KASTELA, CROATIA — A former adult entertainment performer has lost her first bid to become mayor of Kastela in southern Croatia, but she said she won’t give up hope voters can look beyond her past and see the dedicated civil servant within.“I’ll try again in four years,”...

SIOUX FALLS, SD — Most college graduates eventually realize that the three initials that refer to their alma mater also refer to someone else’s. Regardless of that harmless reality, one South Dakota college has decided that it and it alone may be referred to by the letters...

REDMOND, WA — Internet safety experts are warning parents that Bing.com, Microsoft’s attempt to compete head-to-head with search-engine titan Google, may give children — and unwilling adult users — more information than they bargained for.Bing went live in the U.S. during...

PARRAMATTA, NEW SOUTH WALES — Cartoon characters are persons under Australian law, according to a New South Wales Supreme Court Ruling.That’s very bad news for Alan John McEwan, whose conviction on child pornography charges stemming from possession of explicit images...

PORTLAND, ME — Although Wikipedia assures the world that Maine is most famous for its scenery, at least one parent is decidedly unimpressed by what he was able to see when visiting one of the state’s Spencer’s Gifts. Although Spencer’s Gifts sells fairy charm jewelry,...

NEW YORK, NY — For an organization that bills itself as “America’s Leader in Education since 1980,” the Learning Annex sure has a few things to – well — learn about the adult entertainment industry. That’s certainly the opinion of at least one burlesque dancer, who...

VASSALBORO, ME — Continuing drama surrounding a small-town coffee shop that went topless in order to put a vacant building to good use and provide much-needed local employment begs the question of exactly where in Vassalboro, ME, the boobs are located.On Saturday, a state...

SPRINGFIELD, MA — Why 24-year-old Macrus J. Blanton decided to emerge from the Club 418 bathroom with guns blazing is unknown, but the fact he managed to kill one man and injure five others is unquestionable.Local authorities became aware of the early morning strip club...

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, ENGLAND — Considering the bawdy nature of some of William Shakespeare’s work, it’s doubtful much of anything would have embarrassed the man.Nevertheless, the mayor of the Bard’s hometown, Stratford-Upon-Avon, contends the town’s image will be tarnished...

HOLLYWOOD, CA – Add actress Heather Graham to the growing phalanx of women who have joined the pole-dancing fan club.Graham, one of the stars of Boogie Nights, appears as an exotic dancer in the new movie The Hangover. To prepare for her role, she took lessons in the art of...