Nutterville DE: An ordinance was passed by the town council that prohibits idling a vehicle's engine for more than five minutes in a 60 minute period. Violations could result in a $100 fine.
A town meeting was called to protest the town's rabid en...
New York NY: The Columbia University School of Abnormal Psychology has developed a mathematical computer model to predict the interests of current and former political figures after they leave office.
Professor Freud (no relation to Sigmund) expla...
Washington DC: The Supreme Court is to hear oral arguments today in the case of Smith Vs Obama. Secret Service Agent Harry Smith, a staunch Republican, alleges that he was a special detail of one person assigned each morning to clean up the East Lawn...
Tucson AZ: Acme Robotics Inc. (ARI) a company that specializes in biotechnology, robotics and artificial intelligence applications announced the development of androids for home and business applications.
The two male and female android prototypes...
Washington DC: White House Press Secretary Jay Carney announced that President Obama has asked Congress not to pursue an assault weapons ban, but instead work on Glove Control legislation.
Many conservative Democrats and Republicans have a hard ti...
Washington DC: The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has removed the North American Blue Tailed Nimby from the Endangered Species List (ESL).
A spokesperson for the USFWS indicated that removing the Nimby from the ESL was predicated on an unex...
Baltimore Maryland: Negotiations over a new contract between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), the union representing East Coast dockworkers and the US Maritime Alliance (shippers and port operators) are deadlocked. The union could...
Washington DC: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has charged that President Obama and the Democratic Party are ignoring issues that affect African Americans.
There are many black conservatives and clergymen wh...
Annapolis MD: The governing board of the American Pinochle Association (APA) has proposed updating this old French card game to encompass the 21st Century concept of same sex marriage.
A Pinochle deck of 48 cards consists of two copies for each o...
Rockville MD: Nikola Tesla working in his garage at night has invented an infinite power source, potentially making the USA energy independent. Mr. Tesla planned to patent the device and give all rights to his adopted country.
An application for a...
Washington DC: The US Office of the Attorney General (AG) is to defend against a request by an environmental group to have the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) place the ringed seal and the bearded seal on the endangered species list (ESL).
Chicago IL: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has to deal with a high murder rate in the inner-city, a school teacher strike and now illegal horse meat restaurants.
Horse meat slaughter (including government inspection) is again legal in the USA as of N...
Washington DC: The lights were burning late at the White House as a small group of Obama administration policy makers formulated what to do about the Middle East Muslim riots and to insure the safety of US embassies in the region.
A White House st...
Washington DC: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is away in Asia being mercilessly beaten up by Chinese officials during talks about Syria, Iran, North Korea and settling territorial disputes. While the cat's away, the mice will play!
The US Dep...
Charlotte NC: Former President Bill Clinton gave the nomination speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention (DNC) for President Obama to head the ticket for a second term bid.
The evening was full of many surprises. The Clinton wing (moderat...
London UK: The Times of London has purchased the publishing rights to stories of the on-line humor magazine The Spoof.
Times of London executives indicated that the Sunday on-line edition of the newspaper would include five of the best spoof stori...
New York, NY: New York City (NYC) Mayor Michael Bloomberg intends to restrict sugary soft drink sales to less than 16 ounce servings at city restaurants, movie theaters and stadiums.
NYC street vendors met with the mayor over concerns that the pro...
Kissimmee FL: A lavish anniversary party was held at Disney World for Betty and Harold Smith originally from Minot ND, currently retired to Tampa FL, having been married to each other for 75 years.
The celebration was held at a hotel in the Magic...