Oddities
Woman’s decades-old mosaic of yard rocks and decorative art work may have to go
A midwestern woman who filled her front yard with stones, statues and art is facing the possibility of being forced to remove the decorations after 30 years of collecting them.
Robbery suspect’s colorful underwear helped police arrest him, authorities say
Authorities say a pair of multicolored briefs peeking out above a robbery suspect’s low-slung trousers helped police arrest him.
Wisconsin snubs bourbon by elevating the brandy old fashioned to state cocktail status
In Wisconsin, the old fashioned cocktail comes with brandy, not bourbon. Now, state lawmakers have made it somewhat official.
‘Extraterrestrials’ return to Mexico’s congress as journalist presses case for ‘non-human beings’
The lower chamber of Mexico’s congress has once again turned to spectacle, giving hours of its time to a controversial character pressing the case for “non-human beings” he said were found in Peru.
4 men charged in theft of satirical golden toilet titled ‘America,’ at Churchill’s birthplace
Four men have been charged over the theft of an 18-carat gold toilet from Blenheim Palace, the sprawling English mansion where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was born.
Long distance! Wrongly measured 3-point line on Nuggets’ court fixed ahead of tipoff with Mavericks
The 3-point shot of Dallas forward Grant Williams felt slightly off all morning in practice on the new, brightly painted Denver Nuggets court.
NASA spacecraft discovers tiny moon around asteroid during close flyby
The little asteroid visited by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft this week had a big surprise for scientists _ a mini moon.
Security prevents Rangers from celebrating in Chase Field pool after winning World Series
There was no pool party for the Texas Rangers after winning the World Series. A raucous celebration after the franchise’s first championship remained on dry land as about a dozen security officers guarded the pool behind the right-center wall at Chase Field.
A lunch host is accused of killing her ex-husband’s parents and aunt with poisonous mushrooms
The host of a weekend family lunch at her Australian country home has been charged with murdering her ex-husband’s parents and aunt with poisonous mushrooms and attempting to murder a fourth guest.