Man accused of stealing free cakes
PITTSBURGH -- A Pittsburgh man who couldn't bear to wait in line for free cake has been arrested for theft. Hundreds of people were waiting Tuesday morning in downtown Pittsburgh to get free cakes from Buddy Valastro, star of the TV show The Cake Boss......»»
Cops: Teen put girl"s number in sex ad
FINLEYVILLE, Pa. -- A 17-year-old western Pennsylvania girl is facing juvenile charges after she allegedly put her friend's cell phone number in a fake Craigslist sex ad. TV station WTAE reports Monday that the unidentified girl is being charged with unla.....»»
Man stages elaborate plane-crash joke
YUCAIPA, Calif. -- It's the plane crash that wasn't in Southern California. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports Yucaipa businessman staged an elaborate April Fool's joke on Monday......»»
Jogger mistakes pig in park for person
A run-turned-bacon-hunt left rescue teams with questions Tuesday near Onion Creek Park......»»
DJs" prank leads to small-scale panic
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A pair of longtime disc jockeys have gotten in hot water for their annual April Fools' Day joke. The problem: They joked about water quality, saying "dihydrogen monoxide" was coming out of residents' taps. It caused small-scale panic a.....»»
Pot-cash search puts hungry man in jail
A hungry man looking for marijuana money is now in jail, according to police in Texas......»»
Water prank gets DJs suspended
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Two southwest Florida deejays have been taken off the air following a fake water advisory apparently meant as an April Fool's joke. During their Monday morning show on Gator Country 101.9, Val St. John and Scott Fish used a decades-old.....»»
Video: Drunk man climbs high-voltage wires
A drunken man in northern China climbed on high-voltage wires, dangling for 15 minutes before falling onto a cushion set up by rescuers, according to video from Reuters. A crowd watch as a firefighter tried to convince the unidentified man to climb down, .....»»
Naked man on bike leads chase
READING, Pa. -- Police in an eastern Pennsylvania city spent part of the early morning Easter Sunday chasing a naked man on a bicycle that was reported stolen. Reading police said two officers patrolling the city at about 2:45 a.m. Sunday were flagged dow.....»»
911 dispatcher sends mom to rescue
CATHLAMET, Wash. -- A 911 dispatcher in Washington state called on her own mother to rescue a stranded boater in the Columbia River, knowing her mother could kayak to the area faster than sending the sheriff's office patrol boat. A 45-year-old kayaker was.....»»
Inmate denies hiding phone in fake leg
UNIONTOWN, Pa. -- A former Pennsylvania jail inmate says he didn't sneak a cellphone into the lockup in his prosthetic leg, though he acknowledged having it for a year as he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. Instead, 28-year-old Christopher Greer, of .....»»
Sea lion pup is unexpected garden guest
A California homeowner has seen sea lions on the beach in front of her Carlsbad home before, but never this far up into her yard......»»
Thief makes getaway through glass door
A robbery attempt goes painfully wrong at a market in Perth, Australia......»»
Easter-egg hunt at zoo turns violent
SEATTLE -- One of usually peaceful springtime rituals of childhood -- the Easter egg hunt -- turned nasty at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Blame the moms......»»
Purse snatcher crashes through glass pane
A man who stole a woman's purse mistakenly ran through a glass door at an Australian mall, then managed to get away even after he was left knocked out, according to video from Reuters. The video shows a man running through a corrider, through the glass an.....»»
Police hunt for Bigfoot (sculpture)
WESTFORD, Vt. -- Vermont State Police are on the hunt for Bigfoot. No fooling. Police are trying to find a Sasquatch sculpture stolen from a driveway in Westford......»»
Man shoots dog to recover son"s finger
BRADENTON, Fla. -- A preliminary investigation supports a father's account of shooting and killing a dog that bit his 11-year-old son in order to recover the boy's severed pinky, a Manatee County Sheriff's report said. The boy was at his home Friday even.....»»
Freezing weather wipes out flea circus
BERLIN -- An entire troupe of performing fleas has fallen victim to the freezing temperatures currently gripping Germany. Flea circus director Robert Birk says he was shocked to find all of his 300 fleas dead inside their transport box Wednesday morning.....»»
Three of four stolen reptiles found
Three of four reptiles that were swiped from a science museum and thrown together into a garbage bag during a heist were recovered Friday......»»
2 pregnant women clash at man"s home
HOUSTON - An apparent love-triangle spat involving two pregnant women left one of the would-be moms in the hospital and the other one on the run, according to video from KPRC. According to the Christopher Chaney, he woke up at his home and saw 21-year-old.....»»