"It was one of those incidences in 27 years that I lost it. I'm very ashamed of it. . . . The department doesn't need the negative publicity that I've brought." picked by kakana 5 months ago

Apple slashed the price of its best-selling iPhone to $399 today. The company says it's on track to ship its 1,000,000th unit of the hot-selling cellphone-iPod-Internet combo device by the end of the month. picked by punthe 2 years ago

A 23-year-old man lost half a litre of blood when an Aboriginal elder slashed his penis in an initiation ritual that went horribly wrong. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Two men were foiled in their attempt to start a dogfight by allegedly stealing or finding two "clean" pit bulls that had no injuries or wounds. They also had a female pit bull that they slashed with a box cutter so that the wounds and blood would arouse and incite the two other dogs.

Some humans really do suck. picked by horsefeathers 6 days ago

Man slashed while he sleeps by his "friend". picked by PulsisX 3 years ago

The attack happened at the Carbug on Alafaya Trail where the company claims they can get a loan for just about anyone. Deputies said they know who the suspect is and they are working with his girlfriend to find him.

*Fl Fl FL FLORIDA picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

But Democrats said Bush's budget targets the wrong health care providers for cuts. They said insurers subsidized to provide Medicare coverage are being overpaid.

*Huh? Insurers subsidize medicare and we PAY them to do it? WTF is that for, so that there's a middleman??? picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

She meant to slash the tires of her husbands car because he was unfaithful. Instead, she vandalized a local police officer's truck. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

Police said a man slashed his mother's neck with a kitchen knife, read her the Bible and left her to die after a dispute over a computer.

*What a nice Christian thing to do. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A four day old foal is recovering from an attack during which it was slashed across the neck in Scotland.

Local authorities believe this may have been related to the upcoming summer solstice. picked by pocksucket 6 months ago

Sony Corp. slashed the price of its current PlayStation 3 by $100, or 16.7 percent, and introduced a high-capacity model in an effort to spur sales of the struggling video game console.

Also see: picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

When Gareth Groves brought home his massive new Hummer, he knew his environmentally friendly neighbors disapproved. But he didn't expect what happened next. The sport utility vehicle was parked for five days on the street before two masked men smashed the windows, slashed the tires and scratched into the body: "FOR THE ENVIRON." picked by sholom22 2 years ago

A bookmaker has slashed its odds on proof being found of God's existence to just 4-1. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

This is a follow up to an earlier (text) post on this skating mishap. Pretty nasty accident! (no blood and gore - SFW) picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

"The labor market has indeed turned south," said Joel Naroff, president of Naroff Economic Advisors. "That was the one last bastion of hope to stay out of a recession. Now the question is how deep and how long will it last?" picked by keroberos32 2 years ago

The Federal Reserve made its second deep interest-rate cut in a week and slashed a key short-term rate by a half-percentage point Wednesday. picked by osiris12 2 years ago

5,000 jobs slashed, 1,400 immediately, in first-ever companywide layoffs
The announcement was a blow to a local economy already reeling from job cuts at The Boeing Co. and Weyerhaeuser Co. and the failure of Washington Mutual.

Getting a little scary in Washington, folks. picked by bingo 10 months ago

A third of the district's 'windows' will be forced to close after a city crackdown on financial crimes. picked by NoKidding 3 years ago

The New York Times dramatically slashed its normal rates for a full-page advertisement for MoveOn.org's ad questioning the integrity of Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq. picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

Bankers have been blamed and bonuses have been slashed, but one City financier this week thumbed his nose at the financial crisis - running up a £43,000 bar bill. picked by topofall 9 months ago