"A woman being driven around in a rented limousine pulled up at a coat store and announced she'd won the lottery and would pay for everyone's purchases, police said, but she ended up causing a riot when customers realized it was a hoax. . ."

18 year-old Norwegian phenom dominates elite chess tournament in China; becomes youngest of only five players ever to break 2800 rating.

Robert E. Thomas, 83, breezed into the National Archives on Tuesday with a smile on his face, a white hankie peeking out of his suit coat pocket and an old briefcase containing the two rare books he filched in Germany 64 years ago.

In the wake of Knut, the uber-polar bear, a new animal is being fostered at a German zoo. Please click on the blue worded link to read more.

Among the passengers delayed from getting to Southwest Alaska and the Aleutians when the Alaska State Ferry Tustumena broke down in Homer recently were two female bison being transported to Sand Point to diversify the gene pool of the Popof Island herd.

A Bumper crop plumps up squirrels while humans duck and cover in many parts of the region this year. Iit seems like the sky is falling - or at least it feels that way. Acorns are cracking windshields, thwacking gardeners, and tripping up joggers.

A Golden Delicious apple split perfectly down the middle into red and green is the talk of the town in Colaton Raleigh, Devon. People have been queuing up to take pictures of the rarity grown by Ken Morrish. 'It's absolutely phenomenal,' said the 72-year

From ship-encircling serpents of Norse mythology to the multi-armed beast of a more modern Jules Verne tale, sea monster accounts are found in virtually all cultures that have contact with the sea. Homer is no exception.

A curious young jaguar finds a new toy-but this one bites back.

40 years after the body of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones was found floating in his swimming pool, British police said Monday they are reviewing new evidence about his death turned over by an investigative journalist.