NJ school district bans limos, luxury vehicles at prom

Students attending this year's senior prom for Lakeland Regional High School in Wanaque will not be allowed to arrive in limousine, party buses or any luxury vehicles, according to Superintendent Hugh Beattie.

Man plans to swap out a nursing home for the Holiday Inn

In a Facebook post that's been shared over 90,000 times, resourceful Spring resident Terry Robison elaborates on his retirement plan. He won't be spending his golden years in the neighborhood nursing home. Instead, he'll be shacking up at the Holiday Inn.

Tech magic: MIT student develops real Hogwarts sorting hat

A post-doctoral student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a project that can analyze brain activity and sort users into a "Harry Potter" Hogwarts house.

Teen falls through gym roof onto wrestling mat during match

A teenager fell through a skylight at a Florida high school gym and crashed onto a wrestling mat, shocking spectators as wrestlers were competing.

Man accused of dipping testicles in customer's salsa has been arrested

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man was jailed on felony charges after appearing to dip his testicles into a container of salsa that a customer had ordered online.

2 arrested in buffet brawl over crab legs at Alabama restaurant

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama police say a dispute over crab legs at a dinner buffet ended in a brawl that left two people facing misdemeanor charges. Huntsville police officer Gerald Johnson says he was eating at the Meteor Buffet restaurant when a fight broke out.

Couple sues Planned Parenthood for child support after failed abortion

An Idaho couple claims Planned Parenthood "deceived" them after a failed abortion -- and is asking the agency to cough up the unforeseen cost of raising "an additional unplanned child."

Safety Harbor woman finds snake inside her dryer

Laundry is usually one of those mundane chores around the house, but one woman in Safety Harbor got a rush of adrenaline after coming face-to-face with a snake in her dryer.

Gigantic ‘nightmare' bee, thought to be extinct, found alive

It's been called the "holy grail" of bees, and hasn't been seen alive since 1981. Now Wallace's Giant Bee has been rediscovered in the wild, 38 years after scientists thought it had gone extinct.

German police: dead cow kicked slaughterhouse worker

Police in southern Germany say a slaughterhouse worker suffered serious injuries after being kicked in the face by a dead cow.

Northern Virginia school under fire after students instructed to play ‘runaway slave game'

An African American history lesson at school in Northern Virginia is generating backlash after students were instructed to role play as slaves on the Underground Railroad.

Sheriff: Man steals dozens of Budweiser cases, bites deputy

Deputies have arrested a Bibb County man who they say bit an officer and stole dozens of cases of Budweiser from area gas stations.

Oregon lawmakers introduce bill to lower voter age to 16

Oregon lawmakers are floating a bill that would ask voters to amend the state’s constitution to lower the voting age from 18 to 16-years-old under a plan unveiled Monday.

Owls evict hawk from San Francisco nest

A live streaming camera captured an aerial battle in San Francisco.

Runner slips on ice, falls 180 feet to his death from peak in San Gabriel Mountains

A runner fell more than 150 feet to his death from a peak in the San Gabriel Mountains on Sunday when he slipped on a patch of ice, authorities said Monday.

Gator eats python in Florida Everglades

A Florida man captured a Florida moment on video playing out in front of him in South Florida.