It was catch and release for 250 kids, 5 buses, 1 ski trip--and a pound or two of weed found on busloads bound for Utah. Apparently it's the ski team with a pipe dream. Or just the average teenager. Nevada's no-tolerance laws for drugs meant kids had to ditch their stash and precious pipes. But teens kept tweeting about a drug-induced haze, even after the cops' confiscation. Read more
Maggots devour lots of stuff but that stuff is usually carcasses and decaying life--not humans trying to stay alive. What most consider some of the foulest creatures on earth are ironically proving to rank among the cleanest. Or at least the cleaners. Doctors say the gross-looking crawlers may clean wounds faster than a scalpel in "maggot therapy". Read more
Fed Ex may claim to deliver anywhere on time. It doesn't say how. Caught on video camera, one delivery guy's been relieved of duty after video showing he dumped a customer's expensive Samsung computer monitor over a fence. Read more
There's bad dates and then there's worse ones: Time stolen from life, through dating the wrong person, may be a waste--but stolen property adds insult to injury. Read more
Bloodshed and death aren't standard inclusions for a Christmas scene--but San Juan's mayor Santini in Puerto Rico proudly displays wife, son and daughters in a bizarre scenario that ain't a manger scene. Try a stuffed leopard killing an antelope as centerpiece. Read more
Bananas are supposed to be packed with good stuff--unless you're a Muslim woman. There's reports of a banana ban, effort against women touching what someone wants to become yet another forbidden fruit. Read more
A Groupon sweets deal turned sour after the 'Need a Cake' bakery placed an ad for 75-percent off a dozen cupcakes. Those baked goods orders turned to ten bucks instead of the regular forty. But the experience nearly shut down a business spending almost $20,000 to fulfill102,000 of the desserts. Read more
It's the worst place to lose a stash. Dropping a joint in your kid's lunch box ranks among the dumbest places to misplace drugs. On the bright side, at least the dad make's his son lunch. On the dimmer side, the 33-year-old Connecticut father's facing possession charges after cops searched his home. It's better than a kid bringing baggies of crack to school for show-and-tell. Read more
You’d think organs from those in good health would be readily accepted from those needing them to live. But the CDC wants more than one sex partner per year to equal “elevated risk”. It may sound funny—and certainly sound stupid—but more people who would’ve been able to receive organs to live may die. Read more
There has been no better time than the holidays to illustrate and correct the proper use of the word ho versus hoe. Santa made ho famous, but real hos (loose or slutty girls) everywhere made it a part of our daily lexicon. Read more