Police report that a man shot his friend twice in the abdomen over a heated debate on James Brown's real height. Dan Gulley Jr. , 70 was charged with assault for shooting James Brooks Jr. , 62.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office has launched an initiative that has deputies dressing as elves to clock in cars using a radar gun then sends a motorcycle deputy to pull the offender over and issue a ticket. Since implementing Operation ELF: Enforcing Limits and Fining speeders, more than 150 tickets were written in just over two hours Thursday.

If your last name is Jones, you missed out on the biggest gala ever held in your honor yesterday. Over 1,200 Joneses gathered Friday in Cardiff to break the world record for the largest assembly of people with the same name. Gaggles of Joneses flocked to the Wales Millennium Centre for the event, dubbed "Jones, Jones, Jones".

An icon of the Virgin Mary has been stolen from a monastery in Greece. A police operation headed by the deputy chief of national police is underway to find the 700-year-old replica. The icon is thought to have cured the sick and protect those who believed in its powers. People believe the icon's powers will bring tragedy to both the party who stole it and the people who relied on its protection.

The concert of international pop icon Madonna scheduled Sunday in Dusseldorf, Germany, will be monitored by German prosecutors to determine whether a mock crucifixion during the performance is offensive to religious beliefs. However, the prosecutors say they will not be watching the show live, but rather rely on media reports to conclude their observations.