Weird News

A small island near Buffalo has a big cat problem thanks to people who have abandoned felines there over the years.

The elephants, giraffes and bears at the Oakland Zoo got to nosh on African jackfruit and bananas Wednesday thanks to a overturned big rig that dumped 60,000 pounds of fruit in Livermore near the Altamont Pass earlier in the week.

The woman wrote that Officer Mike Nielsen made the stop a good experience for her grandchildren by talking with them calmly and giving them stickers.

Car passengers on I-95 in Massachusetts survived one of the weirder road hazards you'll ever see: An ax fell off a landscaping truck directly in front of the car, smashed into the windshield, and lodged itself in the dashboard, reports CBS Boston .

Nearly 3,550 calories for a burger, fries, and shake sounds about right-if it's one of the meals called out on a watchdog group's annual list of fatty, sugary, calorie-heavy foods served at US chain restaurants.

Social media is teeming with pictures of small bright blue sea creatures washing up all over California beaches, with sightings reported in Humboldt County, Monterey and Ocean Beach.

However, earlier that night, Norman was seen stumbling around a parking lot and carrying on a heck of a conversation with several bushes and shrubs.

An Indianapolis man has won two $1 million lottery prizes in the past three months.

A huge fight erupted at a New Jersey wedding this weekend, with 300 guests involved in the tussle as police struggled to control the situation.

In California, a major cleanup continues around UCLA after a water main break flooded the campus and nearby streets with millions of gallons of water.

Investigators say 30-year-old Freddy Shelby of Albuquerque was arrested Sunday after the homeowners called police to report their unwanted mystery guest.

The Republican newspaper of Springfield reports that the couple, Melanie Ann Convery and Neal James Coughlin of Holyoke, are petitioning Massachusetts to allow them to make both of their middle names "Seamonster."

Martinez was committed. He went so far as to use the Internet to find ways to cook the family pet.

East Providence resident Mary Moniz received the honorary diploma from the Fall River, Massachusetts, school department on Saturday.

Jim "Kimo" West will perform slack key guitar concerts at Alva's Showroom in San Pedro Aug. 2 and the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena Aug. 3. The best musicians are usually the most versatile, such as Jim “Kimo” West .

Some 5,000 giant anteaters are thought to exist in the wild, and encounters with humans are rare and largely harmless.

Some 5,000 giant anteaters are thought to exist in the wild, and encounters with humans are rare and largely harmless.

A few celebrities have weighed in on the Israeli-Palestinian crisis in Gaza in recent weeks by tweeting support for Palestine, but most, including Rihanna and Dwight Howard, quickly deleted their tweets after experiencing a huge backlash by supporters of Isreal.

A former WWE champion known as Daniel Bryan chased two burglary suspects he saw exiting his Phoenix home this week and subdued one until officers arrived, investigators said.

For tourist Bruce Pasarow of Buena Park, California, leaving Illinois before seeing what's billed as the "World's Largest Bottle of Catsup" was not an option.