WATERCOOLER NEWS

An elephant that escaped from a nearby circus collided with the
couple's SUV Wednesday night when it ran across a rural highway in
Enid, about 100 miles north of Oklahoma City.

A University of Montana student who kicked a field goal to win a $10,000 prize likely won't get the money because he hadn't been away from the sport long enough.

A statement from the administration last week sparked Christmas consternation by referring to the yet-to-be-chosen evergreen as a "holiday" tree.

A man caught having sex with a horse in a South Carolina stable has been sentenced to three years in prison.

After being robbed of his jacket, cell phone, keys and $300, a Pennsylvania man was left with the odd feeling that his assailants looked familiar. Police say that's because they went to school together about 15 years ago.

A growing number of states are moving to allow higher alcohol content
in beer, despite concerns from some substance-abuse experts.

A Philadelphia newspaper has apologized to readers for mistakenly running an ad congratulating the Philadelphia Phillies on winning back-to-back World Series titles.

A Halloween trick or treater in Ohio may have gotten a bigger treat than expected -- a diamond ring.

A Guinness World Records official confirmed the big meatball as a record breaker and presented Mitnitsky with a plaque.

The teens say they were imitating a popular video on YouTube.

It's one thing for shoplifters to hide plunder in their pants. But a live ferret?

A lawyer for a Philadelphia woman charged with offering sex for World Series tickets says she is "a nice lady overcome with Phillies fever."

The Guinness Book of World Records declared it the largest rubber band ball in the world in 2008.

Athens-Clarke police are investigating after an Athens woman scared off a would-be burglar by acting like a dog Saturday night.

Police say a truck loaded with sides of beef overturned on the Massachusetts Turnpike, strewing meat along the highway by a toll plaza.

Police in Morrow were looking for Anthony Detwon Smith, who allegedly drove off with a 2008 Dodge Charger Friday.

Christians who believe they'll vanish from Earth in the rapture can now hire a company to care for their pets.

The Mableton, Ga. man said he plans to buy a new home for his family
with his winnings.

A cat who rode two miles through New York City while stuck in the engine compartment of an SUV has lived to meow about it.

Police say an armed robber spent nearly 10 minutes on his knees praying with a clerk at an Indianapolis check-cashing business before fleeing with $20 from the register.