Weird News

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A humpback whale that has become an unusual presence in San Francisco Bay may be ill.

BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine (AP) -- Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage's wife won't be the only one in their family spending the summer working at a restaurant. LePage will be joining her as a bartender.

OREM, Utah (AP) -- When John Frey's family requested 101 birthday cards to celebrate the World War II veteran's 101st birthday in Utah, they were expecting to get 500 at most.

OREM, Utah (AP) -- When John Frey's family requested 101 birthday cards to celebrate the World War II veteran's 101st birthday in Utah, they were expecting to get 500 at most.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A South Florida man thought he snagged a deal when he paid $9,100 in an online auction for what he thought was a villa. What he got was a 1-foot-by-100-foot (0.3-meter-by-30-meter) strip of land.

WALHALLA, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina woman who police say was driving drunk will not be cited with a DUI because her vehicle of choice was a toy truck.

SANDY HOOK, N.J. (AP) -- A concert series on a popular New Jersey beach is cancelled this summer to protect dozens of shorebirds nesting there.

HONOLULU (AP) -- A snake stowed away in a man's bag and remained undetected until it completed the trip from Florida to Hawaii, officials said.

MOORPARK, Calif. (AP) -- A big-rig truck driver has been arrested after authorities spotted a phony license plate on his rig.

PHOENIX (AP) -- An 81-year-old man who has spent most of his adult life behind bars for stealing from banks said he robbed a credit union in Tucson months after his release from prison because his monthly $800 Social Security payment wasn't enough to live on, according to court records.

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) -- Lithuanian police say a private circus owner has released a bear from a cage after a standoff with police trying to take the animal away.

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Authorities have seized more than 30 animals -- many of them exotic -- from a Pittsburgh home where a 5-foot (1.52-meter)-long alligator escaped last week.

MOORINGSPORT, La. (AP) -- Sheriff's deputies in Louisiana say an alligator took a bite out of one of their patrol cars.

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) -- A New Mexico city known for its proximity to arguably the most famous UFO event in the United States has trademark protection for its alien-inspired logo.

INDIANA, Pa. (AP) -- A dispute over a banana and a cookie apparently sparked a fight between two inmates in a holding cell at a Pennsylvania courthouse.

DELAND, Fla. (AP) -- The Florida Highway Patrol says lightning struck a motorcyclist on the helmet as he drove on an interstate in Florida, causing a crash and his death.

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) -- Apparently hungry and thirsty vandals have trashed a fairgrounds booth in Maine, stealing 120 whoopie pies and drinking half a gallon of iced tea.

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel was red with rage at being stripped of a much-needed win at the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Alicia Jessop knew Friday was going to be a memorable day, but she didn't realize it would be one she'd never forget.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Two Oregon protesters have been sentenced to five days in jail for throwing horse lubricant mixed with gold glitter on two police officers at a protest.