Farm animal gets stuck up in barn's hayloft, and more of this week's weirdest news
The Associated Press
Workers say they were called to a barn in Loris, South Carolina, where a horse somehow managed to leave its stall and climb into a hayloft.
High horse: Farm animal gets stuck up in barn's hayloft
In this Nov. 24, 2019, photo provided by Horry County Fire Rescue rescuers lower a horse to the ground at a barn in Loris, S.C. Horry County Fire Rescue says the horse became stuck in an above ground hayloft. (Bart King/Horry County Fire Rescue via AP)
Bart King
LORIS, S.C. (AP) — A farm animal with unbridled ambition in South Carolina has given new meaning to the phrase "get off your high horse."
Horry County Fire Rescue workers say they were called Sunday to a barn in Loris, where a horse somehow managed to leave its stall and climb into a hayloft.
Border agents seize 154 pounds of bologna at Texas crossing
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — No baloney: U.S. border agents seized more than 150 pounds of bologna from a driver entering the country from Mexico.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says in a news release that the driver told agents Thursday at the El Paso crossing that he had rolls of frozen turkey ham in his pickup truck. Upon further inspection, though, the agents determined that it was 154 pounds of Mexican bologna, which is made of pork.
UK treasure hunters jailed for stealing Viking-era hoard
This undated handout photo provided by the British Museum shows a coin which was part of a £3 million Viking hoard, metal detectorists George Powell and Layton Davies have been convicted of stealing. Two amateur British treasure-hunters have on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019 been imprisoned for stealing a hoard of 1,100-year-old Anglo-Saxon coins and jewelry valued at millions of pounds. Experts say the hoard, much of which is still missing, could shed new light on a period when Saxons were battling Vikings for control of England. (British Museum via AP)
British Museum
LONDON (AP) — Two amateur British treasure-hunters were sentenced Friday to long prison terms for stealing a hoard of 1,100-year-old Anglo-Saxon coins and jewelry valued at millions of pounds (dollars).
Experts say the hoard — much of which is still missing — could shed new light on a period when Saxons were battling the Vikings for control of England. The trove is thought to have been buried in the late 9th century by a member of a Viking army that was being pushed east across England by an alliance of Saxon forces.
This undated handout photo provided by the British Museum shows a gold ring from the ninth century which was part of a £3 million Viking hoard, metal detectorists George Powell and Layton Davies have been convicted of stealing. Two amateur British treasure-hunters have on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019 been imprisoned for stealing a hoard of 1,100-year-old Anglo-Saxon coins and jewelry valued at millions of pounds. Experts say the hoard, much of which is still missing, could shed new light on a period when Saxons were battling Vikings for control of England. (British Museum via AP)
Police: Couple staged store robbery, then bought rings
This undated booking photo provided by the Burke County, N.C., Sheriff's Office shows Callie Elizabeth Carswell, who's charged with armed robbery, misuse of 911 and filing a false police report. Police say a convenience Carswell, a convenience store clerk, staged a robbery with her boyfriend at the business Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 bought rings hours later and took video of their engagement at a Walmart. (Burke County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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MORGANTON, N.C. (AP) — A convenience store clerk in North Carolina staged a robbery with her boyfriend at the business, used the money to buy rings hours later and made a video of their engagement at a Walmart, police said.
The case began late Monday night when convenience store clerk Callie Elizabeth Carswell told police a man entered the Big Daddy's store carrying a long, curved knife and demanded money from her, according to a Morganton Department of Public Safety news release.
This undated mugshot from Burke County, N.C., shows Clarence William Moore III, who's charged with armed robbery. Police say he and his girlfriend, a convenience store clerk, staged a robbery at the business Monday, bought rings hours later and took video of their engagement at a Walmart. (Burke County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Ruff ride: Florida dog bumps car into motion, gets solo trip
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities say they responded to a rogue vehicle spinning in reverse around a suburban cul-de-sac with a lone occupant inside: a Black Labrador.
News outlets report residents called police Thursday after seeing the dog trapped and clambering around in the car as it spun in circles in a Port St. Lucie neighborhood.
In this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, photo, Mohammed al-Shenbari demonstrates to balance objects using what he calls a mix of mind and body, in the yard of his home in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip. The 24-year-old self-taught Palestinian artist says he can balance almost any object. A fitness and bodybuilding coach, al-Shenbari says his healthy lifestyle helped him slowly develop "the great focus" required to balance the objects. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
Hatem Moussa
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) — Whenever Mohammed al-Shenbari sees a new object, he quickly tries to find its "balancing point" and make it stand in a way that appears to defy the law of gravity.
The 24-year-old self-taught Palestinian artist says he can balance almost any object, using what he calls a mix of mind and body.
