Dec 2nd, 2008 · Wanted: a couple willing to run a Victorian bed-and-breakfast perched on a tiny island off San Francisco. Must be willing to cook, clean and endure a foghorn going off every 20 seconds half of the year. The historic lighthouse, turned guesthouse, is beautiful but isolated. As the outgoing tenants told the San Francisco Chronicle,"We'd probably stay forever if we could figure out how to get a pizza delivered."
Jul 19th, 2008 · As veterinary medicine improves, zoo animals are living far beyond their normal lifespans. Andrea Seabrook visits the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., to see how keepers there care for an elderly elephant.
Jan 17th, 2008 · Apparently the saying "finders keepers" did not apply to a man from Illinois. Years ago he accepted a job in New Jersey. Then he changed his mind. But the company accidentally put him on the payroll. Though he never worked there, it deposited paychecks in his account.
Sep 27th, 2007 · The top-ranked U.S. women's soccer team lost in the semifinals of the World Cup. The 4-to-zero defeat against Brazil takes the team out of the running for the championship this year. The loss came after coach Greg Ryan made a controversial decision to change the team's goal keepers. Tony DiCicco is the former coach of the U.S. Woman's National Team and currently an ESPN analyst. He speaks with Melissa about the defeat.
Sep 1st, 2007 · Next time you're whining at the water cooler, remember that you might have wound up as Lenin's corpse keeper. On the other hand, you could have been born in the 19th century and served as a Supreme Court justice, working just eight weeks a year.
May 9th, 2007 · The music of J.S. Bach is deeply rooted in eastern Pennsylvania. The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Pa, has emerged as a keeper of the tradition of singing Bach's choral music that dates back to the city's mid-18th-century Moravian settlers.
Apr 25th, 2007 · There were some wild lobbyists on Capitol Hill last week, including a keel-billed toucan, a South American porcupine, and even a flamingo. The animals (and their keepers) were at the Capitol to lobby members of the Congressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus.
Feb 27th, 2007 · Lorraine Gordon is the keeper of New York's historic Village Vanguard. Recently, Gordon published a set of memoirs, the recollections of a woman who was married to two famous men of jazz. The book recalls a life lived beyond society's expectations -- a colorful swirl of music, politics and family.