LUDLOW, Calif. -- A Southern California freeway smelled like a cookout when a big rig carrying 76,000 pounds of beef ribs caught fire. The San Bernardino Sun reports the rear wheels of the truck ignited Saturday night on Interstate 40 in Ludlow......»»

A teacher landed in jail after serving pot-laced food at a potluck dinner, according to police in Benicia, Calif. Teresa Gilmete Baddger, 47, was arrested on poisoning charges, according to Lt. Frank Hartig of the Benicia Police Department......»»

VATICAN CITY -- Two white doves that were released by children standing alongside Pope Francis as a peace gesture have been attacked by other birds. As tens of thousands of people watched in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, a seagull and a large black crow.....»»

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Police in Buffalo are investigating after a vacationing family returned to find their home was the site of a destructive party they blame on their teenage cat sitter. The Buffalo News reports that homeowners Kristen Segebarth and Steven B.....»»

A Kansas man who had escaped a fire in his home rushed back into the burning home to rescue his Xbox, according to video from geobeats. The unidentified man suffered smoke inhalation before making it back outside, but he reportedly was in good condition......»»

A woman in Nigeria disowned her cat for being gay, saying the feline had been making passes at other male cats in the home, according to video from geobeats. The unidentified woman, who has owned the cat, named Bull, for seven years, said he was exhibitin.....»»

A German woman who won almost $555,000 in the lottery tore up the cash and flushed it down the toilet after celebrating with a few bottles of champagne, according to video from geobeats. Angela Maier had been drinking when she opened a bill from a hospita.....»»

BERLIN -- A herd of dairy cows nearly lifted the roof off their barn in central Germany when methane released by the animals caused an explosion. Police in Hesse state said in a statement that a static electric charge apparently triggered the detonation,.....»»

LAS VEGAS -- An Iowa couple has become the first to get married at the Denny's wedding chapel in Las Vegas. Nancy Levandowski and Steve Keller tied the knot Wednesday evening, while some well-wishers sat in booths and restaurant patrons ate dinner nearb.....»»

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- A Detroit-area man is charged with driving drunk on a riding lawn mower. Roy Walton waived a probable cause hearing this week in Bloomfield Township District Court......»»

AUBURN, Maine -- Administrators at a Maine jail have ordered kitchen staff to peel bananas before they're served to inmates, and the jail has stopped serving oranges entirely, because prisoners have been drying and smoking the peels. Lt. Jeff Chute of the.....»»

DUBUQUE, Iowa -- An 18-pound African leopard tortoise who went missing from an Iowa museum has been found alive in an elevator in the building. KWWL-TV reports that officials at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque believe the torto.....»»

MERTZTOWN, Pa. -- State police in Berks County say a 65-year-old man had his pet duck beaten to death by someone who also tried to set fire to two vehicles at his home. Investigators say it happened last month at the 65-year-old man's home in Longswamp To.....»»

SPRINGFIELD, Ga. -- A southeast Georgia man is in jail after authorities say he unleashed his dogs on a neighbor's pet pig and then stabbed the animal 15 to 20 times with a knife. Effingham County Sheriff's Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor says Benjamin .....»»

NEW YORK -- It took a zombie to find Disaster at the Crossroads of the World. Two years after he disappeared from his Long Island home, Disaster the cat was found this week in the heart of Manhattan -- by a Times Square haunted house promoter dressed up a.....»»

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia is getting ready for a supersized game of "Pong" -- on the side of a skyscraper. The classic Atari video game will be re-created later this month on the facade of the 29-story Cira Centre, where hundreds of embedded LED lights.....»»

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia is getting ready for a supersized game of "Pong" -- on the side of a skyscraper. The classic Atari video game will be re-created later this month on the facade of the 29-story Cira Centre, where hundreds of embedded LED lights.....»»

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A rural Alaska town is considering whether to borrow from state law and make it illegal for people to defecate or urinate in public. If the law passes in Bethel, public excretion could be punishable by local fines as high as $200......»»

HOMESTEAD, Pa. -- The attorney for a woman facing prostitution charges says an undercover Pennsylvania detective went too far when he allowed the woman to begin a sex act before arresting her. Homestead Officer Ronald Depellegrin writes in his criminal c.....»»

RENO, Nev. -- Looking for a fast sports car with low miles? Sheriff's deputies in Reno may have a deal for you......»»