A Billionaire stealing sand from the beach. An electric company trying to force thrifty customers to pay for their lost profits. A homeless man begging to go back to jail to have a place to stay during a housing crisis. No, these aren't characters from the latest issue of The Onion, but rather real-life headlines, ones so mind-boggling, you'd have to read them twice to make sure they're not satire. 

From New York City's mayor lighting up illegal weed to the very real possibility that all of our Social Security numbers were leaked, here are 24 insane headlines that capture the insane state of the world.