Nearly 50 cats were rescued Thursday from a one-story house in Martinsburg, West Virginia, which was filled with feces that in some areas were half a foot deep. Animal control officers wearing protective suits and air packs also found two dead kittens in the huge piles of feces. According to the rescue team, some cat feces were about 3 feet wide while in other areas the feces was 3 inches to 6 inches deep.

Colorado Springs artist Jason Baalman is trying out an array of unusual mediums that can produce a picture on a canvass - be it ketchup with French fries, or chocolate syrup with a spoon. But this 30-year-old artist has an eye for technology too, as he has also painted a replica of the Mona Lisa using Microsoft's Paint accessory software. Since posting a video of himself painting portraits of Ronald McDonald and Morgan Spurlock, the creator of the documentary "Super Size Me," using ketchup and French fries on social networking website You Tube, Baalman - previously a struggling artist - has bagged a huge backlog of portrait orders.

As the debate over gun control laws continues in the wake of the shooting tragedy at Virginia Tech University, one new gun owner in Illinois may ignite further arguments on the issue. At only 10-months-old, Bubba Ludwig has a gun permit after his father filled out the form online and paid the $5 license fee.

Stacy Snyder's long-cherished dream to become a teacher was shattered just a day before she was to graduate from Pennsylvania's Millersville University. The university denied Snyder a teaching degree on the eve of graduation, apparently because her MySpace photo rendered her unfit for the job. Snyder, 27, was severely shaken last year when she learned that authorities at Millersville University had decided not to award her a teaching degree because a picture of herself posted on her MySpace profile promoted underage drinking. She was instead granted a degree in English.

A mayoral candidate in the Philippines lost the support of his mother, brother, girlfriend and other relatives for pushing the eviction of residents from land he has been claiming. Magdaleno Pena's mother, Lina Pena, and brother, Bonifacio Pena, voiced their support of Samson Mondia, who is running for mayor of Pulupandan town against Pena.