AUCKLAND, New Zealand, May 1 (UPI) -- New Zealand officials released the country's list of banned baby names, including Lucifer, which has been requested six times since 2001.
LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- The United Kingdom Independence Party Tuesday revealed one of its candidates in local elections is the father of a Conservative member of Parliament.
KINGWOOD, Texas, April 30 (UPI) -- A Texas couple who have been married 51 years said they are spending their retirement finishing their college degrees.
SANTA CLARITA, Calif., April 30 (UPI) -- A California woman said she was driving on the freeway north of Los Angeles when a king snake slithered between her legs.
TAMPA, Fla., April 30 (UPI) -- A Florida vet tech who cared for an opossum whose family was killed by a car said she fell in love with the critter and decided to keep him as a pet.
MANCHESTER, N.H., April 30 (UPI) -- A New Hampshire man said he lost his $2,600 life savings at a "rigged" carnival game and received only a stuffed banana and a $600 refund for his trouble.
NEW YORK, April 30 (UPI) -- The New York deli formerly known as Rolex Deli is being sued by luxury watchmaker Rolex for the second time due to its sound-alike new name, Roll-x Deli.
BRIDGETON, N.J., April 30 (UPI) -- New Jersey police said they arrested a woman accused of snapping a tow truck cable in an attempt to prevent her car from being repossessed.
O'FALLON, Mo., April 30 (UPI) -- A 19-year-old accused of leading Missouri police on a high-speed highway chase allegedly said he was trying to dodge arrest so he wouldn't miss prom.
WINMARLEIGH, England, April 30 (UPI) -- Police in rural England said they had trouble believing reports of a wallaby roaming county roads until they were shown a photo of the animal.
DULUTH, Ga., April 30 (UPI) -- Police in Georgia said two men accused of trying to spy on women in a movie theater restroom were busted when they fell through the ceiling.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 30 (UPI) -- A 91-year-old woman convicted in Sweden of committing tax fraud on five occasions said authorities "can have my coffin when I'm gone."
MARIETTA, Ga., April 30 (UPI) -- A Georgia family clearing out the home of a deceased relative called in the police to help after an explosive device was found in a safe, authorities said.
SAN ANTONIO, April 29 (UPI) -- A judge rejected a request from San Antonio strip clubs to block enforcement of a bikini-top ordinance they fear could "strip them of their profits."
SOUTH BEND, Ind., April 29 (UPI) -- An Indiana woman said she received a $50 refund from a canning company after discovering a frog in the green beans she served her family.
GARNDOLBENMAEN, Wales, April 29 (UPI) -- A Welsh woman who called a woman who had an affair with her father an "English cow" pleaded guilty to racially aggravated harassment.
WEYMOUTH, England, April 29 (UPI) -- A British jigsaw puzzle maker is seeking volunteers to help him reassemble a record 40,000-piece puzzle he made to commemorate the queen's Diamond Jubilee.
RIDDINGS, England, April 29 (UPI) -- Two British brothers, separated for 80 years, said they reached the same military rank, played the same soccer position and gave their daughters the same name.
CHERRY HILL, N.J., April 29 (UPI) -- One of the "Trekkies" attending a Star Trek Convention in New Jersey said the event is "nerdy" but no more than some other pursuits.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 29 (UPI) -- A 2,000-year-old tobacco pipe discovered in an ancient American Indian burial ground in on track to become Ohio's official state artifact, officials said.
SHERWOOD, Ore., April 29 (UPI) -- Emergency responders in Oregon said they are baffled as to how a pickup truck ended up wedged about 10 feet up in a tree near the highway.
