The Associated Press
| 3:32PM
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.
The Associated Press
| 10:46AM
A surprise shell has caused a big stir at a popular Athens beach.
The Associated Press
| May 17, 2013
An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle.
The Associated Press
| May 17, 2013
An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived.
The Associated Press
| May 17, 2013
Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant.
The Associated Press
| May 17, 2013
An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself.
The Associated Press
| May 16, 2013
Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a fleeing man tried to use a backstroke to get across the Columbia River but, exhausted, said he couldn't swim and pleaded with officers to retrieve him. They did.
The Associated Press
| May 16, 2013
A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later - in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant where she works.
The Associated Press
| May 16, 2013
What do you do when two candidates running for mayor in the Philippines get exactly the same number of votes? You get them to toss a coin.
The Associated Press
| May 15, 2013
A deer has taken a ride on a western Pennsylvania bus.