Chinese Riot Verdicts
A Chinese court has sentenced six people to death for their alleged roles in the deadly ethnic riots in Xinjiang this year... and because they all have kidneys healthy enough to sell.



Economics Nobel
Two Americans, Oliver E. Williamson and Elinor Ostrom, have won the Nobel Prize for Economics. They won the award for being the only two people in America who aren't in debt.



Hijack Arrest
A suspect in a 1968 hijacking at JFK airport was finally captured this weekend... but there's still no hope they'll find the 17 million pieces of luggage that's been lost at JFK since 2008.



Obama's Empty Promise
President Obama told a gathering of gay rights activists Saturday night that someday, he will sign a bill to allow openly gay people to serve in the military... he just has to find a pen that works.



Simon Sues
Singer Carly Simon is making the shocking move to sue her record label. It's only shocking because she is actually suing them and not her oral surgeon.





October 12th



1216: King John of England loses his crown jewels near Sutton Bridge. Every British king has worn a cup since then.


1983: Japan's former Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei is found guilty of taking a $2 million bribe from Lockheed and is sentenced to 4 years in jail... mostly for taking too little.


1999: The 6 billionth living human in the world is born. He is immediately contacted by one billion telemarketers.