Tuesday, July 29 2014 2:32 PM EDT2014-07-29 18:32:55 GMT
Rats are on the rampage in the elegant garden of the Louvre Museum, so bold they romp onto the grass in broad daylight, defying death threats from sanitation workers and scaring tourists visiting the site.More >>
Rats are on the rampage in the elegant garden of the Louvre Museum, so bold they romp on the grass in broad daylight, defying death threats from sanitation workers and scaring tourists.More >>
Tuesday, July 29 2014 2:24 PM EDT2014-07-29 18:24:09 GMT
An Arizona strip club has endorsed a Democratic candidate for Congress. And the candidate, the Rev. Jarrett Maupin, says he's happy to have the support of The Great Alaskan Bush Company of Phoenix.More >>
An Arizona strip club has endorsed a Democratic candidate for Congress. And the candidate, the Rev. Jarrett Maupin, says he's happy to have the support of The Great Alaskan Bush Company of Phoenix.More >>
Tuesday, July 29 2014 1:03 PM EDT2014-07-29 17:03:07 GMT
Some employees at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee complained about a class aimed at teaching them how to reduce their Southern accents. Now, managers are calling the whole thing off.More >>
Some employees at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee complained about a class aimed at teaching them how to reduce their Southern accents. Now, managers are calling the whole thing off.More >>
Tuesday, July 29 2014 11:16 AM EDT2014-07-29 15:16:19 GMT
A former WWE champion known as Daniel Bryan chased two burglary suspects he saw exiting his Phoenix home this week and subdued one until officers arrived, investigators said.More >>
A former WWE champion known as Daniel Bryan chased two burglary suspects he saw exiting his Phoenix home this week and subdued one until officers arrived, investigators said.More >>
Tuesday, July 29 2014 7:26 AM EDT2014-07-29 11:26:26 GMT
A musical being performed in a New Hampshire park has drawn some noise complaints, but the deputy police chief says he's "not giving Shrek a ticket."More >>
A musical being performed in a New Hampshire park has drawn some noise complaints, but the deputy police chief says he's "not giving Shrek a ticket."More >>
Tuesday, July 29 2014 2:45 AM EDT2014-07-29 06:45:07 GMT
For tourist Bruce Pasarow of Buena Park, California, leaving Illinois before seeing what's billed as the "World's Largest Bottle of Catsup" was not an option.More >>
For tourist Bruce Pasarow of Buena Park, California, leaving Illinois before seeing what's billed as the "World's Largest Bottle of Catsup" was not an option.More >>
Monday, July 28 2014 9:35 AM EDT2014-07-28 13:35:10 GMT
A North Texas street department worker has been stung about 1,000 times by aggressive bees that also attacked two co-workers who tried to help him.More >>
A North Texas street department worker has been stung about 1,000 times by aggressive bees that also attacked two co-workers who tried to help him.More >>
Monday, July 28 2014 7:08 AM EDT2014-07-28 11:08:17 GMT
A man in Florida apparently got a dose of road rage karma when police say he was run over by his own pickup truck after getting out to bang on another driver's window.More >>
A man in Florida apparently got a dose of road rage karma when police say he was run over by his own pickup truck after getting out to bang on another driver's window.More >>
Saturday, July 26 2014 2:23 PM EDT2014-07-26 18:23:42 GMT
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority wants a Florida pizza shop to pay a big toll for using a logo similar to the Garden State Parkway's green and yellow signs.More >>
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority wants a Florida pizza shop to pay a big toll for using a logo similar to the Garden State Parkway's green and yellow signs.More >>
Saturday, July 26 2014 2:23 PM EDT2014-07-26 18:23:36 GMT
A southwest Florida waitress has dubbed the trio of naked hamburger thieves who broke into a southwest Florida eatery "dumb, dumber and dumbest."More >>
A southwest Florida waitress has dubbed the trio of naked hamburger thieves who broke into an eatery "dumb, dumber and dumbest."More >>
Thursday, July 24 2014 12:26 PM EDT2014-07-24 16:26:56 GMT
A 16-foot-long exotic snake reportedly slithering around New Jersey's largest lake is apparently a suburban legend. Or the snake just isn't hungry.More >>
A 16-foot-long exotic snake reportedly slithering around New Jersey's largest lake is apparently a suburban legend. Or the snake just isn't hungry.More >>
Thursday, July 24 2014 11:42 AM EDT2014-07-24 15:42:24 GMT
A Pennsylvania woman says she can see drivers who pull off the side of a highway relieving themselves near her backyard, and state police have been asked to increase patrols.More >>
