AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- The Dutch artist behind a life-sized sculpture of a human skull constructed from gelatin and cocaine says the piece is about "the nature of man."
MADRID, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Police in the Spanish capital said a wallet found by a maintenance worker in an underground train contained a check made out for $2 million.
MONCTON, New Brunswick, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- A New Brunswick city said it paid more than $3,000 for a Goosinator, a remote-controlled device designed to keep geese out of parks.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- North Texas residents have reported an unusually high number of silky strings in the air that experts said belong to migrating spiders.
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- A Swedish fish factory worker said he will tour the country with a salmon found to have a cross shape on its belly.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Apple has promised to fix the built-in iPhone map app after two drivers in three weeks ended up on the main runway of an Alaska airport.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Border Patrol agents discovered a man swimming off the coast of California with 52.43 pounds of marijuana.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- A spokesman for New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority said officials were irked by an Aflac stunt involving a duck in a subway station.
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- An Oregon tech blogger said he was able to use the iPhone 5S Touch ID system to unlock his phone using a "private part."
FLUSHING TOWNSHIP, Mich., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Employees of a Michigan township said a supervisor's ban on small talk during business hours is a drain on their morale.
JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- A bartender at a hotel bar in Juneau, Alaska, said she shooed away a black bear that walked into the watering hole by shouting at it to leave.
WATERLOO, Iowa, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- A 99-year-old Iowa woman who dropped out of school as a senior in 1932 was presented with an honorary diploma by the principal of the high school she attended.
OSLO, Norway, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The Norwegian Public Roads Administration said anti-elk devices nicknamed "disco poles" are being placed at the sides of roads to ward off the wildlife.
BROSSARD, Quebec, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A piglet's accidental tumble off the back of a slaughterhouse truck truly saved his Canadian bacon, an animal shelter owner said.
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A California insurance website said its survey of drivers found candy bars, French fries, potato chips and chicken are the best foods to eat while driving.
BURLINGTON, N.J., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A New Jersey man accused of feeding feral cats on properties belonging to city officials pleaded guilty to littering charges.
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) speaks to the press after Congress failed to agree to a continuing resolution to fund the government, causing the first government shutdown in 17 years, in Washington, D.C. on October 1, 2013. Boehner was joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) (L), House Majority Whip Kevin MCCarthy (R-CA) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). UPI/Kevin Dietsch
