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Hairy stockings sold in China are apparently the latest craze used to ward off sexual predators, according to a user on Sina Weibo -- China's Twitter equivalent -- who posted a photo of the accessory that has gone viral.

The male polar bear at the Kansas City Zoo is off exhibit and is being treated with gastrointestinal medication, officials said Tuesday.

A Minnesota mother and her 18-year-old son are accused of stealing nearly $5,000 in frozen gopher feet and selling them for a bounty.

A Kansas City man supported a “nascent” plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, an FBI official said Tuesday at a Washington D.C. hearing.

A Canadian couple who recently stumbled upon a 400-year-old skeleton is now saddled with a $5,000 bill, Two weeks ago, Ken Campbell of Sarnia, Ontario, came upon some bones while digging postholes in his backyard.

Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch meticulously planned his own funeral, but his tombstone has the wrong birth date.

Come rain, wind or sunshine, the weather has long been one of Britain's main topics of conversation.

Bill Atkinson was found, abandoned, in a Kansas City, Kan., phone booth, less than a day old and covered in nothing but a blanket.

A man who fell while trying to climb down from a 15th-floor balcony is somehow not only still alive, but is expected to be on his feet again in around a week.

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A man who fell while trying to climb down from a 15th-floor balcony is somehow not only still alive, but is expected to be on his feet again in around a week.

Jet-setting Buddhist monks sporting stylish aviator sunglasses are being investigated for not sticking to a lifestyle of "simplicity and self-restraint".

One teen paid the price for foul language, while a handful of others ended up in handcuffs for unusual arrests.

Shawn Stefani celebrates after making a hole-in-one on the 17th hole during the final round of the 113th US Open at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.

More than 5,000 abandoned houses present Kansas City with a pricey problem every summer.

Biker culture came to the Vatican on Sunday as Pope Francis blessed thousands of Harley-Davidsons and their riders celebrating the manufacturer's 110th anniversary with a loud parade and plenty of leather.

The animal was forced out of its enclosure by a group of other males as it tried to protect its mate.

A man named Lovey R. Love has been arrested for statutory rape after the mother of a 16-year-old Kansas City girl discovered the 23-year-old suspect having sex with her daughter.

Teens Find Lost Credit Card, Use it to Buy Movie Tickets and Take Photos Four teens found a lost credit card at a movie theater and used it to buy tickets.

Contrary to popular rhetoric esposed by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and others, the majority of Kansans support immigration reform, speakers told hundreds gathered at a town hall meeting in Kansas City, Kan., on Saturday.