CENTER CITY, Pa., May 7 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania restaurant is closed after rats flooded the eatery through a burst sewer main footage of the creatures circulated through social media.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 7 (UPI) -- Louisville Slugger in Kentucky said it is producing hundreds of pink bats for Major League Baseball players to use during Mother's Day games.
HIGHLAND BEACH, Fla., May 7 (UPI) -- Police in Florida said an officer pulled over a speeding car and was baffled to find the vehicle empty until the driver was discovered hiding in the trunk.
NYKOBING FALSTER, Denmark, May 7 (UPI) -- Police in Denmark said two young boys, ages 6 and 7, stole a car from the care facility where they live and went for a joyride.
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, May 7 (UPI) -- The University of Saskatchewan says it seeks a buyer for its 300 sheep, which must head to a new pasture due to budget cuts, but won't break up the herd.
VIDYAYEVO, Russia, May 7 (UPI) -- The mayor of a Russian town where residents won't have hot water during the summer said locals will be allowed to visit the city's water park for free.
ELK GROVE, Calif., May 7 (UPI) -- Vegan students clashed with agriculture students at Elk Grove High School in California online, calling the meat-eaters carcass crunchers, students said.
MONROE, N.C., May 6 (UPI) -- A woman who fought to change the name of North Carolina's Negro Head Creek in the 1980s said she was disappointed to find the old name still being used.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 6 (UPI) -- The White House has pulled an online petition filed by Jacksonville Jaguars fans who wanted President Obama's help in getting the team to sign Tim Tebow.
HILLSBOROUGH, N.J., May 6 (UPI) -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said his stuffed tiger, a gift from his late U.S. attorney general father, is being restored by a New Jersey expert also Robert Kennedy.
SATELLITE BEACH, Fla., May 6 (UPI) -- A man suspected of robbing a Florida credit union was trying to follow through on a promise to take his girlfriend and her kids on a Disney cruise, police said.
KOLOGRIV, Russia, May 6 (UPI) -- Veterans in Kologriv, Russia, made a self-effacing request on behalf of migrating geese: Skip the Victory Day fireworks so as not to frighten the waterfowl.
PORTLAND, Maine, May 6 (UPI) -- Authorities in Maine said they arrested a man accused of randomly attacking two men in costume at a Free Comic Book Day event.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 6 (UPI) -- A Florida groom said the beard he spent 11 months cultivating raised $10,000 for a charity before ending up in a pile on the floor.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 6 (UPI) -- A 94-year-old Florida woman said she is heading to Nevada this month for her 67th consecutive United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships tournament.
OGDEN, Utah, May 6 (UPI) -- A Utah man hired to remove bees from a cabin said he was shocked to discover their hive in the structure's rafters measured 12 feet long.
A trader wears a DOW 15,000 hat on the floor of the NYSE before the closing bell on Wall Street In New York City on May 7, 2013. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 15,000 for the first time in history. UPI/John Angelillo
