A girl named Erin Brown was too drunk to drive. So she gave her boyfriend the keys. Now the Tennessee resident faces 30 years in prison. Back in December, Brown, 21, gave her car keys to her boyfriend, 23-year-old Trevor Bradshaw, thinking he was sober enough to drive. Bradshaw wasn't and, as a result, he struck and killed two pedestrians. Bradshaw was charged with vehicular homicide and assault, and, if convicted, could serve a 30-year sentence. In an unusual twist, however, Brown faces the same charges as her boyfriend, even though she had just been a passenger during the accident. In Tennessee, you can be charged with vehicular homicide if you knowingly give your vehicle to a drunk driver. But being charged and being convicted are two different things. Brown's lawyer says the district attorney would have “an awfully high bar to clear” to prove the charges. For the record, in 2007 Titans quarterback Steve McNair was arrested for letting his drunk friend drive his pickup. All charges were later dismissed. (source)

A heroin user was sentenced to a year in prison after he tried to rob a UK power station last year, only to suffer severe injuries when he urinated on a transformer. Michael Harper, 36, suffered serious burns in the blast which knocked out power to some 2,000 homes and caused $42,000 in damage to businesses in March. The father of two was left for dead by his 50-year-old accomplice, Richard Boyce, who tried to drive away but was found later with burnt hands. Harper sustained burns to his body and face, but survived. The two had reportedly broken into the power station to steal metal and dose-up on heroin. An judge sentenced Boyce to four years in jail, but reduced Harper's sentence to one year because of his medical ordeal. The Judge said Harper had "suffered a punishment, it seems to me, already.” "You were seriously injured and very nearly lost your life, and will be permanently disfigured." (source)

Dutch scientists have used stem cells to create strips of muscle tissue, with a goal of producing the first synthetic hamburger this year. Researchers have grown small pieces of muscle about 3/4 inch long in a project to develop a more efficient way than rearing animals to produce meat. Experts say synthetic meat could reduce the environmental footprint of meat by as much as 60 percent. The strips of synthetic meat, off-white and looking like pieces of calamari, will be mixed with blood and artificially grown fat to produce a hamburger by this fall. Shifting to synthetic meat would help reduce land pressures, reduce green-house gasses and make animal rights activists happy, as well. (source)

A Florida church is making headlines after allowing a registered sex offender to return to the pulpit. In 2009, Darrell Gilyard pleaded guilty to lewd conduct and lewd molestation. The victims were underage girls in his congregation. In the past few weeks, Gilyard began preaching at a different church. Since taking the new job, the congregation has had to adapt to changes. Under the terms of Gilyard's release, he is not allowed to have "unsupervised contact with children under 18 years old."  So, the church agreed to ban children from Sunday service. (source)

There is a highway scam that has caught on in the last few years. Basically, a person in front of you backs into your car and claims it was your fault. Because of traffic laws, the car behind in an accident is always at fault. The scammers know this. So, they offer to not call the cops for $500 to make their repairs. One guy would’ve fallen victim to this… if he hadn’t had his own dash cam. The look on the scammer’s face is priceless when he finds out the whole the was caught on camera. Click here to see the video.

A 98-year-old woman has been given an eviction notice from the home she has lived in for decades. The kicker is... the notice came from her own son. Worse, she got the eviction notice from her eldest son, who she hasn't seen in months, on her birthday. The home in question is the same one where she made a life with her late husband John. Together they raised two sons, and now have two great grandchildren. The rest of the family is appalled by the son's actions. "I just don't understand him at all, what's happening with him, there are no other words to call him, he's just a scumbag," said his younger brother. The younger brother lives nearby and checks on his mother almost everyday. Documents prove that the 98-year-old still pays all of her bills with her Social Security money, but the house is under her son's name. He had his parent's sign it over to him years ago. Apparently, the oldest son is trying to get her put into a home. Most likely so he can sell the house. (source)

While waiting for another letter, the board on this episode of "Wheel of Fortune" just happened to spell the word "s**t." When somebody finally guesses the letter to fill-out and change the word, you can hear the relief in Pat's voice and he actually thanks them. Click here for the video.