Selfless Cops Chaperone Adorable Duck Family Through Traffic

Kindhearted cops in Canada are melting thousands of hearts after giving special police protection to a family of ducks. Officers escorted the mother duck and her adorable ducklings to safety after concerned citizens reported them waddling through busy dow.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostMay 13th, 2016

Oregon man"s conviction for not changing diaper overturned

(Reuters) - An Oregon appeals court has wiped away a father's criminal conviction for not changing his son's diaper for at least 14 hours, overturning a jury's verdict that the man was guilty of mistreatment......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersMay 12th, 2016

Painted vagina ornaments OK but digital data obscene: Japan court

A Tokyo court ruled Monday that vagina-shaped objects created by a Japanese artist qualify as art, but found her guilty of obscenity for distributing digital data that could be used to make a realistic three-dimensional recreation of her genitalia. A T.....»»

Category: weirdSource: canoeMay 9th, 2016

Man who threw alligator now throwing self on mercy of court

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- The Florida man who threw an alligator through a drive-thru window is now throwing himself on the mercy of the court.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressMay 6th, 2016

Aussie woman busted for withdrawing $4.4M after bank gives her unlimited overdraft -- but is it fraud?

An Australian woman whose bank accidentally gave her unlimited overdraft withdrew more than $4 million, and spent much of it on handbags. Now a court will have to rule whether she broke the law or if the glitch is the bank's own fault. An Australian wo.....»»

Category: weirdSource: canoeMay 5th, 2016

10 Divorce Court Horror Stories, Straight From Attorneys

There's nothing like divorce to bring out the worst in people. Just ask divorce lawyers. Below, attorneys who specialize in family law share the craziest antics they've had the pleasure of witnessing over the years. (Out of respect for their clients, they.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostApr 28th, 2016

Dutch "horror dentist" sent to jail for eight years in France

PARIS (Reuters) - A Dutchman dubbed the 'horror dentist' by French media was sentenced to eight years in jail on Tuesday for mutilating patients' mouths and defrauding social security services......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersApr 26th, 2016

French baker fires his savior instead of giving him his business

PARIS (Reuters) - A French baker who promised to give his business to the homeless man that saved his life has fired him instead......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersApr 19th, 2016

12 Hilarious Illustrations That Get Real About Pregnancy

French illustrator and graphic designer Marie-Charlotte Yao has been drawing and doodling incessantly ever since she was a kid. Now that she's expecting a child of her own, the mom-to-be is channeling her creativity into some hilarious pregnancy illu.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostApr 14th, 2016

British court rules woman can"t name her daughter Cyanide

LONDON (AP) -- A woman from Wales cannot name her baby daughter Cyanide, a British court ruled Thursday.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressApr 14th, 2016

Jury Finds Ex-Cop Guilty Of Child Molestation, He Drinks Poison

A retired Georgia police officer drank poison in court just seconds after being convicted on multiple charges of child molestation. Kelless Twohearts Lory consumed an unknown noxious substance from a vitamin bottle as the jury foreman read out the guilty .....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostApr 11th, 2016

Man accused of killing neighbor tells judge "God"s got this"

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) -- A man accused of fatally shooting one neighbor and injuring two others repeatedly disrupted his first court appearance, telling a judge "God's got this."........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressApr 5th, 2016

Man who spent a day in a Seattle tree is a no-show in court

SEATTLE (AP) -- A man who transfixed Seattle - and the Internet - by perching near the top of an 80-foot sequoia tree in a downtown shopping district for more than a day would not leave a jail cell for his first court appearance Thursday.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressMar 25th, 2016

New Brunswick armed robber caught after unfriending victim on Facebook

A man who robbed a sandwich shop was caught when he unfriended the victim on Facebook shortly after the heist, a Moncton court was told this week. A man who robbed a sandwich shop was caught when he unfriended the victim on Facebook shortly after the h.....»»

Category: weirdSource: canoeMar 24th, 2016

Official: 40 dead ducks along Pennsylvania road placed there

QUARRYVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- Investigators in Pennsylvania are trying to find out who left more than 40 dead ducks along a rural road last week.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressMar 24th, 2016

Romania: court affirms prison term for chicken bribes

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- A court has upheld the prison sentence of a former Romanian lawmaker known as "the chicken baron" who was convicted of bribing voters with 60 tons of packaged, ready-to-fry meat.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressMar 17th, 2016

N. Dakota court strikes conviction on 20-year-old DUI charge

FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- The North Dakota Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a man who was tried last year on a 20-year-old drunken driving charge.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressMar 16th, 2016

Cops: Man locked out of house locked up for unpaid fines

ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) -- Police say a central Pennsylvania man who locked himself out of his house wound up locked up in jail once emergency responders realized he had unpaid court fines.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressMar 14th, 2016

Egyptian Man Jailed For 3 Years Over "Unfaithful Wives" Comments

CAIRO, March 12 (Reuters) - An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced a prominent Facebook user to three years in prison with hard labor after he asserted on television that many married women in the conservative country were unfaithful. Taymour el-Sobky wa.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostMar 12th, 2016

Egypt jails Facebook administrator for three years after unfaithful wives comments

CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced a prominent Facebook user to three years in prison with hard labor after he asserted on television that many married women in the conservative country were unfaithful......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersMar 12th, 2016