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A German cat weighing six times the normal weight is so fat that it cannot take more than four steps without getting exhausted, officials at a Berlin animal shelter have said after receiving the six-year-old feline.
Security guards at elementary schools in Kent, Washington, have used metal handcuffs to restrain unruly students at least four times during the current school year.
A University of Iowa student wanted his art display on greed to prove a point. Point taken. A piece titled "The American Flag" made of 130 dollar bills, meticulously hand-sewn together and colored to resemble the flag was stolen.
A Norwegian medical student posed as a qualified doctor for two years in a small Swedish town and got top marks from senior doctors and his patients after the case was uncovered.
A Canadian who waited nearly a year to claim a $23 million lottery prize because he didn't want to "do anything rash" was being described as the most patient man in the country.
A man sold Everglades swampland to unsuspecting investors for more than $300,000 amid false promises that the marshy property would be rezoned for development.
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