WELLINGTON, New Zealand, May 5 (UPI) -- Officials in Wellington, New Zealand, said they mistakenly replaced a street sign for Torless Terrace with one that read Topless Terrace.
RIVERHEAD, N.Y., May 5 (UPI) -- Some 16 alligators have been found on New York's Long Island in the past year, leaving residents wondering where they're coming from.
NEW YORK, May 5 (UPI) -- A 62-year-old woman allegedly organized her own adoption in order to win the rights to a rent-controlled apartment in New York City, officials said.
SEATTLE, May 5 (UPI) -- Gardeners from around the country took off their clothes and planted flowers to celebrate the 10th annual World Naked Gardening Day, organizers said.
MARION, Ohio, May 5 (UPI) -- A 9-inch remote-controlled helicopter has landed on the statue of Lady Justice, which sits at the top of Marion County Courthouse in Ohio, officials said.
HEPBURN, Saskatchewan, May 4 (UPI) -- A small town in Saskatchewan has voted to allow the sale of alcohol after being dry for more than a century, officials said.
LONDON, May 4 (UPI) -- Shakespeare might be easier for school kids to handle if lessons focus on the better scenes, the head of Britain's teachers union suggested.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis., May 3 (UPI) -- Wisconsin police said a man accused of fleeing from officers was found hiding under a mattress in the basement of an apartment building.
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Ill., May 3 (UPI) -- Authorities in Illinois said a 22-year-old woman allegedly pepper sprayed and robbed a 14-year-old who hired her to have sex with him.
LOS ANGELES, May 3 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens announced a 12-day-old baby giraffe, named Sophie after a popular baby teething toy, is ready for her public debut.
NEW YORK, May 3 (UPI) -- An iPhone theft set off a chase reminiscent of the movie "The French Connection," with a car pursuing a suspect on a New York subway train, police say.
IMMOKALEE, Fla., May 3 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said a Burger King employee fired during an argument with his boss allegedly threatened the manager with a knife.
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla., May 3 (UPI) -- Police in Florida said a man was charged with battery after allegedly hitting his girlfriend and then asking officers to arrest him.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 3 (UPI) -- Swedish university students discovered a 1,000-year-old rune stone as they returned to school from a search they concluded had failed to find the stone.
LONDON, May 3 (UPI) -- A study by British candy maker Cadbury said Britain's happiest person is a hypothetical 60-year-old teacher named "Steve" living near Edinburgh, Scotland.
PARKHAM, England, May 3 (UPI) -- A retired merchant seaman giving a talk at the Parkham Women's Institute in southwest England was surprised when the audience showed up in pirate costumes.
ROCKLAND KEY, Fla., May 2 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said a man allegedly broke into his ex-wife's home before going to her workplace and attacking her and her boyfriend.
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla., May 2 (UPI) -- A Florida couple said their elaborately decorated home has been targeted by acid and pellet gun attacks because of their Wiccan beliefs.
Beyonce arrives on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 6, 2013. UPI/John Angelillo
