Biloxi struggles to rebound

They are struggling from the storm a year later, so the big plan is to build more casinos. The pattern of replacing jobs with gaming revenue continues.

read more

Terrell Owens is fined $9,500

Terrell Owens finally has pushed the Dallas Cowboys too far, drawing a $9,500 fine for missing a team meeting and a rehabilitation session and being late to an offensive meeting, The Dallas Morning News reported yesterday.

If you think this guy is an overpaid player that creates chaos wherever he goes, or you just simply hate the Dallas Cowboys then read the article.

read more

The Nippon Ham Fighters

If I told you there was a baseball team named the Nippon Ham Fighters, would you believe me? Well, there is and I will provide you with a link to their homepage. If you can read Japanese you will enjoy the site even more. The thing to remember is that these guys are not out fighting hams. Actually the Nippon Ham is a company and the team is the fighters, but they do go by the full team name. Personally, I think the guys should get into a brawl with a vicious pack of hams.

Check it out

Airline Terror Plot Foiled

The 21 people arrested in connection with a foiled terror plot had planned to blow up several airliners en route from Britain to the U.S., British police said Thursday morning.

read more

Sea bird takes 40,000 mile trip

The annual 40,000-mile trip by a species of sea bird around the Pacific Ocean is the longest migration recorded by electronic tracking, scientists say.

read more

Town wants $384,000 for an old toilet

A ramshackle public toilet could fetch 300,000 euros ($384,000) -- the price of a new house -- if politicians in western Ireland get their way.

read more