Weird News
NJ teen admits defecating in classmate's soda
Jun 2, 2:40 PMHis lawyer calls it a foolish prank, but a judge isn't laughing. A 17-year-old high school student from Haddon Township admitted in family court Thursday that he defecated in a classmate's soda during an auto-shop class.
Not venomous? Experts distrust abandoned cobra
Jun 2, 7:47 AMExperts are taking no chances with an Asian cobra, not even one found in a box with the message, "I am no longer venomous."
Police: Man calls 911 about mom taking his beer
Jun 2, 4:10 PMA 32-year-old Pasco County man who called 911 to complain about his mother is facing criminal charges. According to a sheriff's office arrest report, Charles Dennison told a deputy that his mother took his beer and he wanted her arrested. Dennison was reportedly "very intoxicated" when the deputy arrived at the New Port Richey home.
Gator raid: 3-ft-long alligator collared in Mich.
Jun 2, 10:07 AMPolice in a Detroit suburb have picked up an unusual suspect: a 3-foot-long alligator.
Man punched while calling 911 to report punch
Jun 2, 2:30 PMPolice in Iowa City said a man who called them to report that he'd been punched while on the Iowa City pedestrian mall, was punched again by a second person while he was on the phone with his 911 call.
4 officers, 4 Taser jolts subdue naked man in NY
Jun 2, 10:37 AMNew York police say it took four officers and four jolts from a Taser to subdue a man found running naked through city traffic, high on the hallucinogen PCP.
Ohio woman finds groundhog hiding under car hood
Jun 2, 2:40 PMAn Ohio woman needed animal control, not a mechanic, when it turned out the thumping under her car's hood was coming from a stowaway groundhog. Rebecca Martin said she heard the noise last Tuesday while running errands with other family members in Athens in southeast Ohio.
Police: Man accidentally shoots self in testicles
Jun 2, 2:20 PMPolice said a man accidentally shot himself in the testicles at a Lynnwood department store. Police spokeswoman Shannon Sessions said the man was carrying his handgun in his waistband and it accidentally went off about noon Sunday.
Rocket science: Mentos, Coke Zero propel vehicle
Jun 1, 12:37 PM
The guys from Maine who became an online sensation by creating geysers from soda and Mentos candies have discovered it's not just entertainment. It can propel vehicles, as well.
It's a bee market as insects swarm Wall Street
Jun 1, 6:14 PMForget bears and bulls. It's bees that are making waves on Wall Street.
Former Colorado governor had missing moon rock
Jun 1, 3:47 PMA missing moon rock awarded to Colorado in 1974 has turned up in an ex-governor's house.
Okla. inmates' uniforms make them easy to spot
Jun 1, 1:50 AMBright orange jail uniforms just weren't enough to make inmates stand out in one Oklahoma county.
Wildlife officials find baby elk left on doorstep
Jun 1, 2:57 PMCongratulations, wildlife officials! It's a baby elk.
NHL team seeking help to flush Pa. arena's toilets
Jun 1, 12:11 PMThe Pittsburgh Penguins are looking for 250 students to help with an important task and there's only one major requirement: You must know how to flush a toilet.
Iowa City police say drunken driver was naked
Jun 1, 8:14 PMIowa City police say they were able to track down a drunken driver who struck a street sign thanks in part to his clothing. His lack of clothing, that is.
Pair born in same hospital on same day to wed
May 31, 10:14 PMAn engaged eastern Pennsylvania couple were born on the same day in the same hospital - and their mothers even shared a room in the maternity ward.
NY man seeking help for stray dog arrested for DWI
May 30, 5:00 PMA man who went to a New York village police station seeking help for a stray dog found trouble instead after police say he drove there drunk.
Police: Wheelchair ramp stolen from Ohio home
May 29, 2:40 PMPolice in northeast Ohio say they're looking for thieves who stole a wheelchair ramp from a woman's home, and a local business is offering to replace it with a free upgrade.
NY trash 'recycler' avoids $79K in clutter fines
May 29, 5:00 PMA woman in an upstate New York village nearly had to pay $79,000 in fines for her hobby of picking through curbside trash and piling the items in her yard.
Alaska police stop bank robbery suspect on bike
May 28, 12:29 AMA man robbed an Anchorage bank and escaped on a bicycle but didn't get far, police said Thursday.
Wash. inmate kills entangled deer at work farm
May 28, 1:19 PMThe Washington State Penitentiary says an inmate on a work crew killed and butchered a deer that was entangled in netting at the prison's pheasant farm near Walla Walla.
