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Car Crash Victim Sues Paramedic Who Stole His Foot

She stole his foot -- and now she might have to foot the bill. A former Florida paramedic who snatched a man's severed foot from the scene of a car crash is being sued by the victim. Cynthia Economou -- a former St. Lucie County Fire District firefighter and paramedic -- admitted that she took Karl Lambert's mangled foot...

The Bloodhound, a Rocket-Car Hybrid, Hopes to Break Land-Speed Record [VIDEO]

It may look like a rocket, but it's actually a car. And if British engineers get it right, the Bloodhound could be the world's fastest.

Driver Sets New Record for Highest Speed on Ice

Cold weather -- hot wheels. Rally driver Juha Kankkunen set a world record for the fastest car on ice when he managed to reach a speed of 205.48 mph in Oulu, Finland, on Feb. 10, according to Guinness World Records. Driving a Bentley Continental on a 10.25-mile track carved into the frozen sea, Kankkunen shattered his...

Hot Air Hot Rod: Steam-Powered Race Car Out to Set World Record

We usually think of steam powering things such as old-fashioned riverboats, locomotives and tea kettles. But a team of steam-punk speed freaks says hot air has a place on the road. Chuk Williams is striving to set a land speed record in a custom-built race car outfitted with a steam-powered engine. As early as August,...

Speeding Driver Allegedly Filmed Himself Going 118 MPH for YouTube

Call it "The Fast and the Fantastically Stupid." Police say a daredevil driver filmed himself grossly exceeding the speed limit on an Oregon interstate with the intention of posting the footage on YouTube. But before he could wow Web users with his high-speed high jinks, the incriminating video found another attentive...