SOMERSET, England, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A British jockey who seems more at home with cows than horses announced his retirement shortly after winning his first race -- in 28 years of trying.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A Virginia man says he is taking his daughter and stepson with him on a 9,000-mile motorcycle journey to help build bridges in third-world countries.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A New York man will serve four months in jail after pleading guilty to grand larceny charges related to the theft of 54 packs of bubble gum, a judge says.
BRISTOL, England, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Christine Strange and her husband, Nigel, say a couch in their home in the British city of Bristol makes mysterious noises because they believe it's haunted.
PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- One major retailer is giving a holiday gift to U.S. consumers in the form of what it calls "frustration-free packaging."
GUELPH, Ontario, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A deer struck by a car outside the city of Guelph, Ontario, was thrown on top of a passing jogger, but the man wasn't injured, police said.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- An Arkansas couple are suing McDonald's after nude photos of a woman stored her husband's cell phone, left behind at a franchise restaurant, wound up online.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A New York woman is suing her former fiance for $1 million, alleging he ruined her wedding day by becoming mentally and physically abusive.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A man and woman in New York who offer people an eyeful as she spins about a stripper pole on the back of his rickshaw say the activity is not stripping.
NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A dog that had run away from home in Norfolk, Va., was successfully recaptured thanks to a woman's sure-handed tackle, one dog searcher says.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Six Shiba Inu puppies belonging to a San Francisco couple are leaving the Web after winning the hearts of millions of Internet surfers.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The head of the Swedish post office has agreed to go without pay for his entire time in the position, repaying anything he has already been paid.
SYDNEY, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- A Sydney architectural firm suggests converting some of the area's 360,000 swimming pools into mother-in-law apartments -- draining them first.
APEX, N.C., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Residents along mailman Steve Padgett's route in Apex, N.C., say he's their hero for refusing to deliver at least seven years' worth of junk mail.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Encouraged by police, residents of a Washington neighborhood have started an e-mail campaign to keep a teenage robbery suspect in custody.
GUILIN, China, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- A Chinese college student who wanted to hug a panda bear climbed into its pen, but instead of getting a cuddle he was mauled by the animal, officials said.
SAN LEANDRO, Calif., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A woman gave birth to a baby girl Friday at a San Leandro, Calif., railway station, a Bay Area Rapid Transit spokesman said.
ESSENDON, Australia, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- An Essendon, Australia, crossing guard said he was fired after 15 years because of his smoking, even though he kept the habit away from children.
IPSWICH, England, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Britain's Royal Mail said a postal carrier has been arrested after he allegedly kept mail meant for hundreds of Ipswich, England, residents.
