San Francisco wants tiger victim to repay costs

Officials want a survivor of a tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo to reimburse the city more than $75,000 for his medical treatment and are asking that the money come out of any cash settlement the victim may receive.

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Woman accused of trying to sell 'gothic kittens'

Humane officers said a Pennsylvania woman marketed "gothic kittens" with ear, neck and tail piercings over the Internet. Officers with the SPCA of Luzerne County removed three kittens and a cat from a home outside Wilkes-Barre.

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Russia to deploy missiles along NATO borders

Russia will deploy missiles in its Baltic Sea territory in response to U.S. missile defense plans, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.

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Poll: 1 in 7 voters still persuadable

With the sand in the 2008 campaign hourglass almost depleted, 14 percent can't decide or back a candidate but might switch, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll of likely voters.

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Do Women Have a Higher Pain Threshold? - Page 2 - Pain Management - MSN Health & Fitness

How can this be determined unless all factors including nerve receptors, etc., etc., could be proven to be equal? Really a useless discussion.

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Thousands of Iraqis protest U.S. security pact

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Saturday called on Iraq's parliament to reject a U.S.-Iraqi security pact as tens of thousands of his followers rallied in Baghdad against the deal.

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Threats Aside, Maher Show 'Uneventful'

Security was tight and lines were long at outspoken comedian Bill Maher's appearance Saturday at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, authorities say.

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Vote: Who won the presidential debate?

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Half of mammals are in decline, study finds

One in two mammal species on Earth are in decline and at least one in four are at risk of disappearing, according to a survey released Monday.

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Battle kills 15 Turkish troops, 23 Kurdish rebels

Fighting between Kurdish rebels and Turkey's army and air force in southern Turkey and northern Iraq has killed 15 soldiers and at least 23 insurgents, the military said Saturday.

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Robert Downey Jr. to play Sherlock Holmes

By Mike Collett-White LONDON (Reuters) - Robert Downey Jr. is to play super sleuth Sherlock Holmes in an upcoming blockbuster that studio Warner Bros. hopes will become a lucrative new franchise. The 43-year-old said one reason he was chosen for...

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Prosecutor: Actor killed cat in jealous rage

A trial has begun in the case of a baseball player-turned-actor accused of brutally killing a cat in a jealous rage after complaining that his ex-girlfriend cared more for the feline than she did for him.

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New health risks linked with plastic in bottles

The first major study of health effects in people from a chemical used in plastic baby bottles, food cans and a host of other products links it with possible risks for heart disease and diabetes.

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As Ike storm surge begins, 'it's time for prayers'

Hurricane Ike rumbled through the Gulf of Mexico as a 600-mile-wide monster toward the Texas coast Friday, led by a massive storm surge that was flooding homes hours before the main event.

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Cat survives being walled in for 7 weeks

A four-year-old cat in Germany called Bonny has survived after being walled in beneath a bathtub for seven weeks, its owner said Tuesday.

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