Drunk man attacks historic Russian painting

Russian authorities have arrested a man after he attacked a historic Russian painting with a pole. The 1885 painting, Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on November 16, 1581 (above), by Ilya Repin, was badly damaged in the attack. The man said a snap decision to drink a lot of vodka was behind the attack.

Former teacher corrects White House letter

A former school teacher has reportedly corrected and returned a letter from the White House, signed by Donald Trump, because it contained 17 grammatical and punctuation errors. “When you get letters from the highest level of government, you expect them to be at least mechanically correct,” Yvonne Mason told local reporters.

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Man found naked in barbershop

Police in Boulder, Colorado, have arrested a 31-year-old man after he was found naked and partially shaved in a barbershop. Officials say Jeffrey Palmer broke into the business, stripped naked and started giving himself a haircut before flooding the building. Palmer was arrested without incident.