Rants —

A plaster statue of Jesus was stolen from a church in Detroit.The thieves apparently thought the statue was made of copper that could be sold for scraps.

Raw red tomatoes in New Mexico and Texas are the source of a salmonellosis outbreak.

Raves —

The International Space Station’s toilet has been fixed, to the relief of the resident astronauts aboard.

An American tourist has finally paid a 12-year-old parking fine, taking German cops in the city of Cologne pleasantly by surprise.