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Wierd and Offbeat News
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City looks for answers after zombie alert sent to residents
LAKE WORTH, Fla. (AP) — Officials say they still don't know who sent a "zombie alert" to residents of a Florida city following a power outage.
Wed, 23 May 2018 09:02:33 -0400 -
Loose horses tie up rush-hour traffic in Massachusetts
ACTON, Mass. (AP) — Two horses that got loose on a Massachusetts highway and tied up rush-hour traffic have been safely corralled and returned to their owners.
Wed, 23 May 2018 07:21:19 -0400 -
Legend of Loch Ness Monster will be tested with DNA samples
The stories seem as tall as the lake is deep. A New Zealand scientist is leading an international team to the lake next month, where they will take samples of the murky waters and conduct DNA tests to determine what species live there. University of Otago professor Neil Gemmell says he's no believer in Nessie, but he wants to take people on an adventure and communicate some science along the way.
Wed, 23 May 2018 02:42:57 -0400 -
Hall of fame to redo soccer star Brandi Chastain plaque
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A bronze plaque honoring soccer star Brandi Chastain got a red card Tuesday after a social media outcry over its unflattering portrayal of the athlete.
Tue, 22 May 2018 17:07:01 -0400 -
Bear trashes interior of Connecticut woman's car
CANTON, Conn. (AP) — What might be the world's hairiest vandal has destroyed the interior of a Connecticut woman's car.
Tue, 22 May 2018 15:26:56 -0400 -
Grocery sees dirty word in 'Summa Cum Laude,' censors cake
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina woman isn't happy a grocery store censored her honor graduate son's cake, which was supposed to include the Latin phrase "Summa Cum Laude."
Tue, 22 May 2018 12:37:40 -0400 -
Man walking home from train station followed by pig
NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Police in a Cleveland suburb thought they had a drunk on their hands when a man called to report a pig following him home from a train station.
Mon, 21 May 2018 07:22:01 -0400 -
Roo-ting out trouble: Rogue S Carolina kangaroo nabbed again
CLARKS HILL, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's most talented escape artist may be a kangaroo.
Fri, 18 May 2018 07:34:20 -0400 -
Ammo box falls from military chopper, crashes into school
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Authorities are trying to determine how a box of ammunition fell from a military helicopter and crashed through the roof of an elementary school in Texas.
Fri, 18 May 2018 06:39:49 -0400 -
Laurel, Yanny or ... covfefe? White House joins in on debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is joining in on the viral debate over whether people hear the names "Laurel" or "Yanny" in a much-shared audio clip.
Thu, 17 May 2018 20:31:06 -0400 -
6 young squirrels rescued from ordeal of tangled tails
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Six young squirrels whose tails were stuck together by tree sap are recovering after a Nebraska wildlife expert untangled them.
Thu, 17 May 2018 20:26:51 -0400 -
93-year-old makes first hole-in-one in 65 years of golfing
ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A 93-year-old Ohio man wrapped up his nearly seven decades of golfing with his first hole-in-one.
Thu, 17 May 2018 13:23:10 -0400 -
Person in Spider-Man costume hangs out on Boston train
BOSTON (AP) — A person sporting a Spider-Man costume joined commuters on a Boston subway train — dangling from a handrail.
Thu, 17 May 2018 12:54:56 -0400 -
Tickle Me, Fleury: Vegas goalie tickles Jets player's ear
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury gave Blake Wheeler quite an earful.
Thu, 17 May 2018 09:30:12 -0400 -
Owner of $85M apartment offers trip to space with purchase
NEW YORK (AP) — The owner for a New York City condominium is offering a trip to outer space included with the purchase of an $85 million dollar apartment.
Thu, 17 May 2018 07:10:23 -0400 -
Ready, aim, fire: Australian diners given water pistols to ward off seagulls
Annoyed at seagulls that pester its patrons, a restaurant in the Australian city of Perth has armed customers with water pistols to stop the birds from ruining the waterfront dining experience. Toby Evans, the owner of 3Sheets restaurant in the capital of Western Australia, said the seagull problem was unusually bad and something had to be done to keep customers from being scared away. "Now they are getting cheekier and cheekier." The seagulls congregate near the waterfront restaurants at a marina, Hillary's Boat Harbour, scavenging leftovers or hoping for scraps from diners.
