A Maryland state legislator says it's time to ban marriages between first cousins and stop playing what he calls "genetic roulette" with their offspring

Yep, a thief ? who apparently loves a pun - has been hot-footing it around the capital of South Korea stealing hundreds of pairs of shoes.

Russian police say they have arrested a prankster who hacked a video billboard to show a pornographic movie, bringing traffic to a standstill on a busy Moscow road.

A marriage got off to a rocky start after the 21-year-old groom from northern Idaho was arrested twice on his wedding night and charged with assaulting his new wife in nearby eastern Washington.

Dozens of students from a Rhode Island high school who skipped classes for a free breakfast at Denny's got grand slammed with suspensions.

A woman is facing drunk driving charges after she turned up at a jail and demanded a conjugal visit with a prisoner.

Residents of Castleford in Yorkshire have won a battle for a landmark bridge to be given back its original name of Tickle Cock - after the local council prudishly changed it to 'Tittle Cott'.

A Taiwanese official has urged citizens to get procreating, amid fears that the new Year of the Tiger may cause baby-making to plummet.

A Dutch website called PleaseRobMe claims to reveal the location of empty homes based on what people post online.

The home of former Conservative leader Michael Howard was the scene of a UFO sighting, according to newly declassified documents - which also reveal reports of an 'alien craft' shaped like a Toblerone bar.

A southwestern Pennsylvania woman was charged with hitting her adult son with a Louisville Slugger after she allegedly came home drunk. Linda Newstrom, 49, faces a preliminary hearing Feb. 25 on simple assault and other crimes in Valentine's Day incident.

Dozens of students from a Rhode Island high school who skipped classes for a free breakfast at Denny's got grand slammed with suspensions.

A Tampa man has been charged with trying to set his father on fire with a makeshift blowtorch. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office reported a 52-year-old man doused his 77-year-old father with gasoline Sunday night. Then the son reportedly made a blowtorch with a can of bug spray and a lighter. Deputies said he sprayed it at his father but ...

Shreveport police said a man accused of brandishing a box-cutter in an attempted holdup was found inside a box, in his bedroom closet. Cpl. Bill Goodin, a police spokesman, said a 34-year-old man was arrested late Tuesday and booked into the Caddo Parish jail on one count of attempted armed robbery. He was held in lieu of $250,000 bond.

A Des Moines man who accepted a ride offered by a motorist told police he was robbed by the supposed good Samaritan. Matthew Lee Scott, 23, said after his vehicle ran out of gasoline on Tuesday a man stopped and offered to take him to a gas station.

A marriage got off to a rocky start after the 21-year-old groom from northern Idaho was arrested twice on his wedding night and charged with assaulting his new wife in nearby eastern Washington. Court records show Nathan Lewis of Lewiston, Idaho, was charged...