Weird News

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A bronze plaque honoring soccer star Brandi Chastain got a red card Tuesday after a social media outcry over its unflattering portrayal of the athlete.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The Latest on Brandi Chastain's Hall of Fame plaque (all times local):

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- A message in a bottle that a woman tossed off the coast of Massachusetts has been found nearly two decades later in Nova Scotia.

CANTON, Conn. (AP) -- What might be the world's hairiest vandal has destroyed the interior of a Connecticut woman's car.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina woman isn't happy a grocery store censored her honor graduate son's cake, which was supposed to include the Latin phrase "Summa Cum Laude."

LAKE WORTH, Fla. (AP) -- Residents of a Florida city who received alerts about a power outage were also warned to look out for zombies. That's right -- zombies.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- A baboon on his way to a South Texas wildlife sanctuary escaped his crate and kept officers busy for two hours at San Antonio International Airport.

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) -- Transit officials will investigate a New Jersey bus driver who was seen on video allegedly counting cash while driving.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Letter writers will soon be able to express their sentiments in words and smells.

NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- Police in a Cleveland suburb thought they had a drunk on their hands when a man called to report a pig following him home from a train station.

LYNDONVILLE, Vt. (AP) -- A missing statue of the Virgin Mary stolen from a Vermont nativity scene more than two years ago has been found unharmed and returned to its owner.

CLARKS HILL, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina's most talented escape artist may be a kangaroo.

EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Authorities are trying to determine how a box of ammunition fell from a military helicopter and crashed through the roof of an elementary school in Texas.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is joining in on the viral debate over whether people hear the names "Laurel" or "Yanny" in a much-shared audio clip.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Six young squirrels whose tails were stuck together by tree sap are recovering after a Nebraska wildlife expert untangled them.

ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- A 93-year-old Ohio man wrapped up his nearly seven decades of golfing with his first hole-in-one.

BOSTON (AP) -- A person sporting a Spider-Man costume joined commuters on a Boston subway train -- dangling from a handrail.

BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- Prosecutors say a man charged with stealing a police cruiser in Maine slipped through an 11-by-11 inch opening while handcuffed to get into the driver's seat.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- On a whim, a Florida high school senior asked the Crocs shoe company to supply its foam shoes for her and all of her female classmates to wear to graduation, and the company said OK -- if her request could get 2,018 retweets.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The owner for a New York City condominium is offering a trip to outer space included with the purchase of an $85 million dollar apartment.