Recovering bubbly, divers find beer
Divers who found what's believed to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne say they have also discovered two-centuries-old bottles of beer at a shipwreck in
Phones shot into jail with bow, arrow
Police say a 17-year-old teen was detained after he shot arrows with cell phones attached over the walls of a prison in southern Brazil to inmates waiting on
Judge punishes juror for Facebook post
A Detroit-area woman who was removed from a jury for commenting about the ongoing case on Facebook has a longer writing task ahead: a five-page essay about the
Photos: Carrot ads mimic junk food
Baby carrot farmers are launching a campaign that pitches the little, orange, crunchy snacks as daring, fun and naughty — just like junk food.
Phone left in burglary leads to arrest
"It helps when you've got stupid criminals." That's what Alabama prosecutor Joey Rushing says.
Woman gives birth in vehicle, again
For a second time, an Ohio woman has given birth to a baby who couldn't wait and arrived on the drive to the hospital.
Man calls 911 from hot tub, seeks cocoa
A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug got arrested for trespassing instead.
Man plunges 39 stories, survives
A New York City man who plunged 39 stories from the rooftop of an apartment building has survived after crashing onto a parked car.
Heat is suffocating fish in Lake Travis
Fish have to have oxygen, too, but the heat is making it impossible for some to breathe near Mansfield Dam in Central Texas.
NFL players search field for earring
Several Miami Dolphins crawled across the field after practice Tuesday — not due to exhaustion, but because they were looking for a diamond earring.
Rooster causing a ruckus in Connecticut
Folks walking along the boardwalk in West Haven, Conn. have had some unexpected company lately. A rooster has been spotted and animal control officers can't
Is it 'Independence' or 'Indepednence'?
Wordsmiths and spelling buffs are having a field day with this. A sign along Interstate 277 in Charlotte, N.C. has a glaring spelling error.
Bus vanishes, impostor arrested again
A man who commandeered a subway train at age 15 and has repeatedly posed as a transit worker was arrested again Tuesday on charges he stole a bus in New Jersey
Flowers started Arkansas house fire
A fire that damaged an Arkansas home wasn't caused by an electrical problem, burning food or arson. Instead, an insurance investigator concluded, the dead
Man buys own stolen phone online
A man who bought a cell phone online, only to find it was the same one that was stolen from his car, tipped off California sheriff's deputies, who arrested a
Frankenstein arrested at Toby Keith concert
Ohio police say a Toby Keith fan named Forrest Frankenstein threatened them and beat his head against a partition in their cruiser after his arrest.