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Florence museum: lost Galileo relics, a tooth and 2 of astronomer's fingers, found again
Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again, a Florence museum said Friday.
Canadian stamp sells for more than a quarter of a million at New York auction
A 12 pence Canadian stamp more than a century old has sold for US$260,000 at a New York auction, the highest price ever paid for a single Canadian stamp.
Volunteers in US state strive to save Santa letter service after Postal Service puts it on ice
A group of volunteer Santa Claus "elves" in Alaska's frigid interior is determined to save a popular holiday letter service featuring the North Pole's most beloved icon.
Dry run for World Laughter Games planned for Toronto on Saturday
Ah, Vancouver. Basking in the glow of international attention as it prepares to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. Little does it know there is a move afoot in Toronto to shanghai its worldwide sports thunder.
Moldovan army gives soldiers extra onions and garlic to fight swine flu after 24 fall sick
Moldova's army is feeding its soldiers onions and garlic to help them ward off swine flu.
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Police: In self-made videos, US teens steal Christmas presents
A suburban Philadelphia police chief says two teenagers are being held after officers arrested them and found video recordings they made of themselves burglarizing homes.
Toronto Zoo gorilla picks son's name by choosing one of five fruit piles
Charles the gorilla eyed a bank of cameras for a minute Wednesday morning before languidly reaching for a piece of fruit, unwittingly selecting his 2 1/2-month-old son's name.
Gotta have faith: Woman leaves $40,000 at shrine for safekeeping, gets it back a week later
A woman quietly left $40,000 worth of rare U.S. coins near a Catholic shrine for safekeeping so the Virgin Mary could watch over her life savings while she was out of town, and apparently it worked: The money was returned to her when she got back a week later.
Officials investigate after basketball-sized chunk of ice crashes through roof of US home
A basketball-sized chunk of ice crashed through the roof of a family's home after apparently falling from an airplane passing overhead.
After 50 years of mistaken identity, Cleveland zoo discovers Mary the tortoise is male
Zookeepers in Cleveland are the ones feeling slow because after more than 50 years, the tortoise they called "Mary" is actually a male.
AP Interview: Brazil short skirt woman shocked at her fame, wants to finish her tourism degree
Brushing back freshly dyed blond hair as she posed for pictures, the Brazilian woman whose short pink dress got her kicked out of college said Tuesday she's enjoying her newfound fame, but wants to go back to school - with a security guard.
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Enter the hospital: Would-be ninja impaled while trying to leap metal fence in Seattle
Seattle police say a man who thought he was ninja was impaled on a metal fence when he tried to leap over it.
South Carolina Statehouse gets smaller Christmas tree because of recession
You can call it the recession tree.
World's 3rd oldest woman, 114, dies in nursing home near Buffalo, N.Y.
A 114-year-old woman believed to be the third-oldest person in the world has died at a nursing home near Buffalo, N.Y.
San Diego Zoo's newest panda cub named Yun Zi - 'Son of Cloud'
A baby panda born at the San Diego Zoo has been named Yun Zi - Chinese for "Son of Cloud."
Maryland town where 'Blair Witch' filmed hopes new signs will deter thieves
The small Maryland town where "The Blair Witch Project" was set has some new welcome signs. Please don't steal them.
Toronto Zoo's Charles the gorilla to pick son's name through his snacks
For some parents the process of selecting their child's name is filled with long discussions, baby name books and never-ending lists, but for Charles the gorilla it will be as easy as choosing his morning snack.
This Scotch was on the rocks for 100 years: Antarctic team to drill for lost cache of liquor
A beverage company has asked a team to drill through Antarctica's ice for a lost cache of some vintage Scotch whisky that has been on the rocks since a century ago.
Suspected drunk driver in Oshawa, Ont., misses police cruiser, hits house
Durham regional police say a car missed a cruiser in Oshawa, Ont., but ended up hitting a house.
This Scotch was on the rocks for 100 years: Antarctic team to drill for lost cache of liquor
A beverage company has asked a team to drill through Antarctica's ice for a lost cache of some vintage Scotch whiskey that has been on the rocks since a century ago.
Ex-student returns overdue books to US school library after 51 years, gives $1,000 for fines
A high school librarian in Phoenix says a former student at the Arizona school returned two overdue books checked out 51 years ago along with a $1,000 money order to cover the fines.
Strippers-on-a-truck promotion halted in Las Vegas
Live strippers on the back of a truck is too much - even for Sin City.
Love parfait: Colombian cooking concocts dessert with passion fruit - and Viagra
A Colombian cooking school has concocted a "love dessert" made with passion fruit - and Viagra.
US principal retires after school district nixes cash-for-grades fundraiser
A North Carolina principal is retiring after school district leaders halted a cash-for-grades fundraiser she approved.
Texas man drives million-dollar Bugatti into a saltwater pond after pelican swoops low
Police say a low-flying pelican distracted a driver in Texas, causing him to veer off a road and drive his million-dollar sports car into a salt marsh.
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