Astronaut Injured While Riding Bicycle

Florida - One of the astronauts set to launch on the upcoming Space Shuttle Discovery mission has been injured and may not recover in time for Discovery’s launch. Mission Specialist Tim Kopra hurt himself in a bicycling accident. NASA officials said he will recover, but maybe not in time for the flight.  More…

Amateur stuntman critically injured on game show

Germany - A botched stunt went terribly wrong on the German television show “Wetten, Dass,” leaving a 23-year-old man seriously injured and forcing the show to leave their live broadcast early. As an estimated 8 million viewers looked on, Samuel Koch attempted to jump over a moving car while wearing spring stilts. But Koch, a student, failed to fully clear the approaching vehicle, driven by his own father. He fell motionless on the floor before being rushed to the hospital...More