Offbeat News
- Communities want rail service, but Amtrak route to St. Louis is in jeopardy May 12, 2013Taxpayers spend $1.5 billion a year to subsidize passenger train travel, and the federal government wants to move more of AmtrakÂ’s costs onto states and riders. […]
- Gunmen open fire on New Orleans Mother's Day parade, multiple injuries reported May 12, 2013Ward of the city. There have been varying reports of injuries with as few as 12 and as many as 19 beinng reported. […]
- Suspect In Officer Shooting Was Shot 'Multiple Times' May 12, 2013The man accused of shooting two police officers after an alleged burglary died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner. […]
- Police Say Man Sexually Abused His Peacock May 12, 2013A man from northwest suburban Roselle, in DuPage County, faces a charge of misdemeanor animal cruelty after police said he sexually abused his pet peacock. […]
- 7 bizarre Airbnb rentals that are almost too weird to believe May 12, 2013Weird accommodation options are part of Airbnb's charm, so we'd like to propose seven current listings that should be verified immediately. […]
- Search yields no sign of 18-month-old victim in Ottawa quadruple murder May 12, 2013Despite a massive six-day search, law enforcement officers in Franklin County, Kan., still have not found the body of missing 18-month-old Lana-Leigh Bailey of Olathe, the sheriff said Saturday. […]
- Mayor blasts 36,000 calorie cupcake May 11, 2013New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has been on a war against all things fat and sugar, was double steamed when he was told the cupcake is decorated with his likeness. […]
- Weird News: 'Peeping Tom' Sentenced, After-School Fight on... May 11, 2013A Columbia man pleaded guilty Tuesday to secretly videotaping two women inside their Ellicott City condominium and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. […]
