Offbeat News

Look out

Mashed

Birthday wishes

Ladder Safety

Tiki Trouble

Let It Snow

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Oregon police say a car thief who found a toddler in the backseat of a stolen vehicle returned and chastised the mother for leaving the child unattended before driving away again. Beaverton police

Extended Stay

By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Jeanne Pouchain has a problem. The Frenchwoman is officially dead according to a court ruling but has been trying for three years to prove that she is alive. The

Oh great now look what snakes can do!

The person aboard showed signs of intoxication and was taken into custody  

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Members of the Church of Satan are grieving the destruction of a historic “Halloween House” that authorities say was set ablaze this week by an arsonist. New York’s Poughkeepsie Journal reports the historic

PERINTON, N.Y. (AP) — An animal protection group says nearly 100 cats have survived a house fire in a town outside Rochester, New York. Workers from the Lollypop Farm shelter had been told Thursday that as many

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A pigeon that Australia declared a biosecurity risk has received a reprieve after a U.S. bird organization declared its identifying leg band is fake. The band suggested the

ROME (AP) — The vaunted Mediterranean diet and French gastronomy are getting some competition: The European food safety agency says worms are safe to eat. The Parma-based agency published a scientific opinion Wednesday on the safety of

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A pet cat believed killed along with her owner in a huge mudslide has been found three years later. The Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Santa Barbara County says the calico named

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — French wine and grapevines are headed back to Earth after a year aboard the International Space Station. SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule undocked Tuesday with 12 bottles

FAIR HAVEN, Vt. (AP) — A goat and a dog who were each elected mayor of a Vermont town have helped raise money to renovate a community playground. The Fair Haven town manager came up with the

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — In the “gamblers will bet on absolutely anything” category, here’s a new one: A major sports book is taking bets on aerial drone races. DraftKings says it

By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study shows that differences in the DNA of identical twins can show up within the first two weeks after an egg is fertilized. Scientists in Iceland

NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) — A passerby spotted a wandering llama in a field off an interstate in Massachusetts and with the help of an animal control officer, brought it to a farm for safekeeping. The Boston Globe

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Two fishermen have rescued a naked fugitive who they found sitting on a tree branch in Australian crocodile habitat. Cam Faust says he and fellow recreational fisher heard

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Utah man has pleaded guilty after authorities said he was caught digging in a Yellowstone National Park cemetery in search of hidden treasure. Federal prosecutors say 52-year-old Rodrick Dow Craythorn of Syracuse,

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts state lawmaker is asking for the public’s help to select an official state dinosaur. State Rep. Jack Lewis tweeted Monday that he plans on filing the legislation on Jan. 15, adding that

WESTFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A veteran returned a sword he stole from a statue of a Revolutionary War general 40 years ago, telling the head of the Massachusetts town’s historical commission that he regretted taking it. Cindy

KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — A nonprofit has built hundreds of beds for needy children in northeastern Illinois. Sleep in Heavenly Peace chapter president Tim Zydek tells the Daily Journal that volunteers have made 590 beds over the

The lawsuit alleges the plaintiffs would not have bought King’s Hawaiian sweet rolls if they had known they were not made in Hawaii. Damages along with a change in label and packaging is being sought in the

Dion, a hospitality manager from Clifton Campville near Tamworth and Lichfield, told Birmingham Live : “I am slightly obsessed with her, I’m not going to lie. “During lockdown I’ve been watching a lot of live concerts on the

SOMERSET, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts police officer is winning praise for providing Christmas dinner for two women accused of trying to steal groceries for their children. Officer Matt Lima responded to a report of shoplifting Dec.

LAGRANGE, Ind. (AP) — Peace, love — and LaGrange. LaGrange County in Indiana has repealed a 1971 law that was intended at blocking huge gatherings like the 1969 Woodstock music festival in New York state. County commissioner