Dog escapes from airport, ends up New Jersey swamp

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A dog is on its way to Asia after police rescued it from a swamp following its escape from New Jersey's Newark International Airport.

Video of pilot taking down disruptive passenger

Video shows a pilot aboard an American Airlines flight forcing a disruptive passenger to the ground after he refuses to take a seat. The pilot is heard telling Michael Kerr, 25, "you don't put your hands on my flight attendant!"

Groundhog run down by golf cart during police golf tournament

Authorities say they're investigating reports that two police officers used a golf cart to purposely run down and kill a groundhog during a tournament hosted by an upstate New York police department's union.

People offered free pot to clean up Colorado park

Fill a bag with trash and get a free joint.  That was the deal at a cleanup event Sunday in Bancroft park in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Inmate shows up in court pantless

A judge is outraged when a female inmate shows up in court without pants. The Kentucky Jail where the inmate was being held refused to provide clothes because that's how she was arrested. She had been jailed for 72 hours for failing to complete a program for a first time shoplifting charge. The judge released the woman with time served and a $100 fine.  

Vandal spray paints 'I'm drunk' on side of police station

Police in one New Hampshire city are trying to find out who spray painted "I'm drunk" on the side of their station over the weekend.

Flight info screens at Vietnam's airports hacked

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Screens displaying flight information at Vietnam's two major airports were hacked Friday to contain distorted information about the South China Sea and insult Vietnam and the Philippines, state media reported.

GPS tells driver to turn around; car ends up almost vertical

Police in Vermont say a car ended up almost vertical when the driver swerved quickly in response to her GPS ordering her to "turn around."

Bikini-clad Swedish cop makes arrest while sunbathing

She was off duty and wearing a bikini but that didn't stop Swedish police officer Mikaela Kellner from catching a suspected thief.

Telecommuting through a robot

At some point during the year, quarter, month, week or day, every one of us in this nation's workforce likely experiences a moment where we simply cannot possibly conceive showing up at our job to complete the same routine of daily tasks our employers pay us to accomplish five days a week. At this juncture, our tired minds imagine: There must be a better way.

Strange video of UFO at airport

Did airport employees have a close encounter with the third kind? A phenomenon that hovered over Miami International Airport has taken the world by storm after it was posted on social media.

Juvenile hawk rescued after being lodged under car

A juvenile hawk that was hit by a truck and somehow found itself lodged underneath a car is on its way to recovery.

Georgia news anchor falls to her death from North Carolina waterfall

Officials say a Georgia news anchor fell about 160 feet to her death after being swept over the top of a waterfall in Transylvania County.

Woman drove around for days in Alaska with husband's body in casket

A woman who drove her husband's body on a days-long traveling wake in Alaska and used ice from canneries to keep him cold is not accused of breaking any laws.

Bibles untouched by flames that destroyed 90-year-old NC church

Church members are calling it a miracle after two bibles were found seemingly untouched by flames that destroyed a long standing church Thursday in Mount Holly.

Coffee cream thief at work wasn't getting what he or she thought

A sneaky colleague had been stealing her supposed coffee cream and the unidentified woman couldn’t take it anymore, so she put a note on the bottle announcing they were drinking her breast milk.