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"David Socha, a 17-year-old on his way to Hawaii from Paxton, Mass., was arrested last week in Boston and charged with a felony for having a note in his gym bag which read: "[Expletive] you. Stay the [expletive] out of...

The Chinese in the Hakka Tulou region of Fujian, China have a creative way to beat the world economic woes, and they have been doing this for centuries. It's a quite beautiful way to conserve resources. In 2008, UNESCO granted...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 struck in the Samoan Islands region at 6:48 a.m. (1:28 p.m. ET) on Tuesday at a depth of about 7.4 miles (11.9 km), the U.S. Geological Survey said.

It is named after king Kuru,the decendent of legendary king Bharat,after whom India was named as 'Bharat'. This is a holiest Hindu pilgrim centre in the country. As per my knowledge,Kurushetra is the site from where Lord Brahma created the...

Ski areas legalizing bud By Robert Weller New trails, faster chairlifts, cheaper tickets, forget the old ways to get skiers on your mountain. Now it’s ganja. And why not. California’s governor talked for a time of closing the budget gap...

In the upper left hand corner of the United States is America's best kept secret, Portland Oregon. This moderate sized yet multifaceted metropolitan city has many a charm that goes overlooked by most of the country. Portland has that North-Coast,...

Three Americans have been detained in Iran for crossing the border illegally. This story has hit all the news media markets. They were hiking through Iraq and inadvertently crossed over into Iran where they were arrested. Sounds like a reasonable...

Scattered throughout Oregon are many little known gems that remain hidden from the general public. But if you know where to look, you can enjoy their secret beauty. Oneanta Gorge is one such gem. Nestled in the Columbia River Gorge...

Even though it may not be a secret to the local residents of Nevada County, located about an hour northeast of California's state capital Sacramento, it's still unknown by the majority of the state's general population. The Yuba River is...

October 1, 2009 I read an article today which gave some rather sobering statistics on the number of automobile accidents now being caused by the use of cell phones, texting while driving, eating and drinking, applying makeup, shaving and other...