May 23, 201311:13 PM ET

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.

May 23, 20138:18 PM ET

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant.

May 23, 201310:34 AM ET

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man who couldn't pay a Valentine's Day date restaurant bill as a teen has return to pay his debt — sixteen years later.

May 23, 20137:59 AM ET

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot.

May 23, 20134:45 AM ET

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.

May 22, 20138:20 PM ET

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself.

May 21, 20138:19 AM ET

BANGKOK (AP) — Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating.

May 20, 20133:23 PM ET

CHICAGO (AP) — A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days — 384 times, up and around — bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.