Oregon funeral home offers bicycle hearse for 1 last ride; casket is a basket, naturally
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle....

Zoo officials in Conn. looking into conception mystery after birth of anteater; no male in pen
GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) -- An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived....

Man runs out onto uncertain Alaska lake ice to avoid police; later surrenders
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant....

NYC residents livid over exhibition of photos secretly shot through their windows
NEW YORK (AP) -- Residents of a New York luxury apartment building are livid over an exhibition of photos secretly snapped through their apartment windows....

Eurovision Song Contest sees bizarre opera pop, flutes, drums and the return of European stars
MALMO, Sweden (AP) -- An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song written by the guitarist of Black Sabbath....

Australian politician sorry he accidentally 'liked' Facebook photo of prankster exposing self
SYDNEY (AP) -- An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself....

That's my car! McDonald's worker spots her stolen car in drive-thru at Wash. state restaurant
KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) -- A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later - in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant where she works....

Texas high school senior bags state record 800-pound alligator on first gator hunting trip

Penny-sized camera at University of Illinois offers view of how bugs see the world

Deer crashes through windshield of Pa. bus, runs around, jumps on seats and then gets let off
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A deer has taken a ride on a western Pennsylvania bus....