A police dog searching for a handgun in a Massachusetts snowbank accidentally pulled the trigger with his paw, discharging the weapon into a nearby house.

A 7-year-old boy Baltimore boy was suspended from school after his teacher complained that the boy chewed a breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun, the boy’s father says.

Freaked out that he hadn’t posted to Facebook in over a month, a mother insisted that the Peruvian government find her 25-year-old son, Garrett Han, and his 25-year-old girlfriend, Jamie Neal, who were on a biking trip there there. Gawker has the incredible write-up of what they call the “world’s most embarrassing mom.

When a man tried to rob a Dunkin’ Donuts in Connecticut on Saturday night, an employee acted quickly and stopped him with the closest weapon available — hot coffee.

Methane gas from the sea floor caused a foul odor on Sunday that prompted nearly 100 emergency calls from residents reporting the stench from Santa Monica to West Los Angeles, officials said.

The woman who claimed she won a $5,000 contest on a baby-name website to have an online vote determine her baby’s name is actually an actress, hired by the website’s founder to drum up publicity, the actress and website founder confessed.

LONDON – A mystery man dressed as Batman demonstrated the same crime-fighting skills as the caped crusader when he handed over a suspect wanted for burglary in Britain.

A New York-area man who authorities say snuck into jail for visits may have the chance to become a permanent resident.

A Brooklyn man has been charged with faking his own kidnapping — and he may have concocted the whole story to avoid his girlfriend’s wrath.