Offbeat News
-
Greek police recovers ancient statue from goat-pen
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:04AM March 28, 2012 CommentATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police recovered an ancient statue that was illegally excavated and hidden in a goat pen near Athens, and arrested the goat herder and another man who were allegedly trying to sell the work for €500,000 ($667,000).
-
Lunch-goers by the hundreds bust a move in Sweden
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:52AM March 28, 2012 Comment (1)STOCKHOLM (AP) — Some workers in Sweden have found a rather offbeat way to spend their lunch hour. Actually, on-beat is more like it.
-
Century-old light bulb from Ohio site still works
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:44AM March 27, 2012 CommentEAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — At least one of five century-old incandescent light bulbs still works after being pulled from the cornerstone of a Cleveland-area building along with a time capsule.
-
Brains! London exhibition looks inside our skulls
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:27AM March 27, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — A new exhibition in London is putting the brain under a microscope — literally.
-
'Hamburglar' strikes at Maine McDonald's
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:28AM March 27, 2012 CommentAUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A real-life Hamburglar has struck at a Maine McDonald's.
-
NYC: Test topics should avoid aliens, Halloween
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:19PM March 26, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Companies that want to come up with the tests used to measure New York City students' progress are being advised to stay away from topics including aliens and vermin.
-
Tiny puppy in California could be world's smallest
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:15PM March 26, 2012 CommentSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A puppy named after one of the world's biggest pop stars could set the world's record for tiniest dog.
-
Aggressive parents force egg hunt cancellation
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:33AM March 26, 2012 Comment (2)COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Organizers of an annual Easter egg hunt attended by hundreds of children have canceled this year's event, citing the behavior of aggressive parents who swarmed into the tiny park last year, determined that their kids get an egg.
-
German city spared disruption over suspected bomb
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:44AM March 25, 2012 CommentBERLIN (AP) — German authorities have scrapped plans to cordon off part of the city of Stuttgart and shut its main station after discovering a suspected World War II bomb was actually an old water pipe.
-
Royal gatecrasher: UK queen drops in on wedding
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:38AM March 24, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — A British couple say their wedding had an unlikely gatecrasher — as Queen Elizabeth II dropped in on the ceremony during an official tour.
-
Conn. man accidentally dials 911 while stealing
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:37AM March 24, 2012 CommentSOUTHINGTON, Conn. (AP) — Authorities say a Connecticut man accidentally dialed 911 from his cellphone while stealing about 700 pounds of scrap metals.
-
Cash spills on the highway: What would you do?
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:59PM March 23, 2012 CommentHAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — You're cruising along the highway when you see a bunch of green bills fluttering around like flakes in a snow globe. You get closer and you realize it's cash. Other drivers are pulling over to snatch what they can. What do you do?
-
Ohio troopers, boss at odds over short sleeves
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:04PM March 23, 2012 CommentCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio state troopers are hot under the collar in a dispute over who determines when they can switch from long-sleeved to short-sleeved uniforms.
-
Replica of ancient snake slithers through NYC
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:48PM March 23, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — A prehistoric monster snake is making a quick stopover in New York City's Grand Central Terminal.
-
Don't forget: Memory competition being held in NYC
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:08PM March 23, 2012 CommentPHILADELPHIA (AP) — As Mike Mirski sits down with a pack of playing cards, he starts spinning the most incredible yarn. It involves a giant club sandwich, a big lily pad and a monk sitting on the moon.
-
NJ middle school: Don't hug, please
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:53AM March 23, 2012 CommentABERDEEN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey school superintendent says there's no policy against hugging in the district, and says the issue of middle schoolers being told by their principal not to hug each other anymore is being blown out of proportion.
-
Colo. fair lifts ban on boy with doped goat
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:55PM March 22, 2012 CommentDENVER (AP) — This goat-doping scandal has a happy ending — and an enduring mystery.
-
Kitten hitches hair-raising ride over Golden Gate
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:14PM March 22, 2012 CommentSANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A stowaway kitten is safe despite taking an 85-mile ride in a van's engine compartment that included a trip across California's Golden Gate Bridge.
-
City manager says he's not needed, lays self off
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:07PM March 22, 2012 CommentKELLER, Texas (AP) — The administrator of a North Texas city believes he's not needed and has laid himself off.
-
Cat survives 19-story plunge from Boston high rise
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:35AM March 22, 2012 CommentBOSTON (AP) — A veterinarian says acting like a flying squirrel may have saved a cat from serious injury in a 19-story plunge from a Boston high rise.