A Pennsylvania woman says she can see drivers who pull off the side of a highway relieving themselves near her backyard, and state police have been asked to increase patrols.More >>
Thursday, July 24 2014 9:26 AM EDT2014-07-24 13:26:16 GMT
Authorities say a Syracuse city police officer was looking at the computer inside his patrol car when he ran a red light and collided with an unmarked police vehicle.More >>
Authorities say a Syracuse city police officer was looking at the computer inside his patrol car when he ran a red light and collided with an unmarked police vehicle.More >>
Thursday, July 24 2014 12:31 AM EDT2014-07-24 04:31:15 GMT
Someone has replaced two American flags on the Brooklyn Bridge with mysterious white flags.More >>
Police are searching for four or five people they believe scaled to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge's two towers in the dead of night, disabled lights illuminating two large American flags and then replaced the flags...More >>
Wednesday, July 23 2014 5:57 PM EDT2014-07-23 21:57:10 GMT
Officials have released a sketch of a man suspected of shooting and killing a peacock from his Mercedes-Benz earlier this month in Southern California.More >>
Officials have released a sketch of a man suspected of shooting and killing a peacock from his Mercedes-Benz earlier this month in Southern California.More >>
Wednesday, July 23 2014 3:04 PM EDT2014-07-23 19:04:07 GMT
Traps have been set for a large exotic snake that animal control officers and a private reptile expert have been hunting for in New Jersey's Lake Hopatcong (hoh-PAHT'-cong).More >>
Reports of a 16-foot-long exotic snake - possibly an anaconda - slithering through New Jersey's largest lake have stoked fears among residents and led to searches and questions about what exactly is in the water.More >>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 7:50 PM EDT2014-07-22 23:50:59 GMT
Police say a man who fled from a Mississippi traffic stop was apparently so focused on getting away he unknowingly ran into a law enforcement academy.More >>
Police say a man who fled from a Mississippi traffic stop was apparently so focused on getting away he unknowingly ran into a law enforcement academy.More >>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 6:07 PM EDT2014-07-22 22:07:10 GMT
The first recreational marijuana sold legally in Seattle is headed to the Museum of History and Industry.More >>
The first recreational marijuana sold legally in Seattle will be put on display at the city's Museum of History and Industry after a woman donated part of her purchase Tuesday.More >>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 3:10 PM EDT2014-07-22 19:10:52 GMT
A New York City real estate heir who admitted killing his neighbor a decade ago in Texas is facing a new charge in Houston that accuses him of urinating on candy at a drug store.More >>
A New York City real estate heir who admitted killing his neighbor a decade ago in Texas is facing a new charge in Houston that accuses him of urinating on candy at a drug store.More >>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 12:51 PM EDT2014-07-22 16:51:17 GMT
Police investigating the theft of clothing and jewelry from a southern Illinois boutique say they arrested a woman after she posted Facebook photos of herself wearing one of the stolen items.More >>
Police investigating the theft of clothing and jewelry from a southern Illinois boutique say they arrested a woman after she posted Facebook photos of herself wearing one of the stolen items.More >>
Monday, July 21 2014 3:03 PM EDT2014-07-21 19:03:01 GMT
High water forced the cancellation of the Red Green Regatta in Fairbanks over the weekend, with the fun moved off the water and into a parking lot.More >>
High water forced the cancellation of the Red Green Regatta in Fairbanks over the weekend, with the fun moved off the water and into a parking lot.More >>
Monday, July 21 2014 9:40 AM EDT2014-07-21 13:40:15 GMT
A pit bull named Ace is being hailed as a hero for licking the face of a sleeping, deaf 13-year-old Indianapolis boy to alert him that his house was on fire.More >>
A pit bull named Ace is being hailed as a hero for licking the face of a sleeping, deaf 13-year-old Indianapolis boy to alert him that the house was on fire.More >>
Monday, July 21 2014 9:40 AM EDT2014-07-21 13:40:02 GMT
A game made popular in backyards and at football tailgate parties is taking on a serious side as the American Cornhole Organization crowns its champions this weekend in West Virginia.More >>
Cornhole, the strange-sounding game made popular in backyards and at football tailgate parties, is taking on a serious side this week.More >>
Monday, July 21 2014 9:40 AM EDT2014-07-21 13:40:00 GMT
