AP - A Florida couple could be having an extra happy new year after finding a rare purple pearl while eating a plate of steamed clams. George and Leslie Brock stopped into Dave’s Last Resort & Raw Bar on Friday during a day at the beach. George Brock was about halfway through a dozen clams […]
Reuters - A jumps race at Tramore in south-east
Ireland on Monday ended in farce with nine of the jockeys
banned for five days.
AP - Ari Derfel leads a trashy life. He just wants to remind everyone else that they do, too.
AP - Swarms of jellyfish stung nearly 300 swimmers looking to cool off from a heat wave in a southeastern beach city, Brazilian media reported Sunday.
AP - Messages and wishes for the new year from people around the world will float down on the New Year’s Eve revelers in Times Square when the confetti is dropped.
AP - Police arrested a man on suspicion of stealing a GPS receiver after the device apparently gave him away.
AP - A woman whose diamond ring vanished while she was making fudge for a bake sale was despondent after scouring her home and finding no sign of it.
AP - They’re not as loaded as Leona Helmsley’s pooch, but three Maryland canines are plenty rich enough to live high on the dog.
AP - Local police said it was a typical holiday Grinch tale: A home was broken into on Christmas Eve, and wrapped presents were stolen off a kitchen table.
AP - Anthony Aldrich II can already claim to be the king of popcorn salesmen in the Boy Scouts after leading the nation in sales last year. Now the 14-year-old wants to become the first to do it two straight years.