A rare hybrid mutant was found dead in Maine along Route 4 evidently hit by a car while trailing a cat. The weird-looking creature is speculated to be the mysterious animal that has been the stuff of local legend and scared residents for almost half a generation. The animal was charcoal gray, around 40 and 50 pounds with a bushy tail, a short snout, short ears and curled fangs over its lips.

The English added fish and chips, Sherlock Holmes and the Oxford English Dictionary to its list of national treasures Tuesday, along with Monty Python, Robin Hood, the Mini and the long-running BBC Radio 4 soap opera "The Archers. " A government-funded project called Icons has asked English citizens to create a list of things that capture the essence of English culture. Some icons previously put on the list include cricket, pubs, red double-decker buses, Stonehenge, the FA Cup and the humble cup of tea.

A California radio station abruptly decided to change its format from the Christian music, sermons and Bible stories it had been broadcasting to what it calls "Porn Radio" about a week ago. It's slogan is " All sex radio, all the time. " KFYE was sold this month and plays various songs, everything from The Beatles to Janet Jackson. Songs that aren't sexual enough have moans and groans added to them.

The U. S. labor movement has launched a contest that seeks essays based on complaints from workers about their bosses. Dubbed "My Bad Boss Contest," the competition is organized by Working America, the AFL-CIO union federation's affiliate for nonunion workers. The movement has listed a week vacation for its top prize. Its Executive Director Karen Nussbaum was quoted by a Reuters news report saying, "It's an opportunity for people to get this off their chests and to see what's happening out there and to shine a spotlight on this. "

A missing tortoise has been reunited with its owner and pal of 55 years after having been on the run for almost 12 days. The tortoise, Daisy, was found almost a mile away from her home after owner Jonathan Bradley let her and fellow tortoise Bert out to chew on some clover, according to Ananova. com.