Weird world

TOKYO (AP) — A truck that fell into a sinkhole that suddenly opened on a road near Tokyo has captured national attentio…

A spectator killed by an errant weight in a hammer throw event at a youth track and field meet was a dedicated father a…

LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) - Social media posts mistakenly identified a law enforcement-themed Las Vegas ice cream truck as an …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad over a century ago will be on p…

YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina said Friday the last four of 43 escaped monkeys have been recapture…

LOS ANGELES ( KTLA ) — In a video posted to social media, two people appeared to be embroiled in a scuffle over Pokémon…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A Canadian freighter with 17 people on board got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie while departing Buf…

SYDNEY (AP) — The rare unfurling of an endangered plant that emits the smell of decaying flesh drew hundreds of devoted…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Rio de Janeiro zoo is giving ice pops to a bear, a jaguar, wolves and monkeys as Brazil swelter…

WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s not only one Donald Trump in the United States. Nor is there only one William J. Clinton. Pl…

BOSTON (AP) — A gold medal awarded to the winner of the 110-meter hurdles at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, the first Gam…

MILLVILLE, Pa. ( WBRE/WYOU ) — Some people build swing sets for their grandkids but Michael Chorba of Columbia County, …

LONDON (AP) — An 84-year-old British man armed only with a pair of trousers beat back a mugger who tried to rob him at …

LONDON (AP) — Mind the pants. Hundreds of Londoners headed down to the Underground on Sunday afternoon, stripped down …

PANAMA CITY, Fla. ( WFLA ) — A Florida woman landed herself in hot water when she texted someone she believed was a dru…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Dunkin' dropped the “Donuts” from its brand name years ago. Now — at least across Nebraska, New …

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A U.S. citizen has been blocked from entering Poland because her passport was defaced with handwr…

LAKE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Wildlife officials and several climbers rescued a bull elk by lowering it down a cliff after th…

DENVER ( KDVR ) —  A driver got a prime (but illegal) parking spot on the slopes Sunday night when their GPS led them r…

HARBIN, China (AP) — Even as the mercury dropped below freezing, enthusiasm soared among about a dozen hardy swimmers d…

LONDON (AP) — From alpacas to zebras — and lots of birds, reptiles and invertebrates in between — London Zoo on Friday …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Imagine having 5 gallons of mayonnaise dumped over your head. Well, that’s exactly what the win…