Man burst into apartments looking for beer

Illinois – A man burst into two different Wicker Park apartments to demand beer about 4 a.m., and he tussled with a man in the second apartment before stabbing him with a corkscrew and sending him to the hospital for 22 stitches, prosecutors said.  More

Couple’s Daughter Taken Away Over Sandwich Theft

Hawaii – “This is unreal this could happen to a family like ours,” Nicole Leszczynski told Hawaii’s KHON.  More

Woman Attacks Dad for Not Giving Her Potato Salad

Palm Coast, Florida – A Florida woman was arrested after allegedly attacking her father because he wouldn’t give her potato salad.  More

Man Steals Sandwich, Flees In Forklift

Pennsylvania – Police in Ross Township have arrested a man after they said he stole a sandwich from a restaurant and then tried to flee in a forklift parked nearby.  More

Girl, 5, backed SUV into neighbor’s yard

Mansfield, Ohio – Police in Ohio said a 5-year-old girl who was worried about her absent mother backed her mom’s SUV into a neighbor’s yard.  More

Flasher Knocks on Police Chief’s Door

Pennsylvania – A northwestern Pennsylvania man is jailed on charges he was drunk and exposing himself while going door-to-door harassing his neighbors – until he knocked on the interim police chief’s door.  More

Robber waited in line with a bandanna over his face

California – San Diego police said a patient robber waited in line at a Starbucks before telling a clerk he was robbing the store.  More

College dorms: Where gender doesn’t matter

Grennell, Iowa – Male, female, transgender, no gender, gay, lesbian, straight. Labels don’t matter at Grinnell College.  More

Hundreds of Girls Named ‘Unwanted’ Choose New Names

Mumbai, India – More than 200 Indian girls whose names mean “unwanted” in Hindi have chosen new names for a fresh start in life.  More

Residents complain about ‘Occupy’ protesters stink

New York – New Yorkers who live near the park where anti-Wall Street protesters have been camping out for more than a month are complaining that their quality of life has declined.  More

Bear with sweet tooth feasts at candy store

Gatlinburg, Tennessee – A bear has feasted on pecan logs, caramel apples and other treats at a candy store in the Smoky Mountains resort town Gatlinburg, Tenn.  More

Golf-themed cemetery opens

Bellevue, Washington – A Washington state funeral home has announced the opening of a golf-themed cemetery for enthusiasts who want to be buried in a golf setting.  More

Woman falls at hospital, staff says to call ambulance

Canada – When Doreen Wallace fell and broke her hip in the lobby of a Niagara Falls hospital, she figured at least she’d get help – and fast.  More

Man arrested on charges of licking woman’s knee

Australia – Chandler police arrested a man after he allegedly licked a woman’s knee after she tripped.  More

Man has to be cut free from toilet seat by firefighters

UK – The 26-year-old had been playing a game with his drinking mates to find items that could fit over their heads when the idea spectacularly backfired.  More

Bars turn to rubber sidewalks to reduce injuries

Yatala, Australia – Australia’s hard-partying pub culture is beginning to show its softer side.  More

Woman ages 50 years in just a few days

Mekong Delta – Vietnamese woman Nguyen Thi Phuong now looks like a septugenarian after the rapid aging affliction took hold following an allergic reaction to seafood.  More

Superman lives in the Philippines

The Philippines – Superman lives in the Philippines, if you ask Herbert Chavez, a fashion designer who has had plastic surgeons turn him into a near-replica of his comic book hero.   More

Drug seller texts wrong number, texts deputy

Nebo, North Carolina – Authorities in North Carolina said they arrested Amy Leigh Brown whose wrong-number text about a drug deal was received by a sheriff’s deputy.  More

Family lost in corn maze calls 911 for help

Danvers, Massahusetts – Authorities in Massachusetts say a family that got lost in a seven-acre corn maze called 911 for help.  More

Dad Takes Picture of Daughter, Banned From Mall

Glasgow, Scotland – A father taking pictures of his daughter at a shopping center near Glasgow, Scotland, says he was banned from the mall and threatened with having his camera phone confiscated in the interest of preventing terrorism when he refused to delete the photos.  More

Pregnant cow named Lucky falls in a well

Mountain View, Colorado – Firefighters rescued a pregnant cow named Lucky in Boulder County, Colo., who fell into a well.  More

Man’s Cell Phone Dials 911 During Burglary

Pennsylvania – Three people are facing charges – all because a thief’s cell phone dialed 911 during a burglary.  More

Woman jailed for sinking husband’s yacht

London – A woman has been jailed for 18 months for sinking her estranged husband’s yacht at Brighton Marina.  More

Steve Jobs Funeral To Be Picketed By Westboro Church

USA – Fringe religious organization Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket former Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ funeral, according to a tweet by top member Margie J Phelps.  More

Mom has teen busted for dirty room, not wearing pants

Stamford, Connecticut – A city teenager was charged with disorderly conduct after police say he challenged officers’ authority and refused to put his pants on.  More

Bieber impersonator makes $300 per hour

Bowling Green, Ohio – A 17-year-old Ohio boy says he has been raking in $300 to $600 per hour at his part-time job — impersonating Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber.  More

Man rips out own eyes in church

Italy – British-born Aldo Bianchini, 46, stood up calmly and tore them out with his bare hands then collapsed in a pool of blood.  More

Man accused of shoving snake poop in girlfriend’s mouth

Elyria, Ohio – An Ohio man is accused of shoving the excrement of a poisonous snake in his girlfriend’s mouth during an alleged domestic assault.  More

Woman charged with DUI tried throwing son over fence

South Carolina – A Spartanburg woman remains in jail after deputies say she tried throwing her 4-year-old son over a fence following a DUI-related car crash on Interstate 26.  More