Joyride Ends With 13-Year-Old Arrested For Stealing CarWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:57AMBrownwood Police stopped a suspicious vehicle early Sunday morning resulting in the arrest of the 13-year-old driver who had taken two of his friends for a drive in a stolen vehicle.
Lara-Williams rematch? Don't count on itTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:09PMThe stench of Saturday night's Erislandy Lara-Paul Williams decision has not gone away. And by the way, I will refer to the fight as Lara-Williams in protest of a fight that Lara is almost universally regarded to have won, despite what the judges said. To refresh your memory: Lara beat Williams to the punch all night long. He landed left hands almost at will. He busted Williams up. He was -- in ...
11 secrets of successful weight lossTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 7:52AMMost people initiate a weight loss mission at some point of their lives. There are some who soon get the svelte figure that evokes envy. And then there are those who never manage to get back into their old jeans. What is it that distinguishes these two groups? Read on to find out.
One shocking revelation – and the paper was goneSaturday, July 9, 2011 @ 6:37PMThe week began like any other: as Britain awoke to a warm summer's morning, 7.4 million readers of the News of the World devoured the latest details of Cheryl Cole's private life. Last night, journalists at the 168-year-old newspaper filed their last scoops. Here is the inside story of seven days when the three pillars of democracy – police, politics and the media – were shaken to their cores.
Wine glasses bought for 40p at car boot sale sell at auction for £20,000Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 2:37AMA woman who bought three wine glasses for 40p each at a car boot sale was stunned when they sold at auction for almost £20,000.
MOVIES: 'Transformers 3-D,' 'Beginners' and 'Larry Crowne'Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:06PM"Transformers: Dark of the Moon," filmed in 3-D, is screening now in area movie theaters. Photo: Contributed Photo / Westport News contributed Take a packet of aspirin to the theater with you, along with a bottle of water if you don't want to dash out to the fountain, because the onset of a headache is inevitable.
Rare glasses bought for 40p from boot fair sell at auction for £20,000Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 7:32AMWhen a bargain hunter spotted these unusual glasses at a boot sale for 40p each, she bought them on a ‘hunch’. It certainly turned out to be a good one.
MIT Develops Electronic Glasses That Can Read EmotionsThursday, July 7, 2011 @ 8:40AMMind-reading still might be a ways off, but the MIT Media Lab has come up with spectacles that can read a person's emotions. These social X-ray specs have a built-in camera linked to software that analyzes facial expressions.
England vs France vs phonesWednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:18PMMat Beyer gets an honourable if slightly staged exit.