Australia - An Italian man who was trying to complete a journey of 10,000 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean in a row boat had to be rescued just 65 nautical miles (75 miles) from his destination in Australia. Suffering from exhaustion and battered by fierce storms off the eastern coast of Australia,... 

Washington - At the gift shops in Union Station, shelves once stocked with ubiquitous FBI T-shirts and mugs now display all things Barack Obama — apparel, action figures and a jack-in-the-box with the president-elect popping out with a big smile.Even a cigar shop at the busy train station has... 

WASHINGTON - Washington’s latest effort at birth control for the ginkgo tree appears to have backfired, leaving the U.S. capital deep in stinky fruit, officials said. The city this year had 1,000 of the trees injected with a chemical that was supposed to halt reproduction, The Washington Post... 

LOS ANGELES, California - A nude model resembling the Virgin Mary on the cover of the Mexican edition of Playboy magazine, published only days before a major Mexican festival dedicated to the mother of Jesus, prompted the company’s U.S. headquarters on Friday to apologize. More… Hustler... 

A man called police on Wednesday night after he came home from work and spotted an intoxicated woman drinking a beer on the roof of his home. The 28-year-old woman was taken into custody after she refused to get down and leave. The police report said the woman agreed to leave only if the man agreed to... 

A news report says a burglar who broke into a house claims he was held captive by a “supernatural figure” for three days without food and water.  Read More →

Showtime is developing a reality series documenting gay people coming out to friends and family.The project is titled “Way Out.” In each episode, a closeted individual reveals their true sexual orientation during a group meeting.Showtime has ordered a pilot presentation from Bryn Freedman,... 

Louisiana - A teenage girlfriend has been accused of stabbing her lover in the lower lip after he said he wasn’t in the mood for sex.Brittany Phillips, 19, was arrested by cops in Louisiana and charged with aggravated battery after allegedly stabbing Todd Stewart in his lower lip. The 35-year-old... 

New York - Two well-heeled Fashion Institute of Technology coeds who are regulars on the Chelsea club scene were busted last night for running a coke ring from their dorm, police sources said.Christine Scafa, 22, of Princeton Junction, NJ, and Mickenzie Dippenworth, 21, of Bel Air, Md., are suspected... 

ORLANDO, Florida - It was apparently the chicken’s day off as a 5-foot alligator was spotted crossing a downtown Orlando, Florida road, witnesses said.Passersby said the reptile was first spotted motionless on the median of Primrose Drive near the city’s downtown and began crossing the road... 

Aw, nuts. That’s likely what Hope Wideup thought when her car’s turn signal and windshield wipers wouldn’t work. It’s also what she found later when she opened the hood. “There were thousands in there. They were everywhere,” she said, speculating a chipmunk found its... 

If you love something, set it free. And if you can’t, call the police. The Detroit Free Press reports police in suburban Detroit responded to a call Thursday by a man who handcuffed his wife to their bed but misplaced the key.  Read More →