Man has a water-gurgling tree
2006-08-14 19:47:36
Is it an artesian spring, a broken water pipe or an abandoned well? Lucille Pope's red oak tree has gurgled water for about three months, and experts can't seem to get to the root of the problem.
Ways to massacre Shakespeare
2006-08-14 19:47:36
Bouncy Castle Hamlet, Macbeth with a Sinatra soundtrack, Shakespeare for Breakfast with free coffee and croissants.
Run out and rent us a copter
2006-08-14 19:39:03
Serbs seeking a bit of extra protection or perhaps a helicopter for the weekend can now turn to the police, which from this month will be renting out its personnel, transport and even animals for private use.
Driver fined 70 times in 5 months
2006-08-14 19:35:49
As a mortgage broker in Arizona, Francesca Cisneros is used to working with big numbers. It's the double-digit speed limits she has trouble with.
Politician in bikini
2006-08-14 09:36:55
Paparazzi photographs of Socialist presidential hopeful Segolene Royal in a turquoise bikini have raised eyebrows in Fra22nce and underlined the spread of celebrity culture into France's traditionally sober political coverage.
Unmarried couple sues for housing permit
2006-08-11 22:20:54
A couple with three children has sued a suburban town that refused to give them a housing permit because the parents are not married.
Woman finds house tidied by unknown
2006-08-11 20:14:24
When Debbie Phillips tried to report a crime, police just snickered. "I told him that someone came into my house and cleaned," the president of the Putnam County School Board said. "He just laughed."
Church in row with strip club
2006-08-11 16:08:09
An Australian church is trying to stop the proprietors of a nightclub from going ahead with plans to feature nude shows when it opens in a building owned by the church on Friday.
Jet lands safely after door falls off
2006-08-11 10:35:23
A jet owned by leading Brazilian airline TAM landed safely on Tuesday after one of its doors fell off and crashed to earth next to a supermarket shortly after departure from Sao Paulo.
Thieves run after deposit fiasco
2006-08-10 10:55:20
Malaysian thieves used a net and rope to haul an ATM cash dispenser through a glass wall and down a flight of stairs, only to discover they had grabbed a cheque deposit machine by mistake.
How not to open a grenade...
2006-08-10 10:12:12
A Brazilian man died Tuesday when he tried to open what police believe was a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer in a mechanical workshop on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.
Woman, 85, is left in bank vault
2006-08-09 22:54:12
An 85-year-old woman was found in the vault of a Swiss bank when she set off motion detectors hours after the bank was already closed, according to a statement released Wednesday.