Odd News

Poole, England -- A British couple said they decided to give their baby the same name as the unusual place of her birth -- Kia.

Sissonville, W.Va. -- Authorities in West Virginia said a mother's argument with her daughter culminated in the mother shoving her son-in-law in front of an oncoming Jeep.

London -- Transport for London's lost property office, which turns 75 this year, has dealt with unusual items including breast implants and bull sperm.

New York -- A New York city councilman is encouraging women to snap cellphone pictures of subway gropers.

Los Angeles -- Customs officials at Los Angeles Harbor said a shipment of cargo labeled as Christmas ornaments was actually bongs, pipes and other drug paraphernalia.

Russellville-- Administrators at an Alabama elementary school said a deer crashed through a plate glass window and joined students in the cafeteria during breakfast.

Deltona-- Authorities in Florida said they arrested a man whose whispered demands for money went unanswered at a Deltona dollar store.

Washington-- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a call Thursday for the 15th annual Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award nominations.

Incline Village, Nev., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Homeowners and authorities in Incline Village, Nev., say they're on the lookout for a marauding, 700-pound black bear.

Ottawa -- Canadians made fewer trips to the United States in September than in August, although more U.S. residents traveled into Canada, federal statistics show.