UK bank settles Iran money probe in NY for $340M

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- A British bank accused of scheming with the Iranian government to launder billions of dollars will be subject to two years of monitoring at its New York branch and will permanently install personnel to oversee and audit offshore m.....»»

Category: Source: associated-pressAug 15th, 2012

Man Hopes To Finance Honeymoon By Selling Prized Cheeto Bald Eagle

The American dream is alive and well. That is, if the American dream happens to be finding a strange-looking snack food and selling it for exorbitant amounts of money. An eBay seller known as “bballjuan” - which we can only presume stands for .....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostNov 4th, 2016

Bigfoot hunt lands university head in hot water

The head of the University of New Mexico's Gallup campus is under fire for spending money on Bigfoot-related pursuits. The head of the University of New Mexico's Gallup campus is under fire for spending money on Bigfoot-related pursuits......»»

Category: weirdSource: canoeNov 2nd, 2016

Week To Week News Quiz 10/28/16

As we enter the endgame for the election season, take a moment to savor the finer things in life and relax with our Week to Week News Quiz. Here are some random but real hints: Keep the money, the business of America is business, it produces hellish des.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 28th, 2016

Eating her words: Woman who called lottery tickets a waste of time wins prize

A North Carolina woman who bought a scratch-off ticket to show her husband that lottery tickets are a waste of money has won $1 million. A North Carolina woman who bought a scratch-off ticket to show her husband that lottery tickets are a waste of mon.....»»

Category: weirdSource: canoeOct 27th, 2016

Woman Tries To Show Her Husband Lotteries Are Dumb, Wins $1 Million

She sure showed him. A North Carolina woman who said she wanted to prove to her husband that playing the lottery is a waste of money bought a $10 scratch-off and won $1,000,000. “I had to eat my words,” Glenda Blackwell said in a release&.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 26th, 2016

WANTED: Mr. Furrypants, Alleged Bank Robber With A "Bad Cattitude"

The FBI is looking for an alleged bank robber who stood out because of a mug shot, and it wasn’t even his own.  It was the one on his T-shirt.  The man accused of holding up a BancFirst location in Norman, Oklahoma, on Monday was caught on.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 26th, 2016

Arkansas robbery plan foiled by motorcycle buy from police officer

(Reuters) - An Arkansas man suspected of robbing a bank and arranging ahead of time to purchase a used motorcycle for a getaway ended up behind bars after he was arrested by the person who managed the sale, a police officer in uniform, police said on Wedn.....»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersOct 19th, 2016

Accused Bank Robber Duped Dad Into Giving Her A Ride To ‘Job Interview": Police

A Florida woman accused of robbing a bank may have gotten her father involved in a crime without him knowing. Chelsea Wilson was arrested Friday morning after she allegedly robbed a TD Bank in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon. Police said Wilson&rsqu.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 17th, 2016

African Nation Slaps Exxon With Fine Nearly 7 Times Its Own GDP

The African nation of Chad has ordered Exxon Mobil Corp. to fork over a sum of money that would make Austin Powers villain Dr. Evil proud â€• not quite “100 billion dollars,” but close. As Bloomberg reports, a court in Chad’s capita.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 7th, 2016

Watch A Ball Boy Make The Sickest Catch Of The NFL Season

With Odell Beckham Jr. in the house, a ball boy did an excellent impersonation of the New York Giants receiver on Monday night at U.S. Bank Stadium. In a game against the visiting Giants, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford threw a pass out of boun.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 4th, 2016

Man Wins $1 Million In Lottery After Someone Cut Him In Ticket Line

A man in New Zealand claims he won a big pile of money by minding his manners. The man, who did not give his name, says he won $1 million ($727,975 US) in the lottery after another customer skipped him in line to buy a ticket. “I wasn’t in any.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostSep 26th, 2016

How-to porn workshop funded by $53,000 in taxpayer money

A British porn queen eager to teach people how to film their own hormone-charged hijinks is under fire. A British porn queen eager to teach people how to film their own hormone-charged hijinks is under fire......»»

Category: weirdSource: canoeSep 20th, 2016

"Dads In Khaki Shorts" Is About Your Dad, My Dad, All Of The Dads

We all love our dads, and when we’re not asking for money, they think we’re pretty neat too. But one thing dads love even more than us is their khaki shorts. This song from Funny Or Die could be ― nay, IS ― the voice of an entire generatio.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostSep 19th, 2016

Seeking escape from home, Kansas man robs bank, goes straight to jail

(Reuters) - A Kansas man robbed a bank last week in order to go to jail and avoid his wife, court documents showed......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersSep 7th, 2016

Yep, That Video Of A Guy Riding An Ostrich Through Traffic Is Totally Fake

It was a brilliant idea to beat the traffic. But sadly the viral video (above) of a man riding an ostrich to beat rush hour in Almaty, Kazakhstan, is totally fake. The Bank of Astana claimed it was behind the hoax dash cam-style footage on Friday, af.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostSep 5th, 2016

79-Year-Old Congressman Tells Hillary How To Get Young Voters: Rappers, Liquor And Pandora

Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) wants Hillary Clinton to be the next president, but he’s worried that her campaign is spending too much money on TV advertising, which may not reach a crucial demographic: young people. Fortunately, he has an idea f.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostSep 2nd, 2016

Hunky "Heartthrobs And Hound Dogs" Calendar Raises Money For Dog Rescues

2017 is lookin’ mighty fine.  Hunky police officers, firefighters and military veterans from across Texas recently posed with precious rescue pups for a new calendar that’s raising money for local rescue centers. The issue is part of phot.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 29th, 2016

Pizza by drone: unmanned air delivery set to take off in New Zealand

WELLINGTON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - A New Zealand pizza chain aims to become the world's first company to offer a commercial drone delivery service, a milestone in the once-unthinkable quest to save time and money with an air-borne supply chain dispensing with .....»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersAug 25th, 2016

The Difference Between an Annuity and Structured Settlement

The annuity and the structured settlement are two legal mechanisms used to pay out money to a person. There's a big difference between the two, though. You need to be aware of the ins and outs of both of them if you're going to be able to choose between t.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 12th, 2016

95-Year-Old Woman Uses Lottery Winnings To Join 21st Century

A lucky Connecticut woman who recently won a cool $30,000 with her scratch-off ticket habit says she’ll put the money to good use ... by bringing herself into the 21st century. Ninety-five-year-old Ursula McCafferty of Canaan, Connecticut was scratc.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 11th, 2016