Woman continues treasure hunt after finding note The Associated Press QUINCY, Ill. — A western Illinois postal worker’s hunt for supposedly buried treasure continues in Springfield. Patty Henken launched the search recently when she was refinishing an antique chair and found a key in an envelope with a note promising $250 in U.S. gold coins […]

Sex-Toy Smash and Grab A man drove his car through an Adultmart store to steal a sex-toy replica of an adult film star.

Man allegedly flings jellyfish at teens at beach (09-09) 18:08 PDT MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 41-year-old man was arrested on Monday at at Madeira Beach after witnesses said he repeatedly pretended to drown, then allegedly began tossing jellyfish at nearby teenagers. According to a sheriff’s office report, Keith Edward Marriott caused “concern for […]

Microsoft apologizes for changing race in photo LOS ANGELES – Software giant Microsoft Corp. is apologizing for altering a photo on its Web site to change the race of one of the people shown in the picture. A photo on the Seattle-based company’s U.S. Web site shows two men, one Asian and one black, and […]

New park offers X-rated views of NYC hotel guests NEW YORK – Some guests at a New York City hotel near an elevated park have been offering unobstructed views of themselves. Guests at the Standard Hotel in Manhattan keep failing to close the curtains as they frolic naked in front of their rooms’ floor-to-ceiling windows, […]

Sock It To Me! Ariz. Man Finds 12 Pairs Of Socks Snatched From Clothesline In Back Yard (AP)  Someone must have really needed some socks. A southern Arizona man is out a dozen pairs of socks after someone sneaked into his back yard early Monday and stole socks off a clothesline. He told the Cochise […]

Swine flu inspires new video game By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer Monday, August 17, 2009 (08-17) 09:24 PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) — Since swine flu first emerged in April, it has sparked panic, vaccine production and now, a video game. In an effort to raise awareness, Dutch researchers have created a game that […]

Indian unveils largest scissors (01:05) Report Aug. 16 – An Indian author has designed what she believes is the world’s largest scissors with which she hopes to break a Guinness World Record.