Police: 'Thong Cape Scooter Man' not breaking law

|Friday, May. 24, 2013

A man who wears thong underwear and a cape while riding his scooter through Wisconsin's capital city may be a strange sight. But police say he isn't breaking any laws.

Fugitive in LA attempted-murder case held in Colo.

| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013

A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant.

Council members abstain from vote on abstaining

|Thursday, May. 23, 2013

Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes.

Crane accident cuts power to one-third of Vietnam

|Thursday, May. 23, 2013

One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.

For Philadelphia bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot

| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013

For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot.

Surgeons remove tiger's basketball-sized hairball

|Wednesday, May. 22, 2013

It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself.

Thailand urged to explore edible insect market

|Tuesday, May. 21, 2013

Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating.

Greek beach evacuated after artillery discovery

|Monday, May. 20, 2013

A surprise shell has caused a big stir at a popular Athens beach.

Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago

|Monday, May. 20, 2013

A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.

Funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride

|Friday, May. 17, 2013

An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle.