Skip to content

Weird News

AP Photo/Frank Franklin II

Queen Beagle: Miss P Top Dog at Westminster

A beagle wagging her tail a mile a minute has become America’s top dog. Miss P pulled an upset, winning best in show Tuesday night at the 139th Westminster Kennel Club at Madison Square Garden. The 4-year-old is related to Uno, who in 2008 became the only other beagle to win at the nation’s most prominent dog show.

AP Photo/David Goldman

Teens Rampage through California Grocery Store

Last week in Marysville, CA, five teenagers were arrested after tearing through a Save Mart yelling gang slogans, pulling food off the shelves and throwing it to the floor, and pouring alcohol down their throats, the Daily Mail reports. Marysville police reported that the four girls and one boy “terrorized the store” around 1:40 p.m. A 64-yeqr-old veteran in the store slipped and fell on cooking oil that the teenagers spilled on the floor, and may reportedly have broken his elbow.

Wrecking-Ball-Video

California Replete with Naked Miscreants

Two burglaries featuring naked suspects occurred roughly 400 miles apart in California on Monday. In Mira Mesa, an officer had to shoot a suspect who had burglarized a home, then resisted arrest after remaining impervious to two shots from a stun gun.

AP/Splash Photo

Transgender Activists: Be More Sensitive to Bruce Jenner

Former Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner’s decision to transition from a man into a woman has been met with mixed reactions from the media and population at large. The pending change has also caused local and national transgender groups to call for people to be more sensitive towards Jenner’s perceived choice, and to denounce those who are turning what is largely viewed as Jenner’s journey into a punchline.

KPIX-5 (Screenshot)

‘Cross the Street, Then Update Facebook’: Snarky Road Signs in CA

According to CBS San Francisco’s KPIX5, Hayward drivers are speeding right past a particular 30 m.p.h. speed limit sign at the top of a hill across the street from Cal State University, East Bay. To combat the problem, the city is taking action by putting up new signs that the station describes as “snarky.”

Fox 5 (Screenshot / YouTube)

Fox 5 San Diego Shows Obama as Sex-Assault Suspect

For roughly five seconds on Friday, Fox 5 San Diego portrayed an unusual sex-assault suspect: Barack Obama. On the 10 p.m. news, roughly four minutes into the broadcast, anchorwoman Kathleen Bade intoned: “The only suspect in a sex assault at SDSU will not be charged.” Simultaneously, a picture of Obama appeared, captioned, “NO CHARGES.”

RichardIII213

Report: New Details On Richard III’s Death

(Sky News) New details have emerged about the fatal blow that may have felled King Richard the Third at the Battle of Bosworth. Scientists at the University of Leicester have released footage showing an examination of Richard’s skull. It appears a

E-cigarette (Regis Duvignau / Reuters)

E-cigarette Explodes in SoCal Man’s Face

A Ramona, California man smoking an e-cigarette found himself headed to the hospital after the device exploded, cutting his face and shattering a nearby display case at the Stage Stop liquor store Saturday.

Sacramento Valley National Cemetery (U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs)

Sacramento County Admits Failure to Bury Veteran in Military Cemetery

A Sacramento woman who discovered her veteran father was not provided with a proper burial is suing the county. The county admitted to making the mistake in 2013 and reportedly agreed to move his remains to the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon, where his remains should have gone in the first place.

Charlie Hebdo 1/14

Iran Launches Holocaust Denial Cartoon Contest

On Thursday, Iran launched its second international competition based on the theme of Holocaust denial. The 2nd International Holocaust Cartoons Contest was organized by Iran’s House of Cartoons and the Sarcheshmeh Cultural Complex in reaction to French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s publication of Muhammad.