Planet Hilker: The Funnies
March 20, 2009
Large company effects mass layoff via a fire drill.
20 March 2009 1500h
March 19, 2009
As he travels the country searching for Americans to dupe into appearing in his next film, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is operating behind a series of dummy companies and web sites intended to mask his involvement in the follow-up to the hit "Borat" movie.
19 March 2009 2020h
Unhappy with a $43 million post-nuptial agreement, a Connecticut woman is arguing in court that she deserves a bigger piece of her industrialist husband's fortune, in part to help offset weekly expenses totaling a whopping $53,000.
19 March 2009 1620h
Warning claims that opening an e-mail message from a particular sender will provide a hacker access to your e-mail account and the accounts of everyone on your contact list.
19 March 2009 1500h
A new photograph of convicted murderer Charles Manson has been released by the California Department of Corrections.
19 March 2009 1430h
March 18, 2009
Concerned that an ex-boyfriend had used her laptop to search for child pornography, an Indiana woman asked police to search the computer for illegal images, but had her plan backfire when cops discovered two videos of her engaged in illicit acts with a dog.
18 March 2009 1620h
Update: Massachusetts becomes the latest state to enact a "move over" law for emergency vehicles.
18 March 2009 1500h
Rumor about gang initiation killings taking place at a Wal-Mart surfaces again.
18 March 2009 1500h
Photographs show a New Jersey monument to the victims of 9/11 which was donated by Russia.
18 March 2009 1500h
Achewood strip for Wednesday, March 18, 2009
18 March 2009 0700h
March 17, 2009
Pastor of New York's Times Square Church warns of imminent catastrophe.
17 March 2009 1500h
Achewood strip for Tuesday, March 17, 2009
17 March 2009 0700h
March 16, 2009
A Florida man wearing an "I . My Marriage" t-shirt was arrested last night for allegedly choking his wife during an argument in their Tampa-area home.
16 March 2009 2101h
T-Pain and Anita Baker are the latest additions to our ever-growing concert rider collection. Guess which one is crazy about shrimp?
16 March 2009 1901h
The Peoria Pelter remains on the loose. A week after a McDonald's employee was assaulted with a "hot greasy McGriddle sandwich," Illinois cops have yet to make an arrest.
16 March 2009 1701h
Was acid placed into hand soap dispensers in the restrooms of rest stops in Alabama and Florida?
16 March 2009 1500h
March 15, 2009
One party to a territorial dispute tricks the other into a damning admission.
15 March 2009 1500h
Achewood strip for Sunday, March 15, 2009
15 March 2009 0700h
March 13, 2009
In advance of St. Patrick's Day, this end-of-the-week mug shot extravaganza is fronted by a group of suspects proud to be Irish and wear the green.
13 March 2009 2150h
Match the suspect's face with their tattoo for chance to win copy of "Role Models" DVD
13 March 2009 1600h
Protest against federal spending encourages Americans to mail teabags to the White House.
13 March 2009 1500h
March 12, 2009
Six employees of a Texas home for mentally disabled adults have been charged with encouraging residents to fight each other.
12 March 2009 2110h
Gospel singer BeBe Winans was booked yesterday on a domestic assault rap for allegedly pushing his ex-wife to the ground during an argument last month.
12 March 2009 1750h
Here's the statement Bernard Madoff read this morning in federal court as he pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme.
12 March 2009 1700h
Is CIA director Leon Panetta's daughter a 'radical anti-American'?
12 March 2009 1500h
Achewood strip for Thursday, March 12, 2009
12 March 2009 0700h
March 11, 2009
The return of Phish to the concert stage has been a welcome development for both fans of the jam band and police. During a series of concerts last weekend in Hampton, Virginia, authorities arrested nearly 200 Phish fans.
11 March 2009 1930h
We examine the claim that the term '86' (get rid of someone or something) entered the language as part of a restaurant code.
11 March 2009 1500h
March 10, 2009
Proclaiming themselves "terrorists to the bone," five Guantanamo Bay detainees defend their roles in the September 11 terror attacks in a war crimes court filing released today by the Pentagon.
10 March 2009 1730h
Culinary debate: Who invented the French dip sandwich?
10 March 2009 1500h
Achewood strip for Tuesday, March 10, 2009
10 March 2009 0700h
March 09, 2009
Advertisements offer thousands of dollars of "free money" available in the form of government grants.
9 March 2009 1500h
March 08, 2009
Why we fiddle with our clocks twice a year.
8 March 2009 1500h
March 06, 2009
A dude with nice calves and a possible descendant of Little Lord Fauntleroy highlight this week's booking photo roundup.
6 March 2009 2200h
Name the gangster in the FBI surveillance photo for a chance to win a copy of the new U2 album.
6 March 2009 1600h
Is "Operation Yellowjacket" coming to your state?
6 March 2009 1500h
March 05, 2009
Singer told LAPD how Chris Brown punched, bit her in February assault, newly released document reveals.
5 March 2009 1820h
A Florida couple was arrested yesterday evening for having sex in a Bradenton park, not far from a playground.
5 March 2009 1640h
