AP - Amsterdam police say 15 camels, two zebras and an undetermined number of llamas and potbellied swine briefly escaped from a traveling Dutch circus after a giraffe kicked a hole in their cage.
AP - Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputies say a 22-year-old man stole a deputy’s car and took it for a joyride on the Mississippi River levee before driving it into the river. Sheriff Newell Normand says the suspectwas apprehended while swimming in the water.
AP - A Manchester man has been arrested after he allegedly strolled along Interstate 291 wearing nothing but a thong, fake breasts and a wig. Police say they received several calls about the man, which prompted an hour-long search over the weekend.
AP - Amsterdam police say 15 camels, two zebras and an undetermined number of llamas and potbellied swine briefly escaped from a traveling Dutch circus after a giraffe kicked a hole in their cage.
AP - A British high school student received credit for writing nothing but a two-word obscenity on an exam paper because the phrase expressed meaning and was spelled correctly.
Reuters - A runner will sprint through a gallery
every 30 seconds for the next four months in the latest art
installation by artist Martin Creed.
Reuters - A drunken 78-year-old Swede stole a
dinghy after a night out in the Danish town of Helsingor and
tried to row back to Sweden, but fell asleep halfway, Danish
police said on Monday.
Reuters - Fifteen camels, two zebras and
several llamas and pot-bellied pigs escaped from a circus
visiting Amsterdam early on Monday, police said.
Reuters - A student who scribbled an expletive on
an English language exam paper was awarded 7.5 percent for
accurate spelling and effective communication, The Times
newspaper reported on Monday.
AP - A man who auctioned his life ? his house, his car, his job, even his friends ? on eBay said Monday he is disappointed with the selling price: almost $384,000.