Offbeat | Obese man biking across US to lose weight

The Newport Daily News reports (bit.ly/1JfwEFz) a bent rim on Eric Hites’ bicycle has kept him in Tiverton since late last week, 145 kilometers from where his ride began in

Offbeat | Polish cow on the run for 2 years is finally caught

Matylda finally moo’ved back home. The cow escaped from her Polish farm two years ago and lived a life on the lam in a nearby forest, sometimes damaging crops. She has

Offbeat | ‘Ghostbusters’ cameraman helps ID shove suspect; woman dies

Authorities say a 72-year-old woman who was knocked to the ground in Boston has died soon after a cameraman working on the new “Ghostbusters” movie helped them track down the

Offbeat | US: Broadway theatergoer tries to recharge phone in onstage plug

There’s loud talking, snoring and, of course, phones ringing. But theater etiquette might have taken a turn for the bizarre on Broadway last week with a dead cellphone. A patron at

Offbeat | Police: Man breaks into Berlin restaurant, drinks Tabasco

A man is in hot water after allegedly stealing a bicycle, pitching it through a Berlin restaurant window, then entering and quaffing half a bottle of Tabasco sauce — telling

Offbeat | Heaven scent: Finding may help restore fragrance to roses

A study of roses that do have a strong scent revealed a previously unknown chemical process in their petals. It’s key to their alluring odor. Experts said the finding might let

Offbeat | German authorities seize tank, other WWII weapons in raid

Authorities seized a 45-ton Panther tank, a flak cannon and multiple other World War II-era military weapons in a raid on a 78-year-old collector’s home in northern Germany, prosecutors said

Offbeat | Liberia quarantines community where corpse tested for Ebola

Deputy health minister and head of Liberia’s Ebola response team, Tolbert Nyenswah, told AP yesterday that the boy died at his home and was buried safely to avoid spread. He

Offbeat | Deformed mutt is crowned World’s Ugliest Dog

The pit bull-Dutch shepherd mix and her owner took the USD1,500 prize Friday night, besting 25 other dogs competing in the contest that applauds imperfection, organizers said. Quasi Modo was abandoned

Offbeat | Moscow officials allow vote on restoring Soviet-era statue

Moscow election officials have cleared the way for a popular vote on whether to restore a statue of the Soviet secret police’s founder to a square in central Moscow. The statue

Offbeat : Spain | Man dies after being gored by bull in town fiesta

A Spanish man has died after being gored by bull during a summer festival in a southwestern Spanish town. Coria town spokeswoman Clara Iglesias said yesterday the man was standing

Offbeat | Islamic State group blows up 2 mausoleums in Syria’s Palmyra

A Syrian official says the Islamic State group has destroyed two mausoleums in the historic central town of Palmyra. Maamoun Abdulkarim, the head of the Antiquities and Museums Department in

Offbeat | 60 pizza-makers create nearly mile-long ‘pie’ in Milan

Offbeat | US court: Workers can be fired for using pot off-duty

Pot may be legal in Colorado, but you can still be fired for using it. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled last week that a medical marijuana patient who was fired

Offbeat | Indonesia: Thousands refuse to leave volcano danger zone

Thousands of villagers are refusing to leave their homes on the slopes of one of Indonesia’s most volatile volcanoes despite warnings that it is poised for a powerful eruption. Mount Sinabung,

Offbeat | Count the zeroes: Zimbabwe allows old banknote exchange

Zimbabwe’s central bank says banknotes from its old currency, which collapsed and was discarded years ago because of runaway inflation, can be exchanged for American dollars. But 100 trillion Zimbabwean

Offbeat | Man dismissed from jury duty for wearing prisoner costume

A Vermont man has escaped jury duty — by getting dismissed for wearing a prisoner costume. James Lowe says he was released from jury duty on Tuesday when he showed

Offbeat | UK theme park shut after roller coaster crash injures 4

The owners of Britain’s Alton Towers said yesterday that they don’t know when the amusement park will reopen after four people were seriously injured in a crash between two roller

Offbeat | Israeli military punishes soldier for eating a pork sandwich

A U.S.-born Israeli soldier is deep in the mud after pigging out during training. The military sentenced the soldier to 11 days in prison for eating a pork sandwich during a

Offbeat | German police alerted to armed mob, find asparagus pickers

Police in rural northeastern Germany rushed out to track down a reported mob of up to 15 people armed with knives and sticks. Instead, they found a group of asparagus

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