Thieves Give Figurine the Unkindest Cut
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Masked thieves armed with a chisel stole the penis of a wooden Maori figurine, or tiki, at the entrance of a public library in northern New Zealand, police said. 3 Comments
S.D. Man Pleads Guilty to Harassing Deer
LINCOLN, Neb. - Chasing a herd of mule deer with a helicopter might seem less than sporting, but it's also a violation of federal law. 1 Comment
Woman Finds 1.30-Carat Diamond in Park
A Tennessee woman whose husband predicted she wouldn't have any luck gem hunting at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park made a sparkling discovery: a 1.30-carat diamond. 1 Comment
'Catch Me If You Can' thief gets 4 years
An Australian woman who posed as a businesswoman, a doctor and a mobster's niece to steal thousands of dollars, and evaded police for months, was sentenced Friday to four years in jail. 1 Comment
Cambodians Have 'Formula 1' Buffalo Race
Residents of a village near Cambodia's capital staged a "Formula 1" race Friday to mark the end of the annual honoring of deceased relatives. Comment?
Man Who Entered Home Later Found Naked
Police went to a home after receiving a report that he had entered it illegally and later found their suspect running nude through a pasture. 3 Comments
Women Arrested After Bizarre Sex Sting
An undercover police operation took an odd turn Thursday when a Syracuse police officer pretending to be a john met a suspected prostitute who pretended to be a police officer. Comment?
Pa. Farm Discovers a Four-Legged Chicken
Henrietta the chicken was living inconspicuously for 18 months among 36,000 other chickens at Brendle Farms _ until a farm foreman discovered she had four legs. Comment?
Eat a Roach, Go to the Head of the Line
Eat a Roach, Go to the Head of the Line Last Update: 9/20/2006 6:00:27 PM Don't be alarmed if you find cockroaches on the table at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Ill., because they're the entree for entry ... 17 Comments
Grocery Grape 'Sampling' Leads To Assault Charges
St. Paul Typically the biggest problem in the produce aisle of the supermarket is finding fruit that isn't ripe. 2 Comments
Forbes 400 Are All Billionaires
NEW YORK These days, it takes a billion - at least - to make Forbes magazine's list of the 400 richest Americans. 1 Comment
Burglars get severed heads shock
Burglars in Vienna opted for a speedy getaway after they found eight severed human heads when breaking into the basement of an apartment building, Austrian police said Friday. 2 Comments
Illinois Man Finds Two-Headed Snake
By First Coast News Staff ORION, IL -- This is something Samuel L. Jackson never had to deal with. Comment?
Court says 25,500 euros is too much to fondle bosom
A fee of 25,500 euros is way too much for a woman to charge a man for fondling her bosom, a Finnish district court ruled. 6 Comments
Couples line up for passion in a car on stilts
Couples in Amsterdam are writing out their dreams of passion for the chance to spend a night in a small car fitted with a bed and hoisted up on poles. 3 Comments
As if talking on a cell phone isn't distraction enough, police in Aiken, South Carolina, have busted a man for what you might call DWP, driving with porn. Comment?
Cop Fired After Asking For Date
By Sarah Muench The Arizona Republic CHANDLER, AZ -- A Chandler police officer has been fired after he pulled over a woman under the guise of a traffic stop but instead asked her out on a date. Comment?
Brooks bringing sci-fi spoof 'Spaceballs' to cartoons
Mel Brooks, whose comedy hits include "The Producers" and "Blazing Saddles," is bringing his sci-fi spoof "Spaceballs" to television in cartoon form. Comment?
New Energy Drink "Cocaine" Sparks Controversy
It's called "Cocaine" and it's being billed as the legal alternative to the drug. Comment?
Dogs in war unleashed on movie piracy
The Motion Picture Association of America on Thursday unveiled its latest tool in the war on movie piracy: a pair of DVD-sniffing Labrador Retrievers named Lucky and Flo. 1 Comment
GREENSBORO, N.C. There is something about where Ryan Hayes works that millions of Americans would love. 4 Comments
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