CNEWS Weird News

Onion ring beats Harper on Facebook

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:10:08 -0500

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has new competition in the form of an onion ring and the onion ring is so far the hands-down winner.

Thief robs arcade with cup of coffee

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:47:31 -0500

A thief in the German town of Hamelin robbed an amusement arcade by threatening the attendant with a cup of coffee, authorities said on Tuesday.

Man tried to buy crack with credit card

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:01 -0500

Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card

Cows now outnumber humans in New Zealand

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:31:42 -0500

New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-1 by sheep have a new farm animal majority to worry about: cows.

Strip club hosts 'Lap dances for Haiti'

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:41:34 -0500

A strip club in Ohio has raised $1,000 for Haitian earthquake relief during what was billed as "Lap dances for Haiti."

Shoplifting suspect flees into police station

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:19:31 -0500

Police say a man suspected of stealing a bottle of Schnapps from a Wyoming grocery store didn't have the best escape route planned.