Patrons of the Mudville Grille said that a man burst into the restaurant swinging a samurai sword and made off with about $32 from the scared crowd. Witnesses said the man whipped the sword across two tables, clearing the tabletops before slamming his hand on the counter.

New Saudi King Abdullah has placed a ban on citizens kissing his or any member of the royal family's hand, declaring that only fathers and mothers deserved such reverence. King Abdullah spoke to a delegation of princes, officials and ordinary citizens, saying, "Brothers, there is something on my mind I want to tell you. Kissing hands is something alien to our values and ethics, and is refused by free and honest souls. "

An Illinois auto museum is offering $1 million for the car in which actor James Dean rode to his death in 1955. The car's whereabouts are unknown. Dean wrecked the '55 Porsche 550 Spyder on September 30, 1955 on a California highway. The mangled car was bought by car customizer George Barris, who created the customized 1949 Mercury Dean drove in the film, "Rebel Without a Cause. "

A man is arrested after police say he told a 13-year-old girl to hand a bank teller a note threatening a holdup. Michael Lyons, 45, insists to police that he and a group of girls celebrating his daughter's birthday were simply playing a practical joke. A police report states the note read, "Give me all of your money, this is a stick up. "

An Arizona man is sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman sleeping next to him on a plane. During a Delta Airlines Flight from Dallas to Boston on April 5, Deepak Jahagirdar, 55, lays a blanket on a 22-year-old woman, unfastens her seatbelt, unbuttons her pants and touches her genitals.