Odd News

Portland, Ore. -- Oregon transportation officials said they were investigating after a 3-year-old boy was stranded briefly at a train station when separated from his father.

Washington -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said automakers are reporting an increase in the average fuel economy for new vehicles.

Washington -- A worldwide trade in frog legs may be spreading pathogens deadly to amphibians, scientists in Washington said.

Poole, England -- A British couple said they decided to give their baby the same name as the unusual place of her birth -- Kia.

Sissonville, W.Va. -- Authorities in West Virginia said a mother's argument with her daughter culminated in the mother shoving her son-in-law in front of an oncoming Jeep.

London -- Transport for London's lost property office, which turns 75 this year, has dealt with unusual items including breast implants and bull sperm.

New York -- A New York city councilman is encouraging women to snap cellphone pictures of subway gropers.

Los Angeles -- Customs officials at Los Angeles Harbor said a shipment of cargo labeled as Christmas ornaments was actually bongs, pipes and other drug paraphernalia.

Russellville-- Administrators at an Alabama elementary school said a deer crashed through a plate glass window and joined students in the cafeteria during breakfast.

Deltona-- Authorities in Florida said they arrested a man whose whispered demands for money went unanswered at a Deltona dollar store.