From the oh thank goodness department
US home sales have been slumping for the months of May and June. The figures have come back for the month of July and despite expectations that the slump would be continuing, home sales rose 2.8 percent.

This means that nationwide 50,000 more homes were sold than were expected to sell.

Annie the Astronaut Reports
Barbara Morgan has come home from outer space on Wednesday - as a civilian astronaut on Space Shuttle Endeavor. She'll soon be working a national campaign to highlight the importance of math and science to our children.

From the Kennel
Up until 2 months ago Michael Vick was the darling of the NFL. Now he's slated to plead guilty on several charges related to running a dog fighting ring. Ebay is now featuring Michael Vick trading cards that have been chewed up by pups.

They are going for more than twice the cost of the most expensive Vick cards!

Zed the Zookeeper Reports
When interacting with their infants, female rhesus monkeys use special vocalizations similar to the "baby talk" used by human mothers to get an infant's attention.

So are we acting like monkeys, or are monkeys acting like us?

All the way from Africa
Parliament laughed when they were told that the monkeys had taken to harassing and mocking women in a village.

The monkeys had been invading local farms and continuing to get more aggressive. The wildlife service is warning the people of the town not to harm the monkeys.