Summary
President Donald Trump's Oval Office style dominated U.S. headlines in 2017, but readers were particularly perplexed by his use of the word "covfefe," in what turned out to be one of the oddest news stories of the year.
Los Angeles residents awoke on New Year's Day to find the four-story white letters of the world-famous "Hollywood" sign had been altered to read: "Hollyweed".
The prank came two months after California voters approved the recreational use of marijuana despite a federal ban.
Former Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini, who is in her early 80s and danced as "Hope Diamond," performed in a gown and feather boa to raise cash for a nonprofit dance company, three years after being released from prison following a bribery conviction.
Animal stories also captured the public's attention.
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