7-foot gingerbread man found in pieces … Lawyers punished for e-mailed insults … Motorist in stuck car had no pants … Couple renew vows at NYC's Grand Central … UPI Quirks in the News.
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A retired California firefighter nailed an $8.4 million jackpot from a progressive slot machine at an American Indian casino, officials said.
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A California couple, both widowed after 60 years of marriage, like the institution so much they have married each other.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled a floor is not a weapon, tossing the assault conviction of a mixed martial arts fighter involved in a bar fight.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A New York woman whose hopes for a Grand Central Terminal wedding were dashed by prices 10 years ago finally received her wish as an anniversary gift.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The International House of Pancakes dropped a trademark-infringement lawsuit suit in Los Angeles against a Missouri-based church using the IHOP acronym.
HAVERHILL, Mass., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Police in Haverhill, Mass., said they were searching for the vandal or vandals who stole and broke up a 7-foot-tall plywood Christmas gingerbread man
WINNETKA, Ill., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- About 170 students at an Illinois high school are playing the parts of Nerf gun-wielding assassins to win an $800 prize.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Baltimore police said members of the marine unit jumped into the Inner Harbor to rescue Penny, a black Labrador mix, from the cold winter water.
OCALA, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Police in Florida said a 42-year-old man whose car became stuck while he was driving along some railroad tracks was wearing nothing but an inside-out shirt.
TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The Florida Supreme Court sanctioned two lawyers who engaged in a series of heated e-mail arguments that included personal insults.
BRAMPTON, Ontario, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A Canadian man trying to set the world record for longest dance session said he is extending his attempt by 15 hours after learning of a recent record.
Judge catches runaway teen … 'Whacked out' couple make trouble at mass … 2-year-old's tablet pre-loaded with porn … Weather leads to $900 cab ride … Watercooler stories from UPI.
Turkey seized from airline passenger … Dog survives six weeks of frigid winter … Airport workers rewarded with 810 pizzas … Bull shot after fleeing slaughter … The world as we know it from UPI.
CARDIFF, Wales, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Officials at an airport in the Welsh capital said a 10-pound frozen turkey was seized from the carry-on bag of a passenger headed for Spain.
HAMSTEAD MARSHALL, England, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Veterinarians said a dog is lucky to be alive after spending six weeks wandering the countryside in freezing weather conditions.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The owner of a Pennsylvania pizzeria said his eatery delivered 810 pizzas to US Airways employees in Philadelphia during a three-day period.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- An 84-year-old man has returned a book he borrowed from the Enoch Pratt Free Library 64 years ago when he was a young soldier at Fort Meade, Md.
LISBON, Ohio, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- An Ohio judge who caught a teenager who had escaped from his courtroom says he may have to recuse himself from the case.
Marines brave snow for New York wedding ... Jeweler gives refunds after snow bet ... Dropped phone leads to snatching suspect ... Kinsey 'stag' films under lock and key ... UPI Quirks in the News.
UPPER DARBY, Pa., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Police in Pennsylvania said they arrested a "whacked out" couple after a midnight mass that featured the pair fondling each other and flushing drugs.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The Marines who won an on-camera wedding in New York's Times Square during New Year's celebrations said weather forced them to take a 19-hour drive.
MARION, Ill., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- An Illinois couple said their 12-year-old daughter was shocked to find the tablet PC she received for Christmas was pre-loaded with pornographic applications.
Veterans etch the names of their friends inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War on May 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. UPI/Pat Benic
