A small town in Nebraska has decided it is going to enforce a long-standing ordinance banning livestock. That could mean the end of the line for a 32-year-old horse that has always called Hickman, Nebraska home. (August 29)
Fake money showing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama with a headdress has been removed from the Snohomish County Republicans booth at the Washington State Fair. (Aug. 28)
Thousands of people around the world worked to set a record for the most people ever playing Monopoly at the same time. They used a new version of the Hasbro game in which cities around the world replace the traditional properties. (August 27)
Mass flight delays caused by an electronic communication failure at a Federal Aviation Administration delayed hundreds of flights and left passengers stranded. (Aug. 27)
Wei Shengchu has let the Olympic Games go to his head - Beijing's new pin-up is touring the Olympic Green with tiny flags from all 205 competing nations waving from his scalp on acupuncture needles. (Aug. 21)