A woman who has committed suicide was left hanging dead on a tree for nearly 12 hours as by-passers mistook the body as a Halloween decoration. The unidentified woman, 42, hanged herself from a tree near a fairly busy road. It was not until hours later did a local resident call local authorities, out of concern for the rotting body.

A Chinese performance artist makes an appearance in city court, after wading naked into the rapids above Niagara Falls as part of a stunt gone wrong. He Yun Chang, 38, of Beijing is charged with disorderly conduct and exposing himself in public, both violations, after being arrested by Niagara Park Police Saturday afternoon.

A new book written by author Hank Bordowitz reveals the lows singer Billy Joel sunk to over the years in a fight with depression and alcoholism. Joel reportedly drank furniture polish in a suicide attempt.

A 40-year old man was about to jump off a 33-foot bridge in the city of Kuala Lumpur after losing his job and suffering from depression, but one thing stopped him from jumping. . . his dog. Police told the man his dog would die from suffocation because it was locked inside his car with the windows up. This drove the man to tears and made him come down off the bridge to save his and the dog's life.

A 40-year old man was about to jump off a 33-foot bridge in the city of Kuala Lumpur after losing his job and suffering from depression, but one thing stopped him from jumping. . . his dog. Police told the man his dog would die from suffocation because it was locked inside his car with the windows up. This drove the man to tears and made him come down off the bridge to save his and the dog's life.