Odd News Stories

3 students cited in theft of rare tree in Wisconsin

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MADISON, Wis. — Police who were stumped by the theft of a rare pine tree in November from the University of Wisconsin Arboretum said...

Penny dreadful: Georgia man receives final paycheck in coins

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ATLANTA — A Georgia man said his former employer owed him a pretty penny, $915 to be exact, after leaving his job in November. ...

Florida family finds dead snake inside their clothes dryer

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GROVELAND, Fla. — After their clothes dryer began blowing out a lot of lint, a Florida family called a repair man who discovered a...

Officer shot in Virginia during retrieval of runaway cow

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HARRISONBURG, Va. — A police officer was accidentally shot after he and others tried to corral a cow that had escaped from a livestock...

Man carries toddler into San Diego Zoo’s elephant habitat

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SAN DIEGO — A father allegedly carried his 2-year-old daughter into an elephant habitat at the famous San Diego Zoo to take a photo...

In French woods, rivals take aim at senator’s WWI research

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — The World War I exploits of Sgt. Alvin C. York netted Gary Cooper a best actor Academy Award and Pennsylvania state...

Florida couple offers free beer as way to meet the neighbors

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CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Florida couple came up with a great way to meet their new neighbors after moving into their home during...

Prosecutor demoted for DoorDash moonlighting during work

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DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — A top aide to a district attorney in suburban Philadelphia has been demoted because he was caught moonlighting for DoorDash during...

‘A moving moment.’ Grandma prescribed a post-vaccine hug

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NEW YORK — For Laura Shaw Frank, seeing her mother hug her daughter for the first time since the onset of the pandemic was...

Girl, 8, throws mattress from burning home, jumps to safety

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CHICAGO — An 8-year-old Chicago girl whose mother was at work somehow managed to toss a mattress from her family's third-story window during a...