Smelly Farts, Nervous Woman–Cop Find 8lbs of Meth Wrapped as Christmas Gifts
Rogers County K9 Deputy Scotty Moree and his dog Jack discovered over 8 pounds of meth wrapped as Christmas presents in the trunk of a car.
Weird News
Christmas Eve Carjacking Ends with a Maserati Bang
A Christmas Eve car jacking had the makings of a Hollywood thriller, with a luxury vehicle winding up smashed and stuck on a curb on Santa Monica after a high-speed police chase involving helicopters.
Unto Us El Niño Is Born: Tornados in California
The forecasts were right: New York is officially warmer than Los Angeles on Christmas Day, thanks to El Niño.
Watch Live: Norad Santa Tracker 2015
View the Norad Santa Tracker as it follows the path of Saint Nick around the world.
VA Accidentally Labels 115 Beneficiaries Dead
At least 115 living veterans were declared dead in error over a nine-month period ending April 2015, each losing health benefits until the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs could be convinced that he or she was in fact, not dead.
Little Girl Calls 911: Panics After Touching Elf on the Shelf
A seven-year-old girl was so distraught she accidentally touched an Elf on the Shelf, she called 911. As the tale goes, the elf must not be touched or Santa may never appear because their magic has disappeared.
US Strategic Command: UFO Was Russian Space Debris
US Strategic Command says strange lights in the Northern California sky on the night of December 22 were “some kind of Russian space debris.”
Lawyer Drives Uber, Sues San Diego-Area Law School
A former student of San Diego’s Thomas Jefferson School of Law (TJSL) whose wife is dying of cancer is suing the school for misrepresenting its postgraduation employment figures, leaving him driving an Uber to support his family.
‘No Drone’ Signs Posted on Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District is installing new signs this week to remind people that the world famous span is a no-drone zone.
Florida Woman Arrested for Beating Husband for Passing Gas in Bed
A Florida woman was arrested for attacking her sleeping husband for passing gas in bed, police say.
Police: Robbery Suspect ID’d by Profane Words and Horns Tattooed on His Face
Police in Oklahoma arrested a man and charged him with robbery based on detailed information of his facial tattoos given by the victim. The tattoos included an obscene word over his eyebrow and devil horns on his forehead.
‘Shrimp Boy’ Takes the Stand
On Monday, Chee Kung Tong leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, 56–accused of racketeering, money laundering, murder and conspiracy–told a jury that his violent history stopped in 2003 or 2004 after three days of meditation, according to CBS San Francisco.
Muslim Family Escorted Out of Arkansas Shopping Mall
A Muslim man is threatening to move his family out of Fort Smith, AR after a series of events that took place on Saturday at Central Mall, according to FOX4KC. Alan and Daphne Crawford said they, along with their young
Maine High School Teacher Told to Remove ‘Hello Kitty’ Christmas Tree from Classroom
A Maine high school teacher is upset after being sent an email from the principal telling her to remove the pink “Hello Kitty” Christmas tree from her classroom. “I feel that this is definitely a turning point in our society—when
Vegas Car Rampage Suspect Said She Was Stressed from Living in Car
A homeless woman accused of slamming a car carrying her 3-year-old daughter into a crowd of pedestrians on the Las Vegas Strip told authorities she was stressed out after being chased by security guards from parking lots where she had been trying to sleep before the crash, according to a police report obtained Monday.
Latest Bizarre Central Asian Law: Turkmenistan Criminalizes ‘Improper’ Horse Burials
The government of Turkmenistan has recently issued the latest in a series of bizarre decrees from Central Asia, strictly regulating the naming of horses and criminalizing a failure to issue a horse a proper burial upon its death.
Southwest Airlines 2nd On-the-Ground Accident in 1 Week
On Sunday, for the second time in a week, a Southwest Airlines jet had an on-the-ground accident, as a jet pushing back from its gate bumped into another Southwest jet parked at the next gate.
AP: Hillary Clinton’s ‘One Secret’ to ‘Significant Weight Loss’
As Hillary Clinton knows from previous presidential campaigns, politicking means picking your food carefully.
Japan: Communist ‘Revolutionary Losers’ League’ Stages Anti-Christmas Protest in Tokyo
A communist group in Japan, known as “Losers with Women,” staged a protest Saturday against celebrating Christmas, decrying its “capitalist” nature and lamenting that its members will not have significant others with whom to share the holiday.
Claim: ‘World’s First Male Rape Centre’ Was Gender Politics Fabrication
The much-vaunted first-of-a-kind rape clinic exclusively for men and boys recovering from sexual assault has been slammed as a fraud and exercise in headline grabbing. Set in Sweden’s Södersjukhuset, Europe’s largest hospital, the clinic promised 24-hours a day, 365-days a year for emergency
Miss Universe Mixup: Steve Harvey Crowns Colombia the Winner–Then Corrects to Philippines
Colombia contestant Ariadna Gutierrez Arevalo was already wearing the crown as this year’s Miss Universe winner when host Steve Harvey returned to apologize.
91 Missing from Landslide That Buries Buildings in China
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — At least 91 people were missing Monday, a day after a man-made mountain of excavated soil and construction waste buried dozens of buildings when it swept through an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.
Famous Developer May Go to Jail Because of Huge Home
A famous property developer who helped develop the Ritz-Carlton developments in Washington and Aspen, Colorado may go to jail because his gargantuan 30,000 square foot Bel-Air, California residence, nicknamed the “Starship Enterprise,” which boasts several floor levels balanced on a hillside and includes a 70-seat IMAX cinema, violated city planning orders.
Former Black Panther Leader Sues Oakland over Brawl
Elaine Brown, 72, former head of the Black Panthers from 1974 to 1977, and who was implicated (though never charged) in the murder of accountant Betty Van Patter, is suing the city of Oakland for $1 million after Councilwoman Desley Brooks allegedly assaulted her at a local restaurant.
‘Santa Claus’ Arrested on Child Porn Charges in Texas
A Santa Claus performer in Texas claiming to have a child pornography addiction is facing federal charges in connection with the downloading of explicit photos and videos–with some of the children depicted being as young as four-years-old.
