Morning Jolt: What's that structure on Mars?

What's happening today and what will be the talk around the watercooler.

Dog 'shoots' owner when gun falls to floor

A Tennessee man was accidentally shot in the foot Saturday morning when his dog knocked a gun onto the floor, causing it to discharge.

Investigators to probe UFO reported over Mass. town

Volunteer UFO investigators would like to learn more about a strange object a passing motorist reported and photographed in the Acton, Mass., vicinity last July.

About $3 million in gold stolen from California courthouse

Approximately $3 million in historic gold nuggets were stolen from a display at the Siskiyou County Courthouse in Yreka, Calif., early this morning. All the gold found in the display was found in Siskiyou County, where thousands of gold-seeking forty-niners settled in the 1800s to make their fortunes.

Illinois man saves dog who fell into icy lake

Robert Jordan jumped into the chilly waters of Lake Storey on Thursday around 3 p.m. after his dog Ollie fell through the ice. He said Ollie had been chasing geese and fell into the cold water about 25 yards from shore.

Two men from Washington state traveling to Massachusetts on foot

It sounds like a tall-tale from an era long forgotten: two men from Washington trek across the United States on foot in hopes of starting their own business, a brewery, in Massachusetts. It might end up as a tall-tale in an era yet unknown, but this story is happening right now.

Police: Peanut-loving man stole 48 Peanut M&Ms bags

A man who stole a giant packet of peanut M&Ms told police he likes peanuts after being arrested Friday.

 

Family calls 911 after getting lost in corn maze

An evening stroll through a corn maze in Danvers, Mass., took a confusing turn Monday for a family that became disoriented in the rows of corn and called 911 to ask for help.

Some people can’t get enough of 'The Andy Griffith Show'

Since 1960, "The Andy Griffith Show" has never left the airwaves. But for some fans, having the show still on TV isn’t enough. Fan conventions and websites abound, and every fan seems to have a favorite character. Steve Ewing's commitment to Mayberry went a step further - he began getting the show's characters tattooed on his body in 2000. 

Harold Camping 'mystified' over no judgment day

Camping first calculated the date of May 21, 2011 for his first judgment day book “1994?” His complicated calculation was based on the time that Christ went to the cross in 33 A.D. But in that book, Camping decided judgment day would occur in September 1994 because of the Scripture verse “… but for the elect’s sake those days should be shortened” (Matthew 24:22).

 

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