So, extraterrestrial vistors to our planet or swarm der rotzlöffel? Crop Circles in Bavaria: Extraterrestrials or Kids? The Associated Press reports on crop circles discovered in a German farmer’s field: BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of people are trekking to a Bavarian farmer’s field to check out a mysterious set of crop circles. The ornate design…

In South Africa, there’s a new, large statue of Nelson Mandela with an unexpected quirk: inside the statue’s ear the sculptors added a small rabbit. Here’s a photo that shows a tiny addition to the late leader’s right ear: The artists consider the rabbit their ‘trademark.’ So, should it stay or should it go? I’ll…

In Oklahoma, a police officer saw and arrested Justin Harrel of Elk City in a local park on outstanding warrants for obtaining cash or merchandise by bogus check. He was handcuffed at the time of his arrest. As it turns out, Harrel was – at that very moment, in fact – about to propose to…

CNN has a story about a website that claims that, for a fee, it can tell prospective home buyers if someone once died in a home those buyers are considering. I’m not vouching for the website, but here’s this week’s question: would you want to know if someone had died in a house under your…