China may be banning strange names by default, as they prepare to institute identity cards for its 1. 3 billion people. According to state media, the name database for new electronic identity cards will not contain uncommon characters.

Maryland state Sen. John Giannetti saves the life of his political rival by performing the Heimlich maneuver on the choking man. The Associated Press reports victim Jim Rosapepe is running against Giannetti in the Democratic primary for the Washington district.

One man's idea of "artistic expression" has his neighbors on the phone with police. Parents are concerned over a naughty neighbor's decision to display Santa Claus in a not-so-jolly fashion. Parents fear their children will be affected after seeing the life-sized Santa doll that is blindfolded, with his hands tied, and hanging from a tree.

A Croatian man wants to put his organs on the market to pay back loans. In a weird twist, 40-year-old Nenad Vrbanic wants to cash in on his kidney and cornea to pay off debts and back loans totaling near 35,000 euros, according to local reports.