Authorities say they have taken in 35 cats that were crowded into a one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment.

Authorities in Northern California say a man managed to shoot his way out of a tight spot -- his SUV

It's not exactly heavy metal. Police in Wisconsin responded to a noise complaint, only to find a guy listening to John Denver

Duke University grad student Ken Ilgunas is beating the high cost of dorm life. He doesn't live in a dorm -- he lives in his old Ford Econoline van

Reuters - Tough new rules for pubs and clubs -- including a ban on drinking games like the infamous "dentist's chair" -- will be introduced in Britain this year in a bid to curb a heavy drinking culture that costs the country billions of a pounds a year.

Reuters - A British department store chain has created a gift list for those wishing to help a loved one with the pain...and party atmosphere of modern divorce.

Reuters - A tiny Indonesian lizard has become big business for impoverished villagers in Indonesia, where growing Asian demand for reptile-based traditional medicines has driven a boom in gecko farming.

Reuters - Amsterdam's deputy mayor proposed new measures Tuesday to help tackle forced prostitution, including restricting opening hours for brothels and raising the minimum age for prostitutes to 23 from 18.

Police responding to a complaint of loud noise have cited a Fond du Lac man for "rocking out" to the music of John Denver. A police who responded to the man's apartment last week could hear Denver's music through the door. The officer pounded on the door but...

A bread maker has been fined after a woman discovered part of an oven glove baked into her slice of bread - but she didn't notice it until she began eating it.

Taiwanese MPs pledge to stop having fights in parliament was going very well - until yesterday, when they decided to have a huge punch-up again.

Which weird picture is the weirdest? You decide, in a public battle to see which weird picture will go on to fight another day...

A man whose car plunged into water after he was startled by his mobile phone ringing managed to escape from his sinking vehicle - by shooting his way out.

Controversy surrounds last year's Romanian presidential election, with allegations of energy attacks and inappropriate uses of the colour violet.

In the latest bizarre claim to come out of Romania's presidential race last year, the loser and his wife have claimed he was subject to attacks of negative energy by aides of President Traian Basescu during a crucial debate. Former Foreign Minister Mircea...

Authorities in the northwestern Chicago suburb of Wonder Lake said a persistent house cat probably saved the lives of a couple in a house fire. Assistant Chief Mike Weber of the Wonder lake Fire Protection District said the fire broke out shortly after midnight Monday in the bedroom of a new home in an unincorporated area. Weber said the couple ...

A western Pennsylvania man has been fined $50 for using his finger to write derogatory words on the dirty cab of a Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission truck. Charles J. Vranich, 33, of South Pymatuning Township, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct last week on a citation filed by Fish Commission Officer Jeffrey Giardina. Vranich wrote the words on the officer's ...

Police responding to a complaint of loud noise have cited a Fond du Lac man for "rocking out" to the music of John Denver. A police who responded to the man's apartment last week could hear Denver's music through the door. The officer pounded on the door but the man didn't answer. Finally the officer found out the man's name ...

A driver whose SUV plunged into a Northern California creek after he was startled by his hands-free cell phone device escaped the sinking vehicle by blasting out the window with a handgun. The 28-year-old man, whose name wasn't immediately available, is an armed security guard at Thunder Valley Casino, north of Sacramento. He sustained minor injuries in Sunday's accident.