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LA HABRA, Calif. — An Orange County man cut off his mother's head with a circular saw and then died after trying to decapitate himself, authorities said. Police answered a 911 report of a family dispute at a Pinehurst Avenue home just after 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, entered a locked bedroom and found the body of 60-year-old Guadalupe Ruiz on a bed, police spokeswoman Cindy Knapp said. Arthur Ruiz Jr., 32, was on another bed with the saw nearby. He had died of neck injuries, police said. It was unclear why Ruiz attacked his mother, police said. A child and three...

A grandfather who went on a massive spending spree when doctors told him he would die is taking legal action against the NHS after learning he had been misdiagnosed. John Brandrick, from Newquay, Cornwall, was told he had pancreatic cancer two years ago after scans revealed a 7cm tumour. The 62-year-old said he was told by doctors at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Treliske that he only had a short time left to live. So he quit his job and stopped paying his mortgage, instead splashing out on a lavish lifestyle of hotels, restaurants and holidays. Then the hospital told...

A woman is campaigning to raise awareness of a rare condition which has left her with 11 stone (70kg) legs. Mandy Sellars, 32, from Lancashire, suffers from Proteus syndrome, a condition also thought to have affected the "Elephant Man", Joseph Merrick. Mandy says she is determined to lead an adventurous life

A Sudanese man who married a goat was in mourning today after his wife died when she swallowed a plastic bag. Charles Tombe shot to fame last year when he tied the knot with Rose. A court ordered him to marry the beast "to save her honour" after he was caught making amorous advances toward the mother-of-one in the middle of the night. Mr Tombe and Rose are believed to have lived happily ever after until her life was cruelly cut short.

A naked motorcyclist is on the loose in southern Sweden. Police in Höör were informed at lunchtime on Friday that a man had been spotted riding naked by Nya Torget in the town. But by the time a police patrol arrived at the central square, however, the mystery biker had vanished. "We put it out on the police radio but none of our patrols have seen him yet," police spokesman Lars Mahler told The Local. There are no indications as to whether the man was properly protected.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A gang stripped a South African man before supergluing him to an exercise bicycle while they ransacked his house, according to a report Thursday. SAPA news agency said the attackers, dressed in suits, hijacked a man in his 50s and forced him at gunpoint to take them to his home in Johannesburg. "The victim was then forced to strip, after which he was superglued to the seat of an exercise bicycle, his hands were superglued, as were his feet and then his mouth was superglued shut," SAPA quoted Mark Stokoe, a spokesman for emergency services Netcare 911,...

Is there is such thing as friendship between a man and a woman? Needless to say, friendships differ. A friendly relationship between men breeds respect, friendship between women can be admired yet friendship between a man and a woman is often viewed with suspicion, mistrust and even enmity. Let us try to look into some of the reasons behind this attitude toward the phenomenon. Friendship between man and woman doesn't exist (orlandofloridaattorneys.com)

McMINNVILLE, Ore. - A man wearing nothing but women's high heels was the cause of a building lockdown by police in downtown McMinnville. The unidentified man was spotted sitting on a bench on the basement floor of a nearly vacant medical building Wednesday afternoon. After a call to 911 dispatchers, two McMinnville police units responded and were assisted by deputies from the Yamhill County Sheriffs Office and the Oregon State Police. The building was locked down and surrounded, but alas, no naked man. The man was described as 40 to 50 years old, bald or with short white hair, of...

The Green Pine radar system identifies the incoming Iranian Shihab-4 ballistic missile moments after it is launched. With only minutes to spare, sirens wail throughout the country, sending the public into bomb shelters, while the Arrow ballistic missile defense system is automatically activated and an interceptor is launched from Palmahim air force base just north of Ashdod. Reaching speeds of up to Mach 7, the missile intercepts the Shihab outside the stratosphere after less than 60 seconds, thus preventing a nuclear attack.

BARNSTABLE, Mass. — A Yarmouth man leaped into Barnstable Harbor to rescue a 5-year-old girl moments after she lost her balance and fell in, officials said. Gary Richard was eating lunch with his girlfriend in their car Saturday afternoon near the Ocean Street docks when they saw the girl fall in the water. She had been throwing rocks from a dock into the harbor. "I dropped my sandwich and ran," the 39-year-old told the Cape Cod Times. Richard, who moved to Yarmouth from Fall River six months ago, looked down from the edge of the dock and saw the girl...

