Tragedy strikes as a St. Joseph, Missouri man who weighed over 600 lbs dies late Saturday night after his trailer caught fire. Fire officials say 45-year old Timothy Lee Morris dialed 911 from his home when the fire broke out Saturday evening, but couldn't get out by himself due to his weight. His daughters, ages 8 and 13, called neighbors, but they were unable to move him.

Shrimpo LLC and Christopher Curry made news previously, after announcing it had created a unique way to take control of the official Bin Laden family website, saudi-binladin-group. com, for which the domain registration expired on September 11, 2001. In an effort to stay true to its goals of inspiring global peace, shrimpo LLC is offering the sale of this Internet name. With the money obtained from the auction, Shrimpo LLC plans to help victims of manmade and environmental disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina. The Red Cross, Red Crescent and C'amai, an environmental awareness group, will benefit from the auction.

Piscataway police discover a three foot alligator as they make the rounds to help people from their homes in flooded portions of the town which has seen over a foot of rain in the last ten-days. "It's not normal to find an alligator around here," Lt. George Maurer tells the Associated Press. "I know we've had a lot of rain but come on!. "

Scientists say by keeping carbon in their fields through no-till farming practices, farmers can help countries meet targeted reductions in atmospheric carbon dioxide and reduce the harmful effects of global warming. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee say, "Our research focuses on the feasibility of different sequestration schemes for reducing natural emissions of carbon dioxide or enhancing the natural uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide. "

Four years after undergoing surgery, Etienne Verhees coughs up one of four screws used to hold a metal plate in his neck to help heal two vertebrae he broke after falling off a ladder. Verhees tells daily Gazet Van Antwerpen