Authorities say that a couple's claim to have had sextuplets was a hoax aimed at tapping the generosity of others to pay the couple's mounting bills. Sarah, 45, and Kris, 33 claimed to have given birth to four boys and two girls on March 8. The babies were apparently in intensive care.

Sending flowers in time for Valentine's Day may be a little harder this year. The building housing the nation's largest flower shipping business burst into flames in southern Florida -- a week before Valentine's Day. The owner of Armellini Industries in Palm City said that 53 trucks transporting Valentine's Day flowers already were on the road when the building caught fire. The owner says the fire could not have come at a worse time.

Two firefighters burned two people after pouring gasoline down a firehouse drain, causing an explosion a few blocks away. Both firefighters have been indicted on charges of assault, official misconduct, environmental crimes and other offenses, says District Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

A new British survey indicates, Big Macs are plentiful where the increasingly obese poor live. Researchers discovered that for England and Scotland there is a strong correlation between neighborhood deprivation and the presence of Mickey D's restaurants, but obesity is not connected to the fast food chain or any others.

A man who repeatedly tossed bottles out of his apartment window in Hong Kong is ordered to leave, becoming the first tenant evicted under a new government method to deter litter bugs. Yuen Kin-man previously spent four months in jail for throwing bottles from his 25th-floor apartment. Housing official Lau Kai-hung says Kin-man was given one month to move out of his subsidized apartment before he is evicted by force. A government statement says Yuen has also been caught twice dumping domestic waste.