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January 8, 2015

Uruguayan teachers go on 24-hour strike to protest attacks by parents

You could call them helicopter parents on steroids.

January 8, 2015

Scientists give Jennifer Lopez a shoutout by naming Puerto Rico water after her

Pop singer Jennifer Lopez may be thinking life is funny after some scientists gave her name to a water mite species they discovered near Puerto Rico.

January 8, 2015

Belgian town tries to remove Gypsies with loud music: not a roaring success, but some dancing

A plan by a Belgian mayor to remove a group of Gypsies by playing loud music backfired when the camping cars stayed put and the children danced to the music.

January 8, 2015

Man says he claims land in Africa as Kingdom of North Sudan so daughter can be a princess

A Virginia man says he has claimed a kingdom in Africa so his daughter can be a princess.

January 8, 2015

Massachusetts pop culture store accepts 25-year-old gift certificate from loyal customer

A Massachusetts pop culture store has honored a 25-year-old gift certificate.

January 8, 2015

Boulder, Colorado, celebrates 7th Annual Tube To Work Day on Boulder Creek a few weeks late

A few commuters in Boulder may be showing up to work dripping wet because they observed Tube To Work Day.

January 8, 2015

California man reels in 482-pound halibut after 40-minute battle in Alaskan waters

A California man hooked the catch of a lifetime while on vacation in Alaska.

January 8, 2015

New Mexico driver finds slithering surprise after man pops hood of her stalled pickup truck

When a woman's pickup stalled on a street in Santa Fe, New Mexico, local chef Jackson Ault stopped to lend a hand.

January 8, 2015

Meat mess on mall road leaves smelly cars in upstate New York town

Some car owners are raising a stink after driving a road littered with meat in upstate New York.

January 8, 2015

Report: Kodiak, Alaska, has the most expensive men's haircut in the United States

If you've seen a lot of long-haired men on Alaska's Kodiak Island, this might be the reason.