Wis. couple says pet chicken alerted them to blaze
ALMA CENTER, Wis. -- A Wisconsin couple says fire clucks, not fire trucks, helped them escape a blaze at their home.
Odd News
Vultures pick at visitors' cars in Fla. Everglades
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Visitors to parts of Everglades National Park are getting tarps and bungee cords to make their vehicles less delectable to vultures.
Brasstown having possum drop, without live possum
BRASSTOWN, N.C. -- A New Year's Eve possum drop that attracts thousands of people to a tiny western North Carolina town will go on this year, with one big change: It won't involve a live possum.
College student's turtle project takes dark twist
CLEMSON, S.C. -- A college student in South Carolina set out to determine how to help turtles safely cross the road. He ended up getting a glimpse of the dark side of human nature.
Minn. soda shop rebuked for stocking candy smokes
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Owners of an old-school soda shop in St. Paul, Minn., are being warned to kick the habit and stop stocking novelty candy cigarettes.
A huge collection of odd TV stuff needs a home
LOS ANGELES -- James Comisar is the first to acknowledge that more than a few have questioned his sanity for spending the better part of 25 years collecting everything from the costume George Reeves wore in the 1950s TV show "Superman" to the entire set of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."
Asian toad stowaway gets new home in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG -- They say cats have nine lives. Now a Chinese toad has joined that reputed club of wily survivors.
Denver sirens are just a test, not doomsday signal
DENVER -- Officials in Denver want people to know this is only a test.
'Raiders of the Lost Ark' package mystery solved
CHICAGO -- First, there was "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Now, there's "Mailers of the Lost Package."
School stumped by mail addressed to Indiana Jones
CHICAGO -- University of Chicago officials are puzzled by a mystery piece of mail seemingly linked to the Indiana Jones movie series.
Emu joins man on Va. jog, is reunited with owner
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- A man in Virginia Beach picked up an unusual jogging partner when an emu began following him.
Police: Fla man fatally shot roommate over dinner
HOLLY HILL, Fla. -- Police in central Florida say a man fatally shot his roommate during an argument over how to prepare pork chops.
Man strips at Austrian art exhibition of nude men
VIENNA -- An Austrian museum says a man took the concept of life imitating art to an extreme when he suddenly stripped at an exhibition of pictures and sculptures portraying nude men through the ages.
Peppermint pigs a smashing tradition in NY
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- A holiday tradition in this upstate New York resort town has a peppermint twist: pig-shaped hard candies are sold with little metal hammers to smash them at Christmas.
Canada owner of wandering monkey wants him back
TORONTO -- The owner of a monkey caught wandering outside an Ikea store in Toronto says the tiny primate rarely left her side until he was confiscated by authorities -- and she wants him back.
Russian premier jokes about secret files on aliens
MOSCOW -- "Men in Black" agents K and J may be about to recruit a new Russian assistant: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Coat-wearing monkey caught outside Toronto store
TORONTO -- Shoppers at an Ikea store in Toronto weren't monkeying around when they reported a primate on the loose.
Austrian bus driver finds, turns in about $500,000
VIENNA -- Vienna's transport authority says a city bus driver checking a bag left behind by a passenger had the surprise of his life -- (euro) 390,000 (more than $500,000) in neatly stacked 500-euro bills.
Maine mall sacks Santa after rudeness complaints
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine -- A mall in Maine has sacked Santa Claus after children and parents complained he was rude, grumpy and wouldn't even let one child sit on his lap.
Residents put ribbon on burned-out Pa. house
PENN HILLS, Pa. -- Some residents of a Pittsburgh suburb have gift-wrapped something they hope will be gone by Christmas: a charred and abandoned house that burned nine months ago.
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