The inmate seeks $235,000, arguing the couple reneged on an “oral contract” to hide him in exchange for an unspecified amount of money.

The inmate seeks $235,000, arguing the couple reneged on an “oral contract” to hide him in exchange for an unspecified amount of money.

An Oklahoma man who claimed he is a stuntman and that his feet are "certified weapons" seemed to believe his own hype when he refused to exit a burning laundromat.

Three US wealth managers who picked up a $254m lottery jackpot deny claims they only collected the cheque for the real winner, a client of theirs.

Five Los Angeles sex offenders have been arrested for violating probation by decorating their homes for Halloween.

A cemetery worker could spend 10 years in jail after he admitted stealing an electric guitar from a coffin.

A New Zealand woman was sentenced to community service after she claimed her daughter’s rival for a boarding school spot had a sexually transmitted disease.

Cake Wrecks’ new book for the festive season: Wreck the Halls.

Three wealth managers from one of the richest US cities are unveiled as winners of a $254m (£163m) lottery jackpot.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A woman gave birth in a restroom at Baltimore’s airport after arriving on a flight, an airport spokesman said on Monday.

(Reuters) – In a twist of lottery fate, three Connecticut money managers took home the state’s largest Powerball jackpot. The trio came forward with the winning ticket at a press conference on Monday.

Ah, Christmas. The season of giving, of goodwill toward men … and of gun-toting children.

A Surrey, B.C., couple who have been in limbo for two years since losing their travelling reptile road show, had their case against the province dismissed Monday by a B.C. Supreme Court judge.

Two legendary Canadian footballers have proved that old habits die hard at an awards dinner honouring the 73-year-old former rivals.

More than 20 tonnes of yeast extract – believed to be Marmite – caused delays for commuters after it spilled onto a busy motorway from an overturned tanker.