Odd News Stories

Safety concerns bring down largest sugar maple tree in US

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KENSINGTON, N.H. — A sugar maple tree that has watched over a New Hampshire home for more than 200 years and was the largest...

Unique 4/3/21 date draws lines for Vegas wedding licenses

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LAS VEGAS — Soon-to-be newlyweds lined up out the door of the marriage license office in Las Vegas on Friday, ahead of a unique...

Arson arrest; woman said fires were to get rid of snakes

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LEESVILLE, La. — A Louisiana woman accused of setting fires told investigators she and her boyfriend were trying to get rid of snakes, the...

Fake German heiress taken into US custody, faces deportation

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NEW YORK — U.S. immigration authorities said Thursday they have detained Anna Sorokin, the con artist who passed herself off as a wealthy German...

Coin firm pays it forward after Georgia man paid in pennies

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MARIETTA, Ga. — A global company has stepped in to solve quite a “coinundrum” for a Georgia man. ...

Alaska man gets pistol from his car to stop robbery attempt

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FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A Fairbanks man stopped an attempted robbery at a gas station by pointing his gun at the suspect and holding him...

FBI: NYC morgue workers stole credit cards from dead people

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NEW YORK — The FBI arrested two former city employees Tuesday accused of stealing bank cards from dead bodies taken to New York City's...

Human parents feel for mama bear trying to corral her cubs

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WINCHESTER, Conn. — A mother bear caught on video trying to coax four rambunctious cubs across a busy Connecticut road has parents across the...

Some Alaska Costco shoppers say ravens steal their groceries

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Some Alaska Costco shoppers said they've had their groceries stolen by ravens in the store parking lot. ...

Kentucky town rallies to restore beheaded Mother Goose

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HAZARD, Ky. — A community in Kentucky is rallying to help restore an 80-year-old landmark — an oval shaped building that has a domed...