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"How extraordinary," Catherine Givings observes. "It looks like a farming tool. Where do you put it?"
We’ve all heard the adage about cleanliness being next to godliness, but a forthcoming study in the journal Psychological Science may have empirically proved it.
Michigan's governor has signed legislation requiring farm animals confined in cages to have enough room to turn around and fully extend their limbs.
A father pleaded guilty Friday to strangling his 14-year-old daughter, who was 12 weeks pregnant with his child, then stuffing her body into his apartment building's boiler and partially burning it.
Great rates and value-added services may no longer be enough for hotels to attract and keep guests. Some customers find themselves the beneficiaries of a property’s “stealth gratitude.”
Sex in a Tufts University dorm is fine. Sex in a Tufts dorm with your roommate present? That's a no-no.
Not only was Nero a Roman emperor, it turns out he may also have been the father of the revolving restaurant. Archaeologists unveiled Tuesday what they think are the remains of Nero's extravagant banquet hall, a circular space that rotated day and night to imitate the Earth's movement and impress his guests.
Sure, the West Wing gets the glory. But the East Room gets the action.
The Senate's most famous hearing room will be renamed in honor of the trio of Kennedy brothers who served in Congress' upper chamber.
If you’ve ever ridden a train and wondered what was rolling by your window, Amtrak and the National Park Service (NPS) may be able to help. This summer, on-board volunteers are riding the rails, pointing out local landmarks and putting the countryside in context from Upstate New York to Southern California.
An Ohio man who argued with his grown son over a messy bedroom said he overreacted when he called 911. Andrew Mizsak called authorities Thursday after his 28-year-old son — who's a school board member in the Cleveland suburb of Bedford — threw a plate of food across the kitchen table and made a fist at him when told to clean his room.
A veteran FBI security guard accused of spying on teenage girls as they tried on prom dresses at a charity event in a West Virginia mall is innocent and mortified by the charges, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Two FBI workers are accused of using surveillance equipment to spy on teenage girls as they undressed and tried on prom gowns at a charity event at a West Virginia mall.
Jack Taras and his friends thought they would be checking in to the Occidental Grand hotel on the Dominican Republic’s postcard-perfect Eastern shore for Spring Break. But when Taras, a 19-year-old sophomore from Providence College, arrived at the resort, he was greeted with the hotel industry’s latest trick: he was walked down.
A Massachusetts man has been arrested on charges he peeked at a woman dressing in a Nashua, N.H., store. Police told WMUR on Friday that the man was charged with lying on the floor and looking into a fitting room at Kohls. Police said the woman did not see him, but her mother spotted a man lying on the floor looking into the changing room.
A man who's renovating a 120-year-old house has discovered a hidden room in its basement — a find he said shows that some old buildings definitely hold secrets. A friend of Carl Thoms was working recently on plumbing in the 1890 home's basement when he noticed that he could see around those pipes into a hidden room covered in tiles.
All good things must come to an end, and Tuesday's "American Idol" episode saw the remaining 72 contestants settle the minibar bills and come downstairs to hear their fates. As is tradition on the show, the contestants were separated into four rooms, in order for them to mentally judge whether being in the room with the guy who forgot the lyrics twice on the same song was a good thing or a bad thing. And as occasionally happens on "Idol," sometimes the answer wasn't what was expected.
One summer, early in my traveling career, I took my mother with me on my work-related road trips. Not because she was great company, but because with her in tow I could get a senior discount on motel rooms. As you can imagine, there were some serious downsides to that scheme, but at the time it seemed to make sense.
A London couple visiting the Big Apple have settled into their hotel room — under the eyes of thousands of pedestrians and motorists. Duncan Malcolm and Katherine Lewis are receiving a complimentary five-day stay at Manhattan's Roger Smith Hotel in exchange for guesting in a replica of one of the hotel's rooms on the ground floor of a nearby building.
If Volkswagen AG decides to build its U.S. assembly plant in the South, the German company will join other foreign automakers that are increasingly turning the region into a hotbed of car manufacturing.
The hotel room of the future has arrived. It’s called Guestroom 2010 and it’s now open in Austin, Texas.
Wilma Smith was vacationing with her grandchildren in Orlando when she met a maid on a mission. When she returned from one of the theme parks one afternoon, she found the door to her room at the Days Inn propped wide open.
When the Army's 82nd Airborne Division dedicated a memorial to paratroopers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, organizers believed three sides of a wide granite column would be plenty of space to engrave the names of the fallen.
The latest proof that Manhattan real estate prices keep climbing past the attic and through the roof can be found in the basement of the famed Dakota apartment building, where a storage room recently fetched $801,000.
Bull Checks in Hotel for a Comfortable NightA bull stayed overnight in a hotel without being noticed.
When booking a room at a hotel and you are given a choice of a view or not, which do you choose? View or none? Poolside or not? Ground floor or upstairs? Or do you just say GIVE ME A BED!! I always like to have one with a view (as much choices as possible).
