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Greek beach evacuated after artillery discovery
Published May 20th, 2013 - 7:47AM
A surprise shell has caused a big stir at a popular Athens beach.
Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago
Published May 20th, 2013 - 5:02AM
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.
Oregon funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride
Published May 17th, 2013 - 9:05AM
An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle.
Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled
Published May 17th, 2013 - 5:55AM
An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived.
Alaska man runs onto frozen lake to avoid jail
Published May 16th, 2013 - 10:35PM
Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant.
Aussie minister sorry he 'liked' exposed teen pic
Published May 16th, 2013 - 9:25PM
An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself.
Fleeing Ore. man pleads to be pulled from river
Published May 16th, 2013 - 12:19PM
Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a fleeing man tried to use a backstroke to get across the Columbia River but, exhausted, said he couldn't swim and pleaded with officers to retrieve him. They did.
Wash. state woman spots stolen car in drive-thru
Published May 16th, 2013 - 6:34AM
A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later - in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant where she works.
Coin tossing breaks tie in Philippine mayoral race
Published May 15th, 2013 - 10:14PM
What do you do when two candidates running for mayor in the Philippines get exactly the same number of votes? You get them to toss a coin.
Deer smashes Pa. bus windshield, takes short ride
Published May 15th, 2013 - 3:49PM
A deer has taken a ride on a western Pennsylvania bus.
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