NYC "zombie" finds Long Island cat in Times Square
It took a zombie to find Disaster at the Crossroads of the World......»»
Iowa museum finds missing tortoise in elevator
An 18-pound African leopard tortoise who went missing from an Iowa museum has been found alive in an elevator in the building......»»
Police: NM man tried to cut off girlfriend"s toe
A former New Mexico shoe salesman accused of biting off part of his girlfriend's toe has been arrested again, this time for allegedly stalking the woman and trying to cut off her big toe with a cigar cutter......»»
All 18 taxis in NH"s largest city pulled off road
Odds are you won't get a cab in New Hampshire's largest city after police sidelined all 18 licensed taxis for inspection failures or failing to show up for inspection......»»
Southern Calif. man stages April Fool"s plane joke
It's the plane crash that wasn't in Southern California......»»
Pa. inmate denies hiding phone in prosthetic leg
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......»»
Washington state dispatcher sends mom to rescue
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......»»
Easter egg hunt at Seattle zoo turns violent
One of usually peaceful springtime rituals of childhood - the Easter egg hunt - turned nasty at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle......»»
Freezing weather wipes out German flea circus
An entire troupe of performing fleas has fallen victim to the freezing temperatures currently gripping Germany......»»
FBI "flying saucers" NM memo bureau"s most viewed
An FBI report of "flying saucers" in New Mexico sent to then-Director J. Edgar Hoover in 1950 has become the most popular file in the bureau's electronic reading room......»»
Beekeepers save bees after Ore. crash spills hives
It has taken nearly 12 hours for beekeepers to collect a half-billion bees that have been buzzing alongside a highway in Oregon since a truck crash Sunday spilled 200 hives......»»
Old human remains found at Colorado school
Authorities say the remains of five people unearthed at a Colorado school where construction is under way could be from a burial plot......»»
Austrian police chase herd of cattle through town
Austrian police and firefighters have taken on the role of urban cowboys in a two-day round-up of a herd of cattle that broke out of a fenced-off pasture and decided to go into town......»»
Man accused of using fake penis for drug test
A man accused of using a prosthetic penis to try to pass a drug test has been arrested in eastern Missouri......»»
Man accused of using fake penis for drug test
A St. Louis-area man is facing criminal charges alleging that he used a prosthetic penis to try to pass a drug test......»»
Eyeballs found in KC gas station trash not human
Police say a pair of eyeballs found in a medical box in a Kansas City gas station's trash bin aren't human......»»
Video shows Calif. man"s clumsy burglary attempt
Police in a far Northern California city are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect in a botched burglary. But if the man is wearing the same bright pants and jacket seen in surveillance footage, they may not need it......»»
3 accused of smoking pot in NJ police parking lot
State troopers in northern New Jersey didn't have to go far to make a pot bust. They didn't even have to get in their cruisers......»»
Worker denies drinking old whiskey at Pa. mansion
The former live-in caretaker of a southwestern Pennsylvania mansion is denying he drank 52 bottles of well-aged whiskey, saying it wouldn't have been safe to drink and "evaporated" instead......»»
Eyeballs found in trash at Kansas City gas station
Police say they are trying to determine how a medical box containing a pair of eyeballs ended up in a trash bin at a gas station in Kansas City......»»