Calif. man accused of trying to break in to prison

Pa. zoo on brink of finishing elephant sperm bank

Zoo officials trying to establish North America's first elephant sperm bank have been slowed by bureaucratic hurdles but hope South African officials will approve shipping frozen elephant semen to the United States in about a month.

Wash. woman's listing as slain is surprise to her

Cheri Schumann would like Kennewick High School's class of 1971 to know she is very much alive.

Et voila! French baguettes from a vending machine

France is the home of the baguette, that savory, crisp staple of a fabled gastronomy. But just try getting a fresh one in the evening, or on a holiday, or even in August, when many of the country's 33,000 bakeries are closed.

Blue shark found decomposing in the woods in NH

Authorities are investigating the discovery of a decomposing blue shark in the woods of New Hampshire.

Wild donkeys to be taken from Hawaii to California

In an effort to control the Big Island's wild donkey population, about 100 of them are being taken to California.

NY's 'Rent Too Damn High' candidate faces eviction

A candidate who ran for New York governor because "the rent is too damn high" says he's being evicted from his rent-controlled Manhattan apartment because his landlord wants to charge a new tenant more.

Orange goo near remote Alaska village ID'd as eggs

Scientists have identified an orange-colored gunk that appeared along the shore of a remote Alaska village as millions of microscopic eggs filled with fatty droplets.

Pa. man arrested for cutting tree that floods home

A Pittsburgh man has been arrested after police say he cut down a city-owned tree, which the man claims contributes to basement flooding.

Remorseful thief returns NH woman's items

Police say an apparently remorseful thief who stole a woman's wallet in a New Hampshire supermarket showed up at her door days later to return $90 and a GPS, and brought along an apology letter.

Video shows whale 'dancing' at Conn wedding

Trainers say a beluga whale seen bobbing to the music of a mariachi band on a wedding video taken at a Connecticut aquarium wasn't really dancing.

Ill. woman finishes bar exam while in labor

A pregnant suburban Chicago woman was so determined to finish the Illinois bar exam that she completed the test even after going into labor.

No place like home: Peacock flies back to NYC zoo

A peacock with a sense of adventure — and a good sense of direction — has flown back home to New York's Central Park Zoo. On Tuesday, humans flocked and tweeted as the peacock left the zoo for a perch on a Fifth Avenue window ledge. It had good taste: A condo there reportedly sold for $22.5 million in 2009.

Salon famous for Palin's up-do gets reality show

The Alaska hair salon made famous for Sarah Palin's up-do is getting the reality show treatment in a two-part series to be aired in September on TLC.

Heap returns to Arizona, career comes full circle

With his return to Arizona, Todd Heap's football career has come full circle.

Netflix deal helps CBS 2Q profit more than double

Those big checks that Netflix talks about sending to TV and movie studios for online rights are starting to be cashed on the other end.

Storm damages Ohio oak from 'Shawshank Redemption'

A large oak tree that played a key role near the end of "The Shawshank Redemption" was heavily damaged during a storm last week.

Hawaii girl finds message in a bottle from Oregon

A 10-year-old Oregon boy scribbled a note on binder paper, stuck it into a bottle and tossed it into the ocean. A year later and 2,000 miles away, a 9-year-old girl exploring a Hawaii shoreline found the bottle floating in a tide pool.

(CBS/AP) NORTH BRANFORD, Conn. - You may need to read this one twice.  

Researchers believe a monkey at Colchester Zoo has developed a sign language unique to her family. Now six young males in the group have also adopted Millie's behaviour.  

It's been months now since the planking wave crested and receded, and the question on every memeographer's mind has been, "What will come next?" How are we going to pose for photos if we're not lying face down with rigid limbs? There were a couple of forced attempts at new thi …

VIENNA  -- A famed Austrian museum has fired an employee for washing his hands and face with his urine.  

A priceless collection of violins stored with the world's biggest violin dealer has vanished after he was arrested for fiddling the books.

Here's one flight you can count your lucky stars you weren't on.  

PITTSBURGH - A suburban Pittsburgh woman is facing charges after police say her 3-year-old son tested positive for cocaine.  

Phoenix - Burch said the suspect made one of the victims push the suspect's car all the way to the gas station a block away. "What is bizarre and now stupid is that the suspect then goes inside that gas station to pay for the gas," Burch said. That's how CBS 5 News got a very cl …

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. -  A couple in Valrico loses their home and one of their dogs in a fire.  

A Port Charlotte man was arrested by Cape Coral police Monday after an incident at McDonald’s in which he allegedly repulsed customers by squeezing pimples on his back.

Yesterday: Memories are Made of This

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – August 11 – Yesterday was a very unusual day in my world. My daughter and her husband left to go to New York City, where their son is going to appear as a band member in a night club. He is a college student, and lives with my daught …

A New York executive got an unexpected show from his office window this week - when he noticed what appeared to be a porn shoot outside his window.

A Michigan woman driving southbound along I-275 near Livonia reports a dark object hovering at the height of a light pole with "intense white-blue lights around a boomerang perimeter," according to August 5, 2011, testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting d …

A beautiful Brazilian soap star has the lead role in her own daytime drama, which casts George Soros as a heavy who not only broke her heart, but also reneged on a promise to give her an Upper East Side apartment worth $1.9 million.

In a half-hour's time the bull ran about four miles, all the way from the east side to the west side of the town. That's when the bull's owner called in the cowboys. One of the cowboys, with lasso in hand, rode in the front of a squad car.

Toiana Smith thought a padlock and new fence would protect her home. But the fence is exactly what thieves took.

Meghan McCain would make an excellent 13-year-old. As a columnist, she is a thought-murdering demon of stupefaction. Today, she haz a sad about Barack Obama.