Strange News

Car's drunken drivers have NY police seeing double Police on Long Island say they've pulled two drunken drivers from one car.

Police: Man swallows stolen earrings at Fla. mall An X-ray marked the spot for southwest Florida police who say a teenager swallowed a $16 pair of earrings after taking them from a JCPenney store at a mall.

Coffee stop leads Ark. police to cocaine arrest Arkansas sheriff's deputies said they arrested a man needing a little bit more of a boost to go with his morning coffee.

Red Sox fans can show their loyalty for eternity Lifelong Red Sox fans can now take their love of the team to the next level—eternity.

Man, 80, gets birthday card from former teacher Hobart Anderson of New Ulm turned 80 recently and with his birthday came a surprise. He got a birthday card signed by Collette Hartung. She was his teacher—70 years ago.

Eau de Penn State smells of flowers, not football Fans of Penn State can smell like the school for just $60.

Late workers, students get notes blaming NY subway People late for school or work because of New York City subway delays can get notes from the transit agency to give to their teachers or bosses.

After 55 days, contest ends for 2 living in truck A Wisconsin radio station had to make two contestants an offer they couldn't refuse in order to get them to quit a game to win a new car.

Pumpkin drop at NY museum draws smashing crowd What is the sound that a falling pumpkin makes when it hits the ground?

Full-size cardboard figure causes NJ bank standoff A standoff at a New Jersey bank is over after police learned a "person" seen inside was actually a full-size cardboard figure.

Man says God ordered him to ram vehicle at 100 mph A man who rammed his truck into a woman's vehicle on a highway early Friday told authorities he crashed into her while going more than 100 mph because God told him "she needed to be taken off the r

Police: Ohio college adviser ran prostitute raffle An Ohio State University academic adviser and a real estate agent held a $10-a-ticket raffle that offered an evening with a prostitute who is also a child sex-abuse caseworker, police said.

Police: Prostitution operation featured $10 raffle Columbus police say they've shut down a prostitution ring in which men purchased $10 raffle tickets at a house party to win an evening with one of the hired women.

Police seek would-be robber armed with hairspray Police are looking for a woman who used what's believed to have been hairspray as a weapon in a botched purse-snatching in a Wal-Mart parking lot.

Deer gets revenge after hunter shoots him A hunter bagged a big buck on the second day of firearms season, but the kill caused him a lot of pain.

Station takes call letters of TV show WKRP is back on the air in Cincinnati—but this time it's for real.

Thief steals Thanksgiving dinner off woman's porch A Wisconsin family found it hard to be thankful after a thief made off with their turkey dinner.

Chicago couple wait for first kiss at the altar Won't kiss on the first date? How about waiting until marriage?

Ill. zoo creates ornaments from reindeer droppings The Christmas ornaments for sale at the Miller Park Zoo's gift shop are partly manufactured by reindeer. Honest!

Judge allows civil suit over co-worker's perfume A federal judge says a Detroit city employee can proceed with a civil suit claiming she couldn't work because of a co-worker's strong perfume.