The Harmon Tap Room bar in Tacoma was forced to call off its “goldfish races” this week after bartender Joel Cummings said e-mails and phone calls rom people claiming to work with PETA protested the weekly activity, which was a hit with regulars. After a video of the “races” was posted on the bar’s Facebook  Continue Reading »

A newborn baby who was found buried beneath 5cm of soil was rescued after an apartment resident, Mr Tay, 60, heard mewling sounds coming from a flower bed. He at first dismissed it, thinking it to be a stray cat, but the sound of the child’s cries prompted him to inspect the noise. He was  Continue Reading »

A six-year-old who brought a gun to a school in Houston, Texas, was among three students who were injured when the boy accidentally dropped the gun during lunchtime and caused it to fire. According to the police, a bullet discharged from the handgun, spraying fragments at students sitting near the boy. “Either some type of  Continue Reading »

It’s not often that wild animals get along with domesticated pets, but one tiger has made friends out of a pack of dogs. The fondness of the animals for one another was captured on video. According to the video uploader, who owns the tiger and both dogs, all three animals grew up together and are  Continue Reading »

Colondra Hamilton, 36, was arrested by the police for simultaneously masturbating with a sex toy while driving a vehicle when police pulled her over last year for violating road safety. Police also found her to be in possession of a crack pipe. The Cincinnati-based woman pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia in connection to  Continue Reading »

The quiet English town of Tulla was thrown into chaos this weekend when an angry otter was ferociously wandering up and down the main street, threatening to bite pedestrians and would-be rescuers. Farmer Joe Burke and shop owner Mike Hogan had noticed the animal as it passed by on the footpath outside Mr. Hogan’s store.  Continue Reading »

Two circus families in Germany reportedly broke out the guns and had a shootout after an argument over competing tent space. The violence left six people injured, local police say. A disagreement between the two families had been brewing for months and came to a head on Monday evening as the families brought guns to  Continue Reading »

A job center in Florida is being investigated by police after word had spread that the unemployment agency had spent thousands of dollars of public money to purchase superhero capes for the jobless. Workforce Central Florida spent $14,000 of taxpayer dollars on the red capes as a part of its “Cape-a-Bility Challenge” PR campaign. The  Continue Reading »

A Chinese prisoner who was facing release confessed to crimes previously unknown by the police in an attempt to stay incarcerated in prison for a longer term. The man known as Wang was already serving two years in prison for committing thefts between 2008 and 2009 and was about to see release when he confessed  Continue Reading »

Kipp Rusty Walker, 19, stabbed himself to death at an open mic night at the Strictly Organic Coffee in Bend, Oregon, after performing a song he wrote called “Sorry for the Mess.” When he finished playing the song, Walker pulled out a 6-inch knife and stabbed himself multiple times in the chest. The crowd was  Continue Reading »