Forget the Christmas parties, employees want cash
(Reuters)
2011-12-07 11:10:41
Reuters - Companies planning to spend thousands of dollars for staff Christmas parties, even with open bars, shouldn't bother because most U.S. employees would prefer money.
Disarmed grenades found in woman's luggage at airport
(Reuters)
2011-12-06 12:29:51
Reuters - Authorities at Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey discovered five disarmed grenades in the luggage of a woman seeking to board a flight to Belgium, the Transportation Security Administration said on Monday.
AIDS group seeks LA vote on condoms in porn films
(Reuters)
2011-12-06 12:28:30
Reuters - Voters in Los Angeles, home to the U.S. porn industry, could soon be asked to decide whether condoms should be required in adult films to reduce sexually transmitted diseases.
App helps viewers shop while watching TV
(Reuters)
2011-12-05 11:50:31
Reuters - Looking for the dress you saw on a hit television show or the jerseys worn during a football game or soccer match? An iPad app aims to help viewers shop while watching TV.
Protester shaves year-old beard with new Belgian government
(Reuters)
2011-12-05 11:47:22
Reuters - A Belgian radio presenter who grew a beard for almost a year in protest at protracted talks to form a government finally shaved Monday with new coalition about to take office.
Professor is dumpster-diving urban Robin Hood
(Reuters)
2011-12-02 09:57:03
Reuters - University professor Jeff Ferrell is something of a U.S. urban Robin Hood, although what he gives away is not stolen but the result of dumpster diving.
Mayans never predicted world to end in 2012?
(Reuters)
2011-12-02 09:55:57
Reuters - If you are worried the world will end next year based on the Mayan calendar, relax: the end of time is still far off.
Funny Finnish bunny thinks he's a chicken
(Reuters)
2011-12-01 11:45:00
Reuters - Otto would make the perfect chicken, except for a few hiccups.
Paris cleans lipstick off Oscar Wilde grave
(Reuters)
2011-12-01 11:41:49
Reuters - For over a decade, Oscar Wilde fans have flocked to a famous Paris cemetery with lipstick in hand and left red and pink kiss marks all over the Irish writer's cream-colored grave.
Amy Winehouse dress fetches ,000 at auction
(Reuters)
2011-11-30 10:15:07
Reuters - A printed chiffon dress worn by the late singer Amy Winehouse for the cover of her chart-topping album 'Back to Black' has sold for 43,200 pounds (,000) at auction.
Thanksgiving spat over chair ends in knife attack
(Reuters)
2011-11-30 10:13:52
Reuters - A Wisconsin man who allegedly attacked a fellow guest at a Thanksgiving Day dinner after she ignored his claim to a specific chair at the dining table has been charged with attempted homicide.
How a Chinese cave got listed on the U.S. stock market
(Reuters)
2011-11-30 09:14:24
Reuters - A Chinese tourism company listed in the United States wants investors to pour their money down a dark hole. Literally.
Three asset managers win 4 million Powerball prize
(Reuters)
2011-11-29 10:04:32
Reuters - In a twist of lottery fate, three Connecticut money managers took home the state's largest Powerball jackpot. The trio came forward with the winning ticket at a press conference on Monday.
Woman gives birth at airport restroom
(Reuters)
2011-11-29 10:04:04
Reuters - A woman gave birth in a restroom at Baltimore's airport after arriving on a flight, an airport spokesman said on Monday.
When fitness takes a happy holiday
(Reuters)
2011-11-28 10:25:15
Reuters - It's the season when yoga classes are canceled and gyms go on holiday schedules, so to avoid the fitness consequences of all those Christmas parties, experts suggest making a workout plan and sticking to it.