Kangaroo testicle? Chefs in Serbia say, 'Yes!'
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:14 pm PDT
 AP - In a remote Serbian mountain village, they're cooking up delicacies to make your mouth water — or your stomach churn. At the seventh annual World Testicle Cooking Championship, visitors watch — and sometimes taste — as teams of chefs cook up bull, boar, camel, ostrich and even kangaroo testicles. Full Story | Top |
Officer, that's not me! Mistaken ID jails pastor
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:55 am PDT
AP - A series of unfortunate coincidences led to a case of mistaken identity that put a Louisiana minister behind bars for nearly eight hours. Gregory Jones, pastor at Eden Worship Center, was pulled over for speeding and arrested as a man wanted for violating parole in Texas. The minister not only had the same name as the wanted man, but the same birthdate — and a Texas driver's license. So he wound up handcuffed and taken to a Shreveport jail. Full Story | Top |
Mileage jump has couple wondering where car's been
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:14 pm PDT
AP - A couple who left their car parked in a long-term lot near Kennedy Airport during a trip to California were trying to figure out what their car has been doing without them. Mimi and Ulrich Gunthart said their car odometer reading jumped by 724 miles while they were out of town. Ulrich Gunthart said he was "flabbergasted" when he saw the number. Another surprise: when they returned to the car and started it up, a music CD came on at full volume. Full Story | Top |
Yard sale patron allegedly hits man with pan
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:27 pm PDT
AP - A 70-year-old yard sale shopper is facing charges after things apparently got a bit out of hand at a yard sale. Tuolumne County authorities said Jon Joslin was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly hit another man over the head with a cornbread pan at the sale Friday. A sheriff's spokesman said Joslin hit the fellow shopper with a five-pound, cast iron pan to prevent him from getting to the sale first. Full Story | Top |
Alternative tours draw travelers to Mexico
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:22 am PDT
 Reuters - While most travelers flock to Mexico to sip margaritas on white-sand beaches, a hardy few choose lesser-known tourist sites where they are chased down by immigration agents or risk their lives in dangerous slums. Full Story | Top |
Man, shot in head, notices five years later
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:47 am PDT
 Reuters - A Polish man living in Germany went about his business for about five years without noticing he had been shot in the head because he was drunk when it happened. Police in the western city of Bochum said on Tuesday doctors found a .22 caliber bullet in the back of his head after the 35-year-old went to have what he thought was a cyst removed. Full Story | Top |
Egypt culture chief sleepless over Van Gogh theft
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:44 am PDT
 Reuters - Egypt's culture minister blamed "incompetent" security staff for the theft of a $55 million Van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum and said worries for the safety of the country's art treasures are depriving him of sleep. Full Story | Top |
Cops: Neighbor demands $150 to return missing dog
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:54 pm PDT
AP - Flint police said a city resident has taken "finders, keepers" to a whole new level, by taking in a missing dog that belonged to a neighbor couple and demanding $150 for its return. When the wife learned Thursday the neighbor might have her tan Pomeranian named "Cookie," she confronted the person and was told how much it would cost to get the pooch back. Full Story | Top |
Wandering goat in Missouri gets Facebook fan page
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:52 pm PDT
AP - A goat that has been wandering around the eastern Missouri town of Mexico has gained enough attention to have his own Facebook page. But animal control officers are not amused. KXEO reported that the goat was first seen by a motorist on Saturday near an underpass on the east side of town. Full Story | Top |
Alleged 'Brownie Bandit' nabbed with bag of treats
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:47 pm PDT
AP - Police arrested the suspected 'Brownie Bandit,' a man accused of repeatedly breaking into a bakery, stealing freshly baked brownies and leaving behind crumbs and broken windows. Gonzales police said Jamon J. Simoneaux, 18, had a bag full of brownies when he was arrested Thursday in Jumonville's Bakery. Full Story | Top |
Polish man, shot in head, notices five years later
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:27 am PDT
Reuters - A Polish man living in Germany went about his business for about five years without noticing he had been shot in the head because he was drunk when it happened. Police in the western city of Bochum said Tuesday doctors found a .22 calibre bullet in the back of his head after the 35-year-old went to have what he thought was a cyst removed. Full Story | Top |
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