For some readers, News of the Weird is a light diversion from the serious reporting of the week. For others, though, it's a weekly chronicle of the alarming decline of civilization. Or a therapeutic personal benchmark (for reassurance that the problem is other people, not you). Or, for the few who actually wind up in News of the Weird, a monument to lives interestingly lived. I hope it's not a ... read full post picked by keroberos32 1 year ago

Here's todays run of weird stories from The Sun news paper.

All the stories are one page so read away! picked by davethefish 2 years ago

From story:
"He chose a 42-inch katana, a Japanese samurai sword, and went inside to confront Lee Alexander, a 25-year-old ranch hand from Polk County who was convicted in 2000 of a lewd and lascivious act on a person under 16. Less than 15 minutes later, Alexander was dead." picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

This site posts weird news of the week for those who want a glimpse into the strange lives of others or for those who just need a break from the disheartening 'real' news out there. picked by ybne1else 3 years ago

Scott Moore is in charge of news at Yahoo! Broadcast television still reaches more people in a single hour; 6 million viewers at a time will tune in to the CBS Evening News. But over the course of a month, the online portals are providing news to more people. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

No one likes to give bad news. What if there was a better way to give out bad news? What if there was a robot that could tell people things they didn't want to hear? picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

Aren't you glad it wasn't delivered to your house? Well, officials say there are more than two dozen other packages out there with human body parts. picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

Very interesting, very different social news site for strange, funny, scandalous and generally non-boring news. picked by norequest 3 years ago

Chuck Shepard has seen it all, he runs the "News of the Weird" and some stories have been submitted so many times that they are just not considered weird anymore...

1. an old, widely-advertised phone-sex number is reassigned to a church
35. dog steps on gun, shooting the master
46. unlabeled urn with loved one's ashes mistakenly stolen or sold at yard sale picked by tragluk 2 years ago

News At Seven automatically gathers news with relevant images, videos and opinions from blogs and combines them into a virtual newscast. picked by TheStep 3 years ago

Think the news is boring? Well here is a site that may change your mind. It is a community driven experience – imagine fantasy sports meets the evening news. Roleplaying, prediction of real world events and more are combined into a new fun learning experience. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

In Ireland, they bury people quickly _ and now they're harnessing the speed of the Internet to help families grieve across the globe. picked by suebe 3 years ago

Just last week there was a story about peacocks going on "the pill," one about police unsuccessfully attempting to tase a 450-pound boar into submission and another about a mother and son who allegedly tried to put a "hit" on two men and offered to pay the would-be killer in anti-anxiety pills. "We're a content provider for the rest of the country, if not the world,"... read full post picked by tigertony 1 year ago

Two women are facing fraud charges for staging fake funerals of fake people. They had a plan to collect $1 million from insurance policies on people who didn't exist. If convicted they could face up to 100 years in federal prison. picked by suebe 8 months ago

A 36-year-old German mother-of-five drove her son to a jewelry store he wanted to rob because she was afraid he may come to some harm, Bild newspaper reported Wednesday.

While her 17-year-old son and his two accomplices stabbed and robbed a jeweler in the eastern city of Dresden, the mother waited in the car... picked by jokestarter 3 years ago

This article starts with the sentence "The internet is killing newspapers and giving birth to a new sort of news business."
Bearing in mind what plime is, I was very surprised not to see this recent article posted here. Did I miss it?
A couple of very important factors are mentioned... picked by rambler 6 months ago

As of 3:30 pm PST, Russian officials say 78 bodies of miners have been recovered from the mine site explosion in Siberia, but fear casualities will increase. picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

A 22-year old Rhode Island woman tried to conduct a drive-through robbery of a bank while riding in the back of a hired limousine... picked by jokestarter 3 years ago

Silly & wierd news clips from around the world - Ex. A brothel in Germany hopes to capitalize on the growing number of retirees by offering them a 50 percent discount in the afternoon. picked by susiesunshine 3 years ago

Funeral Director Peter Dohanich offered a free funeral in exchange for building work on his apartment. The media attention this generated led to a squabble with his landlord and ultimately to him retracting the offer.

Update to Suebe's post picked by pocksucket 9 months ago