Hospital and medical billing errors aren't uncommon. Many patients consider incorrect bills a norm. But one bill highlights the problem in an undeniably funny way: New York residents are getting statements reflecting the patients don't owe hundreds but millions to Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center. Read more
In this day and age, a company would logically be wiser than to fire any employee contemplating gender reassignment. A woman considering surgery to become a man claims J&J Snack Foods Corp--maker of frozen treats--is not quite so sweet. Read more
It's hard to say who's stupider--a woman accused of damaging a $30 million dollar painting by rubbing her butt across it, or the museum that allowed her into the Denver facility. If a picture's worth 1,000 words, this one's worth a novel. Read more
Airport security is tough nowadays whether it's in the U.S. or abroad. And attempts to smuggle certain stuff tends to increase the odds of getting busted--particularly if it involves roughly 500 pounds. Attempts to transport cow brains tops the list. Read more
While many dream of garnering the popularity required for something to be named after them, a fly probably isn't first on that list. Singer Beyonce has received a supposed "great honor": What most consider a pest has been named after the celebrity. Read more
I learned a lot from being a Girl Scout, how to start a fire, how to survive in the wilderness but most importantly, how to treat other human beings and leave the world I touch a better place. Read more
He's probably the smartest businessman around even though he's technically a doctor by trade. Dr. Dick Chopp performs vasectomies. And he may be one of the few doctors patients actually refer to by both first and last name. Read more
How about some Percocet or Vicodin with that Gas-X? Novartis announces a recall of over-the-counter products including Excedrin and Bufferin. Those taking No Doz could garner the opposite effect--in what could be a major mix-up of Endo prescription pills swapped with OTC store remedies. Read more
One pet owner's doubling down for double the trouble: The New Yorker is kicking in $50,000 grand for a duplicate clone of her original dog. In fact she may want two if South Korea can deliver. But there's ire in the nation while others claim the surrogate mothers are being served--as a meal. Read more
What's the fastest way to get busted in the carpool lane and garner an expensive traffic ticket while a passenger plays sidekick? Make that human, riding shotgun, a former one--or the likeness of one. Screw blow-up dolls. They're so passe. Read more