Billy the Kid portrait fetches $2.3m at Denver auction

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Billy the Kid portrait fetches $2.3m at Denver auction
The only known authenticated portrait of the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid has sold for $2.3m (£1.4m) at auction in Denver, in the US state of Colorado.
READ MORE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bodies left to rot before burial in Queensland
A funeral operator has been accused of failing to refrigerate bodies and letting them decompose before burial or cremation.
READ HERE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Brady Bunch mom got crabs in affair with NY mayor
Florence Henderson, the actress who played perky mom Carol Brady in the beloved family sitcom, says she once got crabs after a one-night-stand with career politician John Lindsay.
READ MORE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ryan Dunn funeral to be picketed by church
' ... Dunn was killed in a car crash on Monday, and members of the controversial church have said that they will picket any public funeral or memorial service held in honor of the reality star. ...'
READ HERE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Man arrested in hit-and-run at NorCal cattle drive
A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run incident at a cattle drive making its way through remote Sierra County.
READ MORE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Penguin critically ill after second surgery in New Zealand
An emperor penguin who took a wrong turn somewhere in Antarctica and wound up on a New Zealand beach, remained critically ill today after a second operation to remove sand from his stomach.

READ MORE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Asteroid to Give Earth a Close Shave Monday
A small asteroid the size of a tour bus will make an extremely close pass by the Earth.
READ HERE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Missing Human Leg From Hit-and-Run Wreck Recovered on Roof of "Uncle Bob's Storage"
Mesa police say that the once-missing leg of a man who was killed during a hit-and-run accident early Sunday morning has been recovered.
READ HERE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chinese crested-Chihuahua mix deemed 'ugliest dog'
The 14-year-old Chinese crested and Chihuahua mix won the honor Friday night at the 23rd annual contest at the Sonoma Marin Fair.
READ HERE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Old West Show Uses Live Bullets, Injures Three Tourists
One of the participants in a mock Old West gun battle in South Dakota fired live ammunition instead of using blanks, wounding three tourists.

READ MORE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tycoon guilty of drink-driving 'offered to give £100,000 sports car to police if they let him go'
A fashion tycoon who was stopped by police on suspicion of drink driving offered to give them his Maserati sports car if the matter was dropped.
READ HERE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Confederate Submarine Upright for First Time in 150 Years
The first submarine in history to sink an enemy warship is upright for the first time in almost 150 year.
READ HERE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Apartments use DNA to nab poop-scoop scofflaws
Here's the scoop: Some apartment complexes are using DNA testing on dog doo to find out who's not cleaning up after their pets.
READ HERE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

'Loneliest penguin in the world' falls ill after eating sand it thought was snow
After making a wrong turn in Antarctic waters and ending up in New Zealand, the ten-month-old bird has now been taken to hospital.
READ HERE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ovulating women have better 'gaydar'
When ovulation kicks into high gear, so does a woman's gaydar, a new study says.
READ HERE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jesus face found in rocking chair
A rotten rocking chair is being flogged on eBay for a whopping £15,000 after its owners claim the face of Jesus miraculously appeared in the woodwork.
READ MORE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pippa Middleton getting offer from Usher to model lingerie line
The R&B star wants the world’s most talked about woman to be the face (and presumably the body) of his new lingerie line.
READ MORE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Couple accused of duct-taping woman's 3-year-old daughter, recording it on cellphone
A man and woman have been jailed after being accused of duct-taping the woman's 3-year-old daughter and using a cellphone to record the girl as the tape was ripped from her mouth.
READ MORE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Elderly couple forced to cover up their 'offensive' replica of Michelangelo's David
It's been around for 500 years but now the manhood on Michelangelo's David has upset the sensitivities of Leicestershire council.
READ MORE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------