Scraper Bikes Catch Big Ride on YouTube

(NEWSER) - The latest video to hit the spot with YouTube fans is footage of a bike-riding Dalmatian in Japan, reports the Telegraph. The dog appears to pedal down the street on a small bike with training wheels, stunning pedestrians. The video has garnered hundreds of thousands of hits, with one viewer remarking that the Japanese "even train their dogs better." More»

Chris Christie, Newark Mayor Cory Booker poke fun at themselves

(NEWSER) - New Jersey's Republican Gov. Chris Christie joins forces with Newark's Democratic Mayor Cory Booker in an amusing new video partially inspired by Seinfeld, the Washington Post reports. The video, which was shown at the New Jersey Press Association's Legislative Correspondents Club dinner yesterday and quickly went viral, shows Christie constantly being upstaged by the heroic mayor ("Booker!")… until the tables are finally turned when Mitt Romney calls looking for a running mate. More»

Danny Lesh fools thief after finding Craigslist ad

(NEWSER) - When Danny Lesh found his stolen bike listed for sale on Craigslist and police couldn’t help him right away, he decided to take matters into his own hands. The $600 Cannondale hybrid, which had a prominent identifying sticker on it, was listed for sale for $100 and Lesh arranged to meet with the seller-slash-thief to take the bike for a test ride. But instead of coming back to pay, Lesh just rode off with his property, NBC Washington reports. More»

Boy unfazed by hungry predator at Oregon Zoo

(NEWSER) - In his black-and-white striped hoodie, one-year-old Jack Baltzor must have looked a lot like a tasty little zebra to a hungry lioness. In video taken by his parents, the 250-pound predator at the Oregon Zoo swipes furiously at the glass separating her from the toddler, even trying to take him in her jaws. Even after he noticed the lion, Jack seemed completely unfazed. More»

'Occupy' marches in Oakland, Seattle elsewhere get physical

(AP) - Activists across the US joined the worldwide May Day protests today, with Occupy Wall Street members in several cities leading demonstrations and in some cases clashing with police. Some examples:

• In Oakland, police fired tear gas and "flash-bang" grenades to disperse the crowds, sending protesters fleeing a downtown intersection where they were demonstrating. Officers took four people into custody.