Another wonderful Top 10 list has come out.

DogFriendly.com has unveiled their list of dog-friendly destinations in the United States and Canada.

1. Boston — Take a boat or whale watching cruise. Walk the Freedom Trail, visit Salem and explore history at Minute Man Park. Your leashed dog is also welcome on the subway.

2. Vancouver — Walk the Capilano Suspension Bridge and park. Take a walking tour of Historic Gastown. Take the ferry and visit nearby Victoria and beautiful Butchart Gardens.

3. New York — Stay in luxury at many fine hotels. Walk the Brooklyn Bridge. Take a walking tour of lower Manhattan. Ride the carriages. Watch a morning show. Shop in famous stores.

4. San Francisco — Luxurious hotels, outdoor dining, the Golden Gate Bridge, Baker Beach and many off-leash areas. Ride the cable car to the Fisherman’s Wharf area and stroll with your dog.

5. Austin — Visit Zilker Botanical Gardens, catch a horse and carriage ride, dine in outdoor cafes. See the bats leave the Congress St. Bridge at dusk. Use the city’s many parks.

6. Portland — Enjoy over 20 off-leash areas, an amusement park and the famous Rose Gardens. Dine at the Lucky Lab. Visit the Saturday Outdoor Market and hike in the Colombia River Gorge.

7. Northern Virginia — Dine or enjoy happy hour in dog-friendly Alexandria. Take the Canine Cruise on the Potomac. Visit outdoor monuments in Washington and Virginia.

8. Orlando — Stay at resorts such as the Portofino Bay and Sheraton World. Take a boat cruise, shop Winter Park, and dine at Sam Snead’s where Jeb Bush signed the doggy dining law.

9. San Diego — Off-leash dog beaches. Stay at Loews Coronado Resort. Shop at dog-friendly Otay Ranch Shopping Center complete with a dog park. Dine outdoors. Visit nearby Julian.

10. Dallas/Fort Worth — Ride a carriage, visit Pioneer Plaza, take a walking tour. Visit Fort Woof dog park and the Stockyard in Fort Worth. Dine on Texas BBQ at outdoor restaurants.

Honorable Mentions: Chicago, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Salt Lake, Seattle.

A Tacoma woman and her son will serve time for faking a mental retardation to collect governmental benefits.

CNN reported that Rosie Costello, 46 will serve three years and pay $288,000 in restitution for coaching her son, 28-year-old Pete, to pretend he was retarded so the pair could collect money at the expense of the American taxpayers.

This charade went on for 20 years–since her son was eight years old. Pete Costello, incidentally, got 13 months.

That’s not where it ends, though. Costello tried the same scheme with her younger daughter, Marie, beginning when she was four-years-old.

CNN reported that investigators weren’t even able to find the girl, who is now in her mid-20s.

A statement from the United States Attorney’s office shows that the judge on the case, Ronald B. Leighton, called Costello a “habitual offender.”

You reap what you sow.

Well, it’s not crack, meth, pot, acid tabs or prescription drug cases, but U.S. customs announced today, the recovery of $3 million worth of stolen wedding dresses as they were being smuggled over the border in Arizona.

In November 2006, a trailer filled with wedding dresses destined for a breast cancer charity event was heading from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles when it was stolen in Scottsdale, Ariz. The callousness of this theft was reported nationally and led to an outpouring of support and contributions to the charity, Making Memories. CBP officers at the Nogales port of entry in Arizona recently examined a truck and trailer being returned to the United States from Mexico. Investigation into the taped-over markings on the trailer and contents lead to the discovery that the trailer and wedding dresses were in fact the stolen items.

Members of the media were invited to a photo op, which promises to be entertaining tomorrow.

According to CNN/AP fifth-grade students in New Orleans had sex in their classroom and posted a lookout to make sure no one was coming when they were left in a class without a teacher for 15 minutes March 27.

When no teacher came to class, two 11-year-old girls, a 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy started having sex in the classroom. Allegedly, they also posted an 11-year-old boy as a lookup in case any teachers or adults came by.

The kids were arrested, and the lookout was charged with being an “accessory” — to what no one is sure.