PANAJI, India, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The Goa Tourism Development Corporation in India has found only one of its 129 recent lifeguard hires has the swimming skills required by state regulations.
MUD LAKE, Wis., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin man said a "weird deer," a nub buck with 3- to 4-inch appendages growing on its legs, may earn him some bucks.
BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The owners of Australia's famed Birdsville Hotel, known for its remote location 900 miles from the nearest city, said they have decided to sell the property.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Mint has no problem with holiday shoppers burning through their money, but warns those who melt their coins will face some heat.
DENVER, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A teenager trying to get to his Valparaiso, Ind., home before curfew at least had an excuse for being late -- police stopped him for driving 145 mph.
HOMESTEAD, Fla., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Police said a conman was arrested after he tried to use a complex and unlikely story to trick a Homestead, Fla., man out of $100,000. Police said Javier Villamizar, operating under the assumed name Mario Parra, raised the suspicions of the property owner,
OSLO, Norway, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A survey says Norway's men spend more on holiday gifts for their women than vice versa -- but that's because they are last minute shoppers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- An Indiana state lottery promotion of releasing possible prize-bearing balloons nearly didn't get off the ground in Indianapolis when a crowd mobbed the podium.
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Deerfield Beach, Fla., officials are seeking the identities of two men who set up a nativity scene outside a fire station.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- California's Baby Rock Records -- which has already taken on Metallica, Tool and Nirvana -- is putting out a collection of lullabies gleaned from the music cata
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STOCKTON-ON-TEES, England, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Pranksters drew a willy on the roof of a top British prep school that was so big it could be seen from space -- and, in fact, was found on Google Earth.
LONDON, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Two celebrity gardeners in England claim rights to a design hailed as one of the "most innovative" at this year's Chelsea Flower Show.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Construction work has halted on a New York-area condo-hotel project being developed by Donald Trump, after workers discovered human remains.
LONDON, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Authorities will prosecute British builder David Smith for allegedly killing 10,000 greyhounds at a per-kill charge of $19.62.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Chicago air passengers who don't want to give up cosmetics, perfume or that special bottle of wine at security checkpoints can send the banned items by mail.
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ISTANBUL, Turkey, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Workers at Turkish Airlines pooled their money to buy a camel to sacrifice in celebration of the delivery of 100 aircraft.
