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Smokey Bear was chosen as mascot for American astronaut Joseph Acaba's mission to space aboard the Russian soyuz spacecraft.

The high costs and moral implications of applying the death penalty has led five states to repeal their capital punishment laws in the same number of years.

Ken Konias, a suspect in an armored car heist, was arrested at at an alleged crack house in Florida thanks to a tip off from a pimp and his prostitute girlfriend.

If your name is legally Don Draper, not only do you have the same name as possibly the most suave ad man in fiction's history, but you could also score yourself a free hotel room at Howard Johnson. The HoJo hotel chain is using the latest episode of Mad Men, where Mr. and Mrs. Draper had a horrific experience during their stay, as a marketing ploy - and an apology - to everyone named Don Draper by giving a free one-night stay in order to boost the brand and revenue.

Here are the Packers biggest needs heading into the draft, as well as some players they might target.

Evelyn Lozada and Jennifer Williams got into a physical alteration during an episode of Basketball Wives aired Monday.

Debbie Stevens, a New York based kidney donor, was fired after donating her organ to her boss. Now the 47-year-old divorced mom of two is demanding her kidney back in a lawsuit.

Will charges be dropped in Mark Abaire's $1 felony case in which he is accused of stealing $1 worth of soda from a Florida McDonald's and now faces up to five years in prison if convicted of the charges?

An angry mob brutally attacked a man in front of his house after he told a group of kids to to stop playing basketball on Saturday night. Matthew Owens was hit with bricks, chairs, pipes and paint cans on his own front porch in Alabama by a group of 20 people who reportedly stated, That's justice for Trayvon, after they were done beating Owens to within an inch of his life.

BJ's Wholesale Club is a membership warehouse where customers can save more than 30% off supermarket prices. It turns out that BJ's is also a place that customers can turn to if they're looking for a human torso.

Mark Abaire was unable to post bond after he was arrested on felony theft charges for allegedly filling a cup of soda worth $1 from a Florida McDonald's and not paying for it.

A disgruntled 4-year-old Saudi boy fatally shot his father for not buying him a PlayStation, media reports said.

A species of armored catfish called Loricariidae have been wreaking havoc in South Florida's lakes. Non-native to the waters, the fish have been eating away at the lakes, causing erosion, and are even responsible for tripping humans by burrowing holes along the edge of the water.

Microsoft infringed Motorola Mobility's patents in making its popular Xbox gaming consoles, a judge for the International Trade Commission ruled on Monday.

The world's biggest McDonald's will open its doors to the public at the London Olympics for a six week-only period, according to the Daily Mirror.

Water is not only healthier than soda, but for Mark Abaire, choosing water would have also prevented him from being arrested.

Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee will resign from his position on Monday, only a month after he announced he was temporarily stepping down in the wake of the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

Bill Lee, the Sanford, Fla., police chief who was criticized for his handling of the Trayvon Martin case, will resign from his post today.

Marissa Alexander's Stand Your Ground debacle has echoes of the Trayvon Martin case, but the law doesn't seem to be protecting her in the same way it helped Martin's attacker, George Zimmerman, avoid prosecution for a month and a half.

Mitt Romney is giving Pennsylvania voters a potential glimpse of the general election by campaigning with Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a popular young lawmaker who is widely considered to be on Romney's vice presidential short list.

The conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which receives funds from 140 U.S. companies, is breaking federal tax laws, Common Cause charged.