NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Masked bank robbers attempting to flee a New York bank they robbed ran out and tried to hijack a car -- which was driven by an off-duty police officer.
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A British group for seniors has named Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson as the most powerful old-age "pensioner" in the world.
BERNE, Switzerland, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- An airline captain in Switzerland has found his own way of free flying --wearing a small pair of wings and four tiny jet engines.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- While traditional pop-up books are oriented towards children, a new breed aimed at a more adult audience is starting to flood U.S. bookstores.
BEIJING, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- "Olympic wedding" has become a popular term in China, defined as a wedding planned around the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A 14-foot Burmese python named Chloe improvised during a performance at Florida's Tarpon Springs Aquarium and attacked its handler.
WOKINGHAM, England, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A 39-year-old British man dumped by his girlfriend is auctioning a Valentine's Day vacation in Jamaica -- with himself as part of the package -- through eBay.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Six former high-school classmates broke a world record, riding the entire New York City subway system and stopping at every stop in less than 25 hours.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A Brooklyn, N.Y., man has been charged with attempted grand larceny for allegedly using a ruse to fraudulently claim ownership of a Lower Manhattan hotel.
BURLINGTON, Wis., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin teen won the Burlington Liars Club contest by saying there are three types of people in the world -- those who can do math and those who can't.
BLACKBURN, England, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- British police Saturday sought clues to the whereabouts of a 5-foot tall emu stolen from a facility that provides animals to people with special needs.
CHINA GROVE, N.C., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A little North Carolina girl unwrapped a Bratz doll on Christmas morning and found three pounds of pot tucked under the doll's head.
ST. GEORGE, Utah, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- At least two Utah cities are celebrating New Year's Eve a day early to appeal to Mormons who might frown on revelry on Sunday, officials said.
"We're just not going to get good enough attendance if we hold it on Sunday," said Marc Mortensen, coordinator
LILLINGTON, N.C., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Lillington, N.C., police are investigating a Christmas party that reportedly ended when a woman tried to yank off a man's genitals with her hands.
CHELTENHAM, England, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A British couple have shown that small change can make big changes if you collect enough of it -- it can even pay for a cancer care center.
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...
