National Weird

Hundreds ask Vt. to keep prank pig on police decal

Remember the pig hidden within the decal on the doors of some Vermont State Police cruisers?

Car theft suspect held after LA roof standoff

A suspect in an auto theft was arrested Thursday after a bizarre five-hour standoff on the rooftops of a Westwood neighborhood.

Necklace flushed down toilet returned months later

A California woman has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet.

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Pakistani man fights police over 40-foot shark

Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors the equivalent of 22 cents each to see a roughly 40-foot whale shark he bought from a fisherman.

Ex-CA mayor admits stealing mixer to make pizza

The former mayor of a Los Angeles suburb has pleaded guilty to stealing a commercial food mixer from the local school district so he could make dough for his home pizza oven.

Judge: Buy wife flowers, then take her to dinner

A spat over forgetting to wish his wife a happy birthday landed a South Florida man in jail on domestic violence charges.

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Trooper: Irate driver hit man with sledge hammer

The Washington State Patrol says an irate driver apparently whacked a man in the shoulder with a small sledge hammer in a road rage dispute.

Alaska man accused of trying to extort gov't

Authorities in Alaska say a man threatened to teach "crackheads" how to make "electromagnetic distortion devices" unless the state paid him $85,000.

Montana man fined $1K for instigating police chase

A Butte man who told officers he instigated a police chase because he always wanted to try it, found out it'll cost him a $1,000 fine to go with his tire damage.

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Chopper makes emergency landing at CA playground

Authorities say a helicopter encountered mechanical problems before making an emergency landing at an elementary school playground in a Modesto, Calif., neighborhood.

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Chicago college offers class on Occupy movement

A Chicago college is offering a class on the Occupy movement.

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Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Pa. Wing Bowl

Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX.

Sheep herding Swedish bunny becomes online hit

Champis the bunny doesn't only hop - he also knows how to herd his masters' flock of sheep, possibly having picked up the skill after watching trained dogs do the job.

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Pet elk denied re-entry to Pennsylvania from W.Va.

A runaway elk can't go home to Pennsylvania, even if it wanted to.

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Wrong-number call helps Ohio woman having stroke

A woman who called the wrong number when she suffered a stroke still found help a couple of time zones away.

Man admits to jumping on backs of student athletes

A 250-pound man with a history of jumping on the backs of student athletes in the Pacific Northwest has pleaded guilty to assault.

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Mont. man starts police chase as part of wishlist

A 55-year-old Montana man who says he "always wanted" to be part of a police chase can check that off his bucket list.

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Inmate adds pig image to Vt. police cruiser decals

A prison inmate who makes stationery and license plates pulled a fast one on state police by adding the image of a pig to the state decal on their cruisers.

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Lions apparently not enough to keep intruders out

With 120 lions, tigers and other big cats on the grounds, the owner of a Colorado refuge didn't think he needed a security system.

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After traffic stop, Ohio woman gives birth in car

A woman's speeding got her a warning from an Ohio state trooper but wasn't enough to keep her grandchild from being born in her car.

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Toothless Pa. bank robber says she needed dentures

A woman who appeared to not have any teeth in surveillance photos from a bank robbery last month has confessed, apologized and told police she planned the heist because she needed the money for dentures.

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