Odd News Stories

Stories that lean towards the unusual

Florida family finds dead snake inside their clothes dryer

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GROVELAND, Fla. — After their clothes dryer began blowing out a lot of lint, a Florida family called a repair man who discovered a...

Officer shot in Virginia during retrieval of runaway cow

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HARRISONBURG, Va. — A police officer was accidentally shot after he and others tried to corral a cow that had escaped from a livestock...

Man carries toddler into San Diego Zoo’s elephant habitat

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SAN DIEGO — A father allegedly carried his 2-year-old daughter into an elephant habitat at the famous San Diego Zoo to take a photo...

In French woods, rivals take aim at senator’s WWI research

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — The World War I exploits of Sgt. Alvin C. York netted Gary Cooper a best actor Academy Award and Pennsylvania state...

Girl, 8, throws mattress from burning home, jumps to safety

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CHICAGO — An 8-year-old Chicago girl whose mother was at work somehow managed to toss a mattress from her family's third-story window during a...

Florida couple offers free beer as way to meet the neighbors

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CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Florida couple came up with a great way to meet their new neighbors after moving into their home during...

Prosecutor demoted for DoorDash moonlighting during work

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DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — A top aide to a district attorney in suburban Philadelphia has been demoted because he was caught moonlighting for DoorDash during...

‘A moving moment.’ Grandma prescribed a post-vaccine hug

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NEW YORK — For Laura Shaw Frank, seeing her mother hug her daughter for the first time since the onset of the pandemic was...

15th century bowl found at yard sale sells for $722,000

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HARTFORD, Conn. — An exceptionally rare 15th century porcelain bowl made in China that somehow turned up at a Connecticut yard sale and sold...

‘Dating scammer’ faces more time after escape, capture

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CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey man who has twice served prison terms for using dating services to defraud women is facing more time...