A controversial new "thrill ride," has been added to New York's Coney Island, only it's not actually a ride, and most would agree, there is no "thrill" in waterboarding. The store front attraction uses robots that look human to depict the act of waterboarding, a method of torture that gives the victim a feeling of drowning. A life size figure in a dark sweat suit and holding a bucket of water stands over a figure in an orange jump suit who is tied to a tilted board. Putting a dollar into a machine causes the robotic man in the sweat suit to dump water onto the face of the bound figure, whose face is covered by a towel. For 15 seconds, voyeurs watch the robot in the orange jumpsuit convulse.

"Drugs and Sex For Sale, 24/7. " That's what the large orange sign says in bold black letters that hangs outside one angry landlord's building. The small print underneath says, "Please help us, call Cincinnati City Council. "Fed up with blatant drug dealing and prostitution in his neighborhood, apartment building owner John Wallen put up the $400 sign in an effort to get authorities to crack down on the criminal activity on Churchill Street in Cincinnati, where his building of six units is down to one tenant. He told the Cincinnati Enquirer that the heavy crime at night is driving his tenants away.

Officials say that some Orlando, Fla. , homeowners are living on land that was once used by the Air Force as a World War II-era gas and decontamination range, which means that some people might have mustard gas in their yards or under their homes. About 2,100 acres in Orange County will be inspected by Army Corps of Engineer workers looking for mustard gas, other toxic chemicals and unexploded bombs. The affected area includes the Englewood Park development in Azalea Park.

A Florida woman was arrested by police Friday after reports revealed that she stabbed her husband during a fight that centered around the subject of having hot dogs for dinner that night. The woman, 28-year old Alfreda Van Bladel from Orange County, reportedly stabber her husband Anton with a steak knife, after he snatched from her hands a plate of hot dogs she had prepared.

According to Britain's Ministry of Defense, the number of UFO sightings in the country rose by about 40 percent last year. The Ministry of Defense said that in 2007, it had recorded at least 135 reports of UFO sightings. That is up from the 97 sightings recorded in 2006.