Last October in Cincinnati, an 89-year-old woman who was sick of kids' toys ending up in her yard was arrested after she confiscated a stray football. According to Edna Jester — and if I was going to make up a…
The toilet death toll to date has exceeded one dozen.
A New Hampshire judge refused Monday to lift an order that requires Randi Young, 24, and Heath Blom, 26, to stay away from each other. Both were arrested on Christmas Day after a Nintendo-Wii-related incident that allegedly turned violent. According to police, Young…
You can now add one to the list of sports tainted by scandal over the possible use of banned substances. If you think chess is a sport, anyway. The possibility of "doping" by international chess athletes got some publicity recently…
The off-duty guard who captured two teenage robbers in New Zealand last month said he noticed them before the robbery began because they were overdoing their preparations a bit. Herman Sakaria was driving home from work when he saw the…
Reports this week said that police in Nigeria have begun cracking down on taxi passengers who refuse to wear helmets as a new law requires. The helmets are required for passengers of what the article described as the hordes of "erratic…
A new case filed this week in SF Superior Court. I feel a little guilty about finding this hilarious, but I do: Thomas [redacted]., a minor, by his guardian ad litem v. Napa Valley Wine Country Tours; Shayne One; Richard Hoffmann;…
It's bad enough that our government is now routinely spying on us. Now you can't even trust stuffed animals. Last week, a Nebraska man sued his ex-wife, her father, and the woman's former law firm for allegedly hiding a recording device…
The breakup of any long-term relationship always involves some awkward moments where you have to split up the possessions you shared and decide who really owns what. It's awkward enough when you're talking about CDs. Much worse when somebody wants…
Today brings the expected but still welcome news that former administrative judge Roy Pearson is still pursuing his case against the dry cleaners who allegedly lost his pants (shown, left, at a post-trial fundraiser in their honor). This is despite the fact…