A 16-year-old Michigan boy found an ancient 3-inch shark tooth while snorkeling in the St. Clair River, he told reporters.

AP - A fast-food cook and Seattle Seahawks fan has been accused of spitting on a hamburger ordered by a man wearing Pittsburgh Steelers attire.

AP - A man nearly crushed inside a garbage truck told police he can't recall how he ended up inside a trash bin — and then the truck — after a night of drinking with friends.

AP - Police say a man shot a cat with a rifle and sent e-mails to relatives to tell them he did it "to get even" with his wife.

AP - Blake Icenhower got a one-ton wakeup call, courtesy of his co-worker behind the wheel of his pickup truck. As the 19-year-old laid in bed Friday morning at a Magnolia hotel, co-worker Hoby Armstrong went outside to start his Dodge diesel truck. Armstrong says he keyed the engine on and stepped out of the cab.

AP - A 77-year-old woman used her car to drive off a large dog that was attacking a mail carrier, saving the woman from more bite wounds.

AP - A man arrested in Cincinnati on a charge of disorderly conduct remained in custody Friday because a judge refused to reduce a $1 million bond that was imposed on a charge he stole $21 in products nearly 18 years ago.

A man disputing his water bill is not being allowed to pay with a check written on toilet paper

Petra the black swan has been reunited with her beloved swan-shaped paddleboat after a failed romance with a real bird.

A Christchurch man was rudely interrupted yesterday when a four- wheel-drive vehicle crashed into his conservatory, knocking him off the toilet.

Eighteen-year-old Dustin Zebro wanted to make a point that teenagers have parties and don't always drink alcohol.

A student apologized for causing a scare on a subway train when his science project short-circuited

When Dominique and Beth Durbin took their pet skunk to the vet, they found out something they didn't know about her.

AP - Petra the black swan has been reunited with her beloved swan-shaped paddleboat after a failed romance with a real bird.

Reuters - Hackers have defaced the Web site of Indonesia's information ministry in response to a government move to restrict access to pornographic material on the Internet, an official said on Friday.

Reuters - A vicar in Germany who had the novel idea of helping parishioners escape the stresses and strains of daily life by letting them lie in an open grave was upset when intrusive journalists spoiled the atmosphere.

Reuters - India's marksmen are threatening to boycott the Beijing Olympics unless the government steps in to help alleviate a shortage of ammunition for training.

Reuters - A cattle farmer in Australia's remote northern outback on Friday said he had found a giant ball of twisted metal, which he believes is space junk from a rocket used to launch communications satellites.

A college student has apologized for causing a scare on a subway train when his science project short-circuited and started smoking in his backpack.

County officials have given their informal OK for ghost hunters to check out a one-time insane asylum to see if any spirits are lurking about.