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BRIDGEVILLE, DE (CBS) — Police in Delaware are investigating an explosion at a “Punkin Chunkin” contest in Bridgeville, Delaware that sent a man to the hospital in critical condition. “Punkin Chunkin” is a contest where teams compete to see who can chuck pumpkins the greatest distance across a field using a catapult or other mechanical device. Investigators say the explosion today involved an apparatus being used in the contest. It happened around 2:45 p.m. at the event held on Apple Tree Road. Delaware State Troopers say the man was removed from the scene and transported to the hospital in critical...

You know those pink coconut marshmallow cakes you find on convenience store shelves...? If you get too many of them together in close proximity, critical mass is reached and an explosion ensues. The explosion creates tens of new pink coconut marshmallow cakes per cake found on the shelf. This, in turn, causes another explosion, which occurs a few hours, when the cakes heat up again. This is known by Military EOD specialists and government teams dedicated to controlling these outbreaks, as a Pink Coconut Marshmallow Cake Event (PCMCE). In the effort to make these dangerous snacks more acceptable, Hostess renamed...

A "MythBusters" experiment went awry Tuesday, sending a cannonball blasting through a home, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office said.

Rush, You're tactics to get conservatives to vote for Hillary worked well, it helped keep her afloat so the dem party could continue to rip themselves apart. However, with recent events concerning Obama and Wright, the situation has changed. Obama has suffered a steep loss in support but we don't want the voters nor the super delegates to switch to her side this early. The pot must be kept bubbling. The dems now know that Obama is damaged goods and will more than likely not beat McCain in the general. But we need Obama as the front runner at the...

Highlights in a new NIE just released to the President Yesterday indicated that the sentiments of cut and run from Iraq and conspiracy theories perpetuated by the American political left in the U.S. have emboldened terror organizations around the globe and have directly made America less safe since 911. Additionally, intelligence sources indicated that there is a direct correlation in the number of U.S. Servicemens deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan and the constant undermining of the Presidents efforts specifically related to comments of the actions of our troops by the U.S. Congressmen John Murtha and the Senator John Kerry. Although...

Willie Nelson Cited for Drug Possession Sep 18 1:06 PM US/Eastern Willie Nelson and several members of his band were issued misdemeanor citations for drug possession early today during a traffic stop in Saint Martin Parish. The traffic stop was conducted on Interstate 10 near Breaux Bridge. Trooper Willie Williams says troopers smelled a strong odor of marijuana when the driver opened the bus door. During a search of the bus, Williams say approximately 1 1/2 pounds of marijuana and approximately 2/10 of a pound of mushrooms were located on the bus. The 73-year-old Nelson of Spicewood, Texas; 59-year-old Tony...

A Brazilian man died on Tuesday when he tried to open what police believe was a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer in a mechanical workshop on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. Another man who was in the workshop at the time of the explosion was rushed to a hospital with severe burns, a police officer told Reuters. The workshop was destroyed and several cars parked outside caught fire. Police found several unexploded army issue rocket-propelled grenades in the workshop. They believe the ammunition had been brought there by scavengers wanting to sell them as scrap metal, but they also...

A Hunlock Township woman injured mixing shock chlorine in her kitchen Wednesday remained in intensive care Thursday night, officials said. Carol Crane was airlifted to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, after suffering burns to her face and upper body, emergency crews said Wednesday. Crane is office manager for Luzerne County District Attorney David Lupas. Accidents like Crane's are fairly common, according to data released by the American Association of Poison Control Centers. In 2004, nationwide over 2,000 people were treated at medical facilities for exposure to chlorine, the annual report said. Twenty-one people nationwide were severely injured from exposure to chlorine...

SALT LAKE CITY - If you can't stand the heat, don't pour gasoline down the toilet. An apartment tenant made that $75,000 mistake Tuesday. The man came home for lunch and found gas leaking from the tank of his car. He caught the gas, and decided to dispose of it by dumping it down the toilet. But the pilot light of a water heater ignited the fumes, causing a small explosion. The blast destroyed the porcelain toilet, and the intense heat from the flames melted the remaining pieces. The man and three other people were able to get out of...

An X-ray showing a fork lodged sideways in the stomach of a 32-year-old woman who accidently swallowed it while using it to scoop a cockroach out of her throat, in the northern Israeli town of Tiberias on July 10.