A Hayden, Wash., man who severed and partially cooked his own hand reportedly told police he did so to remove the mark of the beast from his body.

A Hayden, Wash., man who severed and partially cooked his own hand reportedly told police he did so to remove the mark of the beast from his body.

AP - Wilmington police said a man broke into a pool hall and spent a few hours shooting pool and drinking alcohol before the owner of the business arrived.

ST. CHARLES, Mo. What the...? A St. Louis-area town is considering a bill that would ban swearing in bars, along with table-dancing, drinking contests and profane music.

ST. CHARLES, Mo. What the...? A St. Louis-area town is considering a bill that would ban swearing in bars, along with table-dancing, drinking contests and profane music.

Pope Benedict XVI says football has a crucial role to play in teaching young people the important lessons of life.

A small-town police chief has been fired after he was convicted of stealing beer from the fire department's fridge

A small-town police chief has been fired after he was convicted of stealing beer from the fire department's refrigerator. The city council in Wilson on Monday fired chief Brian Hill, effective Jan. 25. He has the option of a hearing within the next two...

Two gang members have been convicted of killing an Antelope Valley teenager who wouldn't hand over his Milk Duds and bag of Fritos chips. Prosecutors say Laquane Keith shot 18-year-old LeMarcus Spencer in the chest, then co-defendant Reno Williams shot...

Hannah Montana's concert tour and soundtrack aren't the only hot things on the charts these days.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - A man who mailed a bloody cows head to his wifes lover has been sentenced to pr...

DES MOINES, Iowa - Jane Hambleton has dubbed herself the "meanest mom on the planet." After find...

PORTAGE, Ind. - A black Labrador that bit a 13-year-old boys foot repeatedly, waking him up, is be...

Reuters - The owner of a small German computer company has fired three non-smoking workers because they were threatening to disturb the peace after they requested a smoke-free environment.

Reuters - Two New York men wheeled the corpse of their friend around the sidewalks of midtown Manhattan in an office chair in a failed attempt to cash his $355 (181 pound) Social Security check, police said.

AP - A cloned pig whose genes were altered to make it glow fluorescent green has passed on the trait to its young, a development that could lead to the future breeding of pigs for human transplant organs, a Chinese university reported.

Reuters - A Polish man got the shock of his life when he visited a brothel and spotted his wife among the establishment's employees.

Two men wheeled a dead man through the streets in an office chair to a check-cashing store and tried to cash his Social Security check before being arrested on fraud charges, police said. David J. Dalaia and James O'Hare pushed Virgilio Cintron's body...

Reuters - A Japanese rail company has refused to display posters advertising a 1,000-year-old "naked festival" held at a temple in northern Japan, saying the design is too extreme.

Reuters - A Houston-area man was killed in a hunting accident after his dog stepped on a loaded shotgun in the back of a pick-up truck, triggering a blast that pierced the vehicle and the hunter's leg, a local sheriff said.