WEIRD IS THE WORLD: Man pulls gun on a girl scout selling cookies

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MAN PULLS GUN ON GIRL SCOUT SELLING COOKIES
A man is accused of pulling a gun on a girl scout when she came to his door selling cookies.
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Company has contract to kill stray dogs in Sochi during Winter Olympics
A pest control company which has been killing stray dogs in Sochi for years says it has a contract to exterminate more of the animals throughout the Olympics.
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Quick-thinking woman traps carjacker inside her garage until police arrive
A Chicago woman has given new meaning to the concept of putting someone under house arrest.
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Rats could one day be bigger than cows
Super-size rodents will evolve as larger mammals become extinct, claims scientist
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Meet the girl who cries STONES instead of tears baffling doctors and panicking villagers
Superstitious villagers fear a little girl is possessed by the devil's magic - or gripped by an unsolvable epidemic.
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Burglar alarm stolen from DIY store
Police are looking for a man who allegedly stole a burglar alarm from a B&Q store in Essex.
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News reporter has car stolen live on camera by very angry woman
It’s always Florida, isn’t it? In the state’s latest bizarre incident, a news reporter had his car stolen, possibly by the subject of his report – whilst the camera was still rolling.
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Elephant fat camp in the works
Zoo elephants frequently pack on extra pounds, so a Silicon Valley entrepreneur — to be assisted by Oakland zoo staff — is proposing an elephant fat farm.
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Thief breaks into shopping mall and tries to have sex with mannequin
Security cameras captured the man kissing the dummy and carrying out a sex act in Jaragua, southern Brazil
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Teacher sacked for accidentally shooting pupil in the leg during classroom experiment
Richard West used a pellet gun to demonstrate bullet deceleration to pupils
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Woman tasered misbehaving kids
Letina Smith accused of using a stun gun on kids when they misbehaved
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Woman, 81, arrested for allegedly feeding bears, threatening officers
An 81-year-old Florida woman arrested last year for allegedly feeding bears was again arrested this week on suspicion of violating her probation by illegally feeding wildlife and threatening to kill a law enforcement officer.
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Six year old boy suspended from school for eating Mini Cheddars
Headteacher says cheesy crackers "potentially harm" school children and suspended boy for four days
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Family props up, poses with dead boxer in ring
Even in death, Christopher Rivera Amaro almost looked ready to box, leaning against the corner of a simulated ring.
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