Unusual 'Life' in Basement of Funeral Home
(Chicago Tribune )
Almost every inch of the wood-paneled basement sports some sort of wide-eyed dead creature.
The Thing That Crashed Through the Roof
(San Francisco Chronicle )
A foot-long piece of black metal, an inch thick, "burning hot" and shaped "like half of a wheel," crashed through the roof of a San Francisco home.
Alabama Fire Truck Burns Down Own Station
(Associated Press )
A fire truck that had just returned from the scene of a blaze caught fire itself at its station, destroying the building and the vehicle.
Man Who Lived in Arizona Cave Expelled
(Associated Press )
A man was evicted from a cave he had lived in for 11 years after pleading guilty to using a national forest for residential purposes.
Clerics in Saudi Arabia Say Calls to Liberalize Women Are Plot Against Muslim Nation
(Associated Press )
Prominent Saudi clerics and academics warned against calls for equality and increased rights for women, saying such efforts aim to make Muslim women more like "infidel" Western types.
Microsoft Warns of New Windows Flaws
(Associated Press )
Microsoft has warned of new flaws that leave its flagship Windows software vulnerable to Internet attacks similar to the Blaster virus that infected hundreds of thousands of computers last month.
Four Fined for Faking Death to Buy Fuel
(Reuters )
Zimbabwe police arrested four men for faking a death to get preferential treatment on the sale of fuel.
Inmate Sues Prison Over Spiders
(Associated Press )
An inmate is suing the prison where she is serving a 10-year sentence for burglary and aggravated assault because she says the facility is infested with spiders.
Easy Come, Easy Go: $50 Million Jackpot Gone
(Reuters )
It's too late. It was a lottery ticket worth $50 million and somebody had it in their pocket and didn't claim it and now it's too late.
2kg Hairball Found in Teen's Stomach
(Agence France-Presse )
Surgeons in eastern Turkey have removed a 2kg hairball from the stomach of a 17-year-old girl, the remnant of a childhood eating habit thought to be linked to psychological problems.
Police Nab Flute-Playing Driver
(Reuters )
German police caught a man playing the flute with both hands as he sped through traffic at 80 miles per hour on a busy highway.
Naked Male Statue Stirs Jamaican Art Debate
(Reuters )
A sculpture meant to celebrate emancipation has sparked heated debate in Jamaica's capital over its frank portrayal of a naked male slave.
On World Trade Center Death Toll, 42 People Still 'Missing'
(Associated Press )
Among the 2,792 names on the official World Trade Center death toll are 42 people actually listed as missing — not dead — because their remains have not been identified and their whereabouts on Sept. 11 cannot be established with certainty.
Dallas Man in Jail After Shipping Himself Home in Plane's Cargo Hold
(Associated Press )
Charles McKinley found a unique way to save a few bucks getting to his parents' house: He crawled into a wooden airplane cargo crate and succeeded in shipping himself from New York to Texas.
Music Industry Settles Copyright Lawsuit Against 12-Year-Old Girl
(Associated Press )
A 12-year-old girl in New York who was among the first to be sued by the record industry for sharing music over the Internet is off the hook after her mother agreed to pay $2,000 to settle the lawsuit.
