LOS ANGELES, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- A California man selling a gold iPhone 5 on eBay said he gave the guy who bid $10,100 a break by canceling the transaction.
BOGORODITSK, Russia, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Russian police said they locked up two alleged burglars who broke into the wrong store after botching a stick-up at a cafe earlier in the day.
CARSON CITY, Nev., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Rumors that O.J. Simpson was caught stealing cookies in prison have been greatly exaggerated, Nevada corrections officials said Friday.
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- The owner of the newly opened Zombie Survival store in Florida said the shop carries everything a customer could need for an undead apocalypse.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Police in Florida said an auto burglar left behind a laptop computer and instead took about 57 commemorative University of Florida championship footballs.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- A comic book artist known for his work with Batman, Green Arrow and Green Lantern said he left tens of thousands of dollars worth of sketches in a New York cab.
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Police in California said 13 motorists were cited in an operation involving a deputy dressed in a Gingerbread Man costume.
SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Police in California said two men recently released from jail returned to the facility after allegedly attempting to rob an off-duty police officer.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- A California elementary school's standardized test results have been invalidated after a teacher was found to have helped students cheat, the district said.
BELLEFONTE, Pa., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania farmer, who operates a Halloween haunted house on his property, said he will drop the option of walking nude through the attraction.
TORONTO, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- A Toronto taxpayers' group criticized the city government for spending more than $72,000 on 30 chairs for the City Hall lounge.
CHESSINGTON, England, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- A British zoo is asking visitors not to wear animal print clothing to the facility to avoid confusing or scaring the animals.
HELSINGBORG, Sweden, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Swedish transportation officials said an overloaded train station escalator stopped a fight between rival soccer fans by throwing them at a high speed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- The White House said it is not behind the "Adorable Care Act" social media accounts, which use cute animals to educate about the Affordable Care Act.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Performance group Improv Everywhere said its latest stunt involved setting up an orchestra outdoors in New York and inviting people on the street to conduct.
TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers in Arizona said they had to cut a hole in a ceiling to rescue a 5-week-old cat that was trapped for several days.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- City officials in San Diego said the annual July 4 marshmallow fight will no longer be allowed in the Ocean Beach neighborhood.
GLASTONBURY, Conn., Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Connecticut prosecutors said they have decided to drop charges against a man who warned a bank teller of an armed man inside the facility.
SCOTT, Pa., Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Residents of a Pennsylvania city said newly installed concrete traffic deflectors have earned a street a colorful nickname, "Penis Road."
LIDKOPING, Sweden, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- A Swedish man approaching 95 years old said he was able to renew his driver's license and plans to stay behind the wheel until he is at least 100.
NORCROSS, Ga., Sept. 26 (UPI) -- People living in Georgia apartment complex said seven venomous copperhead snakes have been spotted in the area in recent weeks.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Guinness World Records confirmed a group of 358 people gathered to dance provocatively in New York's Herald Square set a record for twerking.
Sandra Bullock and George Clooney arrive on the red carpet at the New York Premiere of Gravity at AMC Lincoln Square in New York City on October 1, 2013. UPI/John Angelillo
