Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, a judo black belt who last year shot a tiger, Friday demonstrated his softer side by donning a wet suit and tagging a whale.
Reuters - The owner of a popular collection of “high quality” cadavers has sued the manager of an exhibition at New York’s South Street Seaport, seeking to prevent it from taking control of the bodies.
Reuters - Tottenham Hotspur are investigating whether criticism of the Premier League club’s chairman on Darren Bent’s Twitter page were posted by the England forward, a spokesman for the club said Friday.
AP - Police say a western New York tow truck driver was texting on one cell phone while talking on another when he slammed into a car and crashed into a swimming pool.
AP - Alabama’s ban on a wine that features a nude nymph on the label became a business opportunity for a California vintner who is preparing a marketing campaign to capitalize on being “Banned in Bama.”
AP - Surprised tourists found their little piece of Cancun beach paradise ringed by crime-scene tape and gun-toting sailors on Thursday.
Reuters - Fans of English third division club Tranmere Rovers were bemused to find their club up for sale on popular online shopping and auction site eBay this week — a move prompting an angry reaction from owner Peter Johnson.
Reuters - India’s unfancied rugby sevens side must bulk up if they hope to make an impact at next year’s Commonwealth Games, eating seven meals and at least 15 eggs a day, the country’s South African coach said on Friday.
AP - Police in Las Vegas say a tamed tiger that escaped from a magic act has been captured.
AP - An Audi sedan written off by an elderly German woman as stolen two years ago has resurfaced ? in her neighbor’s garage beneath a thick layer of dust. Police said Thursday the 82-year-old from the northern city of Hildesheim took the car in for repairs two years ago and had the mechanics drive […]