A woman from St. Petersburg in Florida mysteriously survived without any injury, when the bra she was wearing stopped a stray bullet fired into the air, from entering her body. Debbie Bingham was on a visit to her family on New Year's Eve when a . 45 caliber bullet fired into the air by an unknown person, hit her left shoulder when it fell back down to Earth.

A man on a Vermont bound flight from Chicago was furious over the plane's security arrangement after being bitten by a scorpion twice on the plane. David Sullivan said the scorpion bit on the back of his right leg, just below the knee, crawled up through his crotch and down his left leg, before getting him again in the shin.

More than lifting and support, a woman was saved by her bra from a falling bullet during New Year's celebrations. The bra strap on her left shoulder had slowed down the bullet and prevented serious injury. In town to visit family, Debbie Bingham, 46, had gone outside with her daughter and son to celebrate New Year and watch the local fireworks display. At 11:40 p. m. she reported feeling a sharp pain in her left shoulder.

A wife grabbed an ax and chased her husband around the house over an argument they were having about their marriage. Police said the ax is a collector's item and was on display in the house. They add that it has a very sharp blade and has the potential to cause injury or death. Linda Masse, 50, argued in court that the ax is a toy.

The mayor of a coal mining town in the Komi Republic of Russia is asking the government to legalize prostitution with the aim of arresting the increasing number of extremist violence in the region. Igor Shpektor, mayor of Vorkuta, said legalizing the flesh trade would give men another way to spend their time rather than getting involved in racist attacks.