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Runaway Flamingo Captured by Zoo Keepers
4 hours ago
Des Moines, Iowa's pink menace is no more. Zookeepers have captured a runaway flamingo that recently flew the coop at the Blank Park Zoo.
Range Rover: Long Island Dog Takes Van for a Spin
3 hours ago
The dog's name might be Bentley, but this pooch likes to drive a Ford.
Trucking Duck
Nov 18, 2008 | 14 comments
Minnesota trucker's pet duck hits the road.
Hitler Had One Testicle? That Explains A Lot
Nov 19, 2008
A new account from a German army medic confirms what the world has long suspected, according to the London Sun.
Whale Shark Encounter
Nov 18, 2008 | 3 comments
Two Florida divers recently taped their encounter with a rare whale shark swimming in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Captiva Island.
Models Robbed
Nov 18, 2008
As models hit the stage outside Evie's On The Green during a recent police fund raiser in Sarasota, Florida thieves took a seat inside the popular ice cream parlor.
Wrong Flight
Nov 19, 2008
Employees at US Airways are looking into how an 83-year-old woman in a wheelchair flying Monday from New York to Tampa instead found herself at an airport in Puerto Rico.
Breast Pump Bandits
Nov 19, 2008
Port St. Lucie, Florida police are looking for two Coral Springs men who they suspect stole more than four dozen breast pumps from a local Babies "R" Us store.
Cat Burglar
Nov 19, 2008
Police in Dallas, Texas are looking for a man who stretches the traditional definition of "cat burglar".
Jurors Love Letters
Nov 19, 2008
A convicted Nevada killer could receive a second chance at freedom thanks to a juror who apparently fell in love with him.
Dead Woman Charged for Ambulance
Nov 19, 2008
A Wisconsin woman was charged years after her death for an ambulance call she made.
Rare White Deer Shot
Nov 19, 2008 | 10 comments
Joe and Mike Furrer are true outdoorsmen and when father and son get something special, like a ten point white buck, they want to share.
Tit for Tat: Men with Brothel Tattoo Get Free Entry
Nov 19, 2008
One of the largest brothels in Europe is encouraging its customers to trade ink for kink by giving free entry to men who tattoo the risque club's name on their arms.
Tiger Cub Dies Days After it was Beaten by Villagers
Nov 19, 2008 | 8 comments
Veterinarians carried out a rare blood transfusion in an attempt to save a 7-month-old wild tiger that had been attacked and beaten by angry villagers in central India
Weird News Photos
Nov 19, 2008 | 18 comments
From snorkeling Santas to flying pigs check out these pictures of off-beat, interesting happenings from around the world.
Flush Fund: Woman Kept Corpse on Toilet for Cash
Nov 17, 2008 | 26 comments
A woman accused of helping her religious leader hide a decaying corpse on her toilet so they could continue collecting her Social Security was convicted of a misdemeanor.
'Sex Party' Wants You
Nov 16, 2008
Looking for a little more spice in your political life? Consider joining the Sex Party -- a political group in Australia that will launch this week and hopes to use porn shops as its headquarters.
"Nursing Home Sex" Shouldn't Be Taboo: Experts
Nov 18, 2008
Nursing-home residents have sexual needs too. And now researchers are finding ways to educate staff on the taboo topic and provide accommodations for the elderly to shack up under some privacy.
Scaredy Cat
Nov 18, 2008
13-year-old Gabe says he's tried everything to get his cat to come down off his perch atop this city light utility pole.
Stripper, 44, Fired for Age, Charges Discrimination
Nov 18, 2008
Exotic dancer Kimberlee Ouwroulis filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario because she says against Canadian strip club "New Locomotion" fired being her for being over the hills.
Boy Collapses After Playing Computer Game for 24 Hours Straight
Nov 17, 2008
A 15-year-old boy who played a new version of the World of Warcraft computer game for 24 consecutive hours suffered an apparent epileptic seizure.
Pig Sty
Nov 18, 2008 | 3 comments
A Bunnell, Florida farm was meant to be a sanctuary for pigs but became anything but for hundreds of animals found in gruesome conditions.
Blind Woman Faces Lien Over 1-Cent Overdue Bill
Nov 18, 2008 | 13 comments
A 74-year-old blind Massachusetts woman was shocked when she got a letter from the city of Attleboro saying a lien would be placed on her home unless she pays an overdue water bill. The amount? 1...
Soc Block
Nov 18, 2008 | 2 comments
Serie A side Catania has come up with a creative way to score from a free kick: block the goalkeeper's vision by having players drop their shorts down in a wall. The Sicilian team carried out the maneuver...
Prisoner Mails Self to Freedom
Nov 18, 2008
Forget shovels, hammers and axes –– all this inmate needed to make his Great Escape was a big ol' box, and a whole lotta' stamps.
High Court to Hear Prop. 8 Lawsuits
Elderly Woman Dies After Resort Robbery
Details Emerge About La Jolla Rapist
Dogged Pursuit
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Budget Battle Gets Nastier