New gender equality laws were submitted to Beijing, following a meeting of lawmakers. State media reports sexual harassment offenses face crimimal charges under changes to laws aimed at protecting women's rights.

Some Residents living on Hitler Road in Circleville, Ohio would like the street's name changed. The Pickaway County Hitlers were well-known farmers in Circleville and count three roads named after them, long before the Nazi dictator's name became synonymous with evil.

Mother always said "eat everything on your plate. " Three men who stopped for a snack before they robbed a fast-food restaurant last year, should have taken mother's advice.

A waitress at the To Suk Chung, serving dog stew to a group of patrons, says she does not understand why so many people make such a big deal about eating dog and whale meat, considered traditional meals in South Korea. Pak Suk-kyun does not sympathize with conservationists making pleas to ban the whale meat trade at The International Whaling Conference, just a few blocks from the restaurant, which specializes in dog stew.

The Associated Press report that grapefruit makes women appear younger. A study by the Smell and Taste Institute in Chicago was conducted to determine what makes a women smell young. Institute director Dr. Alan Hirsch reportedly smeared several middle-aged woman subjects with broccoli, banana, spearmint leaves, lavender and grapefruit.