A young Republican congressman from Illinois will appear on the cover of Men’s Health magazine to promote healthy living. Aaron Schock, 29, named “American’s fittest congressman” by the magazine, showed off his six-pack abs for the cover of the June issue and spoke of his daily workout routine and efforts to promote health. “You have the power to change your life for the better. By making smart...

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A Swiss adventurer has finally made a "historic" jetpack-powered flight above the Grand Canyon, organizers claimed Tuesday, days after he canceled a bid saying he had not trained enough. Yves Rossy, dubbed "JetMan," completed the eight-minute flight at the weekend, his support team said in a press release four days after Friday's failed attempt, which journalists had been inv...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A Canadian tourist reported missing since mid-March has been found alive in a remote wilderness area of the western United States and is recovering, police told AFP on Saturday. (관련기사) 오지에 7주간 고립됐다 기적 생환 캐나다 브리티시 컬럼비아(BC) 주의 한 50 대 여성이 미국의 두메 산골을 여행하던 중 자동차가 진흙 길에 빠지는 바람에 고립 됐다가 7주일 만에 구조돼 기적적으로 생환했다. 8일 캐나다 언론들에 따르면 BC주 펜팅턴에 사는 리타 크레티엥(56) 씨는 미국 네바다주와 아이다호주 경계 지역인 산간 벌목지 도...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An $80,000 motorcycle stolen in Texas last year from Hollywood screenwriter Skip Woods has been recovered in the southern Philippines, officials said Thursday. The custom-made chopper was found Tuesday by police in Cagayan de Oro city, said Jose Justo Yap, regional director for the National Bureau of Investigation. Woods, a collector of custom-made vehicles, wrote the...

A Cuban cigar roller, Castelar Cairo, 67, set the new world record for making longest cigar. Also known as “Cuetro,” he took eight hours to roll the 81.8-meter-long cigar on April 25. The hand-made cigar beat Cairo’s previous cigar making record. Cairo began rolling record-breaking stogies since 2001 with the help of a team. He said “As long as I am alive, the record for the longest cigar has...

A three-meter-long alligator attacked a police car in Alachua County, Florida. Posted on YouTube, the video shows an aggressive gator clamping his teeth around the bumper and slowly pushing it backward. According to the Daily Mail, the alligator appeared in a residential area from Paynes Prairie and neighbor who found the beast called the police. The policeman who arrived remained inside the p...

This CCTV footage shows what might be one of the world’s cheekiest thieves attempting a getaway from a store in Lake Wales, Florida. The store’s security camera captured the suspect running away from the store clutching a case of beer. The video shows the suspect being let down by his baggy as he makes for the getaway car in front of the store. His fall relieves him not only of the beer but als...

PALMETTO, Florida (AP) — A Tampa-area woman found an unwelcome weekend guest in her bathroom — a 7-foot (2-meter) alligator. Alexis Dunbar told WFLA-TV that she screamed and the alligator hissed when she found it inside the bathroom of her home Saturday afternoon. Her boyfriend propped a small table by the bathroom to keep the gator inside until an officer from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Cons...

BENALMADENA, Spain (AFP) - An octopus named Iker, which correctly predicted the result of the last two "classicos" between Real Madrid and Barcelona, has foreseen Real will reach the final of the Champions League. Iker predicted Real would reach the final at London's Wembley arena on May 28 by choosing to eat a sardine from a glass cylinder decorated with the club's badge instead of one from a ...

The cat in charge of catching mice at the British prime minister’s office finally caught its first prey, according to British reports. When Larry took office as chief mouser two months ago, he consistently failed to catch any mice, preferring spending time hanging around corridors. Staff finally trained Larry with imitations of mice, which eventually helped him catch his first prey today. Prob...

Amateur Yan Donglong, afire in a petrol blaze, sprints through the SenBhola Forest Theme Park, Fogang county, South China's Guangdong province on April 25. Yan, 32, also known as "Fire King," is challenging the Guinness World Record for "Running the longest distance while on fire" and "Man plays the most items with fire." The previous record holder is a British amateur Keith Malcolm, who ran 29...