Artisan cheese seller in a pickle after thieves made off with massive cheddar haul
LONDON -- Thieves with a nose for fine cheese have pulled off a massive cheddar ripoff in London. Neal’s Yard...
Oddities
It’s almost Halloween. That means it’s time for a bat beauty contest
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Move over, Fat Bear Week. A bat beauty contest is now stepping up to the plate.The Bureau...
How Waffle House helps Southerners — and FEMA — judge a storm’s severity
Golden hashbrowns, gravy-smothered biscuits and crispy waffles with a hearty helping of maple syrup are among the classic Southern comfort...
Nibi the ‘diva’ beaver to stay at rescue center, Massachusetts governor decides
BOSTON -- The question of whether a 2-year-old beaver named Nibi can stay with the rescuers she has known since...
Spider lovers scurry to Colorado town in search of mating tarantulas and community
LA JUNTA, Colo. -- Love is in the air on the Colorado plains — the kind that makes your heart...
Earth will have a temporary ‘mini moon’ for two months
WASHINGTON -- Earth's moon will soon have some company — a “mini moon.”The mini moon is actually an asteroid about...
Studies on pigeon-guided missiles, swimming abilities of dead fish among Ig Nobles winners
BOSTON -- BOSTON (AP) — A study that explores the feasibility of using pigeons to guide missiles and one that...
No neigh-sayers: Live horses join first-day veterinary students for anatomy lecture in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- A lecture hall full of first-year veterinary students in Hungary eagerly took their places for the first...
Pharrell as a Lego and Robbie Williams as a chimp? Music biopics get creative
TORONTO -- Many of the expected conventions of music biopics are present in “Piece by Piece,” about the producer-turned-pop star...
Huge payout expected for a rare coin bought by Ohio farm family and hidden for decades
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Three sisters from Ohio who inherited a dime kept in a bank vault for more than 40...