N.Y. rampage victim recounts horrorAs one of only three people to survive the April shooting rampage by Jiverly Wong, a visiting scholar from China recounts the horror of that day in the classroom of an immigrant services center.
Mom Accused Of Stabbing, Choking Girl, 2 A Gardner woman was arraigned Thursday, accused of stabbing and trying to strangle her daughter in the laundry room of an apartment complex.Police said Susan Johnson, 38, stabbed the 2-year-old girl with a pair of scissors and tried to strangle her with an electrical cord at the …
How Room Designs Affect Your Work and MoodArchitects have long intuited that the places we inhabit can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Now behavioral scientists are giving their hunches an empirical basis.
Italian 'Fritzl' and son arrestedPolice have arrested a man and his son on suspicion of raping their daughters in the northern Italian city of Turin. The son was allegedly encouraged to imitate his father, who reportedly kept his daughter captive in a dark room for 25 years, sexually abusing her.
Bill filed to ban seclusion roomsExcerpt: The Missouri Senate is considering a bill to ban seclusion rooms in schools. State Sen. Scott Rupp, R-2nd District, on Tuesday introduced a bill that would prohibit schools from confining students in a locked box, closet or specially designed room.
Restaurant owner under attack for dedicating room to ObamaRestaurant owner under attack for dedicating room to Obama Controversy: Restaurant Dedicates Room to Obama A long-time restaurant owner is under attack for dedicating one of his private dining rooms to President Obama, Kaj Goldberg reports.
Quirky offices emerge in full CapitolExcerpt: Earlier this month, Stefan Alvarez got the shaft. Literally. The House Republican Study Committee staff assistant moved into a would-be elevator shaft in the Longworth House Office Building that previous occupants have dubbed "The Shaft."
Casey Anthony Notified Of Hospitalized FatherDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A member of the Orange County Jail's health services staff notified Casey Anthony on Friday of the situation with her father.
Bally's Las Vegas Deal of the Century!!!We do not remember anything like this for about 10 years. You can book hotel room at Bally's, Las Vegas as low as $41.00+tax, weekends $51.00+tax. This hidden sale is not advertised much. They just want to taste customers response.
Your Online Behavior Will Come Back to Bite You!Someone is trying to sabotage your career. It's your online persona.
Adult hotel opened in Nanning---Photos--- An employee demonstrates how to use the facilities in a hotel room for adults in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, November 6, 2008.
Josef Fritzl admits locking mother in bricked-up room at dungeon house Josef Fritzl has admitted locking his own mother in a bricked-up room until her death, in the same house where he later incarcerated his daughter and grandchildren.
Court: Cops illegally taped nursing home sexPolice who videotaped a man having sex with his comatose wife in her nursing home room violated his constitutional rights, an appeals court ruled Thursday.
Couple tie the knot at funeral homeFor Jason and Rachael Storm, saying "I do" at a funeral home was a piece of� cake.� The local Starks and Menchinger Family Funeral Home is where Jason is a funeral director. For the groom it was no different than getting married in a church.
Couple tie the knot at funeral homeFor Jason and Rachael Storm, saying "I do" at a funeral home was a piece of� cake.� The local Starks and Menchinger Family Funeral Home is where Jason is a funeral director. For the groom it was no different than getting married in a church.
Couple tie the knot at funeral homeFor Jason and Rachael Storm, saying "I do" at a funeral home was a piece of? cake.? The local Starks and Menchinger Family Funeral Home is where Jason is a funeral director. For the groom it was no different than getting married in a church.
GOP opens 'war room' at Dems' conventionThey're grossly outnumbered by a swarm of Democrats, but national Republicans have set up shop in Denver, hoping to thrust themselves into the media's coverage of the Democratic convention.
Bricked-up cellar found at Jersey care homePolice excavating the Jersey care home where a child's remains were found discovered a subterranean chamber yesterday which tallied with victims' accounts of an underground punishment room.
Authorities: Swim Coach Hid Cameras In Locker RoomsINDIANAPOLIS -- A Kokomo High School swimming coach told investigators he had hid video cameras in locker rooms at two schools, a confession that came after someone alleged finding videos of a naked female teen on a computer the coach had sold, the FBI said in an affidavit.
Dirty Hotel SecretsWhen you check into a hotel room, ever wonder how clean it is? FOX reporter Dana Fowle has an exclusive story that has county health inspectors reacting.
AUSTRALIAN band, Waiting Room, with frontman Alan Fletcher, better known to Neighbours fans as Dr Karl Kennedy, will be returning to Mandela Hall in Belfast on Tuesday November 27. Taking time out from a busy schedule, Alan (let's resist the urge to call him Dr Karl), spoke to t …
What happens in the Powder Room, stays in the Powder RoomThere are widespread misconceptions among Canadian women about overactive bladder (OAB) and its symptoms, according to a survey conducted by The Strategic Counsel, commissioned on behalf of the Powder Room - a new, unique and interactive program designed to educate Canadians on O …
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