• French PM tells ministers not to use English for government business

  May 1, 2013
  French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault wrote a letter to government ministers instructing them to stop using English terms in official communications.

• 'The Hunger Games' wins five People's Choice Awards

  January 10, 2013
  "The Hunger Games" won five People's Choice Awards, while pop star Katy Perry scooped up three prizes in Los Angeles.

• Company employing goats to clear brush

  November 11, 2012
  Fire-prone residents and municipalities in California are calling an up-and-coming company that employs goats to eat away fire-fueling vegetation.

• Insulting email mistakenly sent to couple

  October 22, 2012
  A British woman said she was "horrified" to receive an email saying she and her fiance were not the "type of people" to have their wedding at a hotel.

• Landlord sues over haunting claims

  April 27, 2012
  A New Jersey landlord is suing former tenants who fled the home in the middle of the night after only one week, claiming the residence is haunted.
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  Michele Bachmann denies she will be going 'Dancing with the Stars'

  February 16, 2012
  U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., says she has no plans to compete on Season 14 of the TV competition series "Dancing with the Stars."

• Fugitive gives his whereabouts on Facebook

  February 12, 2012
  A fugitive drug dealer from Sicily was found in London after he posted photos on Facebook that provided police clues to his whereabouts, officials say.

• Toilet-loving boy, 4, gets free commode

  February 6, 2012
  A Wisconsin 4-year-old fascinated by toilets is the star of a video produced by fixture-maker Kohler that has more than 100,000 hits on YouTube.

• 'Castle,' 'Mother,' and Katy Perry nab multiple People's Choice Awards

  January 12, 2012
  The TV programs "Castle" and "How I Met Your Mother," and singer Katy Perry picked up multiple People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles Wednesday night.

• $200,000 chicken fine reduced to $100

  December 22, 2011
  A Florida judge has reduced a family's $200,000 fine for keeping hens in the backyard to $100.

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