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Next Year’s News Now… By Timo Cerantola Well, it’s that time again when all of us psychics make our predictions for the coming new year. Now I must admit that I’m a bit light in the psychic department - though I do have regular psychotic episodes if that’s any consolation - not to mention the word ‘psychotic...

A Ukranian ship carrying tanks and weapons was seized by pirates off the coast of Africa. The pirates originally demanded $35 million ransom to return the vessel. The pirates have lowered their demands to $5 million after reassessing their situation. The ship was carrying second hand merchandise which...

Putin told the US that his defense officials informed him that the war in Georgia was orchestrated by the United States in order to help one of the presidential candidates to win the upcoming election. He failed to give any evidence for this accusation or even explain why he believes this. He said, "U...

It is reasonably common for a publication to write drafts of obituaries for famous people so they have a story ready in the event of their death. I can see where this could be a good thing... as long as it doesn't get published. The Bloomberg Financial Wire did just that this afternoon. They were...

How could you dispute a call like that? I mean, a minute's a minute, and the clock doesn't lie--there's no room for subjectivity. Calling the judges racist for this call is like calling your professor racist because you failed a multiple choice test.

Ángel Valodia Matos suffered a foot injury while competing in the Tae-Kwan-Do Olympic competition. The rules allow only a minute timeout for injuries, so when he took too long Chakir Chelbat, the referee, disqualified him from his event. He angrily pushed another judge out of the way and ran for Chelbat...

Most of the hard facts are very unclear in reports on blogger arrests, but studies show that at least three times more bloggers were arrested in 2007 than in previous years. Most of these arrests are done in oppressive governments where protests and political messages can be met with swift retribution...

Bigfoot's my hero, man! He's like a real big sloth except not. 'Course, he was discovered in backwoods Georgia. So he coulda just been someone's Great Uncle Cledis knocked off while he was havin' a beer in the woods. Inbreedin' does scary things, man!

I doubt anyone would invite scientists to study a hoax, so I'm guessing this has to be real. I can't wait to hear the results of the research!

The President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, was charged with genocide by an International Criminal Court. Prosecutors claim he has killed over 300,000 people and driven about 2.5 million from their homes. Without shelter, food, or water, these refugees have been left to starve to death, adding to the deaths...