A woman gave birth to a baby girl Friday at a San Leandro, Calif., railway station, a Bay Area Rapid Transit spokesman said. BART spokesman Linton Johnson said the woman, who was accompanied by her 2-year-old child, went into labor at about 7 a.m.

An Essendon, Australia, crossing guard said he was fired after 15 years because of his smoking, even though he kept the habit away from children. Garry Macnamara, who said he has been smoking for about 50 years, said he received a letter three weeks ago from the Moonee Valley City Council informing him of his removal as a crossing supervisor at St.

Britain's Royal Mail said a postal carrier has been arrested after he allegedly kept mail meant for hundreds of Ipswich, England, residents. The Royal Mail said it opened an investigation with Suffolk Police after residents of two Ipswich streets complained about mail going missing, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday. The 36-year-old mail carrier was arrested and a raid on a property tied to the case discovered a significant number of letters and parcels dating back as far as four years, the Royal Mail said. We can confirm a postman has been arrested in Ipswich over allegations of theft and delay of the mail following the recovery of a significant number of items at an address in the town, a Royal Mail spokeswoman said.

A Cavendish, England, man said he jumped in his car and chased a truck for 20 miles after the truck clipped the overhanging roof of his home. Wynn Evans, 63, said he was making a cup of tea in his 500-year-old home when he heard the almighty thud of the truck striking the overhang.

A British police helicopter pilot and two police observers reported they nearly collided with an unidentified flying object over Birmingham, England. The pilot and the observers aboard the copter told the Airprox Board -- the body charged with recording such close calls and reporting them to military and air traffic control authorities -- that the aircraft had to swerve to avoid a collision with the object at an altitude of about 1,500 feet, The Daily Mail reported Friday. The trio described the object as a small aircraft with continuous blue-green lights.

The owner of a London community center said a girl's 16th birthday party was ruined by about 60 gate crashing thugs who learned about the event on Facebook. Daniel Sisilu, owner of the London Baba Foundation community center, said a group of about 30 teenagers tried to force their way into the party at about 10 p.m.

The Spanish coast guard found two sailors after a boat owner's wife called emergency services in London, officials said. Louise Patel said she called the emergency number 999 from her London home after she hadn't heard from her husband, Jayesh, for more than 24 hours, The Daily Mail reported Friday. Patel said she had last heard from her husband and his friend, a Belgian whose name was not released, when they reported rough waters during their journey from Majorca, an island off Spain, to the mainland Spanish port in Tarragona in Jayesh Patel's 44-foot motorboat. Louise Patel was put in contact with the Thames Coastguard, which passed the information on to the International Coastguard Liaison Station in Falmouth, England. The station alerted the Spanish coast guard, which deployed ships, helicopters and Spanish air force jets to find the missing sailors. Spanish authorities said the pair were found adrift in a life raft 60 hours after they had been reported missing.

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin "pardons" a turkey for Thanksgiving - with birds being slaughtered in the background.

A student magazine at Britain's Cambridge University has raised controversy by publishing a topless picture of a female undergraduate. Vivid Magazine, which has a distribution of more than 5,000 including students from all of the university's 31 colleges, printed the photo of the blond student, whose name was not printed, wearing only a black lacy thong and stockings while straddling the historic Clare College bridge, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday. The photograph is believed to mark the first time a Cambridge student has appeared topless in a university publication. I can't believe she agreed to pose for the magazine.

Police have arrested a man suspected of leaving greasy, graphic imprints on the windows of stores, churches and schools in a small Nebraska town. A 35-year-old man was caught in the act by police early Wednesday morning, Cherry County Attorney Eric Scott said...

A Swedish magazine geared toward gay men said members of its editorial staff underwent cosmetic surgery for an article about the practice. The editors of Dorian Magazine, which bills itself as a commercial lifestyle magazine for gay men, said they underwent procedures including nose jobs, lip augmentations, liposuction, facelifts and muscle enhancement surgery for the article, which appears in the current edition of the magazine, The Local reported Friday. Dorian Magazine represents an artistic fantasy world with an idealized beauty.

Police in the Netherlands said a woman crashed her car near The Hague while she was attempting to kill a spider inside the vehicle. Authorities said the woman lost control of her car while attempting to kill the spider and the vehicle flipped over on the A4 motorway, Radio Netherlands/Expatica reported Friday. Traffic was backed up on the A4 as a result of the crash and two lanes of the road were closed.

AP - A truck-driving thief made off with more than $3 million worth of merchandise from a venerable maker of cowboy boots and other footwear, authorities said.

Gov. Sarah Palin has granted the traditional Thanksgiving pardon to one lucky turkey, but the video that shocked some viewers captured what was happening in the background. As she answered questions Thursday at Triple D Farm & Hatchery outside Wasilla cameras...

U.S. prosecutors say the mystery man of Seattle was sentenced Friday to 30 months in prison after living under more than 20 assumed names for nearly 30 years. Assistant U.S.

A school bus driver will be charged with endangering a 10-year-old boy for intentionally braking suddenly so the boy would fall down, police said. The driver was upset because the boy would not remain in his seat, Harmony Township police Sgt. Jim Essek said....

Police are looking for a man they say stole two rings worth nearly $25,000 from a woman after grabbing her dog. Brunswick police Detective William Collins said a woman was walking her Shih Tzu on Monday when a man picked up the dog and demanded the rings if...

A cat with big paws and 26 toes could be looking for a new home after being taken in by Stroud Cats Protection.

Reuters - Almost a fifth of Amsterdam's popular marijuana-selling coffee shops will be closed down because they are too close to schools, the city council said Friday.

AP - A thief who robbed a general store apologized to the owner and left the singles behind so workers on the next shift would have something in the till. The knife-wielding man made off with an undetermined amount of money from Joe's Pond Country Store on Wednesday after threatening owner Jeff Downs.