An unidentified robber broke into a house in Forrest City, Arkansas and took off with a bundle of Christmas gifts and other items, but later left a note to the house's owner saying "Sorry, wrong house. "Police says the robber broke into the house of Joyce Williams. The note was left in an apparent moment of guilt by the robber, officers said.

A woman enraged at her husband for telling her to turn up the house's heating system drew a gun, aimed at him, pulled the trigger. She ended up hitting the TV. The husband was cowering underneath a pillow when the shot was fired. The incident was reported to 911, as a Joseph Grucz placed the call saying "My wife's got a gun. She's shooting at me. "

Former U. K. Prime Minister Tony Blair can now be seen in his cameo role in an online White House video of U. S. president Bush's dog. The Barney Cam, an annual Christmas movie starring the White House Scottish terrier, gives a dog's-eye view of the White House decorated for Christmas.

A secret door which led to the hideaway of "canoe man" John Darwin during the years he was "missing" was discovered by the current tenant of the former Darwin residence. The passageway was in a cupboard with a fake wall, which opened to a passageway to a small living space. Police believe that Darwin would go from the bedroom he shared with wife Anne, and go down the passage into the room, whenever Anne would have visitors.

Volunteer workers at the Daley Plaza bolted down a Baby Jesus in the store's Nativity Scene, with the hopes of keeping the display's main object from being stolen. The infant was secured to its spot with cable wrapped around its waist, and its body was then bolted to the floor of the manger.