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With another holiday shopping season upon us, here is a look back at some of the consumer items of the early 20th century that had some gift givers and receivers radiating more than just smiles.

NUCLEAR FAMILY FUN: The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab drops the proverbial bomb on today’s kiddie microscope sets. It boasted more [...]

British victims of the credit crunch are offering to sell their kidneys for $40,000 or more to help pay debts, an investigation by The Sunday Times has revealed.

At least a dozen advertisements have appeared on the Internet offering kidneys for sale from British “donors.” Five of the sellers corresponded with undercover journalists, who posed [...]

North Korea welcomed former President Bill Clinton to Pyongyang with flowers and hearty handshakes Tuesday as he arrived in the communist nation on a surprise mission to bring home two jailed American journalists.

Clinton landed in the North Korean capital in an unmarked jet. On arrival he shook hands with Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Kwan [...]