Mooning a police officer was community activist Steven Lee Myrick's undoing. Myrick, 41, was convicted by a jury Tuesday of raping a Hawthorne woman during a burglary seven years ago.

A man accused of stealing three endangered iguanas from a nature preserve in Fiji and smuggling them into the United States in his prosthetic leg has been indicted.

For American parents looking for donor sperm to produce blond, blue-eyed Scandinavian babies, the search just got a little trickier.

Firefighters had to tear though a wall to rescue an intoxicated man who became stuck while trying to climb down a chimney into the residence of his former girlfriend.

Authorities said a man wearing nothing but a hat tried to rob a convenience store in Carbondale. Police say the 24-year-old man charged in last month's robbery attempt often stands naked in front of the window of his apartment.

An Australian woman who gave birth to twins instead of a single baby after undergoing in-vitro fertilization has sued her doctor for the cost of bringing up the second child.

Animal expert Jack Hanna and an 11-month-old flamingo became trapped while trying to squeeze through an airport security turnstile. It took firefighters to finally get the flamingo out.

A man in southern China appears to have died of exhaustion after a three-day Internet gaming binge, state media said Monday.

U.S. Cities Starting Crackdowns on Pants Saggers; Some May Face Jail Time

A burglar visited Graeme Glass' home in New Zealand twice in one day _ first to steal some goods and later to return them, along with a heartfelt apology note.

A man who allegedly tried to burglarize a home lost his clothes in a scuffle with the 69-year-old homeowner and then tried to streak away before he was arrested.

Wellington (dpa) - A burglar spent two hours chatting on sex lines after breaking into a house in Hastings, New Zealand, while his 85- year-old victim slept in another room, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.

The basic requirement of the stealthy night-time burglar is the ability to stay awake. A suspected Norwegian burglar failed the test and ended up in jail.

Doctors often warn of the health risks of eating junk food, but it seems the treats can be a problem for burglars, too.