TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's nuclear chief, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, says Iran now has more than 5,000 centrifuges operating, in defiance of U.N. demands that Tehran halt its controversial nuclear program.

In defense, Aghazadeh said nuclear power is the only way Iran can provide enough electricity to run more than 5,000 centrifuges.

They are now breeding a camel fast enough to deliver the weapon.

Christmas at New York City's Rockfeller Center will feature a tree from western New Jersey that its owners call a "miracle."

Workers are cutting down the 72-foot tall Norway spruce on the grounds of Tree King nursery in Hamilton, which is owned by the Varanyak family.

He says it's "the miracle tree" because his late mother always said it would one day be on display at Rockefeller Center.

His brother, Bob, says they recently saw a blue bird in the tree and they believe the bird was their mother guarding it.

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Unfortunately, the blue bird was crushed by the falling tree, and its recently hatched chicks froze to death in the crisp, NJ air....but the tree is beautiful, and if you squint your eyes, tree rings on the stump almost look like Santa Claus.

Homeland Security is now testing the next generation of security screening — a body scanner that can read your mind.

The device flashes and beeps when detecting thoughts of at least 19 virgins.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A federal judge has dismissed a $20 million racketeering lawsuit against seven casinos by a former New York City attorney who said they had a duty to stop her from gambling.

The judge was giving 37 to 1 odds that there would be a successful appeal.

The Greatful Dead and the Allman Brothers will play at a fundraiser event at Penn State University.

It seems appropriate, since dead voters will be voting for Obama in November, at least in Chicago.

Man killed while trying to steal copper cable carrying 11,000 volts

BERLIN (Reuters) - German biologists have discovered a new species of ant they believe is the oldest on the planet, dating back around 120 million years.

The ant was found on a 130-million-year-old twinkie.