Credit card thieves are now making donations to charities - in your name. It's the newest tactic to ensure thieves get the best price for personal data they sell on the black market, according to Symantec, a security firm. Like reputable online retailers that check you have enough in the bank by making a small deposit, before OKing an order for an expensive laptop, thieves are now making small donations to ensure the card they just bought is valid.

She weighs in at about 200 pounds and loves to hug men coming out of bars. The only problem is, she also likes to take their wallets. Authorities call her the "Hugging Bandit" and are warning men to stay away from her. Reports claim that the "Hugging Bandit" waits by bars in the wee hours of the morning for men who have had a little too much to drink. She hugs them tightly, trying to talk them into something a little more, and then, "ZAP," their wallets are gone. She uses their credit cards within a few hours after stealing them.

A newly-wed couple from Levin, New Zealand played 18 holes of golf immediately after their wedding ceremony to decide who would give up their surname. Greg Marshall and his bride Adrienne Foley were still wearing their wedding outfits when they hit the green. The bride and groom agreed to play 18 holes of golf after Adrienne complained why women have to lose their surname when marrying.

New Yorkers may be paying a bit more for their holiday cheer this year, as Christmas trees are costing as much as $400. According to local papers, a 12-foot Canadian balsam was going for the full fare in Tribeca, while a 10-foot tree was selling for $395 at the Chelsea Garden Center.

A four-year-old boy changed into his Power Ranger costume to defend his family from armed robbers who broke into their home in Durham, North Carolina, it was reported. The News and Observer reported on Friday that two armed robbers entered the home of Stevie Long, 4, by approaching his mother's boyfriend outside of their apartment. The robbers then pushed the boy into the apartment together with his mother Jennifer Long, her five-year-old daughter Mary, a cousin and two others, then pushed them to the floor at gunpoint.