http://www.live5news.com/category/13544/strange-news en-us Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and WCSC News - AP-National 15 strange-news http://www.live5news.com/story/22625767/minn-mother-son-accused-of-stealing-gopher-feet http://www.live5news.com/story/22625767/minn-mother-son-accused-of-stealing-gopher-feet?t=2013-06-18T17:50:25Z WCSC Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:50:00 EDT A Minnesota mother and her 18-year-old son are accused of stealing nearly $5,000 in frozen gopher feet and selling them for a bounty. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22617856/ed-kochs-tombstone-engraved-with-wrong-birth-date http://www.live5news.com/story/22617856/ed-kochs-tombstone-engraved-with-wrong-birth-date?t=2013-06-18T06:29:31Z WCSC Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:29:00 EDT Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch meticulously planned his own funeral, but his tombstone has the wrong birth date. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22615400/thai-buddhist-monks-criticized-for-lavish-behavior http://www.live5news.com/story/22615400/thai-buddhist-monks-criticized-for-lavish-behavior?t=2013-06-17T20:59:12Z WCSC Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:59:00 EDT Thailand's Buddhism body said it is monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior after a video showed monks using luxurious personal items while flying on a private jet. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22611289/cat-missing-in-portland-being-returned-to-owner http://www.live5news.com/story/22611289/cat-missing-in-portland-being-returned-to-owner?t=2013-06-17T13:18:59Z WCSC Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:18:00 EDT A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued her from the rain. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22600227/morris-the-cat-runs-for-mayor-of-mexican-city http://www.live5news.com/story/22600227/morris-the-cat-runs-for-mayor-of-mexican-city?t=2013-06-15T19:07:02Z WCSC Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:07:00 EDT This mayoral hopeful in Mexico promises to eat, sleep most of the day and donate his leftover litter to fill potholes. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22600595/bear-with-head-stuck-in-jar-is-rescued-in-pa http://www.live5news.com/story/22600595/bear-with-head-stuck-in-jar-is-rescued-in-pa?t=2013-06-15T14:56:50Z WCSC Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:56:00 EDT Four central Pennsylvania residents said they used only a rope and a flashlight during a wild chase to rescue a young bear whose head had been stuck in a plastic jar for at least 11 days. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22597828/nj-transit-probes-bizarre-bus-trip-into-new-york http://www.live5news.com/story/22597828/nj-transit-probes-bizarre-bus-trip-into-new-york?t=2013-06-14T21:16:13Z WCSC Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:16:00 EDT Some New Jersey bus commuters apparently have gotten an unexpected tour of the New York metro area they'd rather forget. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22593622/charlie-trotter-accused-of-selling-bogus-46k-wine http://www.live5news.com/story/22593622/charlie-trotter-accused-of-selling-bogus-46k-wine?t=2013-06-14T16:46:19Z WCSC Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:46:00 EDT Award-winning chef Charlie Trotter is being sued by two New York wine collectors who say he sold them a bottle of wine for more than $46,000 that wasn't what it said on the label. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22591655/boston-woman-pays-560000-for-2-parking-spots http://www.live5news.com/story/22591655/boston-woman-pays-560000-for-2-parking-spots?t=2013-06-14T08:45:38Z WCSC Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:45:00 EDT Parking is such a precious commodity in Boston that one woman was willing to pay $560,000 for two off-street spaces near her home. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22586195/happy-birthday-to-you-copyright-suit-filed-in-ny http://www.live5news.com/story/22586195/happy-birthday-to-you-copyright-suit-filed-in-ny?t=2013-06-13T18:05:09Z WCSC Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:05:00 EDT A production company making a documentary about the song "Happy Birthday to You" is challenging the copyright to the famous jingle. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22585005/lawsuit-man-allowed-to-curse-on-ny-ticket-payment http://www.live5news.com/story/22585005/lawsuit-man-allowed-to-curse-on-ny-ticket-payment?t=2013-06-13T14:45:18Z WCSC Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:45:00 EDT A 22-year-old Connecticut man who wrote obscenities and "Tyranny" on his speeding ticket payment claims in a federal lawsuit that his free speech rights were violated when he was arrested. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22582571/ny-librarian-back-on-job-after-storm-forced-firing http://www.live5news.com/story/22582571/ny-librarian-back-on-job-after-storm-forced-firing?t=2013-06-13T10:55:07Z WCSC Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:55:00 EDT A librarian in a small upstate New York village is back on the job two weeks after she was fired for closing the library 40 minutes early amid a tornado warning. