Newsdroppings

Democratic party chief Howard Dean has warned that the arguing between Obama and Clinton supporters may hurt the party. And if anyone knows how stupid a little shouting can look, it's Howard Dean.

The U.S. Navy is joining the fight against pirates. Sailors will be trained to “always sneak up from the patch side.”

The Tribune Media Service says that airlines, airports and terminal security will make 2008 “The Year of the Fee,” and then go on to tell you what to expect. Our guess? Fees.

A Texas woman is demanding an apology from the Transportation Security Agency after she was forced to remove a nipple ring before boarding a plane. A TSA spokesman responded, "Hey, we already gave her a whole bunch of Mardi Gras beads."

A Starbuck’s barista gave a customer a kidney recently because of feelings of guilt over what she has to charge for a cup of coffee.

The Wilkins ice shelf is on the verge of breakup from Antarctica. Antarctica isn’t sure, but Wilkins has grown so distant lately, and Antarctica’s friends like New Zealand and Cape Horn never really liked Wilkins anyway, and think she’s better off without him. (The Horn of Africa insists Wilkins totally hit on her once, but never said anything.)

A 16-year-old boy snorkeling off Marysville Beach in the St. Claire River found a prehistoric shark tooth. He says his discovery has impressed many paleontologists, but very few girls.

A brawl broke out in a crowd surrounding Paris Hilton as she arrived in Istanbul during her tour for world peace, just to give you an idea of how her jailhouse resolutions are going.

A group of Tibetan monks disrupted a Chinese media tour with their loud music and belligerent behavior. Monks these days. What are ya gonna do. The problem is the public monastery system.

In a new movie about Charles Manson, Lindsay Lohan is going to play a dazed cult follower. The range this woman has!

When we want a complicated issue like racism cleared right up, we turn to the ladies of The View.

Pam Andersen says she was once attacked by leeches. Fortunately, they hate the taste of silicone.