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One of Australia's most notorious convicted killers is launching a legal battle for the right to wear makeup while he serves his life sentence, enraging the family of one of his victims.
A battery-powered mosquito trap placed in a public park was mistaken for a potential bomb and caused a four-hour uproar that included halting railroad traffic and rushing in bomb experts.
The 26-year-old man who deflected the ball during the Chicago Cubs playoff game is a huge Cubs fan and youth baseball coach who would never do anything to hurt his favorite team, according to neighbors.
A white German shepherd named Maxie has mysteriously found her way back to an eastern Maine town three years after being adopted by a family that lived 150 miles away.
The owner of the gargantuan pumpkin that won first place and $5,900 at the local weigh-off championship is an Oregon commercial pilot who said his hobby has provided him with many rewards.
Police are looking for a tall, overweight man who they say has robbed more than a dozen businesses — including eight beauty supply companies — in the past two months.
Hunters who bait bears with large blocks of candy are creating addicts with health problems ranging from tooth decay to lethargy, wildlife officials say.
The artist whose work is hanging at an island gallery has sold a piece, attracted the attention of a critic and been compared to the art world's greats by his biggest admirers. He's also three years old.
Ernest Dumpti was feeling so wealthy after he allegedly helped steal $90,000 from an elderly woman that he decided to pay off a year's worth of his rent — the problem was he tried to pay it off in $50,000 cash to his landlord, a Reno police officer.
DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group plans to start using a little bathroom humor next month during late-night television to pitch the 2004 model of its Dodge Durango sport utility vehicle.
A wayward deer entered a clothing store through the front door and wandered around for more than an hour, knocking down shelves and trampling clothes, before it was shot with tranquilizer darts by a New York City Police Department team.
A Singapore man who had faced 15 years in prison on charges he smuggled more than 225 protected reptiles into the United States pleaded guilty in a plea bargain.
A burglar who ransacked a home and stole some jewelry also took the time to eat a grilled chicken dinner he found in the freezer and cooked in the microwave.
