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NY courts spokesman fired after saying he 'barely' worked

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York state court system's longtime communications chief was fired Thursday after inadvertently telling a reporter that he "barely" went to work at his $166,000-a-year job.

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:59:32 -0400

Constipated gorilla in Kansas zoo recovering after surgery

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A constipated 49-year-old lowland gorilla at the Topeka Zoo in Kansas is recovering after having surgery.

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:35:31 -0400

Man denies purposely spraying manure on border patrol car

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he sprayed liquid manure on a marked U.S. Customs and Border Protection car after confronting an agent about why he wasn't doing more to arrest people in the country illegally.

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:49:35 -0400

Lucky carrot: Alberta woman finds mother-in-law's lost ring

CAMROSE, Alberta (AP) — A Canadian woman who lost her engagement ring 13 years ago while weeding her garden on the family farm is wearing it proudly again after her daughter-in-law pulled it from the ground on a misshapen carrot.

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:30:15 -0400

Are you for real? Police check out man looking for dentures

BERLIN (AP) — A wary woman in southern Germany alerted police after a man buzzed on the door and asked for permission to search her balcony for his false teeth.

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 07:12:52 -0400

Man charged with spraying manure on US Border Protection car

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A man who says his livelihood in agriculture has been nearly ruined by people who entered the country illegally to work on local farms is facing charges he sprayed liquid manure on a marked U.S. Customs and Border Protection car after confronting an agent about immigration enforcement.

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 18:11:56 -0400

Call the fashion cops: 'Jorts-wearing bandit' hits St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Anyone who recognizes a man accused of robbing stores in the St. Louis area while wearing jean shorts is being urged to call "the fashion police."

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 14:42:56 -0400

Escape artist llama makes bid for freedom on golf course

JACKSON, N.H. (AP) — Maybe these golfers in New Hampshire didn't yell "fore" but they might have considered "llama on the links."

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 13:24:47 -0400

The Iowa State Fair is opening. Time to visit the Butter Cow

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 1 million people typically visit the Iowa State Fair each year, and sometimes it seems like every one of them is clustered around the Butter Cow's climate-controlled glass enclosure.

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 13:16:50 -0400

Silent song finds iTunes popularity due to special role

NEW YORK (AP) — No, the volume is just fine. It's the song.

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:09:22 -0400

Dangerously cheesy? Cheetos pop-up restaurant opens in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — Gourmet fun or just plain cheesy?

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 10:51:14 -0400

German customs intercepts package with 20 snake heads

BERLIN (AP) — German customs officers say they have found and destroyed 20 rotten snake heads found in a package that had arrived from Nigeria.

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 06:01:45 -0400

Belgian town cooks giant omelet amidst egg scare

By Charlotte Steenackers MALMEDY, Belgium (Reuters) - A Belgian town honored its 22-year-old tradition of making a giant omelet on Tuesday amidst an egg contamination scare, cooking 10,000 eggs in a pan four meters wide. Millions of chicken eggs have been pulled from European supermarket shelves as a result of the scare over the use of the insecticide fipronil, which is forbidden in the food chain and can cause organ damage in humans. Hundreds of people gathered in the eastern Belgian city of Malmedy undeterred by the scare and the president of the local branch of the giant omelet fraternity, Benedicte Mathy, said she was confident Tuesday's dish was safe to eat.

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 20:40:57 -0400

Wisconsin man drives to hospital after nail shot into heart

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin man who doctors say came perilously close to death after accidentally shooting a nail into his heart while working on his house calmly drove himself to the hospital and even parked his pickup truck in the lot before walking into the emergency room.

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 19:29:38 -0400

Wayward alligator found in swimming pool at New Jersey motel

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — An alligator has been found in a swimming pool at a motel at the New Jersey shore.

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 19:01:35 -0400

Removal of mysterious circular object from beach canceled

WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — A tree removal company's attempt to uproot a mysterious object with steel legs that is lodged on a Rhode Island beach has been postponed.

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:55:49 -0400

Defying Europe's egg scare, Belgian town makes giant omelet

MALMEDY, Belgium (AP) — Defying rain and a tainted egg scandal that has shaken European consumers, a Belgian town has turned nearly 10,000 eggs into a giant omelet for the whole community.

