Oddities

October 15, 2018 at 4:12 am

Deputies use Doritos to lure wayward pig back home

HIGHLAND, Calif. (AP) — Deputies in California have used Doritos to lure a pig "the size of a mini horse" back home. The pig was...

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October 14, 2018 at 1:44 pm

Oink oink, honk honk: Rogue pig goes hog wild in traffic

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — It was a classic case of a ham on the lam. Police in Maine's capital city are looking for the owner...

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October 12, 2018 at 11:47 am

Sexual history survey sent to fifth-graders draws complaints

WINDSOR, Vt. (AP) — A survey that asked fifth-grade students in Vermont about their sexual history, preference and gender identity has drawn complaints from parents....

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October 12, 2018 at 8:36 am

Home where witch trials victim John Proctor lived for sale

PEABODY, Mass. (AP) — A house where a victim of the Salem witch trials once lived is on the market for $600,000 just in time...

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October 12, 2018 at 7:46 am

Man armed with sword spurs motel standoff

NEWPORT, Maine (AP) — Authorities say a man armed with a sword held off police for several hours at a Maine hotel. Police were called...

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October 12, 2018 at 6:37 am

Naming Rights: Orlando’s new police chief is named Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando's newest police chief is already making a name for himself. His name? Orlando. Mayor Buddy Dyer announced Orlando's newest police...

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October 11, 2018 at 5:27 am

Kanye West, in ‘MAGA’ hat, delivers surreal Oval Office show WATCH

WASHINGTON (AP) — Live from the Oval Office, it's Kanye West with a jaw-dropping performance. The rapper didn't rap. But, seated across from President Donald...

In this April 2017 photo released by Doug Unkrey, artist Unkrey poses for a photo with a large hammer he created at his studio in Geyserville, Calif. The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat says police in Healdsburg in California’s wine country are looking for the enormous artwork that vanished in the first weekend of October 2018. (Erika Linn via AP) CAJC301 CAJC301

October 10, 2018 at 6:32 pm

Giant hammer artwork stolen in Northern California

HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Northern California are looking for a hammer. A really, really big one. The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat says police in...

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October 10, 2018 at 11:37 am

For sale to the highest bidder: A 12-pound chunk of the moon

BOSTON (AP) — Anyone who can't make it to the moon to gather a few lunar rocks now has the opportunity to buy one right...

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October 10, 2018 at 10:22 am

Medieval reenactor in Kentucky fatally impales himself with 7-foot lance

A Virginia man who was playing a Medieval knight impaled and killed himself with his 7-foot-long lance during a reenactment performance. Peter Barclay of Woodbridge,...