Weird News

A British prisoner is claiming he's being persecuted for his Jedi faith. He sent a letter to Inside Time saying the National Offender Management Service refused to recognize his beliefs, even though Jedi was officially recognized in the last census.

It might be the strangest stolen-car caper of the year, not least because the car wasn't technically stolen.

Steven Henderson, 19, was charged Thursday with first-degree attempted murder of a peace officer as well as receiving stolen property and bringing stolen goods into the state.

Butter sculptures in the shape of a lamb are a traditional part of Easter meals among Buffalo's large Polish-American population.

State and federal officials announced Thursday that more than 65 heroin distributors have been arrested and/or charged with drug trafficking in Minnesota as part of a crackdown called "Operation Exile."

A man who helped himself to a refill of his 89-cent drink at a Veterans Affairs hospital found it cost a lot more than he expected when he was fined $525.

Clergy of different faiths, joined by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, delivered messages of hope and healing Thursday before more than 1,300 people gathered at the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park.

Prom season is underway nationwide, and KFC is kicking things up a notch with a spicy addition to the usual date night rituals: a finger lickin' good floral mash-up.

Workers at a Central California ranch could hardly believe their eyes when they spotted a sea lion pup hopping through an almond orchard, about a mile from the San Joaquin River.

From accidental plane porno to "prank" terrorism-this week's slate of airline-related incidents suggests air travel has hit a new altitude of bizarre.

Authorities say a toddler has been reunited with his mother after employees found him playing inside a claw crane machine at a Nebraska bowling alley.

For you frequent flyers out there, you probably know the safety announcements that flight attendants make by heart by now ... but you've probably NEVER heard them like this before! A Southwest Airlines flight attendant turned that boring safety speech, into a hilarious version of it ..

A New Jersey dog is wanted for jury duty. The owner of the five-year-old German Shepherd named "IV Griner" got a jury summons in the mail last week addressed to his four legged pooch.

There's something unsettling freakish, even about Lawrie Brown's photos of everyday meals.

A frantic search for a missing toddler in Lincoln, Neb., ended happily - and hilariously.

It's spring, and love is in the air, but it's still full-on war in the smartphone industry.

Frazier Glenn Cross Jr., who is better known as F. Glenn Miller Jr., is charged with capital murder and with first-degree murder.

In 2013, more than 20 percent of the state's 6,700 bear complaints to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission came from Okaloosa, Walton and Santa Rosa counties.

Defense attorney Joe Agro told News 4 Tuesday morning Judge Kenneth Case released his client, William Payne, who was accused of trying to run down the prosecutor with a car.

St. Mary's Children's Hospital is one of only a handful of organizations around the country that is dedicated to providing intensive rehabilitation, specialized care, and education to children with special needs and life-limiting conditions.