DE SOTO, Kan., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A Kansas parks official said a young emu caught while running loose at a public park was the first of his species he had encountered in the state.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A pair of New Zealand entrepreneurs promoted their web-page-building service by creating one while skydiving from 8,000 feet.
PALM BEACH, Fla., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said a woman accused of fleeing a traffic stop in a pickup truck with stolen license plates tried to climb a tree to elude police.
FEODOSIYA, Ukraine, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A Ukrainian city's tribute for its late mayor, who was shot and killed during the summer, involved a sharpshooting contest.
TAGANROG, Russia, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A branch of Russia's ruling political party apologized for using a picture of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan to mark International Day of Older Persons.
JIZAN, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A Saudi Airlines flight was delayed when a passenger informed the pilot that his mother had been left behind inside the airport.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- An Oklahoma man was arrested on burglary charges after police matched his DNA to used toilet paper found at the scene of the crime, police said.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A couple in Saudi Arabia ended their two-year marriage because they were unable to agree on a name for their daughter, Arabic daily Okaz said.
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The westbound lanes of Interstate 10 outside of San Antonio were shut down Thursday morning after a semi spilled limes all over the road, officials said.
BERLIN, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- An Oregon professor and self-described palindrome enthusiast said the date for Germany's Unity Day forms a palindrome, and will be the last for 1,000 years.
VERNON, Conn., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Teachers in Vernon, Conn., say a Geico car insurance TV commercial featuring a camel yelling "Hump Day" is contributing to disruptive classroom behavior.
BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Animal rights activists in a Spanish city stripped off their clothes and posed on a giant dish in a public area to protest the eating of animals.
CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- For the second time this year, carelessness by keepers has allowed gorillas at a zoo in western Canada to get into a kitchen, officials said Wednesday.
TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The director of a Washington state library said someone stole a plaque, possibly made of bronze, that has stood in the facility's parking lot for 25 years.
NORTHWOOD, N.H., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A New Hampshire woman said two urns containing her husband's ashes were lost in the mail when she tried to send them to her late spouse's daughter.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- University of Chicago researchers said those who believe themselves to be under a "jinx" are most comforted by rituals involving "avoidant actions."
JENKINTOWN, Pa., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania couple said they are fighting a littering citation from the city of Philadelphia stemming from a catalog bearing their address.
HELENA, Mont., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A Montana man who pieced together the five $100 bills eaten by his golden retriever said he was reimbursed by the federal government five months later.
United States Team member Tiger Woods (L) kisses girlfriend Lindsey Vonn on the 18th green after he and teammate Matt Kuchar defeated International Team members Hideki Matsuyama of Japan and Adam Scott of Australia 1-up during the third round four-ball competition at the 2013 Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio on October 5, 2013. UPI/Brian Kersey