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:12:56 -0400

Lawsuit claims rodent was baked into Chick-fil-A sandwich

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A lawsuit claims a suburban Philadelphia woman got an extra topping on her Chick-fil-A sandwich: a dead rodent.

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:11:40 -0400

2 accused of theft get locked in store, break glass to flee

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Police say a Connecticut woman and her 12-year-old daughter were locked inside a convenience store by an employee who suspected them of stealing, and they kicked out the store's glass doors to escape.

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:56:12 -0400

Florida man gets 6 years for firing gun while taking selfie

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to six years and five months in prison for accidentally shooting a gun while taking a selfie in a strip club restroom.

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:25:49 -0400

Correction: Kale-eating Contest story

HAMBURG, N.Y. (AP) — In a story Aug. 14 about a Georgia man who won a New York county fair's kale-eating contest, The Associated Press erroneously reported the town where the winner lives. Gideon Oji lives in Morrow, Georgia, not Marrow, Georgia.

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:06:18 -0400

Police arrest man accused of ramming Bentley, Rolls-Royce

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — Police say a 32-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly rammed his car into two luxury vehicles at a Washington car dealership, causing more than $500,000 in damage.

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 09:14:31 -0400

German police hunt stolen trailer full of chocolate

BERLIN (AP) — Police say a semi-trailer full of chocolate has been stolen in a small central German town and are calling on witnesses who may have seen the sweet-toothed thieves.

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 07:03:49 -0400

Woman gets OK for license plate inspired by 'covfefe' tweet

CORTLAND, Ohio (AP) — Ohio officials have granted a woman's request to have President Donald Trump's mysterious tweeted typo, "covfefe," on her license plate.

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 00:10:31 -0400

Man falls into 10-foot sinkhole while trying to block it off

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia man who fell into a sinkhole says he was putting traffic cones around it because he was worried about the safety of children playing outside.

Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:06:54 -0400

Couple admits to crashing wedding; bride finds stunt funny

SPARTA, N.J. (AP) — A couple who gained notoriety for crashing a New Jersey wedding reception and leaving the newlyweds a card apologizing for their actions said they did it as a lark while on their first date.

Mon, 14 Aug 2017 14:49:23 -0400

Police officers corral loose pig; jokes ensue

WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey were put to the test over the weekend when they were called to catch a loose pig.

Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:15:14 -0400

An alligator lurking by the road? No, just a plastic toy

DANVERS, Mass. (AP) — No, a live alligator was not lurking by the side of a Massachusetts highway this weekend: It was just a plastic toy.

Mon, 14 Aug 2017 11:28:09 -0400

Boris in Union Jack underpants? Musical comedy finds the fun in Brexit

A retelling of Britain's vote to leave the European Union and its dramatic political consequences might perhaps be framed as high drama or extreme farce. On hearing the news that "Leave" has won, Johnson, who in reality surprised many with his decision to campaign to leave the EU and is now Britain's foreign secretary, sings in horror: "Leaving Europe will be a catastrophe/ Overnight we'll bugger the economy." Britons voted to leave the EU in June 2016, but since then a host of unforeseen political consequences, including a snap election in which the Conservative government lost its majority, have mired the country in uncertainty.

Mon, 14 Aug 2017 03:06:43 -0400

Sheriff's office to auction century-old machine gun

NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio sheriff's office is auctioning off a nearly century-old machine gun to help pay for new weapons for deputies.

Sun, 13 Aug 2017 10:35:18 -0400

16-year-old is running for Kansas governor seat

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — He won't even be able to vote, but a 16-year-old Wichita high school student says he's serious about his bid to run for governor of Kansas.

Sun, 13 Aug 2017 09:15:31 -0400

Woman charged with faking cancer, keeping donations from New York towns

A 38-year-old Orlando woman who pretended to have terminal cancer and accepted donations when she lived in New York's Westchester County several years ago was arrested on Friday and charged with fraud, U.S. prosecutors said. Vedoutie Hoobraj, 38, used the name Shivonie Deokaran while perpetrating the scam from about October 2014 through at least March 2016, federal prosecutors said in a statement. Cancer patients often lose their hair during treatment.

Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:25:35 -0400

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