A Texas couple has given birth to quintuplets at a Phoenix hospital nationally known for its successful multiple-birth deliveries. Three girls and two boys, who are expected to debut in Houston in August, were delivered last Thursday to 33-year-old mother Ellen Howell. Doctors at the Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center delivered the five babies via elective caesarean section within three minutes of each other. Though they arrived nine weeks early, each weighed about two pounds and appear healthy.

Two men scaled the 52-story New York Times building in Manhattan Thursday in separate stunts that drew amused and tensed onlookers on the streets plus police and rescuers. Alain Robert, a 45-year-old skyscraper climber nicknamed the French Spiderman, first scaled the tower by holding and stepping on slats that cover the building's façade. When he reached the top, he made a personal statement to mark the World Environment Day by unfurling a banner with the words "Global warming kills more people than a 9/11 every week. "

A skyscraper climber dubbed the "French Spiderman" scaled the 52-story New York Times building in Manhattan Thursday in a stunt to promote public awareness on global warming. Alain Robert, reputed to have climbed 70 tall buildings around the world, unfurled a banner with the words ""Global warming kills more people than a 9/11 every week" upon reaching the top of the building. Police waiting for him at the rooftop arrested him for still unknown charges.

The Philippines Bureau of Customs officials have seized several inflatable sex dolls to be used in an international campaign against animal cruelty, an animal rights group claimed Thursday. According to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals or PETA, they planned to use the sex toys to protest against a major U. S. fast food chain who allegedly abuse chickens.

Each year Americans celebrate the country's freedom and independence with barbecues, picnics and family gatherings on July 4, but a diner in a West Virginia town does it everyday. As the clock ticks towards noon waitress Judy Hawkins is joined by several customers for a sing-along with a local radio station's broadcast of "The Star-Spangled Banner. ""We just think it's good to honor ("The Star-Spangled Banner"). The public enjoys it. They stop eating and join in," Hawkins, who said she started singing the national anthem several months ago, told the Associated Press.