Mother arrested after drowning —Houston Chronicle, 10/18/11
173 animals seized; 2 face cruelty charges —Bellingham (WA) World, 9/23/11
La. chimpanzees get pregnant despite vasectomies —The Associated Press, 2/27/12
‘At Last’ singer Etta James dies —Richmond Times-Dispatch, 1/21/12
Soccer-Mom madam cools her heels in Riker’s, but will her clients get off? —New York Observer, 3/19/12
Shark bites land surfer in hospital —The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/30/11
Afghanistan: U.S. pays $50,000 per killing to massacre familes —San Francisco Chronicle, 3/26/12
In Three Rivers, community and family bore a hero —Caller.com, 3/27/12
The "Richard Times-Dispatch"?? Richard must be one interesting fellow.
#1 Posted by Matt, CJR on Fri 1 Jun 2012 at 04:49 PM
Nice catch, Matt! Meant to say "Richmond." Thanks for the heads up.
#2 Posted by Alysia Santo, CJR on Fri 1 Jun 2012 at 04:57 PM
Here's a potential submission:
German minister chided for flying carpet from Kabul
BERLIN | Fri Jun 8, 2012 9:17am EDT
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/08/us-germany-carpet-idUSBRE8570QG20120608?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
#3 Posted by Brendan, CJR on Wed 13 Jun 2012 at 10:09 PM
Human head found in Montreal park suspected of the killed Chinese
http://english.sina.com/world/2012/0702/482600.html
#4 Posted by bartel, CJR on Tue 3 Jul 2012 at 08:36 PM
Classic cryptic NYT tweeted headline: Threatening Rock Climbing in a Cuban Paradise http://nyti.ms/KWtBQQ
#5 Posted by David Sanderson, CJR on Thu 5 Jul 2012 at 10:14 PM
today's NY Times headline:
3 Ex-Managers Sue Wet Seal, Asserting Bias Against Blacks:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/business/wet-seal-accused-of-racial-bias-by-3-ex-managers.html?_r=1&hp
somebody get that seal a towel...
#6 Posted by laura whitehorn, CJR on Thu 12 Jul 2012 at 02:37 PM
Ga. Woman Gets 3 Years for Buttocks Injections
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/07/12/us/ap-us-botched-buttocks-enhancement-maryland-.html?hp
NYT hed writer must be on vacation. Or his/her mind is. That's two in one day.
#7 Posted by laura whitehorn, CJR on Thu 12 Jul 2012 at 05:57 PM
A Submission: "Bears drove sightseeing boat onto rocks"
Kodiak Daily Mirror, Aug. 21, 2012
http://kodiakdailymirror.com/view/full_story/19876688/article-Bears-drove-sightseeing-boat-onto-rocks?instance=home_lead_story_bullets
Bet that's the last time they hire beats to drive their boats. And why was this buried on page 3? Seems like pretty big news, what with bears driving boats now.
#8 Posted by Jay, CJR on Tue 21 Aug 2012 at 06:51 PM
Dang. Typo. "bears," not "beats."
#9 Posted by Jay, CJR on Tue 21 Aug 2012 at 06:55 PM
Megan Stammers: council warned about relationship with teacher
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/sep/25/missing-megan-summers-sent-text
#10 Posted by bartel, CJR on Wed 26 Sep 2012 at 04:31 PM