Posted: 5:49 PM A man clocked driving at speeds as fast as 112 miles per hour told authorities he was trying to dry off his just-washed car.

Posted: 1:18 PM A cat that strayed and then spent 10 months gadding about with a hitchhiker will soon be reunited with its owner.

Posted: 2:26 PM The pope has blessed thousands of Harley-Davidson motorcycles and their riders.

Posted: 12:45 PM Three companies have teamed up to create a bicycle that can fly.

Posted: 12:43 PM The help-wanted sign is out at a hotel in Austria that’s looking for a jester.

Posted: 11:50 AM A Boston woman forked over $560,000 for two off-street parking spaces.

Posted: 11:34 AM Neighbors rushed to douse the flames after three teenagers who were using a magnifying glass to torch ants managed to start a fire.

Posted: 1:19 PM A parking spot in a trendy San Francisco neighborhood fetched $82,000.

Posted: 1:18 PM A man who was fighting bedbugs with heat managed to set his house on fire in the process.

Updated: 4:54 PM An elderly good Samaritan who gave free haircuts to the homeless was kicked out of the city park where he was a fixture for more than two decades until a mayor intervened.

Posted: 1:35 PM A rare comic book found in the insulation in the ceiling of a house has sold for $175,000.

Posted: 1:34 PM George Orwell’s “1984” is a hot seller in the wake of revelations about government phone and Internet surveillance.

Updated: 1:19 PM An Australian endurance athlete has given up on her quest to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage.

Posted: 1:27 PM A 72-year-old grandmother took a shot at a would-be burglar, but missed.

Posted: 1:22 PM A new study sheds new light on the agility of speedy Cheetahs.

Posted: 12:51 PM A supermarket was expecting bananas, but got more than 200 pounds of cocaine instead.

Posted: 1:49 PM Word of a high school graduation party spread fast on social media, too fast it turns out.

Posted: 12:59 PM European scientists are on the trail of the world’s first web page, but it’s proving elusive.

Posted: 12:55 PM The 89th birthday of former President George H.W. Bush will be a celebration of socks.

Posted: 12:35 PM A new radio system that’s being installed at an Army post in Georgia is creating headaches for homeowners.

Posted: 12:32 PM After nearly eight decades, World War II veteran Frederick Gray has finally received his high school diploma.

Posted: 5:46 PM One of the stars of the reality TV show “Duck Dynasty” provided a backwoods explanation of salvation and predestination to Southern Baptist pastors meeting in Houston.

Posted: 1:47 PM A middle school is looking to claim the world record for the most sets of twins in a single grade.

Posted: 1:43 PM Things went from bad for worse for a drug suspect who managed despite his handcuffs to steal a police cruiser and lead officers on a chase that ended in a crash.

Posted: 1:21 PM An elderly Texas couple checked off the last item on their bucket list with a visit to Maine’s Capitol to watch lawmakers at work.