UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Alaska lawmaker introduces lying ban ... Fast food chains offer free gym membership ... Police probe missing manatee sculptures ... Man charged with nailing police tires ... UPI Quirks in the News

Alaska lawmaker introduces lying ban JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Police probe missing manatee sculptures JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Man charged with nailing police tires WOOD DALE, Ill., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Fast food chains offer free gym membership LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Man sees Christ on marble, puts it on eBay ALBUQUERQUE, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Italian leader has hair transplant ROME, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Trainee troops supply own 'audible ammo' LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Watercooler Stories By United Press International , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Couple weds 65 years after first meeting ... Americans focus on weight loss ... Rocky, Rambo popular dog names ... 94-year-old lottery winner wants all now ... Watercooler stories from UPI.

Jockstrip: The world as we know it By United Press International , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- British New Year fun expensive and gory ... Canada's funding of clowns questioned ... Woman keeps lottery win secret until death ... Mother wins surprise while taking ride ... The world as we know it from UPI.

Your Daily Horoscope By D. DONOVAN KINSOLVING United Press International , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- UPI horoscopes for Friday, December 31, 2004.

Bodyguard: Drunk driver Yeltsin killed man MOSCOW, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

The Almanac By United Press International , Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Hollywood mourned passings in 2004 By PAT NASON UPI Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

War medals set off bomb scare EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A suitcase and plastic bag left at a bank in Edmonton, Canada, set off a bomb scare but was found to contain only war medals. Police said an elderly woman entered the Canadian Western Bank, put down the packages, told a bystander that police would know wh

Couple weds 65 years after first meeting TROY, Ohio, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News , Dec. 30 (UPI) -- No mystery in space station food shortage ... By Geroge, the name's spelled wrong ... Man 'torches' guitar, gets burned ... Pine needles track stolen Christmas tree ... UPI Quirks in the News.

Gambler fends off robbers LAS VEGAS, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Poker champ Greg Raymer literally beat the odds in the guise of two robbers who tried and failed to take his $150,000 winnings in Las Vegas. The 330-pound former patent lawyer, who goes by the nickname "Fossilman", said he had a gun in his face and no pla

Python saves tsunami victims BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Fire chief guts kitchen BANNOCKBURN, Scotland, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

94-year-old lottery winner wants all now BOSTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Lottery winner Louise Outing wants all her winnings now because, at 94, she doesn't expect to be around for an extended payout.

Sign to tourist attraction gone LEWISBURG, Ohio, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Foot Print Rock is still near Lewisburg, Ohio, but visitors can't find the attraction because the rusty sign pointing to it has disappeared.

Mother wins surprise while taking ride CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Pine needles track stolen Christmas tree WINNIPEG, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Man 'torches' guitar, gets burned GREENSBURG, Pa., Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Rocky, Rambo popular dog names GLASGOW, Scotland, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Man rescued after 24 hours on cliff DORSET, England, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

By Geroge, the name's spelled wrong CHICAGO, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

British New Year fun expensive and gory LONDON, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Americans focus on weight loss NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Canada's funding of clowns questioned OTTAWA, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

No mystery in space station food shortage WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- There was no blaming the dog or mice for a food shortage aboard the International Space Station -- the previous crew just had the munchies.

Report: British cop shops ever so boring LONDON, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Woman keeps lottery win secret until death LANGSTONE, England, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Bank robber wore Santa suit ORLAND PARK, Ill., Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Flying anxiety turns into new baby ATLANTA, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A British woman trying to fly home from Atlanta after Christmas will get there next week, along with the daughter she gave birth to in an airport washroom.

Grinch steals next year's Christmas HOUSTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Mishaps abound on flight from hell SEATTLE, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Watercooler Stories By United Press International , Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Repairman returns fortune to family ... 119-year-old can't claim oldest record ... National Geographic red-faced in Iran ... N.M. Buddha statue weeps for wave victims ... Watercooler stories from UPI.

Jockstrip: The world as we know it By United Press International , Dec. 30 (UPI) -- 300 pound deer rescued from icy waters ... Woman falls into 5-foot sinkhole ... Manatees rescued from storm drain ... Scottish drinkers fear barley shortage ... The world as we know it from UPI.

Your Daily Horoscope By D. DONOVAN KINSOLVING , Dec. 30 (UPI) -- UPI horoscopes for Thursday, December 30, 2004.

The Almanac By United Press International , Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Romanian, 67, is oldest mom-to-be BUCHAREST, Romania, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Fight over coat results in big brawl YPSILANTI, Mich., Dec. 29 (UPI) --

Snow-parking row in Boston BOSTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) --

UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News , Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Snapple sorry for stinky Staten Island jab ... Dog takes truck for spin ... N.M. Buddha statue weeps for wave victims ... National Geographic red-faced in Iran ... UPI Quirks in the News.

N.M. Buddha statue weeps for wave victims ALBUQUERQUE, Dec. 29 (UPI) --

Woman falls into 5-foot sinkhole DETROIT, Dec. 29 (UPI) --

119-year-old can't claim oldest record CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich., Dec. 29 (UPI) --

Travel woes hit pets equally hard CINCINNATI, Dec. 29 (UPI) --