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November 15, 2016

Clock's ticking: Local Greek governments given up to 2,129 years to repay debt

As Greece struggles to rebuild its economy crippled by massive debt, some governments around Athens reportedly face a tough mandate: pay your debt by the next century, or else.

November 15, 2016

Woman claims Zara dress had dead rodent sewn in hem

A New York woman claims in a lawsuit that one of the dresses she bought at a Zara store came with a dead rat sewn into the hem.

November 14, 2016

Texas woman arrested after authorities find exotic animals at her home

A Texas woman was charged with theft and child endangerment after police found exotic animals living in the same house as her and her 14-year-old daughter.

November 13, 2016

German man makes 24-carrot find after losing wedding band

An 82-year-old widower in Germany found his lost wedding band wrapped around a carrot he harvested from his garden last week, WDR reported.

November 9, 2016

NH woman attacked by man claiming to be vampire, cops say

A frantic struggle with a self-proclaimed ‘vampire’ left employees of the Concord Co-Op in New Hampshire shaken but ultimately unharmed early Tuesday morning, police say.

November 3, 2016

Lost alpaca looking for its owner in Colorado

This is the story of the little lost alpaca.

November 3, 2016

NY man driving to pick up relative at jail gets arrested himself

A 52-year-old New York man was arrested Sunday after allegedly driving drunk to pick up a family member at jail, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports.

November 3, 2016

Whoops: Cleveland Indians fan gets '2016 Champs' tattoo before Game 7

That'll leave a mark.

November 1, 2016

Guy in Cookie Monster costume stabbed in Times Square brawl

A man clad in a Cookie Monster costume was stabbed Saturday night in Midtown when he intervened in a fight between a man wearing a Tuskegee Airman ensemble and a man dressed as an American Indian, police sources said.

October 30, 2016

Man scattering friend's ashes halts Metropolitan Opera performance

A man who wanted to honor his deceased friend caused the cancelation of two scheduled performances at New York City's renowned Metropolitan Opera Saturday afternoon.