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Oklahoma Couple's Starbucks Wedding Is a Grande Event [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:55:36 +0000

On Tuesday, an Oklahoma couple had their dream wedding at a Starbucks. Now that’s a “latte” love! No, they weren’t jonesing for a caffeine fix — Eva McCarthy and Carmine Capparello got hitched at their favorite Starbucks because it’s where they first fell in love. The local Starbucks agreed to host the nuptials and even [...]

What the…? Millionaire Couple Busted for Receiving Welfare Benefits

Shauna Wright — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:40:20 +0000

Investigators and authorities have learned that a Seattle couple lived in a million-dollar home and traveled the world, all while collecting more than $135,000 in welfare benefits. Lyudmila Shimonova allegedly got Section 8 housing assistance starting in 2003 by saying she lived alone with two children and that her household assets were less than $5,000. [...]

Men Are Quicker Than Women to Say 'I Love You'

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:00:17 +0000

Contrary to popular belief, men are three times more likely than women to be the first in a relationship to say ‘I love you.’ This was among the findings of a Penn State University study, which interviewed 172 college students on their relationships. The researchers also determined that these weren’t just empty words, and that [...]

Maine Couple Sweeps Second North American Wife Carrying Championship [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:05:27 +0000

Rocco Andreozzi and and his girlfriend Kim Wasko, both of Portland, ME, beat out 46 other couples to win the North American Wife Carrying Championship for their second straight year.

With Wasko hanging upside down from Andreozzi’s shoulders, the pair completed the obstacle course in 49.64 seconds, shaving an impressive 12.27 seconds off their score from the year before.

Couple Has Their Wedding Officiated By a Computer [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:00:26 +0000

Miguel Hanson and Diana Wesley of Houston, Texas had planned on having a friend officiate their wedding. But when that fell through, the two self-professed geeks simply coded a program for a virtual minister — named Reverend Bit — and had a computer do the job instead. “We’re both friends of the computer,” Wesley explained. [...]

Bride and Groom Pose With New Batmobile on the Set of 'The Dark Knight Rises' [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:00:03 +0000

‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ the much-hyped new installment in Christopher Nolan’s Batman series, is currently shooting in Pittsburgh where paparazzi and fans have swarmed the set. Over the weekend, Steel City residents — including one lucky pair of newlyweds – got a good look at the camouflage-edition Batmobile that will be featured in the movie.