Strange Headlines

• Heads wins coin toss for Texas City Council seat

  City Council candidate Bruce MacNair watched the coin rise into the air Friday. His opponent, Bryan Studer, kept his gaze on the carpeted floor to see how it landed.

• Man wears briefs on head during Idaho burglary

  Police in southwest Idaho say a man chose briefs over boxers to wear on his head as he held up a coffee shop and stole a safe.

• Police on swallowed diamond: This, too, shall pass

  Police in Canada say they are waiting for a man accused of stealing a $20,000 diamond and swallowing it to produce the evidence.

• Moose on the loose triggers police chase in Utah

  Utah wildlife officials say a moose went on a jaunt through neighborhoods north of Logan and triggered a police chase.

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  Texas boy suspended over NBA shave scores tickets

  A 12-year-old Texas boy who was suspended from school after shaving his head to resemble the face of Spurs forward Matt Bonner scored tickets to a playoff game and props from his favorite NBA player.

• Phosphorous may have been on hot beach rocks in CA

  Beach rocks that caused a California woman's shorts to catch fire and severely burn her legs and hands appeared to be coated with phosphorus, but it was unclear how the flammable chemical got onto the stones found near a military base, authorities said Thursday.

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  NJ gov., mayor channel Seinfeld in video parody

  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the mayor of New Jersey's largest city are channeling the Seinfeld-Newman rivalry in a video parody that spoofs the mayor's heroics and Christie's vice presidential potential.