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College Fest Partygoers Start Street Fires After Police Break Up Crowd In Ohio

Partygoers to the Kent State University's annual College Fest started several street fires Saturday night after police tried to break the large crowd by firing rubber bullets and paintballs with nausea-inducing chemicals.

There were no reports of injury but the Kentnewsnet.com reported 125 arrests.

German Woman Divorces Husband Because He Cleaned Too Much

A German woman divorced her husband after she became fed up with his constant cleaning.

German media says the wife made it through 15 years of marriage with her husband's penchant for rearranging furniture, doing household chores and cleaning up, Reuters reported.

Inventory Of Used Office Cubicles Rise In U.S. As Companies Close

A new unofficial indicator is fast emerging as a barometer of the recession gripping the U.S. It is a rise in inventory of used office cubicles for sale as more companies shutter.

Rightsize Facility Performance, a Chicago office furniture retailer, expects to have access to 250,000 used cubicles across the U.S. by summer, up from 30,000 to 40,000 office cubicles last year.

Bodies, Remains "Evicted" From Foreclosed Funeral Home

Five bodies and 22 cremated remains were among those evicted from a foreclosed funeral home in Pontiac, Michigan.

The evicted remains from the House of Burns Memorial Chapel at 195 South Blvd. were temporarily sent and stored at the Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office. The remains will be released to the right claimants or licensed funeral homes, Pontiac Medical Examiner's administrator Robert Gerds told the Detroit Free Press.

Englishman Completes World's Largest Jigsaw Puzzle

A retired sales manager in England has completed what is called the world's largest jigsaw puzzle, measuring 12 feet by 6 feet.

Eric Smith, 73, assembled 24,000 pieces of the puzzle within 179 days over six months. The puzzle has a picture of dolphins and boats.