Wendy Gould

Mother's Day is around the corner, so now's a good time to start doing some present planning. A good place to start is what not to get her, so we thought we'd help you out.

Whether you've already splurged on mom or are panicking at the last minute to find an easy way to show your appreciation for all she does, have no fear. The Internet is here to save the day with online Mother's Day cards.

Finding a date -- let alone a life partner -- is hard enough, but the dating website BeautifulPeople.com has just made things a little more difficult for their paying members. The site, as the name implies, only allows attractive men and women to flirt and mingle amongst each other. However, a virus dubbed 'Shrek' infiltrated the site last month, allowing tens of thousands of newbies to become mem

Last week, James Verone walked into an RBC bank --sans gun -- with a robbery plan. However, unlike most bank robbers, his plan did not involve walking out with loads of cash. Instead, the 59-year-old North Carolina man actually wanted to be arrested so he'd have access to prison healthcare provided by the government.

A San Mateo, California feline with a thing for material items has been found guilty of stealing his neighbor's goods. In fact, the cat's stolen over 600 items from around the neighborhood, including stuffed animals, clothing, hats and shoes.

Wearing adult-sized diapers may be a strange way to voice your disapproval, but the infant-inspired getup will definitely get you noticed. At least it did for a group in Valencia, Spain who continue raising their voices against social spending cuts and austerity measures put in place by the government there.

When Stephen McDow discovered there was an extra $110,000 from the IRS in his checking account, it was probably one of the best days of his life. Unfortunately, the money wasn't for him.

Having your car stolen is bad enough, but Carol Denmead of Arizona experienced something even more traumatizing than your basic carjacking: a stolen vehicle with her precious pup inside. The 12-year-old collie mix was waiting in Denmead's 2005 Pontiac last Thursday morning while she quickly ran inside a pharmacy.

You've heard about snakes on a boat, snakes on a train and, yes, snakes on a plane, but what about snakes on a Midwest garbage truck? Last week, a Cincinnati, Ohio garbage collector found an unexpected - and unexplained - behemoth Burmese Python on the roof of his garbage truck after he emptied a bin at a fast-food restaurant.

Russian diver Natalia Avseenko decided to bare all in an attempt to tame two beluga whales who dwell in the cold Arctic waters. Scientists believe that beluga wales strongly dislike the feeling of synthetic materials and wanted to experiment with going au natural instead of donning the traditional diving suit.