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22581187/no-joke-jester-wanted-at-austrian-hotel http://www.live5news.com/story/22581187/no-joke-jester-wanted-at-austrian-hotel?t=2013-06-13T09:05:00Z WCSC Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:05:00 EDT Wanted: A jester. Wallflowers need not apply. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22577369/pa-man-finds-reptile-near-sewer-offers-gator-aid http://www.live5news.com/story/22577369/pa-man-finds-reptile-near-sewer-offers-gator-aid?t=2013-06-12T21:44:37Z WCSC Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:44:00 EDT A Philadelphia man has offered a little gator aid - calling animal control authorities to help rescue a juvenile alligator he found near a sewer grate on his street. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22567191/nj-town-to-vote-on-boardwalk-ban-on-saggy-pants http://www.live5news.com/story/22567191/nj-town-to-vote-on-boardwalk-ban-on-saggy-pants?t=2013-06-12T18:54:32Z WCSC Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:54:00 EDT Hindsight will soon be punishable by a $25 fine in this Jersey Shore resort. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22573164/lions-among-blackhawks-fans-in-stanley-cup-finals http://www.live5news.com/story/22573164/lions-among-blackhawks-fans-in-stanley-cup-finals?t=2013-06-12T14:54:22Z WCSC Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:54:00 EDT The Chicago Blackhawks can boast of some mighty beasts among their supporters: two massive bronze lions that guard the Art Institute of Chicago. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22570500/danish-supermarket-got-drugs-instead-of-bananas http://www.live5news.com/story/22570500/danish-supermarket-got-drugs-instead-of-bananas?t=2013-06-12T10:24:08Z WCSC Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:24:00 EDT Drug traffickers back in Colombia must be going bananas over how their shipment ended up at Danish supermarkets and not on the streets. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22570157/czechs-present-bicycle-that-can-fly http://www.live5news.com/story/22570157/czechs-present-bicycle-that-can-fly?t=2013-06-12T09:54:09Z WCSC Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:54:00 EDT Is it a bike? Is it a plane? News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22570089/group-wants-to-knit-cover-for-pa-warhol-bridge http://www.live5news.com/story/22570089/group-wants-to-knit-cover-for-pa-warhol-bridge?t=2013-06-12T09:44:50Z WCSC Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:44:00 EDT Andy Warhol's art doesn't often conjure warm and fuzzy images - but a proposed tribute to him just might. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22561941/officials-woman-approaches-kids-with-chain-saw http://www.live5news.com/story/22561941/officials-woman-approaches-kids-with-chain-saw?t=2013-06-11T14:03:23Z WCSC Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:03:00 EDT A Missouri woman is accused of trying to scare children by approaching them with a chain saw while wearing a ski mask. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22558676/spain-police-dog-wins-british-award-for-bravery http://www.live5news.com/story/22558676/spain-police-dog-wins-british-award-for-bravery?t=2013-06-11T09:33:17Z WCSC Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:33:00 EDT Ajax has a nose for trouble. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22554465/thai-pet-shop-owner-with-14-rare-lions-arrested http://www.live5news.com/story/22554465/thai-pet-shop-owner-with-14-rare-lions-arrested?t=2013-06-10T21:32:47Z WCSC Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:32:00 EDT Thai police found 14 albino lions imported from Africa and hundreds of other protected animals in a warehouse near Bangkok and have arrested a pet shop owner. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22544786/brutal-witch-hunts-in-png-being-linked-to-jealousy http://www.live5news.com/story/22544786/brutal-witch-hunts-in-png-being-linked-to-jealousy?t=2013-06-10T21:15:31Z WCSC Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:15:00 EDT On a tropical island where most people live in huts, assailants armed with guns, machetes and axes stormed the wooden house by night. They set the building on fire and took away four female relatives to be tortured. Their... News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22547097/texas-couple-completes-bucket-list-with-maine-trip http://www.live5news.com/story/22547097/texas-couple-completes-bucket-list-with-maine-trip?t=2013-06-10T08:42:59Z WCSC Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:42:00 EDT A Texas couple has fulfilled a lifelong dream by visiting Maine to watch the state Legislature at work. Seriously. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22544894/town-honors-dog-that-saved-2-girls-in-philippines http://www.live5news.com/story/22544894/town-honors-dog-that-saved-2-girls-in-philippines?t=2013-06-10T03:12:50Z WCSC Mon, 10 Jun 2013 03:12:00 EDT Every dog has its day, but few canines get a motorcade on their return home. