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Brazilian politician allegedly campaigned with cocaine
A woman running for city council in northern Brazil has been charged with handing out cocaine attached to her election leaflets in an attempt to bribe the local electorate to vote for her. This could...
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China arrests 101 members of doomsday cult
Chinese police have detained 101 members of a heretical Christian sect known as Almighty God and Eastern Lightning who follow Mayan doomsday prophecies and believe the country is about to experience...
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Patrons stuck in Calgary bar for hours during police standoff
Almost 50 people were trapped in a Calgary bar for several hours on Saturday afternoon while police hunted robbery suspects hiding on the pub’s rooftop. I’m not sure how different this was for the...
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One-man Wyoming town set to re-brand itself as coffee capital
A microscopic, one-person town in southeastern Wyoming has been sold for $900,000 to a Vietnamese entrepreneur who plans to ship coffee there from his home country to turn Buford into a tourism...
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Willie Nelson cancels SeaWorld show over theme park’s policies
Country music legend Willie Nelson has pulled out of next year’s SeaWorld Orlando’s Bands, Brew & BBQ concert series, saying the way the aquatic entertainment giant operates is unacceptable. The...
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s band’s drummer facing sexual assault charges
The drummer in Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s part-time rock band – Herringbone – faces five counts of sex charges involving a minor that allegedly took place from 1998-2000. Little is known...
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