FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Officials in Tarrant County, Texas, decided not to alert area taxpayers that 15,500 tax bills were sent out with incorrect information, a bill recipient says.
TORONTO, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A Nova Scotia woman who makes a 534-mile roundtrip commute to work three times a week has won a $5,000 award package from Goodyear Canada.
TORONTO, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The top two Google Internet searches Canadians made last year were for the obviously named Facebook and Youtube sites, Google reported Wednesday.
BURLINGTON, Ontario, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Police in Burlington, Ontario, are baffled as to why a man went on a destructive rampage at a car dealership, urinated on vehicles and then sipped champagne.
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GREENVILLE, S.C., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Salvation Army members in South Carolina were happy when someone dropped a $100 bill in their kettle until they realized it was counterfeit.
PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Student dancers getting their hair up for a ballet number set off the fire alarm at a New Zealand theater, forcing a brief evacuation.
BEXLEY, England, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- An updated Nativity play where wise men bring Jesus gifts that include Adidas and Burberry clothing has angered the parents of students at a British school.
LONDON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A London hotel has banned the Christmas tune "Merry Xmas Everybody" by the glam rock band Slade after guests complained it was annoying.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A New Zealand man has laid claim to the Guinness World Record for tap dancing by tapping out 602 beats in a minute.
YANDARAN , Australia, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Residents of a central Australian town say millions of caterpillars have invaded their homes and yards, plaguing them the past 18 months.
HOBART, Australia, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- An Australian psychology lecturer says that while abbreviated "text speak" is quicker to write than normal English, it takes twice as long to read.
HEDGE END, England, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A British school crossing guard said he has been ordered to remove tinsel he placed on his circular sign for the holidays.
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Sheriff's officials in Orange County, Fla., said deputies dressed as an elf and the Grinch ticketed 50 alleged red light runners Tuesday.
MERTHYR TYDFIL, Wales, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A Welsh man was sentenced to four months in jail after he repeatedly smiled and waved at a police camera while breaking a school area speed limit.
COOPERSVILLE , Mich., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A West Michigan teacher and her young students said a large buck brought the day's lesson to a halt when it leaped into the classroom through a closed window.
MURFREESBORO , Tenn., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A Tennessee woman who found a bag containing $97,000 in a Cracker Barrel restroom said she was tempted to keep the cash but her faith led her to give it back.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The mayor-elect of Portland, Ore., has inaugurated the first of a planned series of public toilets in the city with a ceremonial first flush.
GALLIVARE, Sweden, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A Gallivare, Sweden, student said his cell phone spontaneously exploded, leaving burn marks on the classroom floor and filling the room with smoke.
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MILWAUKEE, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Camels are getting too pricey for live Christmas nativity scenes in Wisconsin and are being replaced by much cheaper donkeys and sheep, suppliers say.
Police prepare to take down a fan that has run onto the field between innings of a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on May 24, 2012. UPI/Bill Greenblatt
