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December 18, 2019

Australian government created fake, negative horoscopes to deter Sri Lankan asylum-seekers

Australia's Department of Home Affairs created fake, negative horoscopes with the hope it would deter Sri Lankan asylum-seekers from trying to enter Australia, according to a report.

December 17, 2019

Australian man claims to have cooked 3.3 pounds of pork in hot car

An Australian man claims he was able to cook – and later eat – pork in his own car because the heat was so extreme.

December 17, 2019

Utah man was in freezer 10 years before discovery, left notarized letter behind, police say

A man whose body was discovered in a freezer inside a Utah apartment last month is believed to have been dead for a decade and left a note behind stating his wife didn't kill him, according to officials.

December 16, 2019

Illinois man charged with driving on revoked license 26 times is sent to prison

A Chicago man who pleaded guilty to his 26th charge of driving with a revoked license was sentenced Monday to six years in prison.

December 16, 2019

Georgia county commissioner's wife dumps cup of soda on reporter's head at public meeting

The wife of a Georgia county commissioner was facing criminal charges on Monday after she allegedly poured a drink on a reporter at a public meeting last week.

December 16, 2019

Car explodes after driver sprays 'excessive' amount of air freshener before lighting cigarette

A driver in England apparently caused his car to explode when he lit a cigarette after spraying air freshener inside, officials said.

December 16, 2019

Ex-top Japanese official who killed son over fear he 'might harm others' sentenced

A former top Japanese bureaucrat arrested over the summer for stabbing his son to death over fear his reclusive child might be a danger to the public was sentenced to six years in prison on Monday. 

December 16, 2019

Wisconsin woman calls police to report wrong KFC chicken sandwich order

A Wisconsin woman who called police on Saturday didn't have an emergency or need immediate help — she was angry about her chicken sandwich from KFC.

December 15, 2019

Florida man accused of stealing Pepsi repeatedly fails to get out of store after cashier locks him inside

A Florida man’s repeated failure to quench his thirst with a stolen bottle of Pepsi has gone viral after authorities released surveillance video of his persistence.

December 15, 2019

Indiana man calls 911 by mistake, winds up behind bars

An Indiana man wound up behind bars after deputies responded to his accidental 911 call, investigators said.