Talking Turkey Days before Thanksgiving, the People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals set its sights on one small Texas town. In a
letter to the mayor of…
Moving violations Three men charged with theft in the Poltava
region of Ukraine would have a hard time returning to the scenes of
their crimes. That's because…
Ego's legos Beachcombers near Sarasota, Fla., could be forgiven for
not knowing what to make of what washed ashore on Oct. 25.
Beachgoers discovered an…
Explosive discovery When Sam Curry, a 22-year-old British
professional mover, was clearing out furniture from a garage near
Coventry on Oct. 4, he uncovered a…
Animal running Unsatisfied with lazier candidates, the Society for
New Bulgaria party in the Eastern European nation has put forth a
donkey to stand for…
Not-so-silent treatment If she lost her boyfriend, it wasn't
because she wasn't persistent. A court in the Netherlands banned a
42-year-old Dutch woman from…
Radio Ray Texans do love their cars, but this might be stretching
it. Pastor David Ray on Aug. 27 began holding church services in
the parking lot of a…
Space cadets If there is to be a Mars colony, the People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals wants in. In August, the animal-rights
group wrote an open…
Family crisis Bonni Marcus and Jack Zinzi spent Aug. 1 papering
their Park Slope neighborhood in Manhattan with fliers offering a
substantial reward for the…
Farmyard guards For Kenyan farmers struggling to protect their
crops, scientists are offering a near-perfect solution: bees. With
elephant populations rising…
Seal delivered While assisting the owner of a disabled vehicle on
I-76 in Philadelphia, a veteran city policeman on July 1 found an
unusual piece of litter.
Noose on the loose Campers in southeast Michigan may want to double
check their campsites. A man warned authorities at a county park in
Addison Township,
