January 13, 2015 Boston woman pays $560,000 for 2 parking spots during auction held by IRS Parking is such a precious commodity in Boston that one woman was willing to pay $560,000 for two off-street spaces near her home.
January 13, 2015 Philly man finds 18-inch reptile relaxing in puddle at curbside sewer grate, offers gator aid A Philadelphia man has offered a little gator aid — calling animal control authorities to help rescue a juvenile alligator he found near a sewer grate on his street.
January 13, 2015 Parents outraged after NYC school has teens write first-person suicide notes for homework The English-class homework at York Prep required students as young as 14 to write goodbye missives from the perspective of a character who offs herself in “The Secret Life of Bees,” a best-selling book and film.
January 13, 2015 No joke: Austrian hotel advertises for jester; applicants must be extroverted, musical Wanted: A jester.
January 13, 2015 Police say Pa. wedding guest stole cards during reception, tried to hide money in her bra A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with stealing money from cards brought to a wedding reception she was attending — and trying to hide the loot in her bra.
January 13, 2015 Czech firms demonstrate electric bicycle capable of flying, but only a dummy rode Is it a bike? Is it a plane? Three Czech companies have teamed up to make a prototype of an electric bicycle that successfully took off Wednesday inside an exhibition hall in Prague and landed safely after a remote-controlled, five-minute flight.
January 13, 2015 Arts group wants to envelope Pittsburgh's Andy Warhol Bridge with knitted blankets Andy Warhol's art doesn't often conjure warm and fuzzy images — but a proposed tribute to him just might.
January 13, 2015 Texas couple completes quest to visit every state capitol with trip to Maine A Texas couple has fulfilled a lifelong dream by visiting Maine to watch the state Legislature at work.
January 13, 2015 TSA agents briefly stop Chewbacca actor to inspect large cane shaped like light saber Not even Chewbacca and his light saber get a free pass with airport security before being cleared to travel.
January 13, 2015 Swedish male train drivers, conductors wear skirts to work in protest against shorts ban Commuters on a train line in northern Stockholm were met with an unusual sight this week: male train drivers and conductors wearing skirts to work.
