Picture-snapping Smokies hiker suffers minor injury after being bitten by black bear

Minor injury for photo-taking hiker bitten by bear

GATLINBURG, Tenn. – A man was bitten as he was trying to take a picture of a black bear in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, but the injury was minor and did not require medical attention.
The National Park Service said in a release the unidentified man suffered …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Picture-snapping Smokies hiker suffers minor injury after being bitten by black bear.

Calif. high school official placed on leave after student talent show striptease

Calif. investigating high school strippers

PARAMOUNT, Calif. – The assistant principal at a California high school has been placed on leave after a campus talent show where male students pranced seductively in underwear and Speedos.
The Paramount Unified School District began an investigation after video of the student performances showed up on YouTube and local television news …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Calif. high school official placed on leave after student talent show striptease.

Dead letters: 20,000 pieces of mail end up in garage of AWOL Philadelphia postal carrier

20K pieces of mail end up in Pa. carrier’s garage

PHILADELPHIA – The United State Postal Service has recovered approximately 20,000 pieces of mail – some of them more than a decade old – from a Philadelphia postal carrier’s garage.
Special Agent Scott Balfour says it took three mail trucks to remove the letters. The carrier worked …. Read the original article  : Dead letters: 20,000 pieces of mail end up in garage of AWOL Philadelphia postal carrier.

Utah man reunited with wallet he lost 9 months ago _ money, license, credit card still there

Adopt-a-highway crews find wallet with $170

HUNTSVILLE, Utah – David Davis reckoned that when he lost his wallet nine months ago, it was gone for good, alone with the cash, driver’s license and credit card inside.
But a group of credit-union employees picking up litter along a Utah highway found the wallet, still stuffed with cash, and … Original source on Gaea Times at : Utah man reunited with wallet he lost 9 months ago _ money, license, credit card still there.

Suspicious Indian sews up wife’s genitals with iron wires

A villager in eastern India sewed up his wife’s private parts with iron wire after getting suspicious that her wife has illicit relationship with someone, police said today.

Police said Sannimar Munda of coalfield areas in Dhanbad from Jharkhand state, 288 km south of Bihar capital of Patna, suddenly lost his temper when his wife asked … Read more >>>.

Body inside hearse stolen from Ohio crematory; thieves dump corpse and leave note saying where

Thieves steal Ohio hearse, dump corpse, leave note

CLEVELAND – A corpse was taken for a ride in Cleveland, then dumped by thieves who stole a crematory’s hearse and abandoned it with a note telling police where to find the body.
Police on Wednesday found the woman’s body, in a bag and on a gurney, at the …. Source  : Body inside hearse stolen from Ohio crematory; thieves dump corpse and leave note saying where.

EPA will use mules to find radioactive contamination on steep terrain at LA-area lab site

Mules will help in radiation survey at LA-area lab

LOS ANGELES – The Environmental Protection Agency has a new weapon in the fight against radioactive contamination at a Los Angeles-area lab: Mules.
The EPA will use four mules to carry high-tech scanning equipment to detect radiation on steep and rocky terrain at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
The …. Original article  : EPA will use mules to find radioactive contamination on steep terrain at LA-area lab site.

Another Pakistani held on terror charges

BY KASWAR KLASRA
PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD: It can happen only to the citizens of Pakistan that the US authorities find no hesitation to intercept and detain them on fake terrorism charges around the world, no matter if they are not liable of the allegations leveled against them.

While Obama administration seems to be on a campaign to harass …. Source  : Gaea News Network.