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A Hartford, Conn., man fights back against City Hall when he pays his car taxes in pennies.

A crate of Scotch whisky that was trapped in Antarctic ice for a century was finally opened Friday - but the heritage dram won't be tasted by whisky lovers because it's being preserved for its historical significance.

More than 10,000 people in northern China have set a world record for the longest chain of human dominoes.

Three Florida children bought tickets with baby-sitting money and flew to Nashville, Tenn., on Southwest Airlines - unbeknownst to their parents.

Paying bills usually stinks, but gas bills from a utility in Washington state will include something truly odorous this month: the stench of rotten eggs.

A judge has denied a Pittsburgh-area man's petition to legally change his name to Boomer the Dog.

The doctor confirmed the good news for Ron Sveden once the mass in his left lung came back from the lab: He didn't have cancer. He had a pea sprouting inside his chest.

A chef receives a $335 ticket after health inspectors saw a video of him kissing and licking toads in the kitchen.

French scientists say they have settled a question that has long divided Champagne lovers: How best to pour the bubbly?

Cooking chicken on the grill this summer? Be careful. Poultry is still the leading culprit in food poisoning outbreaks, health officials said Thursday.

A parolee jumped into a Southern California police squad car and drove away with overhead emergency lights flashing while the officer was nearby investigating traffic issues.

A Canadian man is recovering after a work site accident that left him hanging four stories above the ground.

An Ohio man claims he was hit in the shoulder by a chunk of meteorite falling from the sky Sunday night.

Most couples fight. There are ways to minimize the damage, but they can be hard to remember in the heat of the moment.

Hold off from hugging an Indian, don't be alarmed if the French are rude and never mistake a Canadian for an American.

The three American veterans from three different wars had only one good leg among them. But that didn't stop them from summiting Africa's highest mountain.

Four sisters from one family have each given birth within four days. That's four sisters, four babies, four days. The same obstetrician delivered the babies of three of the sisters - 27-year-old Lilian Sepulveda, 29-year-old Saby Pazos and 24-year-old Leslie Pazos - in the same suburban Chicago hospital on Friday and Saturday.

Police say a traffic stop led to animal cruelty charges after they found a live cat "marinating" in oil and peppers in the trunk of a car.

The most ancient traditions of Islam are going high-tech, with a slew of modern offerings for those observing the holy month of Ramadan, which begins this week.

A partially blind cat managed to travel 3,000 miles without using one of its nine lives. But exactly how he did it is still a mystery.