The adage "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" is not true, according to a new book on insults. In the real world, words do have significant effects, says University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) professor of humanities Jerome Neu in his new book, "Sticks and Stones: The Philosophy of Insults" (Oxford University Press, 2008).

A local high school student was sentenced to two days of detention for wearing to school a pair of sweatpants with the Playboy logo and name. Seventeen-year old Elizabeth Johnson of Gateway High School was pulled aside by the school dean, and ordered to change her pants. Although she conceded and put on another pair, she was still ordered to stay for one hour after school for two days

A couple from Merseyside treated their guests to a cold reception after tying the knot in an igloo just at the outskirt of the Arctic Circle. Braving temperatures of minus 12C, Chris McQuade and Louise O'Mara exchange vows in Rovaniemi, Finland, witnessed by 17 family members as they tied the knot.

A 52-year old woman from Thailand is claiming that aside from enjoying riding toy motorcycles, her pet frog can also predict winning lottery numbers. Tongsai Boommrungtai, 52, said she came across the black spotted frog outside her house in Roi-Et.

Thirty-six years after he jumped out of a 727 clutching a bag full of cash, the mystery of D. B. Cooper is getting another look at by the FBI. The FBI has posted some new details in this cold case and are, once again, asking the public for help. On Nov. 24, 1971, a non-descript man calling himself Dan Cooper approached the counter of Northwest Orient Airlines in Portland, Oregon. He used cash to buy a one-way ticket on Flight #305, bound for Seattle, Washington.