Looking for Models in All the Wrong Places Wednesday, June 12

In April, doctors told a Stockholm newspaper at least one of Sweden's premier modeling agencies, looking for recruits, had been caught passing out business cards adjacent to the country's largest eating-disorder clinic, forcing the clinic to change …

Thrift Store Thief Gets Grilled Wednesday, June 12

Ruben Pavon was identified by surveillance video in Derry, N.H., in April snatching a grill from the front porch of a thrift store. Pavon explained to police that the store's name, "Finders Keepers," indicated to him the objects were free for the …

Pipe Bomb Buyback Wednesday, June 12

In May, Los Angeles police bought back 1,200 guns in one of the periodic U.S. buy-back programs, but they declined to accept the pipe bomb a man said he wanted to sell. "This is not a pipe bomb buyback," said Chief Charlie Beck. "Pipe bombs are …

The Best Health Care the House Can Buy Wednesday, June 12

In May, the Florida House of Representatives adjourned for the year without assessing themselves even a nominal increase in health insurance premiums for their own taxpayer-funded deluxe coverage, which will remain at $8.34 per month for individuals …

Abstaining Annoyance Wednesday, June 12

The Ypsilanti, Mich., City Council voted in May on a resolution that would've required the members always to vote either "yes" or "no" (to reduce the recent, annoying number of "abstain" votes). The resolution to ban abstaining failed: Three of the …

Strange, Sore Loser Wednesday, June 12

Keith Judd filed a lawsuit in Iowa in May, in essence to invalidate the 2012 election by having President Barack Obama officially declared a Kenyan and not an American. Judd filed the papers from a federal penitentiary in Texas, where he's serving …

They Picked the Wrong Car Wednesday, June 12

Paul Gardener and Chad Leakey were arrested in Tempe, Ariz., in May, charged with a spree of car burglaries. According to police, the men were trying various cars' doors, looking for unlocked ones, when they inadvertently opened the back door of an …

70-year-old Strong Man Wednesday, June 12

Timothy Adams, 24, was charged with home invasion in May in Gardner, Mass., but only after resident Michael Salame slammed him into the floor. Salame, 70 years old, has had eight heart stents, and must wear special coverings on his arms at night …

Dogs Gone Wild Wednesday, June 12

Oscar, a Lawrence, Mass., K-9, accidentally fired a gun into an occupied home during a police chase in March. He'd pawed the trigger while digging into snow where a fleeing suspect had tossed his gun. (No one was injured.) In March, a dog left …

The Hot Air of Arrested Dragon*Con Cofounder Wednesday, June 12

Edward Kramer, cofounder of the annual Atlanta fantasy-character convention Dragon*Con, was arrested in 2000 for allegedly having sex with underage boys but has yet to stand trial in Georgia because he's engineered a never-ending set of legal delays …