A man planning to run in the Republican primary for the West Virginia state Senate has withdrawn after accidentally registering himself as a Democrat, ten years ago. Ronald Jean Moltere, 64, recently discovered the mistake he made a decade ago. He explained that he never found out about the mistake because he had always voted in the general elections, and never in the primaries.

Britain's Duchess of Cornwall has been blamed for "cursing" a luxury cruise liner. Cunard's Ł300 million MS Queen Victoria - which was officially launched by Camilla in Southampton three weeks ago when she failed to successfully smash the champagne bottle on its side - has been struck by a potentially fatal stomach bug.

A woman arrested by police officials for domestic battery was also charged with police battery after wiping her nose on the back of an officer's shirt. In an incident that took place Friday, 36-year old Georgia Ann Newman was arrested for biting and slapping a man. While being led away, she allegedly wiped her nose on the officer's shirt while being led into the police station for booking procedures.

Even death will not stop Chet Fitch from sending Christmas cards to his friends. His cards, with "Heaven" written as the return address and with his signature on it, were received by his 34 friends before Christmas or two months after Fitch died at age 88.

Santa Claus still gets the most mail, according to the Universal Postal Union (UPU). In 2006 Santa received more than six million letters that are answered by postal workers in 20 countries. Written by children and filled with the most fanciful wishes, these missives are often addressed simply "To Santa, North Pole. "