Bus Stops - April 10

British child hunting for Easter eggs finds hand grenade (Seattle Times) 

(A child on an Easter egg hunt organized by a pre-school group in an English village stumbled upon an unexpected surprise -- a hand grenade. The hunt was taking place in a field near the town of Holford, Somerset, on Saturday, This Is Somerset reported. The area was cordoned off and the bomb disposal squad destroyed the grenade in a controlled explosion, police said. It also resulted in the closure of a highway for a few of hours.)

Easter Bunny arrested for drug possession after 'acting suspicious' while entertaining children (Daily Mail) 

(A mall Easter Bunny has been arrested after reported acting suspicious while on break - without any relation to hiding Easter eggs. Bunny-suited Joshua Lee Bolling, 24, of Virginia, was found in illegal possession of prescription narcotics while entertaining children at the Piedmont Mall in Danville. Bolling was escorted to a private changing area during his arrest to escape view of the children.)

UFO Coverup on Last Shuttle Mission? (Gather) 

(Official video from the last shuttle mission has been reviewed and analyzed. Did NASA coverup evidence of a UFO? A segment from NASA's live, public feed shows an angle of the Atlantis cargo bay and boom being opened and serviced. The ground controller on the last shuttle flight is describing the action to the audience, and it's all pretty dry stuff. Until about the 4:30 mark.)

New Jersey capital city running out of toilet paper (Bizarre News) 

(Toilet paper supplies in Trenton, the capital of the US state of New Jersey, may run out by week's end following their city council's dispute over budgets. The council has declined to sign a contract for paper products worth $42,573 after falling out over a $4,000 charge for paper cups.)

New Jersey man survives 4-inch nail in heart (Reuters) 

(A New Jersey man who survived accidentally shooting a 4-inch (10-cm) nail into his heart while trying to clear a jammed nail gun said on Friday he feels like he won the lottery. Dennis Hennis, 52, who was revived from cardiac arrest before being airlifted for surgery to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey, laughed off Dr. Michael Rosenbloom's suggestion that he buy a lottery ticket.)

Alec Baldwin dined with stalker, complaint says (CNN) 

(A Canadian woman accused of stalking Alec Baldwin began sending "a series of annoying and unsolicited communications" to the actor after having dinner with him in fall 2010, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday. Genevieve Sabourin, 40, was arrested by New York police Sunday on five misdemeanor counts of harassment and stalking after she appeared at Baldwin's Manhattan home.)

Wyoming town with 1 resident sold to private bidder for $900,000 (680 News) 

(The small town of Buford, Wyoming, with a total population of one, has been sold to a bidder for $900,000. The unidentified buyer from Vietnam snagged the tiny town in an 11-minute Internet auction. Online bidders from 46 countries attempted to purchase the 10-plus acre town, which contains a convenience store, gas station and modular home.)

Milton student steers bus to safety after driver passes out (Seattle Times) 

(A quick-acting Milton middle-school student guided his school bus safely off the road Monday morning after the driver had a medical emergency. With the driver passed out, seventh-grader Jeremy Wuitschick, 13, grabbed the wheel, steered the bus to the curb, pulled the key from the ignition and started chest compressions on the driver. Meanwhile, another student called 911 to get medical aid.)

Mississauga bus driver suspended for washroom break (Toronto Star) 

(Mississauga Transit is being accused of violating a bus driver’s human rights after the transit worker was suspended for five days for delaying service by taking a washroom break. The driver had to stand in line for about seven minutes behind two other bus drivers at the single washroom designated for bus drivers at the Meadowvale Town Centre. He then spent about seven minutes in the stall, after which he went directly back to his bus to continue work, according to union president Nicholas Bye.)

Take this bus if you're off wagon (LVRJ) 

(In a city where partying has gone mobile, from minibuses equipped with stripper poles to Jacuzzi limos, now comes a curbside service to treat those massive hangovers. According to a new Las Vegas website, HangoverHeaven.com, a fleet of tour buses is already rolling, with stops at major casinos.)

New 'Batman' gets PG-13 rating (Toronto Sun) 

(Rest easy, teen Batman fans: “The Dark Knight Rises” has been rated PG-13, the Motion Picture Association of America said on Monday. That means that adolescents eager to see Batman (Christian Bale) save Gotham from the threat of steroidal criminal mastermind Bane (Tom Hardy) and jewel-thieving Catwoman (Anne Hathaway) will be able to buy a ticket without dragging along a parent or guardian. The MPAA said the film earned its PG-13 for “intense sequences of violence and action, some sensuality and language.”)

"Petoskey Batman" hanging it up, plans to auction off suit (NPR) 

(It all started last year. That's when police in Petoskey turned on their caped crusader - "Petoskey Batman.")

Holy stars Batman! 1960s Caped Crusader Adam West finally gets spot on Hollywood Walk of Fame (Daily Mail) 

(He is now arguably the most famous of all the pantheon of superheroes. But it was 1960s TV star Adam West who transformed Batman from comic book favourite to pop culture icon. And he has finally recognised with a spot on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame today, nearly 50 years since the show originally aired.)

'Universal' cancer vaccine developed (Telegraph UK) 

(A vaccine that can train cancer patients' own bodies to seek out and destroy tumour cells has been developed by scientists. The therapy, which targets a molecule found in 90 per cent of all cancers, could provide a universal injection that allows patients' immune systems to fight off common cancers including breast and prostate cancer.)