from the world of news

Some entertaining things from the world of news today:

Rhode Island wants statewide Wi-Fi
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (Reuters) -- America's smallest state is seeking to become its first to offer a wireless broadband network from border to border.

Retired teacher fights huge cable porn tab
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) - A 62-year-old retired schoolteacher is fighting with a cable company over a hefty bill for porn and gangsta rap programming she says she never ordered.

In a Tiny Queens Apartment, 70 Cats Gone, and 28 to Go
Thirty cats in a cramped apartment in Queens may seem like a lot, but five years ago, Melanie Neer and her mother Barbaralee had 100 in there.

Mirabelli to catch Wakefield tonight vs. Yankees
The Boston Red Sox reacquired catcher Doug Mirabelli from the San Diego Padres in exchange for catcher Josh Bard, minor-league pitcher Cla Meredith. The Padres also received $100,000 in the deal, ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney is reporting.

And of course, the headline you thought you would never see unless it was a sign of the apocalypse:

Anna Nicole Smith Wins Supreme Court Case
The former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith was given a new chance by the Supreme Court today to try to get part of the vast fortune of her late husband, a Texas oil tycoon who was six decades her senior.