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April 25, 2017

Scottish politician wants to bring back the guillotine

Gisela Allen also wants to raise the retirement, get rid of sex education in schools and abolish golf courses.

April 25, 2017

MMA fight pits 12-year-old against woman twice her age

Mixed martial arts became popular in part because of freak-show fights like the one between 200-pound Keith Hackney and 600-pound Emmanuel Yarborough at UFC 3 in 1994.

April 21, 2017

Virginia jail escape fail: 2 hurt trying to scale barbed wire fences

Two men suffered extensive cuts trying to break out of a Virginia jail protected by barbed wire fences, according to a report.

April 19, 2017

Burglar breaks into preschool, eats snack then takes nap, police say

A man got the most out of a New Orleans preschool overnight Tuesday when he broke into the center, indulged on some snacks and took a nap before fleeing, police said.

April 18, 2017

Coachella revelers track down man suspected of stealing dozens of phones, police say

Coachella revelers used the “Find My iPhone” app to track down an alleged phone thief during the festival over the weekend, California police said.

April 14, 2017

Horse escapes Philadelphia park, gallops through city

Police corralled a runaway horse Friday morning after it escaped from a park in Philadelphia.

April 12, 2017

California residents use paint, phallic symbols to draw attention to unfixed potholes

Someone in Placerville is using spray paint, and some phallic symbols, to draw attention to some potholes on Wood Ridge Court.

April 12, 2017

8-year-old drives younger sister to McDonald's after craving a burger

An 8-year-old Ohio boy wanted a cheeseburger so badly, he got behind the wheel of his dad’s van and took matters into his own hands.

April 12, 2017

Chicago tourist cuddles with lion in South Africa, lives to tell about it

Ted Papastefan deals with some savage customers in his job as a Chicago grocery store manager, but they’re nothing like the wild animal he encountered on a recent vacation.

April 11, 2017

Security camera captures moment deer ran into Canadian rapper

This is the shocking moment a Canadian rapper was completely taken out by a rampaging DEER which smashed into him outside a hotel lobby.