PORT ST JOHN, Florida - A Florida man was in for quite a shock after climbing a power plant transformers to avoid being caught by police. The 35-year-old man was being pursued by police officers in Port St John, Florida, after a domestic dispute with his estranged wife. He slashed all four tires on their car, ripped off the windshield wipers and fled before the police arrived. To avoid being caught, the man climbed over a barbed wire fence surrounding a Florida Power and Light power plant. According to Deputy Bruce Dowdy, "There was a loud boom and a puff of smoke," said Deputy Bruce Dowdy. "We observed him coming out of the power structure on fire." About two-third of homeowners in the outlying area lost power for about 30 minutes following the incident. The man, who remained conscious, burned most of his upper body and head.

SAUDI ARABI - A group of baboons hell bent on revenge waited at the side of a mountain road for the driver that had killed one of their own. The primates laid in wait and ambushed the driver on the same mountain road in southwest Saudi Arabia where the baboon had been run down earlier in the week. After spotting the car responsible for the death, one of the apes screamed out a signal to the rest to attack, provoking the frenzied stone throwing. Although the driver was able to escape, the apes reportedly broke the windshield of his car.

OHIO - Drew Barrymore won over America's heart in E.T. and recently packed a powerful punch in Charlie's Angels. Now, students at Oberlin College will be allowed to receive one credit toward their final degree if they choose to study the life and times of the young actress. The course has been organized by the Experimental College, a student-run department which has previously given students the chance to study the Art and Science of Home Brewing and Whiskey Appreciation. The final exam for the Barrymore course involves students performing a satirical sketch based on a scene from one of Drew's films.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - One thing you will never lack in this hotel is plenty of ice. That's because Sweden's annual all ice hotel is growing in size to accommodate increasing demand, with about 10,000 guests already booked for its chilly rooms. That's right, an all-ice hotel. Apparently the tradition began 11 years ago when the owner of the village inn started making ice and snow displays to attract tourists to the little town of Jukkasjaervi, just outside of Stockholm. When tourists started sleeping in the igloos for the novelty of it the idea was born. The current structure has 45 rooms and 15 suites. But don't think you'll be roughing it at this five cube hotel. Guests also get a breakfast buffet, a shower and a sauna in facilities about 100 yards from the building.

UPLAND, California - When Maria Blackburn opened the abandoned storage unit she bought at auction, the last thing she expected to find was a body. But enclosed among wedding pictures, champagne glasses and other personal effects was the body of Robert Bourk. The details of Bourk's death have not been released, but his widow, Darlene Bourk, has been charged with the murder. Upland police Lt. Ed Gray said Bourk would have remained listed as missing had his wife not failed to pay the self-storage facility.

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