A woman was arrested for allegedly selling crack by putting drugs in her purse and lowering them from her second-floor window with a rope. While the crime may be average, the accused is not; the woman is 76-years-old. She was arrested last week on possession charges and sale of a controlled substance; she was later freed on $10,000 bail.

The protective housing unit in Corcoran State Prison, about 50 miles south of Fresno, is considered the safest place for an inmate to reside within the California prison system. Designed to protect famous convicts from possible attacks, it houses mass murderers like Charles Manson, and high-profile criminals like Sirhan Sirhan, one of the first inmates placed in the unit, where he passed the time playing chess and working for 13 cents an hour as an administrative clerk.

On Wednesday, Percy and Florence Arrowsmith marked their 80th wedding anniversary. The couple celebrated amongst friends at their Western England home, with coffee and snacks. Even Queen Elizabeth II recognized the achievement, sending them a congratulatory letter, lauding their example as a loving couple.

A newlywed couples' honeymoon hanky-panky got a little out of hand when the groom broke his arm. Yu Haitao and his bride Fang Shuling claim the hotel facitilties were responsible for the injury. Yu, 28, underwent a 20,000 yuan ($2,415) operation on Tuesday after tumbling off the bed in preparation for traditional "tease-the-newlywed" games.

Many Americans are so tired and sleepy that they are going without sex, making mistakes at work and having problems in their marriages and relationships. The poll by the National Sleep Foundation discovered that 75 percents of adults have sleep related problems. Most however belienve that they have a sleep problem and ignore it. "Half of the country sleeps pretty well -- the other half has problems," Foundation chief executive Richard Gulula stated. The survey of more than 1,500 adults found 87 percent usually watched TV in the hour before going to bed, 47 percent usually had sex and 64 percent read. Richard Gelula said in the statement. Nearly 25% of those in a relationship said they had sex less often or had lost interest in sex because they are too sleepy. Of those surveyed, 60 percent of drivers admitted to having driven drowsy in the past year and 4 percent said they had an accident or near-accident because they were sleepy while driving. 77 percent complained that their partner has a sleep-related problem, usually snoring. A third of people who described themselves as poor sleepers said their relationships were affected because they are too sleepy, compared to 8 percent of good sleepers