Offbeat News

12:06 PM
7-November
2009 European Court Ruling Against Classroom Crucifix Stirs Italy, Prompts AppealThe Italian government will appeal the decision of a European court awarding 5,000 euros ($7,400) in damages to a Finnish-Italian mother who sued authorities for not removing crucifixes in classrooms.
Topics: Offbeat, World

7:45 AM
7-November
2009 Two Britons Win $149 Million Lottery JackpotTwo Britons won the largest lottery jackpot in the U.K. when their EuroMillion tickets matched the winning number for the £90 million ($149 million) prize drawn on Friday.
Topics: Offbeat, World

4:30 PM
6-November
2009 Escaped Circus Elephant Sideswipes CarAn elephant escaped from a circus in Enid, Okla. Wednesday, sideswiping a car while running along the road.
Topics: Offbeat

1:26 PM
6-November
2009 The Sky Is Falling: Mysterious Ice Chunks Hit Chicago HomeThe Dowd family dinner was interrupted Wednesday night when their whole house shook as it was pelted by huge chunks of ice.
Topics: Offbeat, Travel, United States

12:27 PM
6-November
2009 Japanese Gangster Opens Fire On Three Debt Collectors, Then Commits SuicideA Japanese gangster turned the tables and a weapon on three would-be debt collectors. After he wounded the men, he killed himself.
Topics: World, Offbeat

   

11:20 AM
6-November
2009 New Mom Sarah Jessica Parker Relishes The Smell Of Dirty DiapersSarah Jessica Parker loves the smell of dirty diapers. The 'Sex and the City' actress - who has five-month-old twin daughters, Loretta and Tabitha, with her husband Matthew Broderick - loves everything about being a mother, especially the less glamorous jobs.
Topics: Offbeat

10:51 AM
6-November
2009 Dartmouth Scientist Uses Modern Technology To Authenticate Iconic Oswald PhotoDartmouth computer scientist Hany Farid has new evidence regarding a photograph of accused John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Farid, employing digital forensics, believes the photo that many had said was faked was almost certainly not altered.
Topics: Science and Technology, Offbeat

10:46 AM
6-November
2009 Atlanta Man Rescues One Dog, Ends Up With TenAn Atlanta man rescued a stray dog in late September, which surprised him a few days later by giving birth to nine puppies in his backyard.
Topics: Good, Offbeat, United States

10:11 PM
5-November
2009 Algal Foam Kills 10,000 Seabirds Off Washington State PeninsulaAlgal foam killed more than 10,000 seabirds in Washington state's Olympic Peninsula in mid-September, according to a marine biologist and seabird specialist of the University of Washington.
Topics: Environment, Science, Offbeat

7:06 PM
5-November
2009 Search For Missing Florida Baby Ends Underneath Sitter's Bed, Child Found UnharmedA five-day search for a missing 7-month-old baby girl from Florida ended Wednesday when police found her alive inside a box hidden underneath the bed of her babysitter in the town of Chipley.
Topics: United States, Offbeat