November 20, 2014 Shaggy sheep dodges police and handlers, roams downtown Des Moines after escape A shaggy brown sheep successfully dodged police, his handlers and a few cars while trotting through downtown Des Moines after escaping from his trailer.
November 20, 2014 Oh dear! Announcer plays along when 3 deer beat horses onto western Pa. racetrack Spectators who came to watch horses at a western Pennsylvania racetrack got a surprise this week when three deer got onto the course first and beat the horses to racing.
November 20, 2014 Photographer catches wild coyotes checking out bar scene near Chicago's historic Wrigley Field Wild baseball fans might be a standard sight at Wrigley Field, but a pair of wild coyotes milling around Chicago's historic ballpark — surrounded on all sides by bars, restaurants and busy streets — wasn't what one photographer was expecting on a busy Friday night.
November 20, 2014 Guilty NM student prankster returns stolen toilet paper taken in prank, sends Christmas card University officials say a New Mexico college graduate, apparently feeling guilty over a student prank years ago, has sent a box of toilet paper to repay the school for loot taken from a dormitory.
November 20, 2014 Ad with cartoon president eating fish and chips is rejected by South Africa broadcaster South Africa's national broadcaster has rejected an advertisement featuring a cartoon version of President Jacob Zuma enjoying a bargain fast-food dinner of fish and chips.
November 20, 2014 Settlement in lawsuit filed by Mont. restaurant listed in phone book under 'carcass removal' A phone book company has settled a lawsuit filed by a Montana barbecue restaurant that was listed in a section of the yellow pages for "Animal Carcass Removal." The owner of Bar 3 Bar-B-Q sued Dex Media Inc.
November 20, 2014 Conn. real estate agent accused of stealing competitor's for sale signs from in front of homes A Connecticut real estate agent has been charged with stealing a competitor's for sale signs from the front lawns of area homes.
November 20, 2014 2 tons of pigeon droppings found in Swedish church tower; hatch left open for decades A hatch on a Swedish church tower inadvertently left open for some three decades resulted in 2 tons of pigeon droppings amassing in the tower.
November 20, 2014 Postcard mailed by soldier's parents to his sisters during WWII arrives at upstate NY home A postcard mailed nearly 70 years ago has finally arrived at the former upstate New York home of the couple who sent it.
November 20, 2014 Police say doe and 2 fawns used automatic doors to get into Iowa department store; no one hurt Shoppers in Iowa got an unusual glimpse of wildlife Monday morning when a doe and two fawns wandered into a department store.