Posted: 3:06 PM A Palm Coast man told police he was a monkey and stripped naked at a Daytona Beach convenience store in front of customers and the female store clerk, police said.

Posted: 3:00 PM A six-story-high rubber duck is making a big splash in Hong Kong.

Posted: 2:56 PM Police say a 14-year-old Prospect Heights boy thought the young woman he met online was a prostitute. But she turned out to be a thief who took his iPad and piggy bank, authorities say.

Posted: 11:07 AM In sun-deprived Washington state, the promise of nice spring weather has prompted a small private school to give students a day off to enjoy the sunshine.

Posted: 4:10 PM The Mr. Ding-A-Ling truck hadn't been rolling through the streets here for more than a week before Joshua Malatino made his message clear: There ain't enough Fudgsicles in this city for the both of us.

Posted: 3:31 PM A Northern California couple might be able to blame this one on the dog.

Updated: 9:52 AM Obie the formerly obese dachshund is recovering after surgery at an Oregon veterinary clinic that removed 2 1/2 pounds of loose skin.

Posted: 5:48 PM The New Zealand government regulates baby names, refusing to register any it deems offensive, too close to an official title or rank, or likely to cause a lifetime of pain for the recipient.

Posted: 5:43 PM Authorities are seeking to determine whether criminal charges should be brought against a Newtown man they say stored as much as 300 gallons of human urine in his home.

Posted: 1:49 PM Authorities say a South Florida man nearly drowned after jumping into a storm drain seeking a woman's dropped keys — fortified first by chugging a bottle of rum to keep warm.

Posted: 9:34 AM A real estate company in New York is giving each of its 800 employees a permanent 15% raise for no additional work.

Posted: 10:21 PM Everyone got stood up at one Southern California high school's prom. The dance itself was a no-show.

Updated: 10:13 PM A referee for a recreational soccer league was in critical condition in a Salt Lake City hospital after being punched in the face by a teenage player who didn't like a call the man made in a weekend game.

Updated: 9:35 AM A California woman faces attempted murder charges after police say she tried to sneak orange juice bottles spiked with a lethal amount of rubbing alcohol inside a Starbucks.

Posted: 12:34 PM A web of LAPD officers searched Monday for a Spider-Man performer in full costume who snatched $6,000 on Hollywood Boulevard.

Updated: 12:44 PM A New Hampshire man is considering filing a lawsuit after losing his life savings on a carnival game.

Posted: 12:11 PM Bodies tensed and noses twitching, the dogs sniff the hunting ground before them: a lower Manhattan alley, grimy, dim and perfect for rats. With a terse command — "Now!" — the chase is on.

Posted: 4:15 PM A woman was convicted Monday of drugging her estranged husband, cutting off his penis and tossing it in the garbage disposal.

Posted: 12:22 PM This is probably the most talented dog ever. We don't know if he can fetch a bottle of beer for you, but he can balance one on his head!

Posted: 9:38 AM Police on Monday arrested a man who allowed his 9-year-old son to drive his Ferrari in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

Posted: 9:38 PM A 28-foot-long dead basking shark has washed ashore on a Rhode Island beach.

Posted: 11:03 AM It isn't everyday that a giant alligator walks into the middle of a professional sporting event and makes himself at home, but that's what happened yesterday.

Posted: 10:29 AM Scores of worried beekeepers — and a brace of fashionistas — have gathered outside Britain's Parliament in a bid to convince the government to back a ban on pesticides that have been blamed for a worrying drop in bee populations.

Updated: 11:25 AM The idea behind the Tampa Women's Club charity event was simple. For $20, you could buy a flute of champagne and a chance to win a one-carat, $5,000 diamond.

Updated: 5:14 PM Bidders looking for a pair of mended underwear worn by a former emperor came away disappointed Thursday from an auction of Austrian imperial memorabilia.