Swiss police said Thursday they stumbled across a large marijuana plantation while using Google Earth, the search engine company's satellite mapping software.

In an unexpected judicial turnaround, the Supreme Court this week reversed its 2000 ruling in the landmark case of Bush v. Gore, stripping George W. Bush of his earlier political victory, and declaring Albert Arnold Gore the 43rd president of the United States of America.

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A New York City entrepreneur is selling water from his city's municipal pipes -- and he's counting on green consumers to buy it.

A restaurant in Japan has some unusual waiting staff on its books - two macaque monkeys. Yatchan and Fukuchan serve customers hot towels and drinks, and are given soya beans as tips.

These ads are very strange. One shows a baby shaving, it's a Gillette ad that states "You can never start too early." Another is a very frightening fore-shadowing of 9/11. Creepy.

He's known as Jet Man, FusionMan, and The-Crazy-Guy-With-That-Wing-Strapped-To-His-Back. And he's done it again.

Here's the last tree, which arborists had stripped of its lower branches, isolating the tree-sitters in their makeshift treehouse near the top. Everyone was wondering how in the world the police were planning to extricate them.

DAYTON, TN—A steady stream of devoted evolutionists continued to gather in this small Tennessee town today to witness what many believe is an image of Charles Darwin—author of The Origin Of Species and founder of the modern evolutionary movement—made manifest on a concrete  …

Well first let me tell you all I am still here! Honestly, with all the hoopla and people quiting I thought it would be important to let everyone know I am still out and about.

Canadian James Boppre, former owner of a successful landscaping business, was on parole with house arrest on condition of sobriety after drunk driving and weapons convictions. On the evening of July 30th, Boppre fell off the wagon in a serious way.

Michel Fournier, 64, will make a two-hour journey in a helium-powered balloon pod up to the very void of space -- and then throw himself into the abyss at 40,000 meters, (131,000 feet) wearing a pressurized suit capable of withstanding extreme temperatures of minus 100 degrees Ce …