Police say a woman accused of drunken driving and hitting six vehicles initially identified herself to an officer as “Hell on Wheels.” The Exponent Telegram reports 38-year-old Amanda Dolores Alleman of Clarksburg was arrested Friday on numerous charges. Among them are aggravated driving while under the influence, striking an unattended… Read More

A woman wasn’t expecting this type of burglar to break into her daughter’s home — The North Carolina woman says she entered her daughter’s apartment and found a bear, who had entered by opening an unlocked door, roaming through the place. Asheville Fire Department spokeswoman Kelley Klope told local news… Read More

Portland State University librarians in Oregon finally got their hands on two overdue books — a half century after they were checked out. The Oregonian reports that someone put two books checked out in 1963 into a book drop, accompanied by an anonymous, handwritten note. University librarian Joan Petit says… Read More

As part of a “Day of Rage,” dozens of Palestinians threw firebombs at a West Bank site revered by many Christians and Jews as the tomb of biblical patriarch Joseph. Palestinian security forces extinguished the blaze early Friday. Footage on local media shows flames leaping from the small stone structure… Read More

It is a heist that seems straight out of a movie, but police say it’s very real. In Philadelphia, cops say someone broke through the walls of two downtown businesses and escaped with about $250,000 in cash and merchandise from a jewelry store. Time & Gold owner Matena Kamara tells… Read More

Whoa, baby! A Los Angeles doctor returning from her honeymoon ended up delivering a baby on an overseas flight when a fellow passenger went into early labor. Dr. Angelica Zen, a resident physician at UCLA, says she didn’t have much obstetrics training but didn’t hesitate to help during the Air… Read More

Reports are saying scientists have come up with a strange explanation for the irregularly fluctuating light coming from a distant star – it could be an alien power source. According the Washington Post, one of the stranger theories to come from the unexplained light flickers from the distant star, which is… Read More

People who win big in the Illinois Lottery won’t get their money right away – They’ll be getting an IOU instead. Because of the ongoing state budget impasse, officials announced Wednesday they’re suspending any lottery payouts over $600. Last month, the Illinois comptroller’s office announced that without a budget for… Read More

Not quite as slick as the oil he was carrying – Law enforcement officials say they busted a passenger arriving at New York’s Kennedy Airport with 11 pounds of liquid cocaine packed into oil and vinegar bottles. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the cocaine was found Oct. 5 when… Read More