German pilot Juergen Drucker almost hit a sunbather while landing his small, private plane in a vacation spot. Although Drucker admitted that his landing wasn’t “one of my greatest achievements in the cockpit,” isn’t there another side to this story? After all, isn’t the sunbather very close to a runway? Who’s more responsible here, do…

Breakfast Burrito Injury A Michigan woman claims that she suffered “constant pain, discomfort, disability, emotional distress, mental anguish…” after eating a McDonald’s breakfast burrito. She contends that a foreign object in the burrito caused her injuries (although her lawsuit reportedly does not identify that object): Susan Delph is claiming she suffered “severe injuries” after biting…

In New Jersey, on a highway clearly marked with warnings against truck traffic, a motorist followed and recorded a truck before and after it struck an overpass. The motorist knew that the truck was too large to fit underneath the bridges above the highway, and that it was only a matter of time before the…

Rob Ford: Optimist or Reprobate? Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, the admittedly crack-smoking and heavy-drinking chief executive of that large city, now finds himself in rehab after yet another revelation that he’s still an addict. After checking himself into in rehabilitation, here’s how Ford described his initial experience in that facility: “I feel great,” he said.…

Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, teased others before a meeting, in Hebrew and English, about their dependency on smartphones and other electronics advices. Netanyahu is no Luddite (he was graduated from a prominent American university, and admirers and critics acknowledge his obvious intellect). Embedded below is a clip of his teasing, and then the…

Now at 16-6 (.727), with about a month on the season – are the Brewers a good (and so much improved) team, or just lucky? April is sometimes an uncharacteristically strong month for Milwaukee, with the rest of the season descending from there. Still, I’ll say good and improved, with a solid chance to be…

A sewage treatment plant in King County, Washington, proud of its location, is now advertising as a wedding venue. Does the supposedly fine view overcome the location, itself? I’ll say no – if waste treatment’s the game, it’s not worth playing. What do you think? Sewage Treatment Plant as a Wedding Venue?

Yesterday was a decisive victory for the Badgers over Baylor (69-52), and they’ll face Arizona tomorrow in the West final (a battle of numbers 1 and 2 in that bracket). So, what do you think: Badgers or Wildcats? Friday Poll: Badgers or Wildcats?