Driver says he was speeding so he could dry car

|Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013

He was drying off his freshly washed car.

Minn. mother, son accused of stealing gopher feet

| |Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013

A Minnesota mother and her 18-year-old son are accused of stealing nearly $5,000 in frozen gopher feet and selling them for a bounty.

Ed Koch's tombstone engraved with wrong birth date

|Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013

Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch meticulously planned his own funeral, but his tombstone has the wrong birth date.

Hitchhiking cat 'Mata Hairi' headed home to Oregon

|Monday, Jun. 17, 2013

A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued her from the rain.

Thai Buddhist monks criticized for lavish behavior

| |Monday, Jun. 17, 2013

Thailand's Buddhism body said it is monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior after a video showed monks using luxurious personal items while flying on a private jet.

Bear with head stuck in jar is rescued in Pa.

|Saturday, Jun. 15, 2013

Four central Pennsylvania residents said they used only a rope and a flashlight during a wild chase to rescue a young bear whose head had been stuck in a plastic jar for at least 11 days.

NJ Transit probes bizarre bus trip into New York

|Friday, Jun. 14, 2013

Some New Jersey bus commuters apparently have gotten an unexpected tour of the New York metro area they'd rather forget.

Charlie Trotter accused of selling bogus $46K wine

|Friday, Jun. 14, 2013

Award-winning chef Charlie Trotter is being sued by two New York wine collectors who say he sold them a bottle of wine for more than $46,000 that wasn't what it said on the label.

Boston woman pays $560,000 for 2 parking spots

|Friday, Jun. 14, 2013

Parking is such a precious commodity in Boston that one woman was willing to pay $560,000 for two off-street spaces near her home.

Lawsuit: Man allowed to curse on NY ticket payment

|Thursday, Jun. 13, 2013

A 22-year-old Connecticut man who wrote obscenities and "Tyranny" on his speeding ticket payment claims in a federal lawsuit that his free speech rights were violated when he was arrested.