Provides the latest RSS feeds for Weird News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Las Vegas Herald.com http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/cat/76fb320dcacdad95/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 18:58:35 -0400 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:58:35 -0400 30 It may seem like a no-brainer that a professor with a sense of humor sets the stage for better learning. Marquette University PhD candidate Stephen Halula wanted to prove that when he set out on his dissertation, "Humor in Education." So he examined research on the subject - yes, it exists - and interviewed college students about how they perceived their professors, especially the ones ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214603663/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:42:37 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214603663/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 AUSTIN, Texas - The Powerball jackpot being drawn on Saturday night could be even higher than the record $600 million being advertised, pushing it near or above the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, a Texas Lottery official said on Saturday. "Oftentimes, the advertised amount is lower than what the actual jackpot ends up being," said Kelly Cripe, a spokeswoman for the Texas ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214603581/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:31:58 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214603581/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 An argument being used in certain corners of the econosphere at the moment is that high bond prices (or low yields, they're the same statement) show that there's no problem with debt. For, if people were worried about the amount of government debt that there is then government bonds prices would be lower and yields would be higher. Thus, as no one is worried, because yields are low, ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214602948/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:38:00 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214602948/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Dogs are well-known for being able to sniff out deadly explosives but they could have a rival in the future - honeybees. Researchers say the insects have a perfect sense of smell that can detect the odour and they may be used to help find unexploded landmines in Croatia. The sugar-craving bees are being trained to identify their food by using the scent of TNT (trinitrotoluene), a powerful ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214602433/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:29:26 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214602433/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 who loves her job just as much as Mr Gooley, even though she has to sniff strangers' armpits for a living.As the company's "underarm odour assessor'' she works on research and development for brands like Rexona, Dove, Lynx and Impulse."The first time I took part in sniffing it did seem a bit strange however, within the first week of the job it was fine,'' ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214602434/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:24:22 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214602434/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Fire ants are an invasive species in the warmer areas of the US, and we here at Weird Science are told by people who have experienced the invasion personally that their fearsome reputation is well deserved. So, normally, you'd expect said people to be happy to hear that the fire ants population seems to be going down. Unfortunately, it's going down because an even more deranged ant is ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214602435/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:18:49 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214602435/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Sat May 18, 2013 11:03am EDT * EU bans refillable oil jugs, bowls from tables from Jan. 1 * Commission says move will protect consumers, boost hygiene * Critics say idea proves EU bureaucrats are out of touch By Charlie Dunmore BRUSSELS, May 18 (Reuters) - Critics ridiculed European Union bureaucrats on Saturday for taking time off fighting the euro zone's debt crisis to impose strict new ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214602385/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:03:53 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214602385/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Prison Planet.com May 18, 2013 In his recent testimony before Congress, US Attorney General Eric Holder, the so-called highest law-enforcement officer in the land, responded to questions about the AP scandal. Holder's Justice Dept. had secretly subpoenaed and seized the phone records of Associated Press reporters. Holder stated he didn't know anything about anything, because he had ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214600391/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:37:19 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214600391/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Johannesburg - In defiance of Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa’s refusal to publicly disclose a list of national key points, the bid by civil society coalition Right2Know (R2K) to "crowd source" the list has turned up 84 of the estimated 180 to 200 ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214599897/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Sat, 18 May 2013 06:16:16 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214599897/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 , which is both its strength and its flaw. It's a flaw if you're expecting traditional horror and dread. The kind of dread that does emerge is, for example, a young gay man's dread of coming out. Or an immigrant's horror at being forced to fit into a closed society that loathes him.Kieren returns to his home village of Roarton, in northern England. Complications arise ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214596237/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:12:55 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214596237/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 For many years, one of my favorite places to meet someone for a cocktail was the King Cole Bar at the St. Regis Hotel. I loved the moodiness of the dark-paneled room, the whimsy of the Maxfield Parrish mural behind the ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214591851/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:07:27 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214591851/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 sat on for more than a year or you receive a flurry of excessive and/or illegal information requests, that's not targeting. That's what former acting IRS commissioner Steve Miller, speaking at a new Ways & Means hearing, on Friday called "horrible customer service."To a layperson, the semantic parsing over whether the Tea Party-type groups were targeted or not seems ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214591852/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:05:06 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214591852/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Every week we are inspired by the many people throughout the country who are doing excellent work to challenge the power structure and put forward a new path for the country. The popular resistance to plutocracy, concentrated wealth and corporatism is decentralized, creative and growing. One growing series of protests has been the "MoralMonday" demonstrations in North Carolina. They do ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214591676/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:03:19 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214591676/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Edmonton police have released a photo radar image taken May 10, 2013, of a new dark grey Dodge Dart involved in the alleged abduction of a woman on May 16, 2013, near Rexall ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214590467/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:02:39 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214590467/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 puttered through the winding streets of a tony enclave near Israel’s presidential residence. The spring evening was warm, and the scent of flowers filled the air. The neighborhood was a calm oasis, away from the dust and tumult of the Old City. The streets were particularly empty after the Sabbath began on Friday, April 15, 1983. The Simca drove along HaPalmach Street and stopped in front ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214589333/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:46:37 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214589333/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Chinese people aren't known for their respect for rules of the road. Drunk driving, drag racing, and jaywalking all plague city streets. The latest astounding fashion: prepaying fines.According to a recent media report, a man in Nanchang, capital city of Jiangxi Province, was caught jaywalking and asked to pay 10 yuan ($1.62) under a new traffic regulation issued earlier this year. He took ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214587995/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:48:38 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214587995/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 The video has not been released publicly and there is no way to verify whether it is authentic. Reports by gossip website Gawker and The Toronto Star said it was taken by a man who claimed he had sold crack to Mayor Rob Ford. Ford said when he emerged from his house on Friday that the allegations are "ridiculous." He later made similar comments twice outside his office, but ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214586421/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:47:03 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214586421/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 From right, actors Emma Watson, Claire Julien, director Sofia Coppola and actor Taissa Fariga pose for photographers during a photo call for the film The Bling Ring in Cannes on May 16, 2013. (Franois ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214586451/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:44:37 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214586451/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 JEEPNEY RIDER "Fast and Furious 6" star Vin Diesel, here in Manila on a three-day visit to promote the latest installment of the blockbuster action series, chills inside a passenger jeepney. Diesel's twin brother Paul is married to a Filipino. PHOTO FROM VIN DIESEL'S FACEBOOK ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214586546/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:36:20 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214586546/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 On May 2, 2011, Brendan Brier woke up at 2am to intense headaches and relentless vomiting. It had passed by 7am but he went to see the doctor. They prescribed paracetamol and concluded it was cluster headaches. The headaches kept returning and Brier went back to the doctor a week ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214592992/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214592992/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 New corruption probe for Italy's Silvio Berlusconi MILAN - The nightclub dancer at the centre of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s "bunga bunga" sex trial told a court on Friday that guests at the media tycoon’s parties dressed as nuns, nurses and U.S. President Barack Obama. Karima El Mahroug, better known by her stage name "Ruby the ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214586140/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:19:13 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214586140/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Back on Earth, Canadian astronaut and cyberspace tweeter Chris Hadfield is getting a rough re-introduction to gravity after a five-month stint aboard the International Space Station, the former commander told reporters during a video webcast from ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214586547/scat/76fb320dcacdad95 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:13:56 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214586547/scat/76fb320dcacdad95