Weird News

HIKO, Nev. (AP) -- The Latest on "Storm Area 51" events in two tiny Nevada towns near the once-secret military research site (all times local):

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- A Massachusetts woman thought she was signing up to run a half marathon near her home, not across the Atlantic Ocean.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say a woman stole $6,000 worth of quarters and her getaway car was a baby stroller.

HIKO, Nev. (AP) -- Events involving thousands of Earthlings answering an internet buzz about an invitation to "Storm Area 51" in the Nevada desert have been mostly festive, with crowds numbering in the low thousands and few arrests, officials said.

HIKO, Nev. (AP) -- About 75 people arrived early Friday at a gate at the once-secret Area 51 military base in Nevada -- at the time appointed by an internet hoaxster to "storm" the facility to see space aliens -- and at least two were detained by sheriff's deputies.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Officials have a warning after a Colorado Springs woman put an injured bobcat in her car, inches away from where her child was in a safety seat: Don't pick up wildlife.

OREM, Utah (AP) -- Utah police used their vehicle sirens to drive a 2-year-old bear up a tree after its presence in a northern Utah town caused traffic delays Wednesday morning.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A 74-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy are among three people who allegedly took turns shooting a man to death inside a New Jersey laundromat.

CHICAGO (AP) -- A pigeon apparently didn't think much of a lawmaker's ideas to address a messy situation at a Chicago Transit Authority stop known by some as "pigeon poop station."

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) -- A suspended New York judge has pleaded guilty to attempted burglary for trying to sneak into a neighbor's home to steal her underwear.

LONDON (AP) -- A unique solid gold toilet that was part of an art exhibit was stolen early Saturday from the magnificent home in England where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was born.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- California authorities have captured an emu after the flightless fugitive led officers down a highway.

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) -- You stink, stay out!

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- This little piggy should have stayed home.

LOVINGSTON, Va. (AP) -- Authorities in Virginia say a yak on its way to the butcher's shop escaped to the nearby mountains avoiding animal control officers and treats trying to lure it back into a trailer.

GERMANTOWN, Tenn. (AP) -- A Mississippi couple welcomed a 9-pound, 11-ounce baby into the world on 9/11, at 9:11 p.m.

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) -- Animal control officials in North Carolina are sad to report that an elusive emu has died while being captured.

STOCKHOLM (AP) -- A Swedish newspaper says a man who was bitten by a crocodile that once belonged to late Cuban leader Fidel Castro has had his arm amputated.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio State University has lost its fight to trademark the word "The."

MONTOURSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- A Pennsylvania couple who police say went on a spending spree after a bank accidentally deposited $120,000 into their account are headed to trial.