WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A Boston University professor has examined Supreme Court transcripts and concluded that the conservative Antonin Scalia is the funniest justice.
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A 10-inch goldfish plucked from an ornamental pond by a heron surprised a British man when it appeared in his fireplace -- while a fire was blazing.
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Drunkenness, rowdiness and anti-social behavior may be why seven out of 10 people in Britain say they planned to greet the new year at home.
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Most Britons don't know that one of their country's famed musicians, Edward Elgar, was English, or much more about classical music.
Family told to pick up dad's ashes ... S. Carolina dumps mini-bottles ... U.S. planned Canada invasion -- in 1930 ... Fla. teen goes to Iraq to see democracy ... UPI Quirks in the News.
LIVERPOOL, England, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The widow and son of an old canal boatman say they have been ordered to move his ashes from the commodore's garden at a boat club.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Jokes aside, the United States does indeed have a bold war plan for attacking Canada -- only thing is, it's almost 76 years old.
CHARLESTON, S.C., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- South Carolina, the last state in the country to allow liquor to be sold in bars and restaurants only in mini-bottles, is giving up the practice.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Farris Hassan just wanted to see Iraq's struggle for democracy firsthand, so the Florida teenager hopped a plane and went.
Text messaging takes hold in U.S. ... Schools use novel ways to boost attendance ... Children eat up women's time to themselves ... Student sues Philadelphia for false arrest ... Watercooler stories from UPI.
Man uses walker to drag trophy buck ... Telemarketer saves man's life ... Woman has to get declared undead ... TV stardom has blown Miami cop's cover ... The world as we know it from UPI.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A survey finds that U.S. cell phone users are getting more comfortable with text messaging -- and with getting emotional via text message.
TUJUNGA, Calif., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A California musician has bought the ultimate fixer-upper, a fake French chateau built more than 75 years ago near Los Angeles.
IPSWICH, S.D., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A South Dakota veterinarian and bow-hunting enthusiast with two artificial legs used his walker to drag a record-breaking buck to a clearing.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A plan to feature the Indiana governor's mansion as the Decorators' Show House of 2006 has broken down because the decorators' plans were too showy.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A Brooklyn teen says her accusation that neighbors heartlessly tormented her and her mom because of their small stature was just a tall tale.
Cat named Lucky has 8 lives left ... Abusive airline passenger dumped on island ... A good idea takes on speed ... Austria in flap over EU sex posters ... UPI Quirks in the News.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- California students reportedly are increasingly being begged, bribed and badgered to go to class and it's not only for educational purposes.
U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012 as former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, her husband Mark Kelly (R) and Vice President Joe Biden look on in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on February 10, 2012. UPI/Pat Benic...
