Police: 'Thong Cape Scooter Man' not breaking law
|Friday, May. 24, 2013
MADISON, Wis. — 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
LOS ANGELES — 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
YPSILANTI, Mich. — 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
HANOI, Vietnam — 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
PHILADELPHIA — For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot.
Surgeons remove tiger's basketball-sized hairball
|Wednesday, May. 22, 2013
CLEARWATER, Fla. — 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
BANGKOK — 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
ATHENS, Greece — 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
CHICAGO — 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
EUGENE, Ore. — 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.
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