A lawmaker from Virginia who became famous two years ago for proposing a ban on baggy pants has shocked constituents again with a bill that would outlaw rubber testicles from being placed on the back of trucks. Delegate Lionel Spruill (D-Chesapeake) admits his new proposal is a bit comical, but he insists the bill comes from complaints made by those in his district. Spruill said a man came to him once and said that his six-year-old daughter saw a pair of testicles on the back of a truck and asked him about it. "They're offensive to some folks," Spruill said. "It's OK to express yourself, but citizens have the right not to be subjected to something vulgar. "

ree press advocates in China are sounding the alarms after a Chinese man was beaten to death by officials after trying to film a confrontation between city officials and residents of Wanba village in Tianmen over the dumping of waste near their village. According to the report, 24 municipal inspectors have been detained so far for their involvement in the incident, in which 41-year-old construction company executive Wei Wenhua was beaten to death for trying to record a scuffle between city officials and village residents on his cell phone. The villagers were attempting to stop trucks from unloading waste near their homes when the fight broke out.

A house fire that resulted in $50,000 worth of damages was started by the family dog, said firefighters. A woman who was frying fish was reported to have gone to take out the garbage, when the dog shut the door behind her. The fish was still frying in the pan, and eventually resulted in shooting flames and heavy smoke.

A mayor in the Philippines' financial capital on Thursday issued a threat to dump the city's garbage in front of the Metro Manila Development Authority, the agency tasked to dispose trash of the metropolis. An angry Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay told the MMDA to solve Metro Manila's garbage or its office would have its own stinking problem.

Police are on the lookout for the men responsible for a rash of armed robberies targeting ice cream trucks. Some ice cream truck drivers who usually ride around apartment complexes in MetroWest Orlando, an area known for skyrocketing crime rates, said they will never return out of fear.