A Farmington Hills, MI man was killed while saving his pregnant wife and unborn child during a freak accident outside the library. Hong Kong native David Shu-Kin Kwok was run over by the couple's mini van after getting out to assist his pregnant wife who had fallen while trying to get into the vehicle. In his rush, Kwok forgot to put the parking brake on and the vehicle and both he and his wife, Erika Kwok, were struck by the vehicle.

'Black Friday' took a violent turn as over-zealous shoppers trampled a Walmart worker to death in Long Island, NY at 5am. The 34-year-old Queens man died after 'hundreds' of people broke down the doors and flooded the store.

An 8-year-old boy who confessed to shooting to death his father and a man renting a room from his father in Arizona earlier this month, had told authorities he kept a log recording the instances his father and stepmother hit him. According to a search affidavit from a St. Johns, Ariz. Police officer, the boy told Child Protective Services agents that 1,000 spankings was his threshold.

Two men shot and killed each other at a crowded Toys "R" Us store in Palm Desert, Calif. , adding to the nationwide violence that marred the busiest shopping day of the year, known as "Black Friday. "Alejandro Moreno, 39, of Desert Hot Springs, and Juan Meza, 28, of Cathedral City, were found dead at around 11:30 a. m. outside the store.

Philippines-based coffee chain Figaro on Monday announced it has partnered with i. Can Worldwide to introduce a mobile ordering and payment system that would allow mobile phone users to place orders and pay using local bank consortium Bancnet or the Bank of the Philippine Islands. In a statement, Figaro said the system works by encouraging mobile phone users to download and install i. Can applet into their phones and pre-register a mobile phone personal identification number or PIN.

Wildlife officials in Australia said Sunday that 150 whales stranded on a remote coastline in Tasmania island, died after being battered by strong waves on rocks while rescuers frustratingly tried to save them. Rescuers from the Tasmania state's Parks and Wildlife Service rushed to the remote site at Sandy Cape in an effort to save an estimated 12 whales spotted Saturday injured but still alive. However, the whales have died by Sunday.

One of Britain's Queen Elizabeth's footman is a secret part-time wrestler. David Hintz, 23, is a rising star of Capital British Wrestling, in which he fights under the name of David Deville, but has kept his second career hidden from Buckingham Palace chiefs. He said: "I sometimes find it difficult to juggle the roles because of the traveling required for the wrestling. "

As the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration rite fast approaches, U. S. residents who share the same surname as President-elect Barack Obama are recognizing the value of sharing the same rare moniker. The privilege of enjoying the perks of having an Obama surname is accorded few U. S. residents because according to databases there are probably less than 20 Obama families in the United States, while Whitepages. com shows 70 Obamas on its roster. However, there are 11,000 Clintons and 60,000 Bushes.

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are celebrating the Thanksgiving celebration feasting on freeze-dried green beans and cornbread dressing. Completing the commemoration is turkey, albeit in more of a deli style.