News of the Weird, August 5, 2007 - WEIRDNUZ.M017 (News of the Weird, August 5, 2007) by Chuck Shepherd Lead Story * A New Delhi, India, glaciologist said in June that global warming in the Himalayas is at least partly responsible for the melting of the stalagmite in the Amarnath cave in Kashmir, which is one of Hindus' holiest pilgrimage sites because the giant icicle is

News of the Weird, July 29, 2007 - WEIRDNUZ.M016 (News of the Weird, July 29, 2007) by Chuck Shepherd Copyright 2007 by Chuck Shepherd. All rights reserved. Lead Story * Some parents feel "unprecedented levels of angst" to pick cool- enough names for their kids, with some even hiring consultants, according to a June Wall Street Journal report. Baby-book authors

News of the Weird, July 22, 2007 - WEIRDNUZ.M015 (News of the Weird, July 22, 2007) by Chuck Shepherd Copyright 2007 by Chuck Shepherd. All rights reserved. Lead Story * It is increasingly difficult these day for a girl to go through the stage of "plain old kid," according to a June Arizona Republic story, because clothing fashions seem to move from "toddler"

News of the Weird, July 15, 2007 - WEIRDNUZ.M014 (News of the Weird, July 15, 2007) by Chuck Shepherd Copyright 2007 by Chuck Shepherd. All rights reserved. Lead Story * Africa's largely primitive Hadzabe people, down to their last 1,500 members after surviving thousands of years of disease, famine, and encroaching civilization, fear their final blow will be

News of the Weird, July 8, 2007 - WEIRDNUZ.M013 (News of the Weird, July 8, 2007) by Chuck Shepherd Copyright 2007 by Chuck Shepherd. All rights reserved. Lead Story * Popular Science's "10 Worst Jobs in Science" this year (July issue) included the divers who scrub the walls of pits of sewage, toxins, and nuclear waste; the elephant vasectomist (wielding a

Couple Make Burglar Clean Up at Gunpoint - A burglar in Montgomery chose the wrong family to mess with, literally. Adrian and Tiffany McKinnon returned home on Tuesday after a week away to find that thieves had emptied almost everything the family of five owned, Tiffany McKinnon said through tears.Original news source

Amorous Couple Cause Five-Car Pileup - A young Muslim couple has tried to speed off when Malaysian police caught them making love in their car - but crashed, causing a five-vehicle pile-up.A police patrol car spotted the couple locked in an intimate embrace in their car parked at a hypermarket in Muar, in southern Johor state. As the patrol car neared, the couple sped out of the car park on to a main road and collided with a passing car, causing three other vehicles to crash.Original news source

Police Allegedly Hang Quadriplegic Man - Jurors ruled the city of Pasadena must pay $80,000 to a quadriplegic man who sued because police officers allegedly jerked him out of his wheelchair and hung him upside down to search him.Original news source

Man Walks in With Rolex, Out in Cuffs - A man who walked into a meeting with his probation officer wearing a Rolex watch ended up sporting handcuffs. Victor Lopez, 32, was arrested Tuesday on a probation violation for possessing stolen property and was booked into the Santa Fe County jail, police said.Original news source

Maine middle school to offer birth control - After an outbreak of pregnancies among middle school girls, education officials in this city have decided to allow a school health center to make birth control pills available to girls as young as 11.Original news source