Latest offbeat news

• Park of animatronic dinosaurs opening in NJ
  6:21 p.m.

  A new family attraction featuring more than 30 animatronic dinosaurs opens this holiday weekend on 20 acres of woods and grass in northern New Jersey.

• Police say roving cows drank backyard brews
  2:07 p.m.
• Priest apologizes for unholy language on Facebook
  9:31 a.m.
• City of Pied Piper fame again faces rat problem
  9:21 a.m.
• Ill. man who renamed himself Led Zeppelin II dies
  9:06 a.m.
• STORY REMOVED: BC-US-ODD--Massive Oyster
  5/24/12
• Advisory: ODD-Long Lost Bike story
  5/24/12
• Tornado doesn't stop Kansas couple's wedding day
  5/24/12
• Plane door lands on South Florida golf course
  5/24/12
• Man with zebra, parrot in truck gets DUI
  5/24/12
• Cougar reluctant to leave cage in Wash. state
  5/24/12
• Police: British bandits foiled by glued-up bills
  5/24/12
• SF official says Ouija board comment was joke
  5/24/12
• Wis. theft victim uploads video of suspected thief
  5/23/12
• Wis. theft suspect records himself taunting police
  5/23/12
• City official consults Ouija board before vote
  5/23/12
• 6-year-olds wander from Pa. school to museum
  5/23/12
• Silicon Valley tech exec accused of Lego thefts
  5/22/12
• Ohio family's stolen swine statue is returned
  5/22/12
• Mafia-style end for Australia's flawed Obama mugs
  5/22/12
• Ore. workers awarded $332K in onsite toilet fight
  5/22/12
• Tons of pot found floating off Southern Calif.
  5/21/12
• Ohio pair get engaged after running half-marathon
  5/21/12
• Cocker spaniel rescued from 30-foot fall into well
  5/19/12
• Ouch! Dog bites politician but she gets a vote
  5/19/12
• Probation for builder of Calif.'s Phonehenge West
  5/18/12
• Man wears briefs on head during Idaho burglary
  5/18/12
• Moose on the loose triggers police chase
  5/18/12
• Police on swallowed diamond: This, too, shall pass
  5/17/12
• Police hold diamond-swallower until evidence moves
  5/17/12
• Car vandal takes nothing, leaves tortillas
  5/17/12
• Authorities: Trooper gets text seeking illegal buy
  5/16/12
• Arizona man suing Flagstaff is now its mayor
  5/16/12
• Horse runs into sea, rescued a mile offshore
  5/16/12
• Workers go trash-picking for Mass. woman's rings
  5/16/12
• Man freed on bond, must write book reports
  5/16/12
• Dozens of flyswatters wash up on Alaska beaches
  5/15/12
• Break-in at zoo leaves 2 giraffes dead
  5/15/12
• Cops: NY man shoots friend in leg at his request
  5/15/12
• Truck crashes on NY highway, spills tons of yogurt
  5/15/12
• Cocaine found in wheelchair's seat cushion
  5/15/12
• French mystery: Hair dryers mailed to New Zealand
  5/14/12
• Calif. family wakes to find Lexus in their pool
  5/14/12
• No border dispute here: Vt., NH reaffirm boundary
  5/14/12
• Teen arrested after homework left at crime scene
  5/14/12
• Man makes amends for stealing plants - in 1958
  5/13/12
• Tenn. college sweethearts to marry 60 years later
  5/12/12
• Fla. author's book confused with '50 Shades'
  5/12/12
• Conn. teen's body spray sets off school fire alarm
  5/11/12
• Photo before prom leaves students drenched
  5/11/12
• Phoenix-area man hits $1 million jackpot six times
  5/10/12
• Calico lobster on display at New England Aquarium
  5/10/12
• Naked unicyclist charged for distracting drivers
  5/10/12
• NIreland judge jails man for taking call in court
  5/9/12
• Bear abandons hibernation spot under cabin
  5/9/12
• Cops: NY man with $5,000 refuses to pay $12 fare
  5/9/12
• Another testicle ticket written in South Carolina
  5/8/12
• Teen's sweet prom dress made of Starburst wrappers
  5/8/12
• Trailer loaded with Corona is stolen in Pa.
  5/8/12
• Nebraska man changes name to Tyrannosaurus Rex
  5/8/12
• Gorilla gets jaw surgery after scuffle at Neb. zoo
  5/6/12
• National Christmas Tree has died near White House
  5/5/12
• Ky. counties building ambu-buses for disasters
  5/5/12
• Police: Phoenix woman faked cancer to get implants
  5/4/12
• NATO video includes errors about city, president
  5/4/12
• A man and his monkey pulled over in Florida
  5/4/12
• Ginseng poaching on the rise at Ky. national park
  5/4/12
• Loch Ness monster ordered to leave Wisconsin river
  5/4/12
• Bad dog to get new life as prison guard
  5/4/12
• Crews with saws to carve up frozen cows
  5/4/12
• Hotel favored by Al Capone for sale on eBay
  5/4/12
• Biker clocked going 170 mph on upstate NY highway
  5/3/12
• Tulip Time festival in Michigan may be 'stemfest'
  5/3/12
• Elephant plays tunes on harmonica at Zoo
  5/3/12
• Bunking with cats, inmates learn value of teamwork
  5/3/12
• Snake blamed for Oklahoma City power outage
  5/3/12
• Bouncy houses cushion bear's fall from tree
  5/2/12
• Official: Polka dots painted on ND home an eyesore
  5/1/12
• Police arrest man for paying with real $50
  5/1/12
• Ala. police dept. has 2 UAVs, but they aren't used
  5/1/12
• 1958 postcard mailed from Chicago finally arrives
  5/1/12
• Mass. woman balks at paying old $73 debt to NJ
  4/30/12
• 1958 postcard mailed from Chicago finally arrives
  4/29/12
• Developer looking to sell south Georgia town
  4/29/12
• Vt. House in resolution: Thanks for the M&Ms
  4/29/12
• Polar bear dance party to protect Arctic Ocean
  4/28/12
• Sea creatures clog intake at Calif. nuclear plant
  4/27/12
• Lampreys from Great Lakes destined for queen's pie
  4/27/12
• Conn. high school claims record for most twins
  4/27/12
• MIT students destroy piano to mark a key moment
  4/27/12
• NJ tenants sued over haunted house claim
  4/26/12
• Cheaters, beware: LA subway honor system could end
  4/26/12
• Police: NM hot dog vendor attacked rival with cart
  4/26/12
• Boring meets Dull in international partnership
  4/26/12
• Puppy on runway delays flights at NYC airport
  4/26/12
• Idaho man accused of using gun to force 'moonwalk'
  4/26/12
• Wait is on for winner of Alaska ice guessing game
  4/25/12
• Invite mix-up leads Swede to minister's dinner
  4/25/12
• Ukraine protests Dutch ad warning against Euro2012
  4/25/12
• Frozen cows in cabin spur warnings at hot springs
  4/24/12