A teen was decapitated after jumping two fences to get into a restricted area around a Six-Flags roller coaster on Saturday. According to reports, witnesses could only speculate why the boy went to such lengths to gain access to the area that was clearly marked "off limits. " Some say he was trying to retrieve something he'd lost. Another friend entered the prohibited area but was unharmed. The boys were there with a church group from South Carolina, which included the 17-year-old victim's parents.

The Hampshire Council has ordered a 47-year old woman to remove a pirate flag from her garden following a crackdown on pirates. Carol Clark, who hails from Whitchurch, said she shocked when told to have her skull and crossbones flag from her garden by local authorities citing breaches on advertising rules.

The state Bridge Task Force released a report on Wednesday asserting that New York's 49 deck trusses are safe for traveling. The report also confirmed that the bridge inspection procedures that are in place at the moment are adequate. The mass inspection was ordered by New York governor Eliot Spitzer following the collapse of a Minneapolis deck truss bridge in August.

Royal courtiers wanted to block the sale of "tasteless" memorabilia when Britain's Queen Elizabeth II married Prince Philip in 1947. Papers released Tuesday by the National Archives at Kew, west London, revealed that members of Britain's Royal Court took their concerns over the wedding souvenirs to the Home Office. The courtiers were particularly annoyed about the "undesirable" handkerchiefs, produced by the Cheadle Fabric Factory.

A museum exhibit featuring several American flags that had been deep-fried has been removed over concerns that the art could spark a controversy. The Customs House Museum exhibit titled "The Fat Is in the Fire," featured three U. S. flags imprinted with phrases such as "Poor people are obese because they eat poorly" and more than 40 smaller flags fried in peanut oil, egg batter, flour and black pepper. Art student William Gentry said his work was inspired by the prevailing obesity problem in America and that he deep-fried the flag for his concern about America and America's health.