A woman in Kansas running from police ends up stuck in a drain pipe. She had to be rescued by firefighters and taken to a hospital, treated for hypothermia. (Jan. 9)
Italy's parliament is considering a bill to verify the authenticity of real Italian coffee. (Jan. 2)
A 4-week-old polar bear, that was rejected by its mother, is being hand-raised at a German zoo. Officials say the newborn seems to be healthy. This is the same zoo where the polar bear, nicknamed Knut, was raised by humans. (Jan. 9)
Thieves stole seven rare albino alligators from a Brazilian university zoo, and investigators suspect animal smugglers were behind the crime, officials said on Friday. (Jan 4)
Roger Clemens sat down with Mike Wallace to discuss allegations that the seven-time Cy Young Award winner took steroids during his career. Clemens said the allegations were false. (Jan. 7)
Most students dread going back to school after winter break, but a 10-year-old Mexican boy was so anxious to stay home that he took matters into his own hands. (Jan. 8)
A former TV stuntman tried to parachute from the 86th-floor observation deck of the Empire State Building in 2006. Now, he's suing, saying the building's operators defamed him when they said he engaged in illegal activity. (Jan. 15)
President Chen Shui-bian announced his resignation as ruling Democratic Progressive Party chairman last night to take the blame for the party's biggest electoral defeat since its creation in 1986.
Opposition Kuomintang presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou said Saturday his party will try harder to stay united and humble despite the landslide victory in the legislative polls.
Since 2004, fox hunting in the United Kingdom has been illegal. Wednesday, fox hunters took their hounds for a run but weren't allowed to shoot any foxes. (Dec. 26)
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