On Monday, a 62 year old Psychotherapist was given a 16 month suspended sentence and a 2,000 Fran (US$2,300) fine by a Swiss court for treating his high-society patients with LSD and Ecstasy.
A private jet bound for Ohio carrying famous comedian Dave Chappelle had to make an emergency landing in Pittsburgh on July 2 because the pilot couldn't handle Chappelle's erratic behavior.
A Woolfe's Huff & Puff Mini Mart store clerk from New Lexington, Ohio has won $250,000 after making a mistake while printing a Mega Millions lottery ticket.
Australia has its first female Prime Minister, but there is much talk about the color of her hair and not much talk about the politics behind it.
Paper or plastic?
When it comes to purchases in Thailand, almost everything is put in a plastic bag. Even when you buy soda you will get it in 2 plastic bags with a few plastic straws.
More than 40 thousand children in South Africa are involved in prostitution with 10 thousand in the area of the stadium where the World Cup is being held. According to ESPN, an expected half a million football fans are going to enter the country with a high demand for prostitutes. According to News One for Black America, many of the workers are from all over the world, and have either traveled or have been trafficked to South Africa to tend to nearly 450,000 mostly-male visitors.
Jamaican gang leader Christopher "Dudus" Coke was extradited to the U.S. today immediately after a court hearing. After arriving in the U.S., he faced a trial for alleged drug and weapons trafficking in New York. If convicted, he could receive a life sentence.
B.o.B recalibrates hip-hop with his debut album, "The Adventures of Bobby Ray," one of hip-hop's newest chart-toppers. He rejuvenates the genre with his new release while simultaneously taking us on a tour of the creatively expressive Bobby's world.
The crude oil from the "Macondo" well, which has been spilling out and damaging the Gulf of Mexico since April, contains around 40 percent methane gas, compared with about 5 percent found in typical oil deposits. This can prove fatal.
Columnist Ana Guthrie rejoices in her new-found inner peon.