Category Archives: Offbeat News

A British Columbia driver was slapped with nearly $1,000 in fines after being pulled over for excessive speeding, lack of seatbelt use, and an improperly installed child car seat. The 36-year-old Edmo...

The city of Toyoake in Aichi Prefecture is considering a proposed ordinance that would restrict residents to two hours of recreational screen time outside of work or school. The non-binding ordinance ...

When a Canadian couple's wedding rings accidentally ended up in the trash, the husband was determined to recover them, even if it meant digging through a landfill. After dropping popcorn in their gard...

The Library of Congress has added a trove of Wizard of Oz memorabilia to its collection, including the only known draft of lyrics for the iconic song "Over the Rainbow." The archive includes 35 manusc...

A Tennessee man named George Herman Ruth, 69, has been charged with stealing the identities of hundreds of former baseball players in a $550,000 fraud scheme. Prosecutors allege Ruth used the names an...

Three women are suing a former Colorado jail commander and government agencies, alleging the commander repeatedly watched over 100 inmates' strip search videos without authorization. The lawsuit claim...

A rare dual Logoman card featuring NBA legends Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant has become the most expensive sports card ever sold, fetching $12.9 million at auction. Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary was ...

Topps is releasing a new collectible card showcasing an unlikely baseball star - a squirrel that ran onto the field during a Yankees-Red Sox game. The furry intruder briefly halted play in the fourth ...

A New Hampshire man's decades-long hobby of canning and freely distributing his homemade foods has landed him in legal trouble with Manchester city officials. Daniel Mowery, who grew up canning produc...

A 38-year-old man, known to police as the "Butt Sniffer," was arrested in Burbank, California for allegedly sniffing a woman's behind inside a Walgreens store. Calese Crowder, a registered sex offende...