A 24-year-old man who a month after being released from prison for a bank robbery held up the same bank and teller has been sentenced to more than 10 years behind bars.More >>
A 24-year-old man who a month after being released from prison for a bank robbery held up the same bank and teller has been sentenced to more than 10 years behind bars.More >>
Monday, July 21 2014 9:39 AM EDT2014-07-21 13:39:58 GMT
A New York pilot has experienced deja phew.More >>
A New York pilot who landed his disabled plane on a highway for the second time in eight days said Friday he's lucky to have escaped unhurt and thankful he didn't hit anyone.More >>
Sunday, July 20 2014 1:51 PM EDT2014-07-20 17:51:51 GMT
Talk about exploring the past. Police say a pair of thieves stole a baby dinosaur replica from a science museum and took props from a history exhibit at another facility.More >>
Talk about exploring the past. Police say a pair of thieves stole a baby dinosaur replica from a science museum and took props from a history exhibit at another facility.More >>
Sunday, July 20 2014 1:51 PM EDT2014-07-20 17:51:45 GMT
Pop singer Jennifer Lopez may be thinking life is funny after a group of scientists named a water mite in her honor after discovering a new species near Puerto Rico.More >>
Pop singer Jennifer Lopez may be thinking life is funny after a group of scientists named a water mite in her honor after discovering a new species near Puerto Rico.More >>
Thursday, July 17 2014 10:28 PM EDT2014-07-18 02:28:38 GMT
Some homeowners following the state's new drought-conscious motto that brown is the new green are being warned by local governments that they could be slapped with fines because of those dried up lawns.More >>
Laura Whitney and her husband, Michael Korte, don't know whether they're being good citizens during a drought or scofflaws.More >>
Thursday, July 17 2014 6:07 PM EDT2014-07-17 22:07:37 GMT
The Seattle Fire Department says a man using a spray paint can and a lighter to try and kill a spider started a West Seattle fire that caused $60,000 worth of damage.More >>
A man who used a can of spray paint and a lighter as a makeshift blowtorch to kill a spider in his laundry room started a blaze that caused $60,000 worth of damage, Seattle fire officials said Wednesday.More >>
Thursday, July 17 2014 6:07 PM EDT2014-07-17 22:07:34 GMT
A pilot who dropped 3,000 pingpong balls that were redeemable for prizes missed a crowd assembled for the stunt and instead hit a nearby interstate.More >>
A pilot who dropped 3,000 pingpong balls that were redeemable for prizes missed a crowd assembled for the stunt and instead hit a nearby interstate.More >>
Thursday, July 17 2014 6:07 PM EDT2014-07-17 22:07:25 GMT
The portraits of three former Pennsylvania House speakers and one former top state senator hanging in the Capitol's marble corridors each have new information to tell visitors: their criminal histories.More >>
The portraits of three former Pennsylvania House speakers and one former top state senator hanging in the Capitol's marble corridors each have new information to tell visitors: their criminal histories.More >>
Thursday, July 17 2014 11:28 AM EDT2014-07-17 15:28:35 GMT
When the man with the Twitter handle @HiddenCash moved his scavenger hunt to Whittier, California, a thousand people trampled through Penn Park seeking free money.More >>
When the man with the Twitter handle @HiddenCash moved his scavenger hunt to Whittier, California, a thousand people trampled through Penn Park seeking free money.More >>
Thursday, July 17 2014 7:59 AM EDT2014-07-17 11:59:59 GMT
A plan by a Belgian mayor to remove a group of Gypsies by playing loud music backfired when the camping cars stayed put and the children danced to the music.More >>
A plan by a Belgian mayor to remove a group of Gypsies by playing loud music backfired when the camping cars stayed put and the children danced to the music.More >>
Thursday, July 17 2014 7:18 AM EDT2014-07-17 11:18:03 GMT
Ax throwing is encouraged in lumberjack class.More >>
Ax throwing is encouraged in lumberjack class. It's also OK to dump your classmate in the lake - as long as you're both frantically trying to stay upright on a floating log.More >>
Thursday, July 17 2014 7:17 AM EDT2014-07-17 11:17:23 GMT
Police in Central California are searching for three bright orange Tillamook cheese vans that were stolen over the weekend.More >>
Two men were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing three Volkswagen minibuses that were customized to look like bright orange Tillamook cheese loafs.More >>
Wednesday, July 16 2014 3:58 PM EDT2014-07-16 19:58:29 GMT
You could call them helicopter parents on steroids.More >>
Teachers in this South American country are going on a 24-hour strike to protest a wave of physical attacks on educators by students' mothers and fathers.More >>
