News Briefs

Mother arrested for naked punishment

A mother was arrested in Fredericksburg apparently after forcing her 12-year-old son to sweep the yard naked as part of a punishment. Neighbors called the police after seeing the boy naked in 50-degree temperatures. He said that he was punished for misbehaving in school. The mother was charged with felony child neglect and faces five years in prison if convicted.

Driver tricked into ticket

Steve Tether from Hull, England, was stunned when he found his car in a no-parking zone with a parking ticked fixed on its windshield. He was certain he parked in accordance with the law. When an employee of a nearby factory approached Tether and told him what happened to his car, the story turned even more bizarre. Several construction workers apparently lifted Tether’s Nissan Micra away from the curb and painted yellow lines under the car. They then put the car back in its original position and ran away. Tether complained to the Hull City Council and they canceled the ticket.

Man aims to be world’s worst politician

An Indian man is running in the country’s national elections for the eighth time but being a politician is not his goal. Ajit Kumar Jain wants to earn a place in the Limca Book of Records or Guinness Book of Records under the category of “maximum defeats by an individual in elections.” The employee of a jewelry factory at Dhar has lost seven national, nine state and seven civic elections. He is currently involved in the country’s parliamentary elections as an independent candidate.

People don’t want money

British bank workers were shocked to discover that giving away money is difficult. The branch of Barclays Bank in London put up a sign offering a