91-year-old Sydney man charged with importing cocaine
A 91-year-old retired surgeon has been charged with importing cocaine hidden in soap into Australia, prompting police to warn travelers to beware they are not tricked into becoming drug mules.…
Oddities
‘I can’t breathe!’ tops list of notable quotes
I can’t breathe!” — the exclamation made by a black man, Eric Garner, while being placed in a police chokehold — was chosen as the most notable quote of the…
POLICE PROBING BROOKLYN BRIDGE FLAG SWITCH
A white flag flies atop the west tower of New York’s Brooklyn Bridge, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Two large American flags atop the Brooklyn Bridge were replaced sometime during the…
IVORY COAST PILOTS NOVEL ELEPHANT RESCUE
By ROBBIE COREY-BOULET In this photo taken Monday, Jan. 20, 2014 and distributed by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, a tranquilized elephant is loaded onto a truck near the…
DANISH CINNAMON ROLLS TOO SPICY FOR EU RULES
FILE – In this Aug. 4, 2010 file photo, cinnamon rolls are sold at a bakery in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration recently found that Danish bakers…
NEW SHIP’S CAPT. KIRK IS — USED TO ‘STAR TREK’ JOKES
By DAVID SHARPFILE – In a Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013 file photo, the Navy’s stealthy Zumwalt destroyer is moored at Bath Iron Works, in Bath, Maine. The skipper of the…
Images show woman on Chicago train with alligator
This security camera image provided by the Chicago Transit Authority on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 shows a woman with a two-foot-long alligator aboard a CTA Blue Line train early in…
Hallmark’s ugly sweater ornament stirs controversy
By Kansas City Star In this undated photo provided by Hallmark is an ornamental, miniaturized version of the ugly holiday sweater emblazoned with the prase: “Don we now our FUN…