A giant badger - at least some British schoolgirls report it as such - is running loose at the Folkestone School for Girls in Kent. The badger hasn't attacked anyone, per se, but has managed to be the focus of colorful stories and the occasional scream.

Police in Norwich in the U.K. are looking into an incident where a driver knocked a cyclist off the road and into a hedge and then drove on. The driver later boasted about her deed in a tweet and police read it and began an investigation.

Vancouver - It's arguable journalism is in decline, though it's also arguable it never really had a heyday. It's hard to deliver good journalism, given the owners of the news are subject to greed and those same owners, and their reporters, etc. are subject to bias.

Two print ads featured on the website of clothing manufacturer American Apparel have been censured by the Advertising Standards Council in the U.K.. The ads were deemed by the ASA to be in breach of a code by being too sexy and provocative.

A home in the Spanish town of San Sebastián de La Gomera in the Canary Islands has locals buzzing. The abandoned home had thousands of wasps swarming out from it and when police investigated they were stung to find a wasp nest of biblical proportions.

A massive leak of records of the global offshore financial system has revealed financial secrets relating to more than 120,000 offshore companies and trusts and exposed secret dealings of politicians, international fraudsters and the world's rich.

So how is 71-year-old music icon Bob Dylan on stage these days? Still playing on 'Like a Rolling Stone'? Still 'Mr. Tambourine Man', a 'Jokerman' whose songs are a lyrical 'Hurricane' and who continues 'Blowin' in the Wind'?

In a case literally about adding insult to injury, a Florida man was charged Friday with having fed the alligator that bit off his hand. Wallace Weatherholt is an Everglades airboat captain who had his hand bitten clean off last June.

Tropical Storm Irene was upgraded to a hurricane after she battered Puerto Rico packing 80 mph winds and heavy rains. Hurricane Irene, the first named storm of the season, has her eye on Florida and is expected to impact the Sunshine State by the weekend.

Port-au-prince - Tropical Storm Emily left Puerto Rico flooded and is now aimed at Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Haitian authorities are preparing to evacuate thousands of people who are still living in tents and temporary structures following last year's earthquake.

Hampstead - Squatters have occupied the £10 million ($16m) home of Libyan leader Colonel Gadaffi's son, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi. They have said they will not leave until the assets of the property are returned to the Libyan people.

Halifax - Atlantic Canadians should keep on the watch as several organizations are reporting that Hurricane Earl may make a direct hit on Nova Scotia as a category 1 hurricane. It has now been upgraded to category 4.

Mayaguez - A storm driven twister slammed into the stadium in the western town of Mayaguez hours before the CACSO games were due to begin. It tore down a lighting tower, smashing cars and injuring five people delaying the opening ceremonies of the games by a day.

Gatesville - The Supreme Court refused to review the case of a British woman condemned to die by lethal injection at Huntsville Prison. Linda Carty was sentenced to death for the capital murder of a young Texas mother whose baby she then kidnapped for her own.

Presbyterians have examined the issues and some of them have decided that having gay clergy is acceptable. They join many Episcopalians and members of the United Church of Christ on this issue.

In this world of “anybody can,” movie stars write books that sell, even when they can’t write and have people do it for them, with the star as author. Now the New York Times has asked Bono to write an opinion column.

Wall Street gyrations have got investors worried. And as stocks drop, credit has tightened, making it more difficult for businesses to operate.

Names such as Edna, Gertrude, Walter and Percy have become a rarity in England and Wales, despite being popular more than 100 years ago. Some worry such names will never come back.