Bus Driver Skips School

Little Ferry, N.J - Ridgefield Park High School students got on to the bus as usual, Wednesday morning thinking they were going to school. But they were mistaken. The bus they boarded was actually there to pick up a group of 6th thru 8th graders who were going on a field trip to Six Flags Amusement Park. The driver had arrived early and did not realize her mistake.

Many of the students became nervous when the bus entered the New Jersey turnpike and called their parents and the school. The driver finally did realize her mistake when she was stopped by police, who had also been contacted in the matter. Just to be safe a police officer boarded the bus for its trip to the school. Continue reading

It's a Dogs Life

Buddy, a Jack Russel Terrier, from Ventura, California, is stoked. This saturday's Loews Coronado Bay Resort Surf Dog Competition in Imperial Beach, marks the opening of the dog surfing season. Buddy took first place in last years competition and he is favored for this year.

Buddy's owner, and best bud, Bruce Hooker, 53, from Ventura, California, will be Buddy's spotter for the contest, "My job is to get him into the critical part of the wave," said Hooker. Who has been surfing with Buddy two or three times a week for the past 10 years.

Proceeds from this years competition will go to benefit San Diego Police Canine unit. Get the whole story

The Pope Gets His Own Condoms

In protest of the Vatican's position on birth control, the Condom Factory in Amsterdam has come out with a new line of papal condoms. The condoms wrapper sports the figure of an ambiguous pope who bears a striking resemblance to Pope Benedict and reads "I SAID NO! We Said Yes".

2000 of the condoms will be given away this weekend to make a point about sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancies and the Vatican's opposition to contraceptives. Read all about it