Computer Goes Crazy, Scrambles News Headlines

Putin’s High Winds Whip Fires in Stem Cell Plan

A glitch in computer software that writes headlines for news stories scrambled the headlines for several hours yesterday. Internet users who visited prominent web sites with news feeds were left scratching their heads over headlines like these:

Kobe Bryant Makes Pitch to Save Ford

Hot Stocks Lack Real-Life Skills

Poll: Diet Pills Should Sit on High Court

Bush Tells Abortion Foes, ‘High Winds Whip Fires’

Cell Phone Zombies Postpone Saddam Trial

Smart Card Key to Relieving Hemorrhoids

Will Hamas Bypass Stem Cell Research Plan?

Fed Raises Seven Dead in California Shooting

Putin Sworn in as 110th Supreme Court Justice

Animal Carcasses Plead No Contest to Running Brothel

Indiana Manhole Covers Parachute off Mexico Skyscraper

Google Shares Plunge after Katrina Raises Interest Rates

Alaska Volcano Belches Cindy Sheehan in House Gallery

Bush Touts Cheerleaders’ Short Skirts