Weird News

NEWRY, Maine (AP) -- Santa is back to "sleighing" it on the ski slope.

MILAN (AP) -- A dentist in Italy faces possible criminal charges after trying to receive a coronavirus vaccine in a fake arm made of silicone.

BOSTON (AP) -- Massachusetts congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is upset that her beloved Mariah Carey Christmas album has gone missing, but she needn't worry -- she was promised a replacement copy courtesy of the five-time Grammy winner herself.

BRUSSELS (AP) -- A Belgian zoo said Friday that a pair of hippopotamuses in its care are in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, possibly the first time ever such animals have caught the disease.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A man accused of putting razor blades and screws in pizza dough at supermarkets in Maine and New Hampshire was sentenced Thursday to four years and nine months in federal prison.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- In northern Denmark, an IKEA showroom turned into a vast bedroom. Six customers and about two dozen employees were stranded by a snowstorm and spent the night in the store, sleeping in the beds that are usually on show.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) -- Police were looking for a man dubbed the "snake burglar" who wriggled his way through a Southern California business and fled with several thousands dollars.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A holiday tradition in Alaska's largest city for more than 60 years got off to a dim start this year.

BERLIN (AP) -- German police are looking for witnesses after burglars broke through the wall of a toy store to steal dozens of Lego sets.

ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) -- It has been called beautiful, awesome and brilliant, a transcendent work of art that reimagines the holiday experience with local touches of the Jersey Shore.

YORK, England (AP) -- Still feeling the effects of the coronavirus, a top snooker player fell asleep in the middle of his match in one of the most prestigious events in the sport.

LONDON (AP) -- Dozens of customers who stopped for a drink at Britain's highest altitude pub got a longer stay than they bargained for, after the building was cut off by a blizzard.

BOSTON (AP) -- One of the first coins minted in Colonial New England, which was recently found among other coins in a candy tin, has sold at auction for more than $350,000, more than it was expected to get, the auctioneer said Friday.

MARION, Ohio (AP) -- A radio station serving U.S. President Warren G. Harding's Ohio hometown says a reward offered by one of its listeners is providing new hope of finding a long lost dog collar stolen from his historic home.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Milton Andrew Munson's obituary recalled his life as an Air Force veteran, a pharmacist, husband and father, and as a Nebraska football fan. That was evident in one line in the obit: "In lieu of flowers, please place an irresponsibly large wager on Nebraska beating Iowa."

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Editor's note: AP is replacing the story about the sale of a Miami mansion once owned by Madonna with this piece, which looks at how the tale of a German shepherd and a trust has long been used as a publicity stunt to dupe reporters. The AP fell for parts of the stunt and is removing the erroneous story.

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) -- West Point cadets attempting to nab the U.S. Naval Academy's mascot ahead of the annual Army-Navy football game ended up grabbing a different goat, according to a report.

BERLIN (AP) -- A man in Germany has discovered the hard way that it's best to get a driving license first before trying to use it.

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) -- Drivers scrambled to grab cash Friday morning after bags of money fell out of an armored truck on a Southern California freeway, authorities said.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- Captain Snowpants; Yo Bro, No Snow; and Jennifer Snowpez are among the names that will be on some of Vermont's snowplows this winter.