http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged tn en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 05:20:06 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/six-die-in-fitness-test-attempting-to-join-south-africa-police/ SOME 34,000 South Africans applied for 90 trainee traffic police posts and at least six died during the recruitment fitness test. Six applicants are thought to have died from dehydration during a KwaZulu-Natal traffic department trial at a stadium in Pietermaritzburg this week, according to reports by state broadcaster SABC news and news agency SAPA. "More than 34,000 applicants qualified for the 90 trainee posts which were advertised," department executive ... ]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 22:19:49 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/six-die-in-fitness-test-attempting-to-join-south-africa-police/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/short-stint-in-jail-for-woman-who-killed-partner-by-cutting-off-his-penis/ A WOMAN who chopped off her ex partner's penis to stop him impregnating other women will serve less than four years in jail. Jian Chen was this morning sentenced to a minimum of three years and nine months in jail after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of her ex partner Xian Peng at her North Ryde home in February 2011. The court accepted the guilty plea to the lesser charge, and withdrew the murder charge, because Chen was suffering from an "abnormality o... ]]> Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:11:12 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/short-stint-in-jail-for-woman-who-killed-partner-by-cutting-off-his-penis/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/teacher-had-group-sex-with-students/ A SCHOOL teacher has allegedly lured four students with text messages to have group sex with her while one of them filmed it on his mobile phone. Brittni Colleps, 28, from Fort Worth, Texas, is facing charges after she was accused of sending 100 text messages in just one day to one of the teenage students involved. The messages got more intense and prosecutors allege they led to four studnets agreeing to meet Ms Colleps for sex, MyFoxDFW.com reports. ]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:19:51 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/teacher-had-group-sex-with-students/ http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/is-britney-spears-headed-for-another-breakdown/ BRITNEY Spears has been spotted without her engagement ring just days after appearing 'out of it' during a commercial shoot. Onlookers reported the X Factor judge seemed 'robotic and out of it' during a shoot for an Elizabeth Arden fragrance. ]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:06:15 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/is-britney-spears-headed-for-another-breakdown/ http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/lightning-strike-kills-1-injures-9-at-pocono-nascar-race/ A lightning strike in the parking lot at Pocono Raceway after a rain-shortened NASCAR race Sunday killed one person and injured nine others, racetrack officials said. It wasn't immediately clear if all 10 people were actually struck by lightning in the parking lot behind the grandstand, nor was it known whether one or multiple strikes occurred during the thunderstorm. Two people were taken to hospitals in critical condition after the strike, racetrack officials said... ]]> Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:32:26 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/lightning-strike-kills-1-injures-9-at-pocono-nascar-race/ http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/vietnamese-girl-sets-things-on-fire-with-inner-energy/ A yet unnamed 11-year-old girl from Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City has been making headlines in Asia, for her alleged uncontrollable power to set things around her on fire. According to Vietnamese website Ngoisao, on May 12, a young girl living in the Tan Binh district of Ho Chi Minh has burned down almost the entire third floor of her family’s home. Her father says the child did not have access to any fire-inducing objects, and that the fire was caused by the supe... ]]> Fri, 15 Jun 2012 20:16:01 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/vietnamese-girl-sets-things-on-fire-with-inner-energy/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/parenting-fail/ Who hasn't dressed their baby up as a stripper and made her pole dance using a lamp? ]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:22:30 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/parenting-fail/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/man-fathered-30-kids-with-11-different-women-cant-pay-child-support/ Desmond Hatchett is pleading with the state of Tennessee to help him pay for child support. With 30 kids, who could afford to pay child support? Yes, 30 children by 11 different “baby mamas.” Desmond explained how it all happened, well you know what we mean, “I had four kids in the same year. Twice.” The children range in age from toddlers to 14 years old. He was last in court in 2009, at which time he had 21 childre... ]]> Sat, 19 May 2012 11:40:01 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/man-fathered-30-kids-with-11-different-women-cant-pay-child-support/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/boner-facing-sexual-harrassment-charges/ MURFREESBORO — A state appeals tribunal that oversees unemployment benefits found that Rutherford County Property Assessor Bill Boner retaliated against two women by firing them after they complained about inappropriate comments, documents show. “Since Mr. Boner’s election in 2008, he has engaged in severe and pervasive sexually harassing behavior toward me and other women in the office,” their complaints state. Both federal complaints, which are being in... ]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 17:25:24 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/boner-facing-sexual-harrassment-charges/ http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/texas-man-struck-by-lightning-while-sleeping/ Cheval Silva had planned on watching the International Space Station streak across the sky over his ranch, but storms were rolling in, so they decided to head inside and watch T-V. Silva drifted off to sleep, but was quickly awakened by what could be called the shock of his life. "By a searing pain in my right foot, and when I woke up, I could see the room kind of exploded." ]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 11:42:47 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/texas-man-struck-by-lightning-while-sleeping/