1,500 pairs of stolen shoes

Police recovered more than 1,500 pairs of girls' shoes stolen from all three Waukesha public high schools and Butler Middle School after arresting a man for 17 counts of burglary, Waukesha police Lt. William H. Graham said. "He liked to smell them," Graham said.

Freeway project unearths Union Civil War soldier

If not for the U.S. 35 project in Putnam County, Joyce Saunders might never have found the burial grounds of several ancestors — including a Union Civil War soldier.

Motorhead to sponsor under-10 soccer team

A Lincoln boys football team have won a sponsorship coup with a difference after striking a deal with heavy metal band Motorhead.

Will Wright: The Mayor of SimCity (1994)

Read an interview from Will Wright back in 1994. It's amazing how close he is when he talks about the future of gaming.

Google's Internal Company Goals Leaked

Google plans to test internally a new Google News prototype, push more Google Pack downloads for novice users, and sell over $1 billion in advertising inventory, according to leaked internal documents.

Yahoo beats Microsoft to punch with IE update

Although Microsoft has yet to release the final version of IE 7, its rival has posted a Yahoo-optimized version of the Web browser.

Germans uncover 'Nazi mass grave'

Skeletons of 22 children and 29 adults have been found in a suspected Nazi-era mass grave excavated in Germany.

Top Gear presenter critically injured

Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has been critically injured in an accident while filming an edition of the programme. Hammond, 36, was unconscious at the scene but was reported to be regaining consciousness when he arrived at hospital.

Why Is Music So Bad Today?

Why is popular music so bad today? I mean, I'm not that old, but jeez, the music of today, with only a few rare exceptions, kinda stinks. Some would say that when New Year's Eve 1979 ended, we were ushered into an era of lame music that we still haven't escaped from today.

Five squirrels, one twisted tail

A rural Holmen woman Tuesday morning discovered five baby squirrels in her backyard that were joined at the tail. Alice Dresen said she was alerted by the mother squirrel's frantic calls as she attempted to coax her tangled-tailed babies to walk.

New Engine Combusts Old Ideas

If your next car gets twice the gas mileage of your current vehicle, and belches out only a fraction of the pollution, you may have Carmelo Scuderi to thank.

Weird Al: 'Don't Download This Song'

In the spirit of such heart-rending celebrity anthems as 'We Are the World,' Weird Al's upcoming single takes us all to task for our collective downloading of music.

Cell Phone-Only Households on the Rise

The growth in cell phone-only households is part of a national trend led by 18- to 24-year-olds who use the Internet, says Jupiter Research, which focuses on the Internet and emerging consumer technologies.

Metal gets a makeover

Bands focus on politics instead of parties

Another Dell Laptop Goes Ka-Bloom

It was only a month ago that we saw the first Dell laptop explosion. From which Dell said "Oops, our bad." Well it seems it has happened again, this time it was the battery catching fire in an office building.

Spore Lives Up to the Hype

Will Wright does not do things by halves. That's just as well, since with Spore, he will attempt to outdo The Sims, now officially the biggest-selling game of all time, having overtaken Myst and shifted, in all its variants, in the vicinity of 60 million units.

Screenwriter: 'Pirates' Pillaged My Work

A screenwriter filed a lawsuit claiming Walt Disney Co. and others behind the 2003 blockbuster movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" pillaged drawings and characters he had created for an earlier project about supernatural swashbucklers.

'South Park' guys still upset

The creators of "South Park" lambasted Comedy Central Thursday for removing an episode that lampooned Scientology and Tom Cruise from the network's repeat schedule and for blanking out the image of Muhammad during another episode.

Gas line tampered with in collapsed NY house

A gas pipe in the basement of a posh Manhattan mansion that collapsed in a possible suicide attempt had been tampered with prior to the explosion, police said on Tuesday.

Woman Loses Consciousness After Disney Ride

A woman lost consciousness while getting off a Walt Disney World ride, which two people have died on in the past 13 months, authorities said.

Explosion rocks Door County resort

Two people were missing after a series of explosions early today hit three buildings in this Door County community, sending seven people to the hospital, authorities said.

Ken Lay, Enron founder, dead at 64

Enron founder Kenneth Lay died early Wednesday in Aspen, a family spokeswoman said. He was 64.

Deputies find empty casket, look for owner

Sheriff's deputies in Pima County discovered an empty casket with a military seal on the south side of Tucson Saturday. Detectives believe the casket may have recently contained the remains of a military member, Deputy Dawn Barkman said Sunday.

France unveils Google Earth rival

France unveiled a Web site on Friday that allows people to access detailed satellite images of the country and said it offered more detail of its territory than Google Earth.

Woman's search for biological mother ends with co-worker

Michelle Wetzell, who was adopted by an Illinois family when she was 4 days old, wanted to find her birth mother. She didn't know it at the time, but all she had to do was look at the woman sitting behind the receptionist's desk in the hair salon where she worked.

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