'Zombies' invade University of Michigan campus
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- You can learn a lot from a zombie.
Odd News
Obama: 'Family tattoo' may discourage daughters
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has a strategy to discourage his daughters from rebelling, perhaps by getting a tattoo himself.
Kan. woman meets circus tiger in bathroom
SALINA, Kan. -- A central Kansas woman likely won't remember her first circus for the clowns or performances -- it'll be the tiger in the bathroom.
Mont. man reunited with bird he lost in a divorce
BUTTE, Mont. -- A Great Falls man who lost his macaw in a divorce more than five years ago has been reunited with the bird, thanks to an observant friend.
Judge holds self in contempt for his smartphone
IONIA, Mich. -- A Michigan judge whose smartphone disrupted a hearing in his own courtroom has held himself in contempt and paid $25 for the infraction.
Cops: Men toss dead groundhog, grouse into Pa. bar
BROOKVILLE, Pa. -- Police in one western Pennsylvania town are investigating a case of bar kill: a groundhog and a grouse, both dead, tossed into a tavern by unsatisfied customers.
X-rays show NH man swallowed ring, police say
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Police say the X-rays don't lie: A man who tried to flee from a New Hampshire jewelry store with a diamond ring worth $3,200 swallowed it.
Wrong turn leads Germans from home town to Austria
VIENNA -- Instead of a five-minute trip home, a wrong turn led to an all-night drive for a pair of Germans that ended when police stopped their car in far-away Austria for heading the wrong way on a six-lane bridge.
Circus elephant shot in drive-by shot in Miss.
TUPELO, Miss. -- Authorities say a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus elephant was hit by a bullet in a drive-by shooting in Tupelo, Miss.
Man dressed as Cookie Monster arrested in NY
NEW YORK -- A man dressed as the Cookie Monster has been accused of shoving a 2-year-old in New York's Times Square and has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
Montana pet owner to feds: The dog ate my money
HELENA, Mont. -- A Montana man whose 12-year-old golden retriever ate five $100 bills hopes to be reimbursed by the federal government.
Ind. man calls 911, reports he's driving drunk
ROSELAWN, Ind. -- A northern Indiana man who called 911 and told dispatchers he was driving drunk and needed to be taken off the road got his wish when a sheriff's deputy arrived.
All 18 taxis in NH's largest city pulled off road
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Odds are you won't get a cab in New Hampshire's largest city after police sidelined all 18 licensed taxis for inspection failures or failing to show up for inspection.
Freezing weather wipes out German flea circus
BERLIN -- An entire troupe of performing fleas has fallen victim to the freezing temperatures currently gripping Germany.
Worker denies drinking old whiskey at Pa. mansion
SCOTTDALE, Pa. -- The former live-in caretaker of a southwestern Pennsylvania mansion is denying he drank 52 bottles of well-aged whiskey, saying it wouldn't have been safe to drink and "evaporated" instead.
3 accused of smoking pot in NJ police parking lot
TOTOWA, N.J. -- State troopers in northern New Jersey didn't have to go far to make a pot bust. They didn't even have to get in their cruisers.
Game streaming live at Phillies' minor league park
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Talk about streaming media: The Philadelphia Phillies' top minor league affiliate is set to debut what it calls a "urinal gaming system" at its ballpark in Allentown.
Charges: Pa. man bagged deer Wal-Mart lot deer
BLAIRSVILLE, Pa. -- They say you can get almost anything at Wal-Mart. But the Pennsylvania Game Commission says one deer hunter took it too far.
Ill. man arrested in NJ with stolen Wis. cheese
CASHTON, Wis. -- An Illinois man accused of stealing 21 tons of Wisconsin cheese has been arrested in New Jersey.
Belgium's chocolate stamps offer lick with a kick
BRUSSELS -- Feel like having chocolate at Easter in Belgium? Well, send a letter and really lick that chocolate-flavored postal stamp.
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