Women shun 'the man who has it all' By Roger Highfield, Science Editor Last Updated: 1:23am GMT 09/02/2007 Some men are just too good to be true, according to a study published today by psychologists. Men who are good-looking, single, and earn a fortune are not as attractive as good-looking men who have an average kind of job, according to the research. Simon Chu of the University of Central Lancashire and colleagues studied how women weigh up male physical attractiveness and socio-economic status when considering a long-term relationship. They collected data from 186 female university students in the UK, with...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Larry Stewart, a millionaire who became known as Secret Santa for his habit of roaming the streets each December and anonymously handing money to people, died Friday. He was 58. Stewart died from complications from esophageal cancer, said Jackson County Sheriff Tom Phillips, a longtime friend. Stewart, who spent 26 years giving a total $1.3 million, gained international attention in November when he revealed himself as Secret Santa. He was diagnosed in April with cancer, and said he wanted to use his celebrity to inspire other people to take random kindness seriously. "That's what we're here...

Army Sgt. Kristi J. Artigue, Connecticut Army National Guard, applied her Army training to save a drowning man’s life Nov. 10. Army Sgt. Kristi J. Artigue Soldier Saves Man from Drowning By Sgt. Jordan E. Werme 130th PAD, Connecticut National Guard WEST HAVEN, Conn. , Dec. 5, 2006 -- When Sgt. Kristi J. Artigue joined the Connecticut Army National Guard the summer before her senior year of high school, it was a chance to broaden her experiences. “I’ve always been a risk taker,” said Artigue, 23, now a medic with the 141st Medical Company. On Nov. 10, Artigue called...

A Baton Rouge man is accused of raping a male friend who fell asleep at the suspect's home after an evening of drinking daiquiris. Police charged 35-year-old Nathan Otto Bryson with forcible rape. According to an arrest warrant, the alleged victim reports he, the suspect, and a third man were drinking daiquiris at Bryson's home on Government Street when the victim became very sleepy. The victim asked the suspect for permission to lay across his bed and rest, the warrant says. The victim stated he woke up to find the defendant raping him, according to the warrant. According to court...

A South African man has been fined $140 for taking a week off work, telling his employers he was pregnant. Charles Sibindana, 27, stole a certificate from a clinic during his pregnant girlfriend's checkup, a court near Johannesburg heard. He then added his own details to the note and submitted it and took seven days off work, seemingly unaware that only women consult gynaecologists. His employers became suspicious and investigated the matter.

British Experts Started Studies on Zanjan’s Salt Men in Iran Salt Man No. 1 found in Zanjan’s Chehr Abad salt mine in 1993 – Picture Courtesy of CAISTwo archeologists from universities of Oxford and York started their studies on the salt mummies found in western Iran. The salt men’s diet, health and age before death will particularly be studied by these experts. Tehran, 26 November 2006 (CHN Foreign Desk) -- After months of negotiations between Iran’s Archeology Research Center and the British universities of Oxford and York, a team consisting of two archeologists from these universities came to Iran to...

If If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise: If you can dream -- and not make dreams your master; If you can think -- and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph...

Clooney is 'top ambassador' of menGeorge Clooney is the number one man's man, according to a list compiled by a website. The Oscar winner tops AskMen.com's list of 'the 49 best representatives of the male gender'. Rap mogul Jay-Z, entrepreneur Richard Branson, cyclist Lance Armstrong and designer Tom Ford make up the rest of the top five, in order. The list was culled from nominations submitted by readers of the online magazine, who were asked to name the top "ambassadors of male-kind". Voters were asked to look for traits such as integrity, charisma and intelligence. Bill Clinton was ranked 10th...

Two robbers who thought they had an easy mark in a 68-year-old Omaha man were surprised on Sunday. Police said Earnest Coleman was sitting in his car outside an Omaha grocery store when a young man jumped into the passenger seat with a gun and demanded Coleman's money. Coleman responded by grabbing the robber and his gun, and exchanging blows. A second robber came to Coleman's window and hit the elderly man, police said. Undeterred, Coleman pulled that man into the car and began to hit him, too. The two robbers then ran away - without Coleman's money and without...

by Fr. Jerome Magat Other Articles by Fr. Jerome Magat Marriage, in the Beginning 10/07/06 Of all the moral teachings that our Lord gave us during His time on earth, He was never more specific in His instruction than when He discussed marriage. The Pharisees tested Jesus on this particular teaching by referencing the law that permitted divorce which had been given to them through Moses. In order to fulfill the law, our blessed Lord both explains the rationale behind the concession that Moses made in regards to divorce and elevates our understanding of marriage by returning us to an original...