A motorist avoided a fine for not wearing a seatbelt, after he told officers he removed it as his pet rat had fallen from his perch on the man's shoulder. West Mercia Police said the routine ...

It was a squeak show. Things got freaky on a Manhattan-bound train when a funky rat flaunted its moves on a subway pole — shimmying up, down and around like an extra from “Showgirls.” ...