Italian man tries to get COVID-19 vaccine with fake arm

A nurse said she could tell right away that something was off when a 57-year-old man presented the phony limb for a shot earlier this week.

Omicron variant impacts Wisconsin restaurant in ironic way

It is a family business that has been around for more than 30 years. But a West Bend restaurant's name is being tossed around now more than ever.

Library book returned after 110 years in Idaho

The Boise Public Library is letting its patrons know that it's never too late to return a library book.

Rattlesnake gets up close and personal with trail camera

A father and son got a little more than what they bargained for when they left out a bowl of water for nearby rattlesnakes.

Hundreds of FedEx packages found dumped in Alabama woods, sheriff's office says

An estimated 300 to 400 packages of various sizes were found in a ravine near the small town of Hayden on Wednesday, the Blount County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

D.B. Cooper hijacking happened 50 years ago

A man who called himself Dan Cooper, also known as D.B. Cooper, hijacked a Boeing 727 over the Pacific Northwest 50 years ago. 

West Point cadets trying to steal Navy mascot grabbed the wrong goat

West Point cadets on a mission to nab the U.S. Naval Academy's mascot ahead of the annual Army-Navy football game infiltrated a farm near Annapolis, Maryland, chased the spooked goats, and grabbed one named Bill. But it was the wrong Bill. 

Police: Man set self on fire, walked into convenience store in New Jersey

Authorities say a New Jersey man set himself on fire and then entered a gas station convenience store, starting small fires before he was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

Naked Clearwater man tried to kill woman along Brevard highway, deputies say
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Deputies in Brevard County say a naked Clearwater man was arrested for beating and choking a woman that he’d just hit with his car Thursday afternoon.

Driver 'miraculously' escapes with minor injuries after semi folds car in half

"In my 14-year career, I have never seen anything like it," a Washington state trooper said in a tweet after a crash that folded a car in half, but the driver managed to get out with only minor injuries. 

Man hospitalized with seizures discovers tapeworm was in brain for decades

The man, who had immigrated from rural Guatemala, was combative and disoriented until he arrived at the hospital, where he had a witnessed generalized tonic-clonic seizure.

Florida city cancels annual turkey shoot as price of birds doubles

A small Florida town is canceling its decades-long annual turkey shoot to help feed needy families, saying the price of birds has more than doubled. 

Georgia McDonald's employee says 6,400-item order cost more than $7,000

A McDonald's employee in Georgia said she was skeptical when someone called to order 1,600 McChicken sandwiches, 1,600 McDoubles and 3,200 cookies in four hours.

Family sues funeral home, cemetery after loved one falls out of casket

A Massachusetts family is suing a funeral home and cemetery after their loved one’s casket fell open as it was being lowered into a grave, causing the body to fall out.

French man breaks world record for standing on top of hot air balloon at altitude

Remi Ouvrard stood on top of a hot air balloon this week that reached a peak altitude of 4,016 meters (13,175 feet) over Chatellerault in western France.

California parents sue after getting another couple’s embryo

Daphna Cardinale said she and her husband, Alexander, had immediate suspicions that the girl she gave birth to in late 2019 wasn’t theirs because the child had a darker complexion than they did.