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22543074/tsa-agents-stop-chewbacca-over-light-saber http://www.live5news.com/story/22543074/tsa-agents-stop-chewbacca-over-light-saber?t=2013-06-09T16:12:43Z WCSC Sun, 9 Jun 2013 16:12:00 EDT Not even Chewbacca and his light saber get a free pass with airport security before being cleared to travel. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22541530/swedish-male-train-drivers-wear-skirts-to-work http://www.live5news.com/story/22541530/swedish-male-train-drivers-wear-skirts-to-work?t=2013-06-09T06:51:11Z WCSC Sun, 9 Jun 2013 06:51:00 EDT Commuters on a train line in northern Stockholm were met with an unusual sight this week: male train drivers and conductors wearing skirts to work. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22535265/mom-gives-birth-in-minivan-in-hospital-driveway http://www.live5news.com/story/22535265/mom-gives-birth-in-minivan-in-hospital-driveway?t=2013-06-07T17:59:55Z WCSC Fri, 7 Jun 2013 17:59:00 EDT Melissa Jones almost made it. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22527180/alligator-takes-pit-stop-near-calif-intersection http://www.live5news.com/story/22527180/alligator-takes-pit-stop-near-calif-intersection?t=2013-06-07T01:29:01Z WCSC Fri, 7 Jun 2013 01:29:00 EDT A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was suspicious. When he heard two women were spotted near a Lancaster, Calif., intersection, and one of them was holding an alligator, he didn't buy it. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22522943/doctor-guide-rescue-baby-moose-from-montana-river http://www.live5news.com/story/22522943/doctor-guide-rescue-baby-moose-from-montana-river?t=2013-06-06T18:08:52Z WCSC Thu, 6 Jun 2013 18:08:00 EDT A Pennsylvania doctor on a guided fishing trip in southwestern Montana went home with an amazing tale of hauling in a 25-pound lunker - a baby moose she helped rescue from a rushing river. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22519955/made-up-names-appear-in-ny-high-schools-yearbook http://www.live5news.com/story/22519955/made-up-names-appear-in-ny-high-schools-yearbook?t=2013-06-06T15:58:48Z WCSC Thu, 6 Jun 2013 15:58:00 EDT Officials at a small school district in upstate New York say an "honest mistake" led to students being identified in the yearbook as "Creepy smile kid" and "Some tall guy." News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22523078/nude-revelers-greet-popular-colorado-tourist-train http://www.live5news.com/story/22523078/nude-revelers-greet-popular-colorado-tourist-train?t=2013-06-06T14:28:46Z WCSC Thu, 6 Jun 2013 14:28:00 EDT Passengers on a recent run of a popular historic railroad in southwest Colorado got a bit more scenery than they paid for: More than a dozen revelers partying on a nearby beach doffed their clothes to greet the train. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22511320/runners-pain-is-no-pulled-muscle-rather-a-baby http://www.live5news.com/story/22511320/runners-pain-is-no-pulled-muscle-rather-a-baby?t=2013-06-05T15:08:16Z WCSC Wed, 5 Jun 2013 15:08:00 EDT An aspiring half-marathon runner in Minnesota attributed her unbearable back pain to a two-hour training session. A day later, she was cradling a newborn. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22506497/dna-on-beer-cans-leads-to-ny-suspects-arrest http://www.live5news.com/story/22506497/dna-on-beer-cans-leads-to-ny-suspects-arrest?t=2013-06-05T06:57:45Z WCSC Wed, 5 Jun 2013 06:57:00 EDT Authorities say a burglar's decision to knock back a couple of beers during a break-in at an upstate New York home led to his arrest. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22505076/new-zealand-driver-105-i-dont-think-im-old http://www.live5news.com/story/22505076/new-zealand-driver-105-i-dont-think-im-old?t=2013-06-05T03:27:51Z WCSC Wed, 5 Jun 2013 03:27:00 EDT Bob Edwards was born before the first Model T rolled out of Henry Ford's factory in Detroit. He learned to drive in a French car that had a lever instead of a steering wheel. And he's still on the road, only now in a... News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22497119/studio-to-comb-nm-landfill-for-bad-atari-games http://www.live5news.com/story/22497119/studio-to-comb-nm-landfill-for-bad-atari-games?t=2013-06-04T17:17:20Z WCSC Tue, 4 Jun 2013 17:17:00 EDT A New Mexico city commission agreed to allow a Canadian studio to search a landfill where old, terrible Atari games are rumored to be buried. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22501913/texas-banker-puts-up-1m-for-tricky-math-solution http://www.live5news.com/story/22501913/texas-banker-puts-up-1m-for-tricky-math-solution?t=2013-06-04T17:17:20Z WCSC Tue, 4 Jun 2013 17:17:00 EDT A Texas banker is upping the ante to $1 million for whoever solves a tricky problem that's been dogging mathematicians since the 1980s. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22499112/gator-taken-from-ohio-home-video-showed-taunts http://www.live5news.com/story/22499112/gator-taken-from-ohio-home-video-showed-taunts?t=2013-06-04T14:57:15Z WCSC Tue, 4 Jun 2013 14:57:00 EDT A 7-foot alligator found in an Ohio man's basement is malnourished, has bone disease from a lack of sun for 15 years and was being taunted by teenagers on a regular basis, authorities said Tuesday. