Man leaves anonymous $1,000 tip for college-bound waitress

A customer eating alone at a Texas restaurant left a big surprise behind for an 18-year-old waitress - a $1,000 tip.

Czech Republic wants to be called Czechia

Feeling as a handicap that unlike most European countries the Czech Republic lacks a one-word version of its name in foreign languages, the country is set to use the name of Czechia in English. 

Man accused of dog's rape, murder claimed dog killed his iguana

A man accused of raping and murdering an emotional support service dog in March allegedly told investigators in Washington state he hanged the 3-year-old pit bull mix from a tree in the forest because the animal killed his pet iguana.

Headless body blonged to escaped inmate

Authorities say a headless body found in North Carolina last week belonged to a prisoner who escaped from a jail last month.

Drunk policeman drives, hits 51 parked cars

Czech police say one of their officers drank too much and crashed his Jeep Grand Cherokee into a total of 51 parked cars in Prague.

Cocktails mixed at your table

Sit down and enjoy the show. At Daniel on the Upper East Side, Marci wheeled out a custom-made wood and marble trolley topped with a prohibition-style shaker and all the ingredients for a Castellammarese Rye, served in a teacup.

Volusia Council Chairman attacked by rooster

Volusia County Chairman Jason Davis is used to an occasional attack in the county chambers but nothing like what happened on his 11-acre home in Pierson this past weekend.

Billboard on NC highway asks drivers to set 'clock back 100 years'

A new billboard about House Bill 2 on a highway in Polk County is causing quite the stir as drivers make their way into North Carolina.

VIDEO: Alligator eats alligator in Lakeland

A photographer in Lakeland captured a stunning series of photos of a large alligator eating another alligator at the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland.

Do people shower too much?

How often do you shower? Some experts say you may be doing it too often.

NYC woman crashes free-food events (for a good cause)

If Robin Hood ever needed a culinary companion, Amanda Huang might know where to find a taste test.

VIDEO: Man breaks into Five Guys, cooks himself burgers

Police are searching for a suspect who broke into a Five Guys in Washington, D.C. to make himself a burger around 3 a.m., a press release stated Sunday.

Prankster tells Burger King employees to smash windows to escape gas explosion

A prankster claiming to be a fire official called employees at a Coon Rapids, Minn. Burger King and instructed them to smash their windows to protect the building from explosive gas.

Company develops 3D printed drone

A start-up has produced a 3D printed drone that is modular and customizable.  It is called the Mosquito and is the brainchild of a Spanish company called BonaDrone.  They say the drones will come unassembled with the customer's design.

Turtle-costumed fans win Yankees tickets from John Oliver

NEW YORK (AP) -- Two fans wore yellow and green Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles outfits to Yankee Stadium to answer comedian John Oliver's call to dress like "riff-raff."

Radar guns coming to bike trails of California's Mount Tam

A premier San Francisco Bay Area mountain-biking trail is about to get something new - radar guns. The Marin County parks department tells the San Francisco Chronicle it will deploy rangers with radar guns to enforce a 15 mile speed limit on the county's famous biking trails (http://bit.ly/21Zaay5). Bikers can approach 30 miles an hour going downhill. That adds to friction among people...

Disneyland worker found dead in haunted house

Police are investigating after a member of staff at Disneyland Paris was reportedly found dead in the theme park's haunted house.

U.S. returns dinosaur fossils to Mongolia

Some valuable fossils that were stolen from Mongolia are finally headed home.

Wild turkeys run rampant in Bergen County

People who live in Teaneck, New Jersey, say wild turkeys are terrorizing their neighborhood. One family learned that the hard way. A turkey crashed through their window and into their kitchen. The community met to discuss ways to fight back.