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Virginia Tech will soon re open but only as laboratories and offices, never again will Norris Hall supplement classrooms to the Virginia Tech University.

The man, Jan Grzebska, is now 65 years old and is finally able to sit in a wheelchair with help from his wife. Jan has stated that the world is "much prettier" now that it is no longer under the grasp...

Summer is a great time of the year. The weather warms up, the days grow longer, and there's usually a little extra time to spend with family and friends. So what better way to celebrate the season tha...

It's that time again- summertime. The season to fire up the grill, savor cool and lush desserts, and drink that fruity cocktail.

Kevorkian mocked the legal system in the nineties by showing up to court in costume and burning state order that were against him. He challenged the system to make his actions legal instead of prosecu...

The Microsoft Corporation has just released yet another technologically advanced 'everyday' object. The object is "surface", a coffee table shaped computer that will react to human touch as well as th...

A 44 year old New Zealand woman has died after the electricity in her home was cut off causing her oxygen machine to not work. The energy company cut off the power to her home after she did not pay a ...

the Japanese are now experimenting with a could-be-new diet craze; in short, they are taking pictures of food with their cell phones and sending the pictures to a diet/image expert for analysis

The study took place in the UK surveying more than 10,000 15- to 16-year-old British teenagers.

The word 'scabies' actually comes from the Latin word for 'scratch'

The government has upheld a 1983 prohibition seeking to ban any and all gay men from donating blood. This ban was set into place in 1983 to help to prevent the spread of HIV through blood transfusions...

Sure there's always flowers, but flowers have to be one of the most trite and expensive Mother's Day gifts out there. If you're on a tight budget then here are some gift ideas that are thoughtful, yet...

On Tuesday May 22, 2007, Frieda Birnbaum became the oldest woman to give birth to twins in the United States, according to Fox News. The 60 year old woman gave birth to two healthy twin boys at the Ha...

A monkey that was living at the Denver Zoo tested posted for the Bubonic Plague after dying last Wednesday. At this time Zoo officials suspect that the monkey ate a dead squirrel that was also infecte...

Can you imagine finding your perfect home, purchasing it, moving into it, and then discovering that it was the scene of a brutal triple suicide/murder case that once rocked a sleepy Floridian town?

According to the Associated Press, billions of Cicadas are going to invade the Midwest portion of the United States this May. The Cicadas have been quietly brewing underground for the past 17 years wa...

Critics from all around the United States said that due to the shape and size of the bottle and even the color of the drink that Spykes was obviously targeting the under 21 age demographic

Tips on leaving home for the first time and finding an apartment you'll love.

There's a new game on the market, and it's starting a wave of controversy. A 21 year old Australian man hailing from Sydney has created the first computer game based on the massacre which happened on...

Japan is a country known for its low crime rates, but lately gruesome events involving children have shook the nation. In the past few years there have also been several confessions from Japanese citi...

You know how hard it is when a family pet goes missing, and then actually stays lost. But now something even worse is happening as these 'lost pets' are being picked up and sold to universities for di...

You can buy just about anything having to do with celebrities these days including their movies, their cds, dishes, bedsheets, jewelry, but did you know that now you can buy their teeth too?

New Jersey may become the first state to actually require that Mothers be tested for HIV as well as test their newborn babies.

53 year old Phillip Workman may have inadvertently started a charity with his 'last meal request'.

Do you have a strong urge to feel the pit of your stomach in the bottom of your feet? Then I suggest you take a ride on the whirlwind that is Griffon at the popular amusement park Busch Gardens in Wil...

A ten year old child has been officially convicted today, May 10, 2007, in the beating of a homeless man. The man, John D'Amico, who lives in Daytona Beach Florida, is a 58 year old Army veteran.

On Wednesday May 9th a Vegan couple was sentenced to life in prison after essentially killing their six week old child because they only fed it a diet of juice and soy products.

Think that Giraffes are the one of most gentle and peaceful species in the animal kingdom? Think again. As three Lithuanian students found out, Giraffes are not to be messed with, especially after you...

Celebrate Father's Day in a unique (and cheap!) way this year. Show your Dad how much you really care about him.

There are a ton of activities that go on in Norfolk during the summer months; a lot of activities are free and/or very cheap. There are a few exciting events going on in the area during the month of M...

It's 6:00 am and your alarm rings. What are your first thoughts upon waking up? How am I going to waste time at work today?! Well, those are my first thoughts and this is the how-to-guide on exactly t...

Fergie may arguably be the hottest English teacher ever. I can't help but wonder if she can get through a song these days without spelling out a word or two.

Is The Secret, the newest 'self-help' book that is taking over the country, really changing lives or is it just changing attitudes? And in the end is that the same thing anyway?