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22492917/cat-detained-on-illegal-mission-at-russian-prison http://www.live5news.com/story/22492917/cat-detained-on-illegal-mission-at-russian-prison?t=2013-06-04T03:57:04Z WCSC Tue, 4 Jun 2013 03:57:00 EDT Inmates at Russia's prisons have been known to bribe guards to obtain cellphones. But using cats as couriers? News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22628627/fbi-hunt-for-jimmy-hoffa-remains-entering-3rd-day http://www.live5news.com/story/22628627/fbi-hunt-for-jimmy-hoffa-remains-entering-3rd-day?t=2013-06-19T12:10:44Z WCSC Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:10:00 EDT The excavation of a rural field in suburban Detroit has failed to turn up the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, the FBI announced Wednesday, adding another unsuccessful chapter to a nearly 40-year-old... News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22632799/senators-seek-cost-cuts-for-f-35-fighter-jet http://www.live5news.com/story/22632799/senators-seek-cost-cuts-for-f-35-fighter-jet?t=2013-06-19T12:10:42Z WCSC Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:10:00 EDT Senators sought cost-cutting opportunities Wednesday in the Pentagon's $400 billion program for the next-generation F-35, a fighter jet with a troubled testing record that military leaders said America couldn't... News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22628587/baked-alaska-unusual-heat-wave-hits-49th-state http://www.live5news.com/story/22628587/baked-alaska-unusual-heat-wave-hits-49th-state?t=2013-06-19T12:00:47Z WCSC Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the 49th state, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven - or a tropical paradise. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22630419/former-twa-flight-800-investigators-want-new-probe http://www.live5news.com/story/22630419/former-twa-flight-800-investigators-want-new-probe?t=2013-06-19T12:00:47Z WCSC Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT Former investigators are pushing to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of New York, saying new evidence points to the often-discounted theory that a missile strike may have downed the jumbo... News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22628650/zimmerman-jury-selection-moves-into-next-round http://www.live5news.com/story/22628650/zimmerman-jury-selection-moves-into-next-round?t=2013-06-19T12:00:43Z WCSC Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT A Florida judge read the formal charge against George Zimmerman on Wednesday to 40 potential jurors who could be selected to decide if the neighborhood watch volunteer committed murder when he shot an unarmed Trayvon Martin. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22633129/a-guide-to-the-life-and-mystery-of-jimmy-hoffa http://www.live5news.com/story/22633129/a-guide-to-the-life-and-mystery-of-jimmy-hoffa?t=2013-06-19T11:50:41Z WCSC Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:50:00 EDT The FBI has spent this week digging up a field in suburban Detroit for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared 38 years ago. He was last seen outside a restaurant about 20 miles from the... News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22633126/aug-trial-set-for-ohio-man-in-kidnapping-of-women http://www.live5news.com/story/22633126/aug-trial-set-for-ohio-man-in-kidnapping-of-women?t=2013-06-19T11:40:56Z WCSC Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:40:00 EDT A man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them in his home and raping them over a decade was given a late summer trial date Wednesday. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22629546/authorities-name-casualties-in-colorado-fire http://www.live5news.com/story/22629546/authorities-name-casualties-in-colorado-fire?t=2013-06-19T11:10:44Z WCSC Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:10:00 EDT Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air. News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22631980/house-panel-starts-rewrite-of-no-child-left-behind http://www.live5news.com/story/22631980/house-panel-starts-rewrite-of-no-child-left-behind?t=2013-06-19T11:00:41Z WCSC Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:00 EDT House Republicans moved forward Wednesday with a rewrite of GOP President George W. Bush's prized No Child Left Behind Act, pushing a bill that would strip Education Secretary Arne Duncan and his successors of power and... News - AP-National http://www.live5news.com/story/22610501/tropical-depression-forms-off-the-coast-of-belize http://www.live5news.com/story/22610501/tropical-depression-forms-off-the-coast-of-belize?t=2013-06-19T10:50:39Z WCSC Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:50:00 EDT Forecasters say a tropical depression crossing Mexico's Bay of Campeche is getting better organized and is expected to become a tropical storm before making landfall along Mexico's Gulf Coast. News - AP-National