Thu, 17 May 2018 01:08:40 -0400 -
Man arrested for posing as Texas high school athlete
DALLAS (AP) — Police say a 25-year-old man duped two Dallas high schools for nine months by posing as a 17-year-old student and Hurricane Harvey evacuee in order to play basketball.
Wed, 16 May 2018 16:06:59 -0400 -
Audio clip spurs social media debate over yanny or laurel
Do you hear what I hear?
Wed, 16 May 2018 13:26:49 -0400 -
Police praise Wisconsin students for prank that was illusion
CUMBERLAND, Wis. (AP) — Police had praise for students who created an illusion for a senior class prank that appeared to show a car crashed into the principal's office.
Wed, 16 May 2018 13:20:38 -0400 -
Chinese tourists spark anger in Vietnam over map on shirts
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A group of Chinese tourists wearing T-shirts depicting the country's territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea has sparked anger in Vietnam.
Wed, 16 May 2018 03:40:58 -0400 -
Woman fired after cops seize laxative-laced brownies
SALINE, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan engineering company employee has been fired after police determined she baked laxatives into brownies intended for a departing colleague's send-off.
Tue, 15 May 2018 10:31:47 -0400 -
Domestic dispute in Germany: Man arguing with a parrot
BERLIN (AP) — Police were called to investigate a domestic disturbance in a southern German town — and found a man arguing with a parrot.
Tue, 15 May 2018 08:00:43 -0400 -
Buried treasure found in NYC; pirates nowhere in sight
NEW YORK (AP) — A couple of urban island-dwellers have found buried treasure in their backyard — but so far the pirates are nowhere in sight.
Tue, 15 May 2018 07:24:19 -0400 -
Ex-lawmaker: Naked man tackled on Alaska Airlines flight
SEATTLE (AP) — A retired Alaska state lawmaker says a naked passenger was tackled and detained on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Anchorage, Alaska.
Tue, 15 May 2018 00:29:45 -0400 -
Marriage proposal upstaged by 3-year-old's call of nature
BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan boy found a way to make his mark on the occasion of his mother's marriage proposal.
Mon, 14 May 2018 15:20:28 -0400 -
Ohio transit bus driver accident-free over 1 million miles
CLEVELAND (AP) — If you need to ride a public transit bus in Cleveland and Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County, there's no better person behind the wheel than Godwin McNeal.
Mon, 14 May 2018 13:28:55 -0400 -
Bee on the lookout: Georgia keeper stung by $20K hive heist
LULA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia beekeeper says thieves stole dozens of hives, taking off with up to $20,000 worth of equipment.
Mon, 14 May 2018 12:34:36 -0400 -
German police bring in crane to get 5 buffalo off autobahn
BERLIN (AP) — Police called in a crane to lift five fugitive water buffalo off a highway in western Germany during an operation that lasted about nine hours.
Mon, 14 May 2018 07:20:05 -0400 -
Better late than never: Library gets book 47 years overdue
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — A book nearly five decades overdue has been returned to the San Francisco Public Library.
Sun, 13 May 2018 17:28:50 -0400 -
Did a Labrador mix snap a group selfie? Looks that way
LOVELAND, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio dog daycare photo has gone viral for capturing what looks like a group of four-legged friends taking a selfie.
Sat, 12 May 2018 12:53:48 -0400 -
Michigan police department picks "Pawfficer"
TROY, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit police department is giving another cat a chance to take the law into her own paws.
Fri, 11 May 2018 22:35:35 -0400 -
Father, daughter get Temple University degrees together
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A father and daughter in Philadelphia walked across the stage together to get their undergraduate degrees from Temple University.
Fri, 11 May 2018 11:32:21 -0400 -
Black bear devours 2 dozen cupcakes left in baker's car
ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — The smell of two dozen cupcakes in a baker's car was too much for a black bear in New Jersey.
Fri, 11 May 2018 09:22:40 -0400 -
China's multi-story hog hotels elevate industrial farms to new levels
On Yaji Mountain in southern China, they are checking in the sows a thousand head per floor in high-rise "hog hotels". Privately owned agricultural company Guangxi Yangxiang Co Ltd is running two seven-floor sow breeding operations, and is putting up four more, including one with as many as 13 floors that will be the world's tallest building of its kind. Hog farms of two or three floors have been tried in Europe.
