Prom limo chauffeur cited for drunken driving

WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. -- Ten teens hired a limo so they'd get to their prom all in one piece -- but ended up helping bust their chauffeur on drunken driving charges. Patrick Curley, a senior at Winter Springs High School, used his cell phone to call home Saturday and told his parents the driver had ignored stop signs, cut off other vehicles and veered onto the wrong side of the road. Robert Curley told his son to tell the driver to pull over. When she stopped, the students grabbed the keys out of the ignition. "This is unbelievable," Robert Curley told Seminole County dispatchers when he reported the incident. "We rented the limo so you're obviously going to be safe." The students got to the prom 90 minutes late. Christina Tomacelli, 49, was charged with driving under the influence and refusing to submit to a blood-alcohol test. Deputies said they found a half-empty bottle of vodka next to the driver's seat. They said she also acknowledged drinking wine.

Japanese prison inmates receive color makeover

TOKYO -- Martha Stewart, eat your heart out. Japan is giving its prisoners more brightly colored clothing and bed sheets in the hopes of cheering up the mood behind bars. The decision, to be implemented next year, was made after consultation with professional color coordinators and will be the first change in prisoners' uniforms since 1966. "We hope to stabilize the mental states of inmates by giving them warmer and brighter colors," Shigemi Tanimoto, a Justice Ministry official, said in making the announcement Wednesday. "Color experts told us the colors currently in use were too cold and aggressive." In a survey conducted two years ago, many inmates asked for a change in the color and material of their government-issued clothing, he said. Japan now provides the country's 71,889 inmates with dark brown and gray clothes and bedcovers in sharply contrasting orange and green. Tanimoto refused to say what specific colors will be used for the new uniforms.

Chinese sports pigs do it all -- except fly

SHANGHAI, China -- These pigs run, jump and swim -- almost anything but fly. Thousands of Shanghai residents have turned out to a city park to watch a herd of pigs compete in what organizers are calling the "Pig Olympics." They run over hurdles, jump through hoops, dive and swim in shows twice a day, according to the Shanghai Daily newspaper. The pigs, a midget species from Thailand, begin training soon after birth and can start performing after they are 12 months old. "These lovely pigs are of a special species that is good at sports by nature," said Yang Ying, a manager with promoters Bluesea Broadway Co. Ltd. Pig races are common in many places, but heavily urban Shanghai offers few opportunities to see farm animals in action. "It's incredible," said 8-year-old Tan Yizhou, who presented a gold medal to one of the winning pigs. "I never thought that a pig could be so clever."

Labrador retrieves dog's owner for canine rescue

LONDON -- It was one of those heartwarming Lassie moments -- with a twist. A golden Labrador survived a 100-foot fall down a cliff after another dog -- a black Labrador -- ran to get help from the first dog's owner, coast guard officials said. The golden Labrador named Lacey became trapped after slipping down a rocky slope Monday near South Stack, in Holyhead, north Wales. The black Labrador, named Sheena, spotted her lying in a pool of water at the bottom of a gully and raced to fetch Lacey's owner, barking to gain attention and directing her to the stricken animal. Coast guard rescuers climbed down to the dog and set up a harness-and-rope system to hoist her back to the top. The whole operation took about 40 minutes.