Tag: Offbeat
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Offbeat | Puppy love: Westminster dog at the heart of a human romance
It’s a love story that all starts with Spuds MacKenzie. And this tale of puppy love — and human romance — gets a new chapter under ... -
Offbeat | Prosecutors: Thief dropped journal with list of homes to hit
Authorities in Tennessee say they busted a well-organized burglar after he allegedly dropped a notebook during a break-in that contained a list of other places he ... -
Offbeat | British Airways flight crosses Atlantic in less than five hours
For the first time in years, a commercial passenger plane has flown across the Atlantic in less than five hours. A British Airways flight landed early ... -
Offbeat | Puppy in crime: Deputies take man, dog into custody in theft
A Florida man and his furry “accomplice” were taken into custody by authorities who said the man shoplifted from a store. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said ... -
Offbeat | Top films were more diverse than ever before, study finds
Hollywood’s awards season may not show it, but the most popular films are increasingly diverse, a new study finds. According to new research released this week ... -
Offbeat | Package labeled ‘Bag Full of Drugs’ leads to Florida arrests
Two men charged with drug trafficking could have done a better job hiding their wares than using a package labeled “Bag Full of Drugs,” Florida authorities ... -
Offbeat | Mathematicians, geeks celebrate rare palindrome day
Mathematicians and geeks everywhere celebrated a rare occurrence Sunday, 02/02/2020, a kind of 8-digit palindrome that hasn’t happened for more than 900 years. A palindrome is ... -
Offbeat | Florida man mistakenly pumps gas onto the deck of his boat
Mistakenly inserting a fuel nozzle into a fishing pole slot, a Florida man pumped $60 worth of gasoline onto the deck of his boat and the ... -
Offbeat | Animal shelter says ‘world’s worst cat’ is up for adoption
The “world’s worst cat” is available for adoption — just ask the Mitchell County Animal Rescue organization in North Carolina. The shelter about 55 miles (89 ... -
Offbeat | Cold-stunned iguanas expected to fall from Florida trees
The National Weather Service routinely warns people about falling rain, snow and hail, but temperatures are dropping so low in South Florida the forecasters warned residents ... -
Offbeat | Prankster appears in Australia court for driving flooded car
A social media prankster appeared in an Australian court on Wednesday charged in relation to driving a car full of water to a liquor store during ... -
Offbeat | Not easy being green: North Carolina dog births unique puppy
The Avengers may have gained a canine sidekick after a North Carolina family’s dog gave birth to a bright green puppy named “Hulk.” Gypsy, a white ... -
Offbeat | SUV on grounds of Beijing’s Forbidden City sparks outrage
A Chinese woman sparked social media outrage in her country by posting photos of herself and a friend with a Mercedes-Benz on the grounds of Beijing’s ... -
Offbeat | ‘Send Nudes’: Drivers shocked by road sign’s racy request
Drivers traveling along a Kentucky highway didn’t have to check their direct messages to receive the infamous sexting request: send nudes. An electronic road sign that ... -
Offbeat | Group hopes to prevent ‘opossum dropping’ on New Year’s Eve
A movement is growing in North Carolina to prevent the act of so-called “opossum dropping.” The practice involves suspending an opossum in a transparent box on ... -
Offbeat | Man breaks into Taco Bell, prepares food, takes nap
Taco Bell wasn’t open on Christmas Day but a burglar in Georgia decided he wanted a festive feast anyway — and to take a nap while ... -
Offbeat | Man gets arrested in attempt to support jailed lover
Authorities in Kentucky say they’ve arrested a man who wanted to go to jail to support his jailed girlfriend. Raymond Pace, 47, was charged with offenses ... -
Offbeat | Two men accused of gluing winning numbers onto lotto ticket
Authorities in Mississippi say two men attempted to scam the state lottery commission by submitting a losing ticket that had the winning numbers glued onto it. ... -
Offbeat | Man left drugs, gun in designer bags at convenience store
Louisiana authorities are perplexed over why a man left apparent designer bags holding drugs, a gun, cash and a digital scale in a convenience store. The ... -
Offbeat | 2020 starts on frigid note with polar bear plunges
2020 began in frigid fanfare for hundreds of people who splashed through the Atlantic Ocean during the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club Plunge. Swimmers wearing ... -
Offbeat | Football-making town sets record for most thrown at once
An Ohio town long associated with the manufacturing of footballs has set a Guinness World Record for the most thrown at the same time. The organization ... -
Offbeat | Man who made 27,000 crosses for shooting victims is retiring
An Illinois man who made more than 27,000 crosses to commemorate victims of mass shootings across the country is retiring. Greg Zanis came to realize, after ... -
Offbeat | Wisconsin city mulls dumping old ban on throwing snowballs
For decades, those who have participated in snowball fights in one Wisconsin city have risked getting in trouble with the law. But that may be about ... -
Offbeat | Italy cartoon depicting EU as Nazi camp sparks outcry
A cartoonist in Rome has sparked a heated controversy in Italy and abroad after depicting the European Union as the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz and ... -
Offbeat | Malnourished dog adopted after walking into home amid storm
A malnourished dog that wandered into a Philadelphia home during a storm has been adopted. Sports podcast host Jack Jokinen said his wife found the dog ... -
Offbeat | Man found in freezer was husband of recently deceased woman
A man whose body was in a freezer for as long as 11 years was the husband of the woman who had recently died in their ... -
Offbeat | ‘Unicorn puppy’ will stay with Missouri rescue mission
A dog who was dubbed the unicorn puppy because of a tail-like growth between his eyes will remain with the founder of a Missouri rescue group, ... -
Offbeat | Man rescued after 13 nights stranded in Outback; one missing
A second person missing in the punishing Australian Outback for almost two weeks was rescued yesterday, while the search continued for their missing friend. Northern Territory ... -
Offbeat | Cats to be put on leashes to protect wildlife? EU says No
Put domestic cats on a leash to better protect threatened birds and the environment? The European Union says that would deny mankind’s furry friend its unalienable ... -
Offbeat | Dog spooked by sealion is rescued from remote Pacific island
Things first started to go wrong for Flint the rat-sniffing dog when a sealion charged at him. It emerged from the scrub, lurching and bellowing, full ... -
Offbeat | Ruff ride: Florida dog bumps car into motion, gets solo trip
Florida authorities say they responded to a rogue vehicle spinning in reverse around a suburban cul-de-sac with a lone occupant inside: a Black Labrador. News outlets ... -
Offbeat | Dog befriends baby giraffe after abandoned in South Africa
A dog in South Africa has befriended a baby giraffe that was abandoned at birth, rescued and taken to a local orphanage. Jazz the giraffe arrived ... -
Offbeat | Pet shop owner says suspects threw stolen guinea pig at him
A Kentucky pet store owner says two women stole a pair of guinea pigs, lobbing one of the animals at him during their escape. News outlets ... -
Offbeat | In Sweden, wanted man found asleep in store’s bed department
Police in Sweden say a wanted man was found asleep in a bed in a furniture store north of Stockholm. Police spokesman Tobias Ahlen says the ... -
Offbeat | Camel, cow, donkey found roaming together along Kansas road
Authorities discovered a camel, a cow and a donkey roaming together along a Kansas road in a grouping reminiscent of a Midwestern Christmas Nativity scene. The ...
