Archive for March, 2009
Obama Depressed, Distant Since ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Series Finale
WASHINGTON—”What am I supposed to watch on Fridays at 10 p.m. now? Numb3rs?” blurted out a distraught Obama, in the middle of a briefing on Iranian drone planes.
Monkey business: Zoo a step ahead of pranksters (AP)
AP – If you get a message to call a “Mr. Don Key” on Wednesday, the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines is one step ahead of you. The zoo, in an effort to stop the numerous prank calls it typically gets on April Fools’ Day, has set up four hotlines for pranksters looking to dupe others. Numbers have been set up for such April Fools standbys as “Mr. Albert Ross,” “Mr. C. Lyon,” “Ms. Anna Conda,” and the aforementioned “Mr. Don Key.”
Mass. woman accused of swiping trooper with SUV (AP)
AP – A woman was charged with swiping a state trooper with her Mercedes SUV as he tried to write her a ticket at Boston’s Logan Airport on Tuesday. The trooper was not hurt. The woman pleaded not guilty Monday to assault and battery on a police officer and assault with a dangerous weapon. She was released on her own recognizance.
UK-Odd Summary (Reuters)
Reuters – Police used CS spray to subdue a man in a restricted House of Commons corridor when he became violent after leaving a drinks reception, Scotland Yard said on Tuesday. The unnamed man, who did not have a Westminster pass, had been at Conservative Party event for journalists on Monday evening.
Man upset over taxes charged for ‘drive-by’ remark (AP)
AP – No matter how frustrating taxes get, it’s not a good idea to threaten to do a drive-by shooting at the state Department of Revenue. Authorities charged man with two counts of terroristic threats after he got upset and allegedly told a Department of Revenue supervisor he was going to do a drive-by shooting.
Ohio man charged with drunken driving on bar stool (AP)
AP – Authorities in Ohio say a man has been charged with drunken driving after crashing his motorized bar stool. Police in Newark, 30 miles east of Columbus, say when they responded to a report of a crash with injuries on March 4, they found a man who had wrecked a bar stool powered by a deconstructed lawn mower.
Jobless gather for ‘Unemployment Olympics’ in NYC (AP)
AP – Who hasn’t secretly wished they could pin the blame on their boss? Or slam office equipment against the pavement? Dozens of unemployed people got the chance to do exactly that during the homespun, tongue-in-cheek Unemployment Olympics at Manhattan’s Tompkins Square Park on Tuesday.
UK-Odd Summary (Reuters)
Reuters – Police used CS spray to subdue a man in a restricted House of Commons corridor when he became violent after leaving a drinks reception, Scotland Yard said on Tuesday. The unnamed man, who did not have a Westminster pass, had been at Conservative Party event for journalists on Monday evening.
Airline employee flies from NY to Boston in baggage hold (AP)
AP – A JetBlue employee says he took a free flight from New York to Boston after falling asleep in a plane’s cargo bin. The man was discovered by baggage handlers at Logan International Airport after the plane landed there Saturday. He told police he’d been accidentally locked inside the pressurized luggage compartment while taking a nap.
Police station evacuated after man brings grenade (AP)
AP – An explosive found in a dead man’s basement led to an Arkansas police station being evacuated. Officers said a Hot Springs man walked into police headquarters Monday and placed a World War II-era “pineapple” grenade on the front desk. Officers evacuated the headquarters for more than an hour as police worked to safely remove the grenade and destroy it.
