Commuters on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia had no choice but to reach for their camera phones when an injured hawk caused traffic jam for on Thursday morning. The 8-week-old female red-tail hawk, which was found with a broken wing on the highway, required a rescue effort that contributed to delays of about 15 minutes. According to AP reports, a team from Pennsylvania Game Commission rescued the bird at about 9:30 am and took it to the Webbed Foot Wildlife Clinic. The bird will be treated or euthanized, depending on the severity of its injury.

As National Sandwich Month begins a study reveals the most popular sandwich amongst Americans. According to the study the "Monte Cristo" sandwich, composed of ham, chicken, and Swiss cheese is the favorite sandwich choice. A Texas A&M University study also reveals that Americans eat more than 45 million sandwiches annually with an average U. S. citizen consuming about 200 sandwiches a year. The study also estimates that an average child will eat around 1,500 peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches before graduating from high school.

Berlin witnessed Saturday a unique football match between Christians priests and Muslim imams. The Anglican priests won 6-2 in the match to show peaceful co-existence. The referees were Jewish. The annual event aimed at overcoming many of the prejudices facing Muslims and Christians in Germany. The match was attended by 70 spectators and many media people.

Accepting the challenge of a friend to pot 108 holes in the game of golf, Beatrice High School golf coach Dick Stuart, middle school teacher Ben Essam and golf pro Joel Brueggemann made a record of sorts by playing 110 holes, a bit more than the original goal. When their friend Jim Edwards said it was impossible to play six rounds of golf in one day, the trio decided to start at 5:45 a. m. and finished two more than six rounds of 18 holes at 9:15 p. m. The first few holes were literally played in the morning fog.

Sirens, rubber traffic cones and even a lullaby - nothing could move an eight-foot alligator off the San Antonio's busy Loop 410 that sits on city's South Side. The reptile that apparently came from Mitchell Lake, just south of Loop 410, wandered onto the road Sunday morning causing a major gridlock on the highway for almost an hour. Officer Albert Silva, who was the first to arrive at the scene of the traffic backup, said, "I don't remember any of this in the academy. As far as I know, there's no procedure on this other than: 'Don't get bit. '"