Fri, 11 May 2018 06:17:57 -0400 -
'Hello kitties' turns to 'beware bobcats' in Texas
With big blues eyes and stubby tails, two kittens taken in by a San Antonio family looked adorable until the fiery seven-week-old felines ripped apart formula bottles and repeatedly bit the hands that were trying to feed them. The family, whose name has not been released, told authorities they thought the kittens were the rare and prized domestic breed of Bengal cats. Later, they confessed that the kittens were found by a relative in a nearby rural county and then brought to San Antonio, according to Norwood.
Thu, 10 May 2018 16:55:01 -0400 -
Iowa man says his dog shot him while they were playing
FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — With best friends like these, who needs enemies?
Thu, 10 May 2018 15:23:41 -0400 -
Museum to display mummified monkey found in air duct
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A mummified monkey that was found in the air ducts of a former department store in downtown Minneapolis last month is going on display.
Thu, 10 May 2018 14:52:44 -0400 -
Woman angry at utility worker, leaves her suspended in lift
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey say a woman got angry at a cable TV worker and left her stranded in the air.
Thu, 10 May 2018 14:16:30 -0400 -
'Joggling' record: Man sets mark for running while juggling
BOSTON (AP) — It won't land him a spot in the Olympics, but a Massachusetts college student has run one of the fastest miles while juggling — an endeavor called "joggling."
Thu, 10 May 2018 13:32:01 -0400 -
Walrus surprise residents in remote Alaska village
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Residents of a village of 110 on the Alaska Peninsula see the occasional walrus in Bering Sea waters, but when 200 packed a beach just outside the community, it took them by surprise.
Wed, 09 May 2018 20:28:34 -0400 -
Couple get up-close view of moose that stares through window
MERRIMACK, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire couple have gotten an up-close view of a moose that wandered into their yard, right up to their window.
Wed, 09 May 2018 15:07:21 -0400 -
Rescuers bitten after mistaking bobcats for domestic kittens
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Three well-meaning people suffered bites when the kittens they rescued after hearing them mewling in a San Antonio alley turned out to be ravenous bobcat cubs .
Wed, 09 May 2018 14:37:15 -0400 -
Can you spare a dime? Truck full of coins crashes in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brother can you spare a dime? How about 8 million of them?
Wed, 09 May 2018 14:17:07 -0400 -
State trooper uses jerky to rescue pup from highway
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts state trooper has rescued a dog running loose in the middle of an interstate with the bribe of a homemade snack.
Wed, 09 May 2018 12:48:12 -0400 -
Video shows 11-year-old escaping Chicago-area carjacking
AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Surveillance video shows an 11-year-old girl jumping out of a carjacked SUV in suburban Chicago as her father tries to stop a car driven by the carjacker's accomplice.
Wed, 09 May 2018 12:24:58 -0400 -
A sticky mess: liquid chocolate spills onto Polish highway
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A tractor-trailer has overturned on a Polish highway, spilling tons of liquid chocolate that are solidifying into a huge sticky mess.
Wed, 09 May 2018 11:30:07 -0400 -
Firefighter gets creative with marriage proposal
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Firefighters helped one of their own pull off a marriage proposal.
Wed, 09 May 2018 08:40:56 -0400 -
Dog rescued from Colorado wastewater treatment plant
A 2-year-old English mastiff led astray by an escape-prone hound dog is happy to be home, but still stinks after being found stranded in muck at a wastewater treatment plant in Colorado.
Wed, 09 May 2018 02:24:02 -0400 -
Welshman Williams reflects on world title win - naked
(Editor's note: Language in the third paragraph might offend some readers) (Reuters) - Mark Williams stayed true to his word after clinching his third world snooker title on Monday by conducting his post-match news conference naked. The 43-year-old, who had promised to strip off if he won, beat Scotland's John Higgins 18-16 in a dramatic final to become the event's oldest winner for 40 years. "It's an unbelievable story, 12 months ago I was thinking of chucking it.
Tue, 08 May 2018 03:16:21 -0400 -
Raccoon family drops through ceiling of Michigan home
SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A family of raccoons created a chaotic scene when they fell through a ceiling and into the living room of a Michigan home.
Mon, 07 May 2018 14:41:02 -0400
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