An 83-year-old great-grandmother thwarted a would-be purse snatcher with a gas nozzle and an iron grip.

An 83-year-old great-grandmother thwarted a would-be purse snatcher with a gas nozzle and an iron grip.

A mystery donor gives £5.5m to the BBC's Sport Relief appeal, pushing the total to more than £19m.

A 54-year-old woman who has lived in the United States since arriving as a child with her Hungarian immigrant parents has recently learned she is not a U.S. citizen.

European News IN BRIEF *hamburg The Hotel Luxor, the oldest brothel in Hamburg's red- light district, is to close next month because of lack of business. Its madam, Waltraud Mehrer, blamed internet porn, the rise of call- girl services, and "noisy discos and dance clubs" near her business.

Ben Franklin and Betsy Ross are engaged. That would be Ralph Archbold, Philadelphia's best-known Franklin portrayer, and Linda Wilde, who's been at his side lately, portraying the flag-stitcher.

An 83-year-old great-grandmother thwarted a would-be purse snatcher with a gas nozzle and an iron grip.

AP - Cat haters, nevermind: The tiny town of Randolph has rescinded a $5 bounty on feral feline.

LONDON - It is the one moment every man wants to get right -- and which London floor-fitter Lefkos...

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - The Florida Senate wants public school students to pull up their pants. Law...

SILVER LAKE, A Minnesota man who ran across a frozen lake naked on a $30 bet lost much more than th...

A mountainside house being auctioned in Tennessee is perfect for anyone tolerant of gawkers and fascinated with outer space: It's built like a flying saucer.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's new campaign against teenage binge drinking in Australia revived questions today about his own drunken escapade in a New York strip club.

AP - The oldest bordello in Hamburg's red-light district is shutting down for lack of business, according to newspaper reports published Friday.

AP - The police department was briefly evacuated after a woman decided she should bring in a hand grenade she found.

AP - Try not to run low on gas in the tiny Big Sur town of Gorda, where a gallon of unleaded regular costs $5.20. And it's $5.40 a gallon for premium.

Great-grandmother 1, would-be robber 0. Bernie Garcia at first thought the young man who approached her asking for money while she gassed up her car seemed like a sweet guy.

Jessie Vigil isn't a police officer, but the car he drives sure makes him look like one.

A Pennsylvania man is accused of attempted bank robbery -- and if poor planning were a crime, he might be charged with that, too.

A raw turnip was at the root of a bomb scare that last for hours at a law office. An employee at Haller & Colvin Attorneys at Law called 911 Thursday after opening a U.S. Postal Service box and finding a suspicious gift bag inside, police said.