Judge asked to resign after making adult video

BUCHAREST, Romania -- A Romanian judge has been accused of very poor judgment for starring in an X-rated video. Simona Lungu, 36, a judge at the Bucharest Tribunal, resigned Wednesday after being investigated by judicial authorities over allegations that she acted in an adult video. Lungu denied the allegations and asked a state crime lab to help her clear her name by comparing photos of her to the video. Instead, the institute concluded it was her after all.

Georgia town celebrates 'Hogzilla' festival

ALAPAHA, Ga. -- Residents of this small farming town gathered Saturday to celebrate Hogzilla, a 12-foot-long wild pig that was supposedly shot by a hunting guide last summer and quickly grew into a worldwide legend. The festival comes five months after the 1,000-pound hog was killed when it wandered out of swamps along the nearby Alapaha River, a haven for swine that escape pig farms and start living off the land. The prodigious porker was remembered with a hog-calling contest and a greased-pig chase, as well as a float featuring a life-size replica of Hogzilla.

Bowhunter battles big buck, bears bruises

NORTH VERNON, Ind. -- When hunter Jim Mick went into the forest to bag himself a deer, he never expected to come out empty-handed -- and badly bruised. The 69-year-old bowhunter was treated for injuries he said he suffered during a wrestling match with an angry buck. Mick, of North Vernon, said the deer attacked him Monday while he was hunting alone in south-central Indiana. Mick said the animal, which weighed about 150 pounds, struck him in the chest and knocked him to the ground, goring him in the thigh. "All I had time to do was throw my hands up and grab his antlers," he said. After about a 10-minute struggle, Mick said he managed to put a tree between himself and the deer, and the animal retreated. Mick put a makeshift bandage on his leg and returned to his vehicle to call family members for help, he said.

-- From wire reports

Medication, diet brings out the animal in Maggie

CHICAGO -- A middle-aged female orangutan called Maggie is fitter, trimmer and looking for love after undergoing what her keepers call "Maggie's Extreme Makeover." In addition to healthier-looking skin and fur, Maggie has dropped 90 pounds since keepers detected a thyroid condition. Maggie was prescribed thyroxin to balance her body chemistry and that increased her metabolism to help her lose weight. She was put on a high-fiber diet and her keepers put her on an exercise program. The thyroid treatment also has Maggie looking for love. Maggie, who socialized little when she first arrived at the suburban Chicago zoo in 1995, is now paying more attention to the male orangutans, officials said. "She's been chasing them around," said zoo keeper Carol Sodaro.