An Issaquah, Wash., man apparently became frustrated
with his personal computer, pulled out a gun and shot
it. The computer, located in the man's home office,
had four bullets holes in its hard drive and one in the
monitor. Police evacuated the man's townhouse complex,
contacted the irate PC owner by phone, and persuaded him
to come out. "We don't know if it wouldn't boot up or what,"
says one of the police officers at the scene. 

    St. Petersburg Times - July 20, 1997 

A company trying to continue its five-year perfect safety
          record showed its workers a film aimed at encouraging the
          use of safety goggles on the job. According to Industrial
          Machinery News, the film's depiction of gory industrial
          accidents was so graphic that twenty-five workers suffered
          minor injuries in their rush to leave the screening room.
          Thirteen others fainted, and one man required seven stitches
          after he cut his head falling off a chair while watching the
          film.

Kremlin aides said Friday that President Boris Yeltsin, now in 
hospital with pneumonia, should be well enough to see out his 
remaining 18 months in office. The Premier's spokesperson 
also called on American doctor Jack Kevorkian to please stop 
pestering the Kremlin with calls and letters.