Two students and Kernel photo adviser arrested at RNC : The Kentucky Kernel

Seeded on Wed Sep 3, 2008 11:54 AM EDT (KY Kernel)

During a demonstration at the RNC in St. Paul, Minn. a small group broke off and got out of control. Among the group arrested were a handful of journalists who were rounded up with the others although they were only there documenting the scene.

us-news, first-amendment

What You Will Find When You Step Inside a Mormon Chapel

Seeded on Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:12 AM EDT (LDS Newsroom)

Meetinghouses for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are different from those used by many other religions. They include classrooms, offices, a font for baptisms, a kitchen and in many cases a cultural hall with an indoor basketball court.

religion, mormon, lds, latter-day-saints

Wii Controllers Get Tangled In Patent Fight - washingtonpost.com

Seeded on Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:00 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

Hillcrest Labs of Rockville, Md. has asked a U.S. trade panel to stop imports of the Nintendo Wii citing patent infringement. Hillcrest Labs claims that they own the patents to the technology found in the Wii remote controllers.

technology, video-games

Hundreds Of Motorists Line Up For Gas At 35 Cents A Gallon

Seeded on Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:55 AM EDT (your4state.com)

A gas station in Maryland offers gas at 35 cents per gallon as a going out of business gesture to the community.

us-news, gas

Drugstore stick-up with BB-gun

Seeded on Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:00 PM EDT (theledger | local)

A 12-year-old in Orlando robs a Walgreens with a BB gun to get some "stuff".

odd-news, crime

Twitter: The hottest Web startup - Aug. 6, 2008

Seeded on Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:51 PM EDT (CNN)

Twitter is not unlike other Bay-area startups over the past few years. Read all about the company and what Twitter is all about.

technology, twitter

Mountain air not so fresh | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean

Seeded on Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:58 PM EDT (The Nashville Tennessean)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers report high pollution levels in the air.

science, environment, pollution

Cow farts collected in plastic tank for global warming study - Telegraph

Seeded on Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:10 PM EDT (Telegraph)

Scientists in Argentina are strapping tanks on the backs of cows to measure how much methane gas they produce. They are studying the effect the cows are having on greenhouse emissions in the country.

odd-news, global-warming