NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- New York police said Gen. David Petraeus' office was evacuated due to the presence of a grenade that turned out to be a fake mailed by a friend.
VALENCIA, Spain, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Officials in a Spanish city said an Arab sheik escaped punishment for his illegally parked car because it didn't have European plates and was too large to tow.
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Taiwan's Next Media Animation responded to an employee's quitting dance video with a dance video advertising the company's job opening.
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Performers in a Las Vegas topless dance show said they were shocked when breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure declined a portion of ticket sales.
GREENHILLS, Ohio, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The owners of an Ohio ice cream store said they took a six-foot cone off their roof due to threats of fines, but they are hoping to eventually put it back up.
PORT SALERNO, Fla., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said they captured a 10-foot Burmese python believed to have eaten at least two cats in a Port Salerno neighborhood.
ANDOVER TOWNSHIP, N.J., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Police in New Jersey said they arrested a man accused of mistakenly sending a text message to a police officer seeking a buyer for marijuana.
LONDON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Scientists at a London conference on the moon's origins raised the possibility Earth's only natural satellite originally circled Venus.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Authorities in Pittsburgh said a store has decided not to press robbery charges against a college student who wore a Spider-Man costume as an apparent prank.
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A University of Missouri graduate has become an online star with her dance video resignation from a Taiwan news animation company.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- New York transportation officials said new expansion of the city's subway, set to debut in 2016, will not use the famed sidewalk grates for ventilation.
WATERFORD, Mich., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Authorities in Michigan said a man fleeing from police was captured when his paddle boat sank and he was forced to swim to shore.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Illinois State Police said motorists pulled over during a crackdown on distracted drivers in Chicago included a man shaving his face while behind the wheel.
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Authorities in Iowa say a man with the appropriate last name of "Fudge" is accused of breaking into an ice cream shop and stealing money from a safe.
HALDEN, Norway, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Norwegian authorities said a customs officer at the Swedish border discovered 20,000 cigarettes and about 130 gallons of liquor hidden in a casket.
OSLO, Norway, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Norway's state-run TV channel announced it will air an hours-long program featuring eight people aiming to beat a knitting world record.
Former U.S. President George W. Bush (C) points to the crowd as he stands on the first tee box at the 2013 Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio on October 3, 2013. UPI/Brian Kersey
