Yvonne Lee - All Headline News Staff Reporter"It was stupidity and completely out of character," he says. "I broke the law and I tried to conceal it. "

A groom's best man turned into his worst man after he set the newly wed's house on fire. A court sentenced Joseph T. Overton to nine years in prison for arson and manufacture of explosive devices for causing the fire during the couple's honeymoon.

People aren't the only ones making New Year's resolutions to lose a few pounds. According to veterinarians and pet owners in Britain, 33 percent of pets were considered to be overweight and 38 percent of pet owners says their animals put on weight during the Christmas holiday. Overweight pets can face a host of illnesses, like humans, including diabetes, arthritis and heart conditions, according to research released Friday.

A fishing pier hailed as the longest pier in North Carolina, is about to become a thing of the past thanks to rising real estate prices and a divorce settlement. The Long Beach Pier is slated to be torn down sometime in February, along with its tackle shop, motel and restaurant after closing Saturday.

A 35-year-old Austrian man put his hands under a train so his fingers would be severed and he could collect an insurance pay-out, according to prosecutors in Austria. The suspect, a former false fingernail designer, told police he was riding his bicycle when he lost control and rolled down an embankment onto rail tracks just as a train was passing. He lost a thumb on one hand and an index finger and a pinky on the other.