An advertisement the Gay Police Association (GPA) published in the U. K. newspaper, The Independent, was pulled for implying Christians were responsible for a huge rise in "hate crime" attacks on homosexuals. The ad depicted a Bible and a pool of blood under text that read "in the name of the father. " It also claimed the GPA has recorded a 74 percent increase in homophobic incidence where the only or main motivating factor was the perpetrator's religious beliefs.

Billy Joel is moving out, and you can move in for a mere $37. 5 million. If you have the cash, then you can live in the singer's Oyster Bay Harbor home in New York, which sports five bedrooms, three full baths, three half-baths, and eight fireplaces.

New Hampshire officials are blaming a teddy bear for the deaths of 2,500 trout. The stuffed animal clogged a drain after it was dropped into a pool at a Fish and Game Department hatchery. The fish were suffocated because the clog blocked the flow of oxygen to the pool.

A man police say was drunk and threatening a group of motorcyclists with a pool cue was hit by his own car. The accident happened when the man tried to approach the bikers. Richard Brooks, 50, was pulled out of the way by motorcyclists after his car knocked him into the highway. He'd left the car in reverse.

A 40 lb tortoise has made his way home, after a slow craw to freedom. Willy the tortoise spent a month roaming away from home, and found his way back to Kellie Copeland-Burnup's wading pool.