Daily News Digest: Odd News News

Yahoo! Alerts

Yahoo! News | My Alerts | Edit Alert

Monday, July 26, 2010 12:01 AM PDT

Sponsored Link Special Offer - Free Trial of Blockbuster.com Rent Movies from Blockbuster.com. Delivered Direct To Your Mailbox. Click here to start today. www.Blockbuster.com

Today's Odd News News: Fake shark devours surfer in latest statue prank Jordanian police nab lettuce lady during protest Man decked out in Darth Vader mask robs NY bank Idaho police dog back to work after suspension Professor returns from vacation, gets 'foiled' NY "bouquet bandit" arrested for two bank robberies Colorado man delivers pizza and saves heart attack victim Chinese police beat official's wife by mistake Romantic comedies affecting off-screen love lives Bridge game fights "led man to murder wife" Kings of Leon abandon U.S. concert due to pigeon poop French nuns seek chart run after record deal NZ teenager survives fall from 16th storey balcony "Darth Vader" strikes NY bank Top Canada court slaps police over "pie conspiracy" Hot weather shrinks size of German fries News of the Weird: Colo. bear toots horn, takes car on short joyride Where's the beef? Not at the Commonwealth Games Woman's dog mistaken for coyote, set loose in wild Fake shark devours surfer in latest statue prank Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:02 pm PDT AP - A bronze surfer statue near San Diego has been the target of many gags, but never one this big and scary. Full Story Top Jordanian police nab lettuce lady during protest Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:25 am PDT AP - An animal rights activist has caused a stir in Jordan's capital by covering herself in lettuce in a quirky attempt to persuade Middle Eastern meat lovers to go vegetarian. Full Story Top Man decked out in Darth Vader mask robs NY bank Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:18 pm PDT AP - Times must be tough back at the Empire. Full Story Top Idaho police dog back to work after suspension Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:01 pm PDT AP - A police dog in the central Idaho resort town of Sun Valley is back on duty after serving a "suspension" for an unprovoked attack on a small schnauzer. Full Story Top Professor returns from vacation, gets 'foiled' Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:16 pm PDT AP - A science professor at Gustavus Adolphus College left for a week's vacation this summer and returned to a shiny office. Very shiny. Professor Scott Bur's students had covered his office in aluminum foil. Computer screen, chairs, the ceiling, the floor — all covered in foil. Books and pens were individually wrapped, so was the phone, a ball cap, a bottle and the coffee maker. Full Story Top NY "bouquet bandit" arrested for two bank robberies Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:03 am PDT Reuters - New York police arrested a man on Wednesday accused of robbing two banks -- with a bunch of flowers and a potted plant. Full Story Top Colorado man delivers pizza and saves heart attack victim Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:01 am PDT Reuters - A laid off paramedic who turned to delivering pizzas to make ends meet is credited with saving the life of a man who went into cardiac arrest just as a pizza was delivered to his door. Full Story Top Chinese police beat official's wife by mistake Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:09 am PDT Reuters - Plainclothes police severely beat the wife of a provincial official, mistaking her for one of many Chinese who petition government offices in the hope of redressing wrongs, the China Daily reported on Wednesday. Full Story Top Romantic comedies affecting off-screen love lives Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:11 am PDT Reuters - Romantic comedies might provide 90 minutes of light-hearted fun but the happy-ever-after movies are also impacting people's real love lives, according to an Australian survey. Full Story Top Bridge game fights "led man to murder wife" Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:46 am PDT Reuters - A British man murdered his wife after constant arguments about her ability to play bridge, a court heard Tuesday. Stephen Green, 52, is accused of stabbing his wife Carole to death in January, after fights about her card playing. Full Story Top Kings of Leon abandon U.S. concert due to pigeon poop Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:30 pm PDT Reuters - American rock band Kings of Leon said they were forced to abandon a concert in St. Louis at the weekend after three songs because pigeons kept pooping on them from the rafters. Full Story Top French nuns seek chart run after record deal Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:02 am PDT Reuters - Benedictine nuns from a secluded convent in southern France have had their prayers answered after beating 70 other religious orders to a deal with Universal Music and aim to create a chart-topping album. Full Story Top NZ teenager survives fall from 16th storey balcony Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:07 pm PDT Reuters - A 15-year-old New Zealand boy has survived with minor injuries after falling 16-storeys from the balcony of his family's apartment onto a concrete floor, New Zealand media reported on Monday. Full Story Top "Darth Vader" strikes NY bank Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:59 am PDT Reuters - The Force was with a man when he robbed a bank wearing a Darth Vader mask and a cape. Full Story Top Top Canada court slaps police over "pie conspiracy" Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:33 am PDT Reuters - Canada's highest court ruled on Friday that police will have to pay damages to a civil rights lawyer they wrongly accused of conspiring to throw a pie at the prime minister. Full Story Top Hot weather shrinks size of German fries Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:02 am PDT Reuters - French fries in Germany could be significantly shorter this year due to the heatwave that has baked Germany and much of Europe this month, the German Farmers' Association (DBV) said on Friday. Full Story Top News of the Weird: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:00 pm PDT News of the Weird - While the morbidly obese struggle with their health (and society's scorn), those who eroticize massive weight gain are capturing increased attention, according to a July ABC News report. Full Story Top Colo. bear toots horn, takes car on short joyride Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:52 pm PDT AP - A bear got into an empty car, honked the horn and then sent it rolling 125 feet into a thicket, with the bear still inside, a Colorado family said. Seventeen-year-old Ben Story said he and his family were asleep in their Larkspur home, 30 miles south of Denver, when the bear managed to open the unlocked door of his 2008 Toyota Corolla early Friday and climbed inside. Full Story Top Where's the beef? Not at the Commonwealth Games Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:52 pm PDT Reuters - Beef will not be served at any of the catering outlets during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in October, organisers have confirmed. Full Story Top Woman's dog mistaken for coyote, set loose in wild Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:53 pm PDT AP - An American Kennel Club-registered dog has been turned loose in the wild after the Frankfort Humane Society mistook her for a coyote. Copper is a female Sheba Inu. Full Story Top

You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.