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A class to die for: Zombies 101 at U. Baltimore
Call it Zombies 101. The University of Baltimore is offering a new class on the undead. The course is being taught by Arnold Blumberg, the author of a book on zombie movies, "Zombiemania," and the curator of Geppi's Entertainment Museum, which focuses on...

University of Baltimore - Geppi's Entertainment Museum - List of zombie films - Baltimore - Author
Nevada candidate touts speedy fix to budget crisis
One Nevada gubernatorial hopeful sees a speedy fix to Nevada's budget crisis. Nonpartisan candidate Eugene "Gino" DiSimone believes people would pay for the privilege to drive up to 90 mph on designated highways _ and fill the state's depleted coffers....

Nevada - United States - Budget crisis - Nonpartisan - Politics
Montana teen accidentally texts sheriff to buy pot
General rule of thumb: when looking to buy marijuana, don't text the sheriff. Authorities said a Helena teen hit a wrong number and inadvertently sent a message to Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton, saying "Hey Dawg, do you have a $20 I can buy right...

Cannabis - Sheriff - Illegal drug trade - Text messaging - Drugs
Homeless man calls 911 from hot tub, seeks cocoa
A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug got arrested for trespassing instead. Beaverton police say Mark Eskelsen called 911 from his cell phone, identified himself as "the...

Portland Oregon - Police - Beaverton Oregon - Trespass - Science and Technology
Hiker accidentally shoots himself in the rear
A hiker on Blewett Pass shot himself in the butt when he put a handgun in his back pocket. The Chelan County sheriff's office said the 52-year-old Snohomish man had moved his .40-caliber handgun from its holster to his back pocket Saturday to see if that...

Sheriff - Chelan County Washington - Law - Law Enforcement - Handgun
Mileage jump has couple wondering where car's been
A couple who left their car parked in a long-term lot near Kennedy Airport during a trip to California were trying to figure out what their car has been doing without them. Mimi and Ulrich Gunthart said their car odometer reading jumped by 724 miles while...

California - Odometer - John F. Kennedy International Airport - Transportation - Ulrich Gunthart
Kangaroo testicle? Chefs in Serbia say, 'Yes!'
In a remote Serbian mountain village, they're cooking up delicacies to make your mouth water _ or your stomach churn. At the seventh annual World Testicle Cooking Championship, visitors watch _ and sometimes taste _ as teams of chefs cook up bull, boar,...

Cooking - Serbia - Testicle - World Testicle Cooking Championship - Serbian language
Meth defendant accused of going to court with meth
A Washington state man who went to court to face a methamphetamine charge is in more trouble after authorities say he showed up with a bag of meth in his pants. The 33-year-old Bremerton man had to be booked and released from the Kitsap County Jail before...

Washington - Kitsap County Washington - United States - Bremerton Washington - Methamphetamine
Police: DWI suspect drives 11 miles without tire
Authorities said a western New York man whose license expired 33 years ago has been charged with driving while intoxicated after police said he drove a van 11 miles without one of its tires. The Genesee County Sheriff's Office said another motorist reported...

Driving under the influence - Police - Driving - New York - Sheriff
Crocodile tips Australian PM to win elections
A crocodile that picked the winner of the soccer World Cup has predicted Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard will be re-elected. The saltwater croc named Dirty Harry made his choice Thursday in his enclosure in the northern city of Darwin when he snatched...

World Cup - Darwin Northern Territory - Julia Gillard - Saltwater Crocodile - Prime Minister of Australia
Man shot in head, but notices only 5 years later
Police say a man living in Germany was shot in the back of his head, but that it took him five years to realize it. Police said Tuesday that the 35-year-old man was hit by a .22-caliber bullet in the western town of Herne as he was out in the street partying...

Germany - Police - .22 Long Rifle - Herne Germany - Police Misconduct
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Pa. woman blames gin-soaked raisins for violation
A Pennsylvania woman says she wasn't raising a glass, just raisins. Fifty-nine-year-old Judy Russo is accused of violating her probation by drinking and blames gin-soaked raisins she used to treat her arthritis. A Northampton County judge sentenced Russo this...

Pennsylvania - Northampton County Pennsylvania - Arthritis - United States - Probation
Mass. police: Shark sighting a practical joke
A practical joker in Massachusetts has taken advantage of recent shark sightings and caused a scare with a fake fin. Police say about 50 people were drawn to a Somerset, Mass., cove on Wednesday night after someone reported seeing a shark fin in the water....

Massachusetts - Somerset Massachusetts - Practical joke - Police - Water
Pa. fan turns Paul McCartney autograph into tattoo
Call it a signature in very permanent ink. A Pennsylvania woman took a sign to Paul McCartney's show Sunday in Philadelphia requesting he autograph her back with a marker. McCartney called Rose Ann Belluso up on stage and obliged, and she decided to make the...

Philadelphia - McCartney - Tattoo - Autograph - Paul McCartney