Serena Williams gets sick after eating dog food

The gourmet food Serena Williams ordered off the hotel room-service menu for dogs looked good enough for her to eat. So the top-ranked tennis player sampled it, and later got sick.

Passenger's quest for beer forced flight to divert

A passenger who authorities say forced an Alaska Airlines flight to be diverted after he didn't get a beer has pleaded not guilty in Portland, Oregon, to a charge of interfering with a flight crew.

Bear bites Appalachian Trail hiker

A hiker says he was bitten by a bear as he slept along the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Woman's statue of the Virgin Mary appears to weep

There’s an amazing site at a California woman’s home. It’s a statue of the Virgin Mary appearing to weep. The owner calls it a miracle.

Being polite to officer leads to man's arrest

Politely holding a door open for a police officer has landed a Massachusetts man in jail.

Harry the sloth helps man propose at Busch Gardens

Harry, Busch Gardens' famous Hoffman's two-toed sloth, helped make dreams come true Saturday for a happy Tampa couple. 

Finger Lickin' Good! KFC reportedly released chicken flavored nail polish

Where do you get your nail polish, a fast-food restaurant? We doubt it, but KFC wants folks to buy that beauty product from them. It even promises it’ll be Finger Lickin’ Good!

Officer dances to 'Get Up Offa That Thing'

Need some inspiration to "get up offa that thang", and make your day great?

Cops investigate alleged counterfeit $2 bill spent on school lunch

A Texas eighth-grader was reportedly investigated for forged after she attempted to use a $2 bill to pay for her school lunch.

New Guinness World Record set for hoverboard flight

The Flyboard Air inventor Frank Zapata set the record Saturday in France, riding his hoverboard over 7,388 feet, smashing the previous record of 905 feet, set by Omni Hoverboard inventor Catalin Alexandru Duru.

Starbucks faces $5M lawsuit over amount of ice in its beverages

Coffee conglomerate Starbucks is being sued for $5 million over the amount of ice the drink-maker puts in its iced beverages.  

Secretary of state says no selfies in the voting booth

If you want to share your voting experience on social media, you'll have to find some way other than taking a photo in the voting booth. West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie E. Tennant says it's forbidden.

Weasel breaks Large Hadron Collider

It's one of the physics world's most complex machines, and it has been immobilized — temporarily — by a weasel.

Firefighters rescue police stuck in elevator

The Kansas City fire department got an interesting call Wednesday night from their brothers in blue.

Robbery suspect jumps White House fence

Here's a surefire way to get busted for robbery: leave the scene of the crime and hop over the White House fence.

Man attacked for looking like Shia LaBeouf

A New Yorker says someone sucker-punched him over the weekend simply because he bears an uncanny resemblance to actor Shia LaBeouf.