A teenager who wanted some peace and quiet unplugged his neighbor's life support machine because it was "too noisy". Fredrick Moelner, 17, said he wanted some sleep as he recovered from a car accident. But the respirator device used to keep 76 year old Hermann Berghoff, who occupied the hospital bed next to Moelner, was keeping him from getting any rest.

In a freak accident, an Albany police officer shot herself in the wrist with her own gun, she apparently kept it under her pillow for protection. According to Dougherty County officials, Sgt. Kinshishi Adams, 34, had to undergo an intensive surgery to repair the damage caused by the shot. The incident happened Sunday night, when Adam was sleeping and her service weapon she stored near her head discharged.

A Cornish man claimed to have kept awake for 11 days straight in an attempt to better the Guinness record for sleep deprivation. The 42-year-old horticulturist, Tony Wright had begun his "stay awake" program on May 14 as part of his research on relationship between physical state and sleep. He had undertaken similar experiments in the past but for lesser durations.

A north Vancouver condo owner is taking her neighbor to the British Columbia Supreme court for smoking cigarettes on her own patio, which is located beneath the plaintiff's apartment. Maureen Nicholson claims her neighbor's 10 cigarette-a-day habit causes "toxic, noxious, carcinogenic and pungent smoke" to enter her home. She says she has asked her neighbor to stop smoking and has complained to the condominium council in the building.

Prompted by the loud noises, the neighbors of Worshippers of Christ the Warrior King Church in Massillon, Ohio have petitioned the city, saying the church music is taking away their sleep. Not only are the neighbors disturbed by the noises but they also want to find a solution to the noise at night when the members are leaving the church.