Fearing their students would get hurt and hold the school liable, officials at an elementary school south of Boston have banned kids from playing tag, touch football and any other unsupervised chase games during recess. Willett Elementary School Principal Gaylene Heppe approved the ban and told the AP recess sports could prove to be lawsuits waiting to happen.

A former Winter Olympian won first place at the seventh annual North American Wife Carrying Championship. John Farra, who carried his 110-pound wife Tess won her weight in beer and five times her weight in cash, or $550 reports the AP.

ooking to get away from it all? Well, luxury retailer Neiman Marcus may have the perfect gift idea for you: a space trip that includes a spectacular view of Earth and a chance to experience weightlessness. This year's Neiman Marcus holiday catalog offers gift seekers a slew of ideas ranging from a $25 crystal desk bell to the $1. 76 million space charter for six passengers including medical assessments, training, a ride on the Virgin Galactic spaceship and an after-party at Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson's private-island retreat in the Caribbean.

Graduate student Wei-Ming Kao approaches a heavily guarded truck in a secluded parking lot in an industrial area of New York to pick up his orders -- to "stalk" and "kill" his target. But things are not as ominous as they seem.

Allen Snyder's 14-inch tall red-and-white garden gnome went missing in the spring and has now been apparently traveling the country. Since its disappearance, Snyder has received three letters to have been written by "Gnomey. " The latest letter, showed the gnome attending Pittsburgh's football home opener surrounded by Steelers fans.