Strange News
Philadelphia airport screener disciplined over prank
DETROIT — A University of Michigan student boarding a plane in Philadelphia to return to Detroit Metro Airport from winter break got a big fright in the form of a prank by an airport security screener...
Fat owners linked to fat dogs, but not fat cats
Many thanks to the Lempert Report for alerting us to a piece...
Police leave ransom note for pot plants, nab alleged grower
MARATHON, Fla. — After a citizen's tip led undercover detectives to six large marijuana plants growing in a wooded lot in the Florida Keys, police half-jokingly left a phone number and ransom note...
Chillax, the ’09 banned words list has arrived
DETROIT — Drawing nominations from English enthusiasts and those just plain tired of overused expressions, Lake Superior State University's Word Banishment Committee has issued its list of words and phrases it deems time to be "unfriended...
Couple accused of stealing Christmas gifts, setting fire to church
MODESTO, Calif. — Officers arrested a married couple suspected of breaking into a Modesto church late Tuesday, stealing Christmas gifts intended for needy children and starting a fire, a police spokesman said...
Drunk 4-year-old Tenn. boy found trying to steal Christmas presents
A four-year-old boy was found wandering in the street – beer...