Robin Williams, manager of Madison, Wisconsin’s city Parking Utility, has been accused of forcing out numerous gay male employees because of their sexual orientation. Williams is also accused of firing a gay-friendly female supervisor.
An elementary school in Riverside, California, has agreed to review the book “The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby” to determine if it should be removed from the library after a parent complained it is full of bad grammar and features poop as a character.
A trio of astrobiologists in India and Britain theorize SARS may have come from space. The scientists suggest a small amount of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus may have entered the thin atmosphere east of the Himalayas, and migrated to southern China.
What was initially thought to be an aborted fetus left in a toilet at McDonald’s turned out to be a child’s toy. The toy expanded in the water, clogging the toilet. A security guard attempted to flush what he thought was a fetus and called police when it wouldn’t go down.
A 13-year-old boy was suspended for 10 days for taking a grenade to school Monday. While the explosives had been removed, the firing cap was still intact on the grenade. Officials believe he brought the device to show his friends.
A new flatulence test could save lives by detecting viral and bacterial infections of the gut. British researchers have developed a flatulence test that is able to identify gastro-intestinal infections within hours.
Police in Germantown, Maryland, arrested a woman Saturday for allegedly attacking a 5-year-old boy in a McDonald’s restaurant and rubbing hot fries in his eyes. Police said the boy accidentally spilled ice cream on the woman’s shirt.
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