'Darth Vader' spared jail in Jedi church attacks
A man who dressed up as Darth Vader, wearing a garbage bag for a cape, and assaulted the founders of a group calling itself the Jedi church was given a suspended sentence Tuesday.
Man says JetBlue made him sit on toilet
A New York City man is suing JetBlue Airways Corp. for more than $2 million because he says a pilot made him give up his seat to a flight attendant and sit on the toilet for more than three hours on a flight from California.
Man accused of handing pot to court security
A man was arrested after pulling marijuana from his pocket at a security check at a court. The man was visiting the courts section of the Bradley County Justice Center on Monday when he was asked to empty his pockets into a plastic bowl, a standard procedure.
Ga. church tempts worshippers with $500 gas raffle
So much for spaghetti suppers: The First Baptist Church of Snellville is fueling its membership drive with a sign in front of its sprawling campus proclaiming "Free Gasoline."
Cape parishioners subdue would-be church robber
Police in Massachusetts say churchgoers in a Cape Cod town tackled a would-be robber who tried to steal a collection box during a service.
Illinois man reclaims stationary bike world record
A suburban Chicago man has reclaimed the Guinness world record for time spent on a stationary bicycle.
Police: Drunk tuxedo-clad man took mower for ride
Police say a tuxedo-clad western New York man was drunk when he took a riding lawn mower out for an early morning spin.
Iowa man charged with throwing candy at police
A college student whose friend was being questioned in a hit and run found himself charged with assaulting an officer with a curious choice of weapons: M&Ms.
Southwest passenger cited for cell phone chatter
A Southwest Airlines passenger who refused to get off his cell phone during a flight found Dallas police waiting for him Monday.
Utah father and son graduate law school together
Tom McLelland was both proud papa and happy grad during commencement at an Ohio law school.
Chicago students seek Obama's haircut, speedy spud, Weird Al
Dozens of students from the University of Chicago returned Sunday from a four-day multistate trek dubbed the world's largest scavenger hunt after trying to find Barack Obama's haircut and a car horn that plays "La Cucaracha," among other things.
Mother-son NJ Guard sergeants heading to Iraq together
A 46-year-old combat medic and a 29-year-old man will be serving together in the same National Guard unit in Iraq. Nothing unusual - except they're mother and son.
Woman pays off 1976 parking ticket issued in Mich.
Police in this Upper Peninsula town had forgotten about the $1 parking ticket written on Sept. 1, 1976. But the woman who had found it on her windshield hadn't.
Michigan youngster collects a million pennies for his school
A Michigan school has a million thanks to give to a fourth-grader.
SpongeBob SquarePants image painted on historic Colo. cabin
The U.S. Forest Service is looking for the "SpongeBob fanatics" who painted the cartoon character on the chimney of a historic building.
Omaha man says this was his second self-tracheotomy
The 55-year-old Omaha man who performed a tracheotomy on himself with a steak knife says he did the same thing to himself two years ago.
Omaha man says this was his second self-tracheotomy
The 55-year-old Omaha man who performed a tracheotomy on himself with a steak knife says he did the same thing to himself two years ago.
Driver gets in wreck, sees his home catch fire, gets ticket
One moment, Justin Hill was turning into his driveway. Minutes later he was being flown to a hospital as his home went up in flames. Then he got a traffic ticket.
Legally blind man, 78, bowls perfect game
A 78-year-old legally blind man nicknamed "The Hammer" has bowled a perfect game. Dale Davis of Alta, Iowa, nailed 12 consecutive strikes and reached 300 on Saturday night during league play.
Utah men say they drove to 48 states, more than 7,000 miles
Three men say they drove to 48 states in less than five days, ending their journey in the Four Corners area of southeastern Utah. The Four Corners destination allowed them to quickly hit four states - Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona.
Woman donates kidney to her former English teacher
Twenty-two years after graduating from high school, Angie Collins is now her former English teacher's favorite student.
Packaged pythons cause scare at German post office
A trio of packaged pythons has caused a scare at a German post office. Police in Darmstadt say the snakes were stuffed into a parcel that was handed in for mailing to eastern Germany. It contained two tiger pythons and an albino tiger python of more than 3 feet in length.
Man finds Ill. woman's wallet that had been stolen in 1973
Sandy Baumberger says she never expected to see her wallet again when it was stolen 35 years ago.
'Funeral Day Burglar' found guilty of 10 counts in Mo.
A burglar who authorities say used the obituary pages to select his targets was convicted of 10 counts Friday.
Judge bans 4 shoplifters from Pa. malls, calls them locusts
Likening them to a "plague of locusts," a judge has banned four women from Pennsylvania malls after they pleaded guilty to stealing.
Gorilla celebrates her 55th birthday with frozen cake
Jenny, recognized as the world's oldest living gorilla in captivity, celebrated her 55th birthday Thursday with a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats at her wooded home in the Dallas Zoo.
Suspect surrenders after cop yells 'Taser, Taser, Taser'
Just the threat of a jolt stopped a man in his tracks. A Salt Lake City police officer couldn't catch up to a 32-year-old man until he yelled, "Taser, Taser, Taser."
Iguana causes power outage for 20,000 in Florida
Power has been restored to 20,000 people in north Broward County, after an iguana caused a short circuit. The critter came in contact with some high-voltage equipment, which triggered Thursday's outage.
Woman files claim, saying dog feces ruined family outing
A New York woman has filed a $100 claim against Norwalk saying a family outing to the Maritime Aquarium was ruined by dog feces. The woman claims her child's shoes, along with the entire outing, were ruined when her 1-year-old stepped in dog feces outside the Maritime Garage.
Minn. driver kills dog, then sues owners for damage
The driver of a 1997 Honda Civic that struck and killed a dog near Cloquet is suing the dog's owners for damage done to his vehicle. Jeffery Ely was driving on the night of Jan. 4 when Fester, a miniature pinscher, squeezed past owner Nikki Munthe as she was letting in her other dog and ran out onto the road. Ely's car struck Fester, killing the 13-pound dog instantly.
