A meteorite believed to have come from an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter has sold at an auction in New York for $93,000. The 355-pound chunk of iron, believed to be thousands of years old, was discovered in a crater field in Argentina.

The owner of a Boise, Idaho, strip club that was publicized in international news for its "art night" promotion, pleads guilty to three misdemeanor charges for violating Boise's anti-nudity law. Boise law requires dancers to wear at least pasties and thongs, although the law has a clause allowing nudity for "serious artistic merit. " Christopher Teague, the owner of the club Erotic City, said they began art night because he feels the ordinance is unconstitutional.

A North Korean music prodigy risked his life to escape the communist country so he could pursue his love of jazz. Reuters reports Kim Cheol-woong, 31, first heard jazz piano while studying overseas. The classically trained pianist wanted to play the less regimented style of music, but could not do so in the dictatorial regime.

Caracas, Venezuela (AHN)-Controversial American artist Spencer Tunick, who has photographed and filmed masses of people in the nude in dozens of public places, is now looking for at least 2,000 volunteers in Venezuela for his human art installation.

Local police are investigating the theft of more than $1,500 worth of sex toys stolen during the Southeastern Erotic Cultural Conference in Jacksonville over the weekend. The victims are three women who were selling the adult novelties at the convention being held at the Radisson Riverwalk Hotel.