The UK Register By Joe Fay An Austrian village with an amusingly obscene name has decided to throw in the towel and vote on whether to change it. The 100 odd residents of Fucking, in Upper Austria, are to vote this week on whether to change their… more »

Christian Science Monitor Clintonville, Wisc. Bemused curiosity turned into worry and aggravation for families in a small Wisconsin town longing for peace and quiet after three nights of mysterious booming noises that have sent some residents into… more »

By Katherine TweedTechMediaNetworkIt is rare that the birth of an island can be watched by humans in real-time, but that could be what is happening in Spain's Canary Islands.Residents of La Restinga on the island of El Hierro were recently evacuate… more »

AZCentral.com by Philip Haldiman The Arizona Republic With plunging temperatures and lingering cloud cover, Valley residents caught a rare glimpse of what many thought were brief periods of snow flurries Thursday. Sightings were reported in Sc… more »

Foxnews Members of a small Missouri town banded together Saturday to block a controversial pastor and members of his Westboro Baptist Church from protesting the funeral of a fallen U.S. soldier, Fox4kc.com reports. Hundreds of residents in Weston, Mo.… more »