Wednesday, July 16 2014 2:01 PM EDT2014-07-16 18:01:23 GMT
Pop singer Jennifer Lopez may be thinking life is funny after some scientists gave her name to a water mite species they discovered near Puerto Rico.More >>
Pop singer Jennifer Lopez may be thinking life is funny after some scientists gave her name to a water mite species they discovered near Puerto Rico.More >>
Wednesday, July 16 2014 9:36 AM EDT2014-07-16 13:36:26 GMT
Police in the town of Blaine, Washington, near the Canadian border found a car in a bank parking lot on July 2 that had been stolen in Miami just about two days earlier.More >>
Police in the town of Blaine, Washington, near the Canadian border found a car in a bank parking lot on July 2 that had been stolen in Miami just about two days earlier.More >>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 11:02 AM EDT2014-07-30 15:02:02 GMT
A video camera captured the terrifying plight of two women who became trapped on an 80-foot-high railroad bridge in Indiana when a freight train surprised them as they walked along the tracks.More >>
A video camera captured the terrifying plight of two women who became trapped on an 80-foot-high railroad bridge in Indiana when a freight train surprised them as they walked along the tracks.More >>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 11:01 AM EDT2014-07-30 15:01:37 GMT
After a dismal winter, the U.S. economy sprang back to life in the April-June quarter, growing at a fast 4 percent annual rate on the strength of higher consumer and business spending.More >>
After a dismal winter, the U.S. economy sprang back to life in the April-June quarter, growing at a fast 4 percent annual rate on the strength of higher consumer and business spending.More >>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 10:59 AM EDT2014-07-30 14:59:07 GMT
The quiet summer campus of UCLA found itself suddenly steeped in water and chaos after a major water pipe burst and spewed some eight million gallons, stranding people in parking garages and flooding the...More >>
The quiet summer campus of UCLA suddenly was steeped in water and chaos after a major water pipe burst and spewed some 8 million gallons, stranding people in parking garages and flooding the school's storied basketball...More >>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 10:52 AM EDT2014-07-30 14:52:31 GMT
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he has mixed emotions about winning his defamation lawsuit in U.S. District Court.More >>
Publisher HarperCollins says it will remove a passage from best-seller "American Sniper" that sparked former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura's defamation lawsuit against book author Chris Kyle.More >>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 9:56 AM EDT2014-07-30 13:56:43 GMT
Fire crews have gained ground on two of the largest wildfires in California, lifting evacuation orders for about half the homes in the path of a blaze in Yosemite National Park and redeploying firefighters battling...More >>
Fire crews have gained ground on two of the largest wildfires in California, lifting evacuation orders for about half the homes in the path of a blaze in Yosemite National Park and redeploying firefighters battling another...More >>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 9:40 AM EDT2014-07-30 13:40:25 GMT
An 8-year-old boy has died after a bullet fired from outside went through a home's wall and hit the child in bed early Wednesday, Detroit police said.More >>
An 8-year-old boy who was lying in bed early Wednesday died after a bullet fired from outside went through a home's wall and hit him, Detroit police said.More >>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 7:36 AM EDT2014-07-30 11:36:16 GMT
New York City officials are turning up the heat on the Elmo, Cookie Monster and Statues of Liberty impersonators who often demand money for posing in photos with tourists.More >>
New York City officials are turning up the heat on Elmo, Cookie Monster and Statue of Liberty impersonators - Times Square costumed characters who often demand money for posing in photos with tourists.More >>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 5:07 AM EDT2014-07-30 09:07:10 GMT
When former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were indicted on corruption charges in January, the couple stood together at a hastily called news conference to denounce the charges.More >>
When former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were indicted on corruption charges in January, the couple stood together at a hastily called news conference to denounce the charges.More >>
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