Ice from Minn. lake pushed ashore to doorsteps

Strong winds have pushed huge ice sheets ashore at a northern Minnesota lake and right up to people's doorsteps.

Bold turkey: woman hits cop to kick smoking habit

Think you've heard of every way possible to quit smoking? Etta Mae Lopez came up with a new one: slap a cop and go to jail, where smoking isn't allowed.

Celebrity panda at center of Thai-China deal

Thailand's celebrity baby panda Lin Ping is almost 4 years old now. It's time to move to China, find a mate and have cubs.

Durango, Colo., area couple gives up catwalk fight

A Durango area couple is giving up their fight to keep a 13-foot escape route for their cats outside their Colorado apartment.

Ore. smokejumpers skydive into illegal pot garden

A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden being prepared for growing season.

Mass. panel: No profanity on rapper's headstone

Commissioners at a Massachusetts cemetery have said no to profanity on headstones.

Rodman to Kim: 'Do me a solid' and free American

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is tapping his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to ask for the release of a Korean-American man sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in the North.

Brazilian woman survives harpoon shooting

A 28-year-old woman miraculously survived after her husband accidentally shot her in the mouth with a harpoon, Brazilian officials said Wednesday.

Scratch-and-sniff cards prompt natural gas scare

Those scratch-and-sniff cards the energy company sends to customers to teach them to recognize the artificial smell added to natural gas? Turns out they work pretty well.

Critter cams provide peek into the lives of bears

Biologists at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are getting a peek into what city bears do all day.

ON THE WEB

Catch of the day: Boy's first fish is hit on YouTube

Forget "Finding Nemo." Watch a 3-year-old boy find "Free."

RELIGION

Evangelist Harold Camping predicts biblical end of days is in October

According to Harold Camping's calculations the biblical apocalypse begins at 6 p.m., May 21st., and the world is set to end in October

WEIRD NEWS

Joe Biden closes his eyes as Obama talks about Medicare

Was Joe Biden sleeping or praying? And if he was sleeping, what was he dreaming about?

ASTROLOGY

Astrologer Walter Mercado disagrees with astronomer's zodiac change

Gemini, Virgo and Leo can remain calm, said self proclaimed psychic and astrologer Walter Mercado, who confirmed that the traditional dates of the Zodiac "remain the same.''

ON THE WEB

Boy dances on The Today show

FORT LAUDERDALE

Driver performs unintentional stunt

An unidentified driver managed to perform an unintentional stunt at a shopping mall's alley on Friday night, in Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale rescue and police surrounded the bizarre scene: A car facing up while balancing on a support wire for a utility pole. The driver managed to exit the car. No one was hurt. The driver failed to see the support wire for the utility pole, while making a sharp turn at a dark shopping mall's alley near 17th st. Causeway and Cordova Road. The car was stuck behind the Winn Dixie.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Couple who share name met on Facebook

Kelly Hildebrandt and Kelly Hildebrandt were engaged in December after meeting on Facebook.