A 73-year old woman rammed her car straight through Tina's Hair Pro's window Wednesday, according to police officials of Soldotna, Alaska. Driver Della Miller explained she lost control of her 2006 GMC Envoy while driving through snow-covered pavement and crashed into the front window of the salon she was heading to for a hair appointment. The collision resulted in two broken plate-glass windows, damaged walls and the salon's stone-work front, and some broken heating pipes.

Health officials in mainland China express alarm over reports that a company in Southern China was recycling condoms as hair bands, which they say could pass over the sexually transmitted diseases to whoever will use the recycled condoms, report said Tuesday. Latest report shows that in Dongguan and Guangzhou cities in Guangdong southern province, Chinese-made recycled products such as headbands and rubber bands made of used condoms were seen being openly sold in local markets and beauty shops.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals bestowed the Dog and Cat of the Year Award to Toby, a 2 1/2-year-old golden retriever and Winnie, a gray-eyed American shorthair, respectively, during ceremonies held Friday in Rockefeller Center in New York City. The two animals were cited for saving the lives of their masters during critical periods and weird circumstances.

A bookshop owner from Houston, Texas emerged as the only and winning bidder for the 3-inch (8 cm) strand of hair of Bolivian icon, Che Guevara, auctioned by the Heritage Auction Galleries in downtown Dallas for a staggering price of $119,500. The 61-year-old Bill Butler placed his order by telephone, claiming he wanted to display the hair of the Bolivian icon as a main attraction in his bookshop.

Though many women would agree that they are obsessed about clothes without any argument, now there is a survey to prove the fact. A recent poll conducted by a Canadian marketing company has found that women are far more clothes-conscious than men are. Almost 40 percent of the women questioned agreed they own five or more pairs of black shoes and considered it "OK," while only 15 percent of men agree. When the women were asked about the number of outfits they would need for a weekend away, sixty-seven percent of them said they would pack three or four, matched by 44 percent of men.