Weird world

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three people in California have been sentenced for insurance fraud in a bizarre scam that involved s…

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer on horseback nabbed a suspected purse snatcher after chasing her through…

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Two men were disqualified from one of South Africa's flagship marathon races after they finishe…

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Yuji, a 6-week-old patas monkey in Mexico, wakes up every day clinging to a stuffed dog. Mor…

BERLIN (AP) — Rescuers in Germany began an elaborate operation Thursday to save a sick humpback whale that has been rep…

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (AP) — One person entered the lush, green Victorian-era greenhouse and smelled rotting eggs. Anothe…

WACONIA, Minn. (AP) — In these polarizing times, Minnesotans have found something they can agree on — the thrill of a m…