Mouse takes a ride on cop car

A rodent was caught on camera on a police cruiser.  An officer in Alameda County California got a bird's eye view of the mouse on his windshield.

Study: Half-day old snow safe to eat

A Romanian university has published the results of a study on how safe it is to eat snow.

Cops seek woman who left newborn in airport bathroom

Police investigators in Arizona are hoping to track down a woman who apparently gave birth at the Tucson International Airport and then abandoned the newborn in a bathroom in January, according to reports.

Man pretends to be general, attempts to attend classified briefing

A North Carolina man pretended to be an Army general, attempted to get into a classified briefing and flew a helicopter to the headquarters of a major tech company, federal officials announced.

Naked passenger forces plane back to Anchorage

An Alaska Airlines flight to Seattle was forced to return to Anchorage early Wednesday after a passenger locked himself in the bathroom, took off all his clothes, and refused to follow crew instructions.

LAPD finds burritos stuffed with meth during traffic stop

LAPD officers arrest a driver after finding burritos in his car. Except these burritos had some very different ingredients.

Family with 13 sons expecting again

A Michigan couple with 13 sons is expecting a 14th child in April but waiting until birth to learn the sex.

Dead goose falls from sky, knocks hunter unconscious

A waterfowl hunter is in stable condition after a dead goose fell from the sky and knocked him unconscious.

Man survives drifting on ocean for 16 days by eating Doritos and cookies

A Bahamian man has been restored to health at a Florida hospital after drifting on the Atlantic Ocean for 16 days. Samuel Moss Jr. of Nassau, the Bahamas, spoke with reporters Friday at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach.

Robots make coffee at new cafe in Japan's capital

Japan has a robot cafe where customers can enjoy coffee brewed and served by a robot barista. The robot barista Sawyer debuted this week at Henna Cafe in Tokyo's downtown business and shopping district of Shibuya. The single-armed robot scans a ticket purchased from a vending machine and greets the customer, declaring to make a cup that tastes better than one made by humans.

Dog gets approved for unemployment benefits

Michael Ryder had been approved for $360 every week in Michigan unemployment benefits — until the state learned he'd been dogging it at the Detroit-area restaurant chain where he supposedly worked.

Italian town selling homes for $1.20

Have you ever dreamed of living in Italy? Now, you can buy a home with the change in your pocket.

NY state prison inmates to receive free tablet computers

New York plans to join the growing number of states that have distributed tablet computers to prison inmates so they can better communicate with family members and boost their educational opportunities while incarcerated.

Lawsuit: Stripper punched man, knocked out his front tooth

A self-employed chef is suing a New York City strip club, alleging that a stripper knocked out one of his teeth after he called her a bad mother.

Minneapolis sign claims Eagles fans can have "free beer" thrown at them

Eagles fans, including members of the FOX 29 staff, were greeted in Minneapolis with a little bit of sarcasm in response to events that transpired before and during the Eagles NFC Championship win over the Minnesota Vikings last weekend.

German police hunt thieves who stole 44 tons of chocolate

Police say two truck trailers loaded with 44 tons (48.5 U.S. tons) of chocolate were stolen in southern Germany and there's no sign of the sticky-fingered perpetrators.

Tons of Mardi Gras beads down the drains in New Orleans

Let the good times roll - just not into New Orleans' storm drains. That's the plea from city officials.

Chris Christie (but not THAT one) announces campaign

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Chris Christie is running for office. But not THAT Chris Christie.

Guggenheim to Trumps: You can borrow our used gold toilet

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald and Melania Trump wanted to borrow a Van Gogh painting from a New York museum for their White House private quarters. Instead, The Washington Post reports, the Guggenheim Museum's chief curator came up with a pointedly satirical counter-offer: a working solid-gold toilet made by an Italian artist.