Farmer fires home-made cannon to defend land

BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese farmer has declared war on property developers who want his land, building a cannon out of a wheelbarrow and pipes and firing rockets at would-be eviction teams, state media said on Tuesday. Yang Youde, who lives on...

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Scientists use Calvin Klein cologne to lure jaguars

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters Life!) – Biologists tracking jaguars in the Guatemalan jungle might smell nice but it's all in the name of science, with researchers finding the Calvin Klein cologne Obsession for Men attracts big cats. Biologists Rony Garcia...

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U.S. woman striving to be world's heaviest

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Man arrested in Ga. in car he'd reported stolen

ROME, Ga. – Police arrested a 24-year-old man they said was found driving his car after he'd reported it stolen. Officers at the Floyd County Jail said Wednesday that Ryan Lance Roland, who was arrested Saturday, was still in jail after being granted...

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Man bites man in fight over dogs.

 Image by piks4kicks via Flickr NEW CITY, N.Y. – It wasn't quite man-bites-dog, but there were men and there were dogs and there was biting. A sheriff's office said Monday that one man bit another during a fight over a couple of dogs at a park...

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Man allegedly sets blaze because of late dinner (AP)

Man allegedly sets blaze because of late dinner (AP) Kanawha County authorities said a marital spat over a late dinner has landed a man in jail on an arson charge. Lt. Sean Crosier of the Sheriff's Department said 60-year-old Guy Edward Jones came home...

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Bank Robber gives teller apologetic hold up note, than waits for the police to arrive.

PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland police said a man handed an apologetic robbery note to an employee at a FedEx Kinko's store, then waited for police to arrive. Employee Paul Rhoney said the note said: "This is a robbery, I'll wait outside for police, sorry." Police...

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Car gets repossessed with toddler still inside.

 SAN JOSE, Calif. – Police in California say a car dealer who repossessed a San Jose woman's Honda Accord left with something a bit more valuable: her 2-year-old son. The child, Cyrus Lopez, was sleeping in the back of the car on Tuesday night...

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Russian drivers get free porn

  , By NATALIYA VASILYEVA, Associated Press Writer Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press Writer – Fri Jan 15, 11:55 am ET MOSCOW – Drivers in downtown Moscow squinted in disbelief as an electronic highway billboard blazed...

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Man passes out at gas station. Meth lab in the back seat.

Police say a driver passed out in his car at a Tennessee gas station while a batch of methamphetamine was cooking in the back seat. An employee at the gas station in Murfreesboro, about 30 miles southeast of Nashville, called police because the car...

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Hypnotist accidentally hypnotizes himself.

A newly trained hypnotist accidentally put himself into a trance for five hours while practising in front of a mirror. Helmut Kichmeier, 27, was found by wife, Joanna, staring into thin air in their north London home, reports the Daily Telegraph. Mr...

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Pimpin' it Aussie style. Pimp pays prostitute in chicken nuggets.

From the Australian:Pimp pays prostitute in chicken nuggets. Wow, they are really harsh in the outback. This guy and his girlfriend have a brilliant idea to 'pimp out' a 16 year old girl so they can pay the rent on their apartment. They get rich,...

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Boy draws Jesus on the cross. Gets booted from school and told to see a shrink.

A Taunton father is outraged after his 8-year-old son was sent home from school and required to undergo a psychological evaluation after drawing a stick-figure picture of Jesus Christ on the cross. The father said he got a call earlier this month...

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Italian man hypnotizes grocery clerk and steals her money.

All this time I thought you had to go out and buy a gun, get a ski mask, plan for days. Oh no, all you need is an epic beard and some cheap sunglasses(ZZ Top would be proud)and Viola! you to can rob an Italian grocery store using hypnosis. This may...

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