November 20, 2014 St. Paul soda shop threatened with $500 fine for selling candy cigarettes in Minnesota Owners of an old-school soda shop in St. Paul, Minn., are being warned to kick the habit and stop stocking novelty candy cigarettes.
November 20, 2014 Swedish police alerted after Santa's gray outfit angers foreign guest Police in Sweden had to intervene after a foreign visitor to a spa and conference center grew angry because a visiting Santa Claus was wearing a gray instead of red costume.
November 20, 2014 Chinese toad found in candlestick in shipment to South Africa to settle in animal sanctuary They say cats have nine lives.
November 20, 2014 This is only a test: Denver tries out warning sirens on what some feared would be doomsday Officials in Denver want people to know this is only a test.
November 20, 2014 German scientists working to clone perfect Christmas trees The hunt for the perfect Christmas tree may soon become a lot easier: just pick a nice clone.
November 20, 2014 Mr. Toad's Wild Ride: Chinese toad in candlestick arrives alive in shipment to South Africa It's a real life Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
November 20, 2014 Half a billion dollars' worth of checks found at Jewish holy site in Jerusalem Worshippers usually leave notes to the Almighty at one of Judaism's holiest sites.
November 20, 2014 U. of Chicago solves mystery of Indiana Jones package; intended route was from Guam to Italy First, there was "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Now, there's "Mailers of the Lost Package." Days after the University of Chicago announced it had received a replica of the journal from the film "Raiders of the Lost Ark," the school says it has solved an international mystery with its roots in Guam.
November 20, 2014 U of Chicago stumped by package addressed to Indiana Jones with replica of 'Lost Ark' journal University of Chicago officials are puzzled by a mystery piece of mail seemingly linked to the Indiana Jones movie series.
November 20, 2014 No boardwalk: Monopoly, the board game, now inspired by Nigeria's chaotic big city Nigeria's largest city of Lagos is no boardwalk, but now Monopoly is taking inspiration from the city's sprawling chaos.