Two mothers were embroiled in a scuffle at a birthday party held at a Chuck E. Cheese, when the birthday son accused another boy of "hogging" an arcade game. Police reports stated that the sons of Catherine Aliaga, 38, and Tarsha Williams, 33, were fighting over a basketball arcade game at the children's restaurant.

Basketball coach Ron Hunter of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) went barefoot during a game and he did not expect the overwhelming support he obtained for an advocacy that intends to give pairs of shoes to thousands of African children. "When we started this I thought 40,000 was going to be tough," Hunter told the Indianapolis Star. "When they told me before the game we already had 100,000, honestly, I almost broke down in tears. "

For those who want to watch the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Chinese officials have a new "cheering coach. " Citizens in China's capital are now practicing how to act and react during the summer games. Some 200 factory workers from Beijing's eastern towns were gathered for a practice cheer session at the national stadium on Monday in the latest lecture on the subject. Factory manager Lu Xiaoping told AFP: "Because of this program, I also think that China's spectators will behave better. "

Norfolk, Virginia deputy sheriff George Bell, at a height of 2. 33 meters (7 feet 8 inches), is the tallest man in the United States and by Thursday, he will have a Guinness World Records certificate to prove it. Although shorter than Ukraine's 2. 57-meter (8 feet and 5. 5 inches) Leonid Stadnyk, the world's tallest, he towers over basketball giant Yao Ming. The 50-year-old police offer wears size 19 shoes and pants with 1. 09-meter (43-inch) waistline.

Police in New Zealand is looking out for a burglar who returned the stolen goods to the owner with an apology letter. The burglar entered Graeme Glass's home twice in one day first to steal some goods and later to return them.