Man Trying to Make a Point About Lax School Security Walks Into Different Sandy Hook Elementary with ‘High Powered Rifle’

It remains unclear why a Virginia man walked into the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Strasburg this morning armed with a 2 x 4 labeled "High Powered Rifle" written on it, though the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office believes he was trying to make a point about school security — or, rather, lack thereof.

Whatever his intentions, 33-year-old Christopher Johnson was immediately approached by a school employee upon entering the school that shares its name with the one in Connecticut that was targeted by a mass murderer last Friday.

Chicago Woman Attacked With 'Sock Full of Poop'

OAK PARK — A woman assaulted on the CTA Blue Line in Oak Park last week told police another passenger struck her in the face with a sock filled with human excrement.

“He had a sock full of his poop on me,” said the 21-year-old college student.“It was everywhere; on my face, my hair, my clothes.”

Half a billion dollars' worth of checks found at Jewish holy site in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM – Worshippers usually leave notes to the Almighty at one of Judaism's holiest sites. But half a billion dollars?

Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, who oversees Jerusalem's Western Wall, said a worshipper found an envelope at the site Wednesday with 507 checks in the amount of about $1 million each. They were not addressed to anyone, and it's doubtful they can be cashed.

Christmas lights removed from inside dog

He probably just wanted a light lunch: Dog survives surgery to have Christmas decorations removed from his stomach

• Sharon Fay was concerned when she saw wire sticking out of dog's feces 
• X-ray showed decorations in his stomach that could have proved fatal
• Vets rushed the dog to the operating table and performed life-saving surgery

VIDEO  Meet Charlie. The dog with a taste for Christmas lights... 

Christmas is a time for overindulgence.

But this hungry hound took it too far when he swallowed a foot of fairy lights.

Charlie, a seven-year-old crossbreed dog from Southampton, had to be rushed to the operating table and saved by a team of vets who performed life-saving surgery on him.

McDonald's waitress fired for adding too many sprinkles to McFlurry

A former McDonald's employee has won £3,000 in compensation following a court case.

Sarah Finch, 19, was fired for gross misconduct after she was deemed to have given too many extra chocolate sprinkles to a colleague on a 99p McFlurry.

inZfuture VIDEO: Why the World Didn't End Yesterday, December 21st, 2012

NASA is so sure the world won't come to an end on Dec. 21, 2012, they have already released this news item for the day after.

Dec. 22, 2012: If you're reading this story, it means one thing: The World Didn't End Yesterday.

According to media reports of an ancient Maya prophecy, the world was supposed to be destroyed on Dec. 21, 2012.

Apparently not.

"The whole thing was a misconception from the very beginning," says Dr. John Carlson, director of the Center for

MAN ATTEMPTS TO OPEN FIRE ON CROWD AT MOVIE THEATER, ARMED OFF-DUTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY DROPS HIM

San Antonio Police stand guard near the Mayan 14 Theaters after an incident Sunday night, Dec. 16, 2012. Photo: JOHN DAVENPORT, San Antonio Express-News / San Antonio Express-News

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With one shot, an off-duty sheriff’s deputy took down a gunman who attempted to opened fire at a crowded movie theater lobby during a late night showing of “The Hobbit” in San Antonio, WOAI reports.

Body Painting: 19th Century Masterpieces Painted On The Human Form

Chadwick Gray and Laura Spector are Austin-based photographers with a passion for two things: 19th-century masterpieces and body painting. In a project titled "Museum Anatomy," the artists combined these unusual interests into one of the most eye-catching homages to classical artwork we've ever seen.

To produce this striking series of body art masterpieces, the duo used images of 19th century portrait paintings gathered from

Chinese Woman Can Write With Both Hands At Once

Think your party trick's pretty special? Sorry, but we're willing to bet it's nowhere near as impressive as Chen Siyuan's super-skill. She can write with both hands at the same time - and in different languages. Beat that!

Hasbro: A gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven?

(CNN) -- McKenna Pope's 4-year-old brother wanted an Easy-Bake oven for months and she was more than happy to get it for him. She wants him to know it's OK for boys to enjoy baking cookies.

But she's worried that toy makers are sending boys a different message. The 13-year-old reached this conclusion last week during a shopping trip with her parents. They searched the shelves for an Easy-Bake Ultimate Oven and found pink and purple boxes that show only girls using the kid-friendly appliance.