In the weirdest low-speed chase in Los Angeles since the days of O.J. Simpson, a circus camel named Abdullah fled from his handlers, who took off after him down a busy street.
“There were 10 people running after this camel,’’ said a witness. “It was craziness on the street.’’
Abdullah was caught — and the show went on.
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A letter sent in 1943 to two sisters in upstate Elmira finally arrived last week — and wound up in the hands of two other sisters.
The letter was from the girls’ parents, who were visiting their brother at an Army base in Illinois.
The young girls who now live in the house, Maddy and Hannah Porgorny, are trying to return it to survivors of the intended recipients. Meanwhile, one has used it in a school history project.
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If this kid’s jailer is mean, he can’t cry to Mommy.
A British judge has sentenced a teenage robber to help his mother with household chores.
The 18-year-old thought the judge was harsh. “I think he was a bit strict saying I have to tidy my room or go to prison,’’ he said.
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This little boat will try to go where no toy has ever gone before.
Retired NATO scientist Robin Lovelock will launch a 4-foot-long boat he hopes will make the first unmanned trip across the Atlantic.
Lovelock, who lives in the UK, said the boat will be powered by wind, but navigated by a solar-powered GPS and computer.
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At this late date, it’s not likely to affect the outcome of World War II, but British code breakers are trying to decipher a message sent via a carrier pigeon that died on the trip and was recently found in a chimney.
One expert joked, “The most helpful suggestion we had . . . was from a member of the public who suggested that since the message was found in a chimney, the first two words were likely to be ‘Dear Santa.’ ’’