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Man barely avoids disaster in TV stunt gone awry (VIDEO)

A Norwegian daredevil had a lucky escape when a stunt he was filming for a television show went horribly wrong.

Thursday - 10/18/2012, 07:20am EDT

Boyfriend's Facebook rant inspires Bodyform response (VIDEO)

Periods aren't fun, but you wouldn't necessarily know that from some of the tampon and pad commercials on television these days.

Wednesday - 10/17/2012, 12:10pm EDT

Pa. highway reopens after tons of chicken spill

A western Pennsylvania highway has reopened after a tractor-trailer crash caused 37,000 pounds of processed chicken to spill onto the road.

Wednesday - 10/17/2012, 11:14am EDT

Woman reports giving birth on Philly subway train

It was a very unusual delivery on a Philadelphia subway line.

Wednesday - 10/17/2012, 09:57am EDT

Shotgun wedding? Jeweler offers rifles with rings

Have you spent your life hunting for the perfect wife? Maybe you have met the one but are feeling gun shy?

Tuesday - 10/16/2012, 03:49pm EDT

4 elephants OK after circus truck wrecks in Miss.

A circus official says a truck pulling a trailer full of elephants ran off an interstate in southern Mississippi over the weekend, but the four pachyderms and the driver weren't harmed.

Monday - 10/15/2012, 04:00pm EDT

A LEGO take on Baumgartner's historic skydive (VIDEO)

Which would fall faster if jumping from the same height - Felix Baumgartner or a LEGO replica of Felix Baumgartner?

Monday - 10/15/2012, 05:50am EDT

Worker cooked to death at California tuna plant

Authorities say a 62-year-old employee was cooked to death at a Southern California seafood plant for tuna maker Bumble Bee Foods.

Friday - 10/12/2012, 09:59pm EDT

Des Moines baby a numerologist's delight

A dream alignment for numerologists has come true in the delivery room of a Des Moines hospital.

Friday - 10/12/2012, 03:00pm EDT

Europe cocaine seizure means more bananas for zoo

A major cocaine seizure in Europe has turned out to be good news for the animals at Rotterdam's zoo.

Friday - 10/12/2012, 02:08pm EDT

Mystery giant eyeball on Fla. beach may be squid's

Word that a giant eyeball washed up on a South Florida beach has created a buzz on the Internet and in the marine biology community.

Friday - 10/12/2012, 12:30pm EDT

VP debate boiled down to Biden's teeth (VIDEO)

Much has been made of Joe Biden's body language at Thursday night's vice presidential debate with Paul Ryan. The Associated Press describes his incredulous response to some of Ryan's statements as a laugh, chuckle, grimace, grin, smirk or even a "goofy face."

Friday - 10/12/2012, 11:10am EDT

Pa. woman suing lawmaker over small cake prize

A Pittsburgh woman is suing Democratic state Rep. Jake Wheatley, saying he only coughed up half of the $200 prize he promised the winner of a community day cake-baking contest.

Friday - 10/12/2012, 09:21am EDT

Maine drivers warned of zombie danger

Drivers may have gotten a chuckle out of an electronic message board in Maine warning of zombies, but city officials were not amused.

Thursday - 10/11/2012, 01:02pm EDT

Welsh restaurant sorry for serving booze to child

A restaurant chain has apologized for accidentally serving alcohol to a toddler in Wales, calling it a case of human error.

Thursday - 10/11/2012, 12:01pm EDT

Squirrel dinner prep maybe sparked Michigan fire

Authorities say a blaze that displaced dozens of people from a southwest Michigan apartment complex may have been sparked by a resident trying to cook a squirrel with a propane torch.

Thursday - 10/11/2012, 10:39am EDT

Bad lip-reading puts hilarious spin on presidential debate (VIDEO)

The person behind a series of Bad Lip Reading online comedy creations has elevated the nonsense to another level.

Thursday - 10/11/2012, 08:58am EDT

Minn. man found passed out on Wis. Capitol roof

Police say a Minnesota man who broke into the Wisconsin Capitol through a first-floor window and was found unconscious on the roof is now facing criminal charges.

Wednesday - 10/10/2012, 06:31pm EDT

Meet ASH, the U.S. Navy's firefighting robot

The United States Navy is developing a robot to fight fires on ships.

Wednesday - 10/10/2012, 10:19am EDT

Police: Man tries to rob bank of $1 in prison bid

A man tried to rob a Pennsylvania bank of $1 because he hoped to be sent to a federal prison nearby, police said.

Tuesday - 10/09/2012, 11:59am EDT
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