FRANKLIN, N.J. – Police said a Franklin man dressed up as his mother in an attempt to withdraw money from her bank account. Tita Nyambi, 25, was still at the Chase Bank in Franklin, in Somerset County, when police arrived Monday afternoon. Tellers called to report that a man wearing women's clothes and speaking in a high pitched voice was trying to withdraw money through the bank's drive-through window. Full Story »
STERLING, Conn. - A holy cow perhaps? Or maybe a divine bovine? A calf born at a dairy farm in Sterling last week has a white marking on its forehead in the approximate shape of a cross. The calf's owner, Brad Davis, told WFSB-TV that he thinks the marking may be a message from above, though he's still trying to figure out what that message might be. Full Story »
YONKERS, N.Y. - Police said a man tried to rob a New York diner while wearing a paintball mask and carrying a paintball gun. Yonkers police Sgt. Patrick McCormack said the man was subdued at the Broadway Diner by four volunteer members of the city Office of Emergency Management. Full Story »
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Ministry of Defense has had a close encounter of the credit crunch kind. Full Story »
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Some Australians are up in arms over a new kangaroo and emu flavored chip, horrified that people are encouraged to eat the nation's coat of arms which depicts the iconic Australian animals. Full Story »
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LONDON (Reuters) - Gone are the days of shepherds in tea towels and tinsel-clad angels. Britain's competitive parents are forking out on luxury pashmina shawls and velour dressing gowns to make their child the star of the annual nativity play. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Maryland groom has created an viral story storm after he interrupted his wedding last month to update his Facebook and Twitter accounts from the altar. Full Story »
PARIS (Reuters) - An Iraqi reporter imprisoned for throwing his shoes at President George W. Bush found himself on the receiving end of a similar footwear attack in Paris Tuesday. Full Story »
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Authorities have charged a North Carolina woman with selling moonshine out of her day care center. The Charlotte Observer reported Tuesday that North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement arrested a 57-year-old woman last week at Parkview Community Center in Charlotte. Full Story »
HOUSTON - Houston city workers mistakenly thought a fake fire hydrant was the real thing, painted it blue and gave it a serial number. But the homeowner realized the mistake and contacted the city. Debbie Vogelsang told KPRC-TV that she was concerned that painting the old hydrant in the city's colors could cause dangerous confusion during a fire. Full Story »
LANCASTER, Pa. - Police in central Pennsylvania arrested an Amish man on drunk driving charges over the weekend after he was found asleep in his moving buggy. Police said a 22-year-old man was slumped over and asleep in a slow-moving buggy on Sunday night. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Imagine tearing open that large present under the Christmas tree with your name on it and finding inside... a fire extinguisher. Full Story »
SALT LAKE CITY - A dog missing for three weeks was found skinny but alive after getting stuck in a storm drain in a Salt Lake City suburb. Susan Garr's 4-year-old Australian shepherd mix, Millie, had dropped from 35 pounds to 22 pounds when she was found over the weekend. Full Story »
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Organizers of the Mexican tour of the "Walking With Dinosaurs" show say someone has walked off with a robotic baby Plateosaurus. Full Story »
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - A neo-Nazi gang member went on trial for murder on Monday with his swastika and other tattoos covered by makeup on the order of a Florida judge who thought they could prejudice jurors. Full Story »
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Many Australians will really have a merry Christmas as more companies forget the financial crisis this holiday season and splash out on year-end parties, according to a business forecast. Full Story »
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany spent more than 30 times as much collecting taxes on coffee beans ordered online from abroad than it received in the tax revenues, the accounting office said on Tuesday. Full Story »
Bryant Gumbel shocked a television audience with the news that he's recovering from cancer surgery and treatment. Full Story »
Even search engines can get suckered by Internet scams. Full Story »
Tiger Woods' mother-in-law collapsed at his home and was rushed to a hospital early Tuesday, touching off the second media frenzy in two weeks surrounding the pro golfer's carefully guarded private life. Full Story »
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