Tag: Offbeat
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Offbeat | S. Carolina man: McDonald’s sweet tea came with weed inside
A South Carolina man who went to McDonald’s for a sweet tea says he received a little extra herbal substance on the side. The Island Packet ... -
Offbeat | Alaska university taking PB&J as payment for parking tickets
What a lip-smacking offer! Anyone with unpaid parking fines at the University of Alaska Anchorage campus has the option to reduce or cover the cost of ... -
Offbeat | Storm briefly frees historic barge stuck above Niagara Falls
Parks officials are monitoring a century-old grounded barge that briefly broke loose during a storm last week in the river just above Niagara Falls. WGRZ says ... -
Offbeat | SEC: ‘King Perry’ used Ponzi cash to live like royalty
The fraudster called himself “King Perry,” and for a while he lived like royalty. Perry Santillo masterminded a long-running investment scam that collected more than $115 ... -
Offbeat | Chick-fil-A backs Sunday’s National Sandwich Day – oops!
Everyone who is a fan of Chick-fil-A knows that the chicken chain is closed on Sundays, in keeping with its founder’s Christian faith. But the Georgia-based ... -
Offbeat | Crafty move: German spies take foreign agents to Oktoberfest
The German government has acknowledged that it picked up the tab when the country’s spy agency recently took dozens of foreign agents on a trip to ... -
The Buzz | Berkshire Hathaway’s third-quarter profits decline 11%
Warren Buffett’s company reported yesterday [Macau time] that it saw an 11% decline in third-quarter profits because of a smaller increase in the paper value of ... -
Offbeat | Swedes used towels, rope on Britons’ shark bite injuries
Two Swedish nurses say they used towels and rope to stop the bleeding from two British men’s injuries in a shark attack on Australia’s Great Barrier ... -
Offbeat | Cranes remove bus partially swallowed by Pittsburgh sinkhole
A bus that was partially swallowed when a sinkhole opened during morning rush hour in downtown Pittsburgh has been removed from the hole. Authorities said this ... -
Offbeat | Lots of good terns: Bird ready to fly off endangered list
After 34 years on the endangered species list, a tiny Midwestern bird is ready to fly free of federal protection. Once diminished by hunting for feathers ... -
Offbeat | Teen breaks into German prison in bid to win back jailed ex
A teenager has broken into a German prison in an attempt to win back his ex-girlfriend. Prison authorities in the northwestern town of Vechta told news ... -
Offbeat | Liam Gallagher talks solo rise, family feud and rock music
Spend a few minutes with Liam Gallagher and it’s clear the rocker hasn’t lost any of his bravado, right down to counting himself among the greats ... -
Offbeat | Anonymous Trump official writing ‘unprecedented’ inside take
The Trump administration official who wrote an anonymous essay about resistance from the inside has a book deal. The book, titled “A Warning”, will come out ... -
Offbeat | Television’s Weather Channel wades into climate debate
The Weather Channel is moving beyond cold fronts and heat waves to wade into the politics of climate change, with a special planned for early next ... -
Offbeat | Wyoming man grows 1,491-pound pumpkin, breaks state record
Wyoming officials say a Cheyenne man has grown a pumpkin that weighs in at 1,491 pounds (676 kilograms), a new state record. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle ... -
Offbeat | A solution for food waste in schools: Give it to the pigs
Maine has decided that eating like a pig could be a good thing, especially for schools looking to cut down on food waste. A law saying ... -
Offbeat | Police: High school coach lifted $40 from player’s wallet
A New Mexico football coach has been fired and faces criminal charges after authorities said a student used a cellphone video to capture the coach on ... -
Offbeat | Alec Baldwin falls for Statue of Liberty tour ‘scam’
Alec Baldwin says he fell for a “scam” Statue of Liberty tour. The actor shared his experience on Instagram Sunday. He says he bought $40 tickets ... -
Offbeat | Police: Power tool used to vandalize ‘America’s Stonehenge’
Police in New Hampshire say it appears someone used a power tool to vandalize a stone at group of rock configurations called America’s Stonehenge. The vandalism ... -
Offbeat | Man sues Oregon clinic over donated sperm used for 17 kids
A man who says his donated sperm was used to father at least 17 children in violation of an agreement that allowed for no more than ... -
Offbeat | Jumping the shark? Kiss will play for them in the ocean
Having played nearly every corner of the Earth in a nearly 50-year career, the rock band Kiss is taking its show to a new place – ... -
Offbeat | Flight diverted to Denver after passenger stuck in bathroom
Officials say a United Airlines flight from Washington D.C. to San Francisco was diverted to Denver after a passenger got stuck inside the jet’s bathroom. KUSA-TV ... -
Offbeat | Thief nets $4K worth of ornamental fish from New Mexico pond
It’s a fishy mystery caught on camera. KOB-TV reports authorities say fish worth thousands of dollars recently were stolen from a Santa Fe, New Mexico, business ... -
Offbeat | Egg roll: Over 136K eggs fall off semitrailer onto roadway
Police say more than 136,000 eggs splattered on a road when they shifted and fell out of a tractor-trailer driving through Pennsylvania. The Republican Herald reports ... -
Offbeat | Bottoms up, fire’s out: German man douses fire with beer
A German motorist is being credited for his quick thinking after his engine caught fire on the Autobahn. He turned to a slightly different foam extinguisher ... -
Offbeat | Colorado driver puts injured bobcat in car next to child
Officials have a warning after a Colorado Springs woman put an injured bobcat in her car, inches away from where her child was in a safety ... -
Offbeat | Virtual reality used to highlight uranium contamination
Activists are using virtual reality technology to focus on areas of the Navajo Nation affected by uranium contamination. The arts collective Bombshelltoe has collected 360-degree footage ... -
Offbeat | Solid gold toilet stolen from Winston Churchill’s birthplace
A unique solid gold toilet that was part of an art exhibit was stolen early Saturday from the magnificent home in England where British wartime leader ... -
Offbeat | Yak on ride to butcher shop escapes to Virginia mountains
Authorities in Virginia say a yak on its way to the butcher’s shop escaped to the nearby mountains avoiding animal control officers and treats trying to ... -
Offbeat | Couple charged for spending over $100K in accidental deposit
A Pennsylvania couple who police say went on a spending spree after a bank accidentally deposited $120,000 into their account are headed to trial. State police ... -
Offbeat | Sweden rejects TRUMP vanity license plate request
Swedish authorities say that a man has been denied a vanity plate with the letters TRUMP because it violated motor vehicle department rules, calling the letter ... -
Offbeat | Man calls police demanding they return his stolen pot
A man confused about Ohio drug laws has called a police department demanding that officers return the small amount of marijuana they “stole” from him. WXIX-TV ... -
Offbeat | DNA hints the Loch Ness ‘monster’ might be giant eel
A scientist who collected DNA from Scotland’s Loch Ness suggests the lake’s fabled monster might be a giant eel. Neil Gemmell from the University of Otago ... -
Offbeat | Florida woman says toilet explodes after lightning strike
A Florida woman says lightning destroyed her septic tank and caused a toilet in her house to explode. Marylou Ward tells television station WINK News that ... -
Offbeat | Illegal trash dumper leaves witty nod to Arlo Guthrie song
Whoever dumped trash at the building made famous in Arlo Guthrie’s 1967 Thanksgiving protest anthem “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” has a sense of humor. The director of ...
