Offbeat | Horseback rider on NYC bridge is raising awareness of hunger

A cowboy who tied up traffic by riding a horse across a busy bridge connecting New York City and New Jersey says he is traversing the country to raise money

Offbeat | German court restarts trial after judge repeatedly nods off

A German court had to restart the trial of two men suspected of robbing a grocery store because a judge kept nodding off during the proceedings. The Muenster state court told

Offbeat | US: Wife of nation’s lowest-paid governor takes waitressing job

The waitress bounded with a cup of chowder and a plate of fish and broccoli. It was Ann LePage’s first double shift at McSeagull’s, a bustling restaurant touting double-wrapped bacon scallops

Offbeat | Zombie dog? Coyote? Mystery animal seen in cemetery

Police in New Hampshire say a macabre mammal spotted in a town cemetery is likely a mangy fox — not a “zombie dog” or mythical beast as some have speculated. A

Offbeat | Bear that walks like a human re-emerges in New Jersey

A New Jersey black bear that walks upright on its two hind legs and has become a social media darling has re-­emerged and has been captured on video months after

Offbeat | Mystery brews in Atlanta: Someone stole a whole lot of beer

A mystery is brewing in Atlanta, where someone stole an ocean of beer. A brewery in the city says nearly 3,300 cases of beer went missing when two of its refrigerated

Offbeat | BMW seeks partners in race to build self-driving car’s brain

BMW is accelerating plans to acquire technology expertise in a race with the likes of Apple Inc. and Google to make cars smart enough to react like human drivers. The German

Offbeat | 1,200-foot amusement ride proposed for NY’s Penn Station

Catching a train at New York’s crowded Penn Station is no thrill. But a development team has proposed a novel plan to overhaul the station: Build a 1,200-foot thrill ride

Offbeat | Colorado woman pries open mountain lion’s jaws to rescue son

Summoned by the sound of screams, a Colorado woman raced to her front yard to find a terrifying sight: A mountain lion was hunched over her 5-year-old son, biting him. The

Offbeat | Holy punch! Cyprus priest biffs groom’s backslapping brother

The best man slapped the groom on the back, which is an old Cypriot wedding custom. The priest punching the best man would be an innovation. But Cyprus police said this

Offbeat | Maine teacher who won USD1m award resolves shoplifting charge

A shoplifting charge against a Maine teacher who won the USD1 million Global Teacher Prize will be dropped if she meets terms imposed by a court. The plea arrangement requires Nancie

Offbeat | Seagull masala? Bird falls in vat of curry, turns orange

Officials at a wildlife hospital say a seagull turned bright orange after falling into a vat of chicken tikka masala in Wales. The gull was likely scavenging for food when it

Offbeat | Uber driver returns lost money to World Series Poker player

A World Series of Poker player says he hit an “emotional jackpot” thanks to an Uber driver who returned his USD7,000 ante. Jacob Brundage, of Lakeland, Florida, told the Las Vegas

Offbeat | Ukraine border guards discover bootleg alcohol pipeline

Authorities in Ukraine say they have foiled plans to ship bootleg alcohol from Moldova to Ukraine via a pipeline. The SBU security service said yesterday that border guards in the country’s

Offbeat | More than 10,000 words have been cut from football laws

More than 10,000 words have been cut from the “Laws of the Game” ahead of the European Championship, but don’t expect the changes to make the games in France any

Offbeat | Gravediggers compete in race judged on speed and style

Digging their way to the top, 18 two-man teams of Hungarian gravediggers displayed their skills Friday for a place in a regional championship to be held in Slovakia later this

Offbeat | Forbes: Former richest self-made US woman now worth nothing

Forbes has revised the net worth of the woman it crowned America’s richest self-­made woman last year from USD4.5 billion to nothing. Forbes says its estimate of Elizabeth Holmes’ wealth is based entirely

Offbeat | Kayak completes solo voyage from Australia to New Zealand

Just hours into the trip, Cleary’s kayak started taking on water, and he was forced to abandon the vessel before being rescued at sea. Eighteen months later, the kayak has

Offbeat | Director: Zoo safe despite shooting of gorilla to save boy

Thane Maynard, however, said a review is underway to determine any improvements that can make the zoo safer. The male western lowland gorilla named Harambe was killed Saturday by a special

Offbeat | No likes for Utah apartment complex’s Facebook requirement

Tenants at a Salt Lake City apartment complex are not giving “likes” to a Facebook-centric condition to their lease. KSL-TV reports (bit.ly/1XH25il) that tenants at City Park Apartments received a notice

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