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Brick crashes through roof of NYC bus, hits 19-year-old man
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a brick has punched a hole in the roof of a New York City bus and injured a passenger.
Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:32:58 -0400 -
Salvation Army receives donated urn filled with ashes
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A Salvation Army thrift store in New Hampshire has received an urn apparently filled with cremated remains.
Sun, 22 Oct 2017 17:11:05 -0400 -
Honolulu store owners say thieves are targeting cans of Spam
HONOLULU (AP) — Cans of Spam have become a common item that's being stolen from Honolulu stores and then sold on the streets for quick cash, according to authorities.
Sat, 21 Oct 2017 18:57:33 -0400 -
'Zombie' event staged at Oklahoma Capitol to support taxes
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Anti-tax "zombies" in Oklahoma were stopped outside the entrance to the state Capitol on Saturday in a staged event by groups supporting tax increases to prevent cuts to health, education and other services.
Sat, 21 Oct 2017 18:55:53 -0400 -
Devils fans help young anthem singer who forgets the words
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Hockey fans have come to the rescue of a girl who apparently forgot the words while singing the national anthem at a New Jersey Devils game.
Sat, 21 Oct 2017 13:16:35 -0400 -
To learn how to say New Zealand leader's name, just call her
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — When an Australian journalist wanted to find out how to correctly pronounce the name of New Zealand's incoming prime minister, he — unwittingly — went straight to the top.
Sat, 21 Oct 2017 12:25:14 -0400 -
KFC Twitter follows 11 Herbs and Spices, intrigues internet
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Twitter user has earned kudos online for discovering a subtle message on KFC's account.
Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:24:48 -0400 -
Police: Newborn's dad sold heroin in hospital maternity ward
GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges he sold heroin in the hospital maternity ward room where people were visiting his newborn daughter.
Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:08:05 -0400 -
Police: Man accused of fake ID use found hiding in trash can
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Authorities say a man accused of trying to rent a car in Delaware using fake identification was caught hiding in a trash can.
Fri, 20 Oct 2017 12:43:29 -0400 -
Police: Robbery suspect left wallet behind at crime scene
FAIR LAWN, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey have arrested a robbery suspect who they say left his wallet behind at the scene of the crime.
Fri, 20 Oct 2017 07:28:27 -0400 -
Alaska rescue group takes in alligator that outgrew bathtub
WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — It was an odd day for one Alaska animal control officer who took a call about an alligator outgrowing its bathtub.
Thu, 19 Oct 2017 20:43:23 -0400 -
Student's yearbook photo rejected because he's holding gun
STANDISH, Maine (AP) — A Maine high school has rejected a student's submitted yearbook photo because it shows him holding a shotgun.
Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:16:11 -0400 -
Police video shows large bear peering into shop windows
KINGS BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A very large bear-about-town was spotted peering into shop windows in a California tourist community on Lake Tahoe.
Thu, 19 Oct 2017 15:07:36 -0400 -
2-story 'Star Wars' replica in yard for Halloween is big hit
PARMA, Ohio (AP) — A two-story, "Star Wars"-inspired Halloween yard display in Ohio is enticing kids to get toy lightsabers and attracting hundreds of visitors from across the state.
Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:32:04 -0400 -
Correction: Robbers Dressed As Nuns story
TANNERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — In a story Oct. 17 about two women charged in a bank robbery, The Associated Press reported erroneously on the number of New Jersey banks the women were charged with robbing. They were charged with robbing one bank in New Jersey, not two.
Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:31:54 -0400 -
Texas district alters homecoming queen's hair color in photo
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston-area school district has apologized for altering a high school homecoming queen's purple hair in a photo.
Thu, 19 Oct 2017 13:55:45 -0400 -
No Go: Pokemon-costumed man arrested after White House jump
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky man dressed as the Pokemon character Pikachu is accused of trying to jump the White House fence — all in the name of making a YouTube video.
Thu, 19 Oct 2017 13:50:53 -0400 -
NYC water main breaks, sending geyser blasting onto house
NEW YORK (AP) — Public works crews have repaired a broken water main that caused a geyser to erupt from the ground in front of a New York City home.
Thu, 19 Oct 2017 12:09:52 -0400 -
Robbers with hunting knives demand $1 from store, then flee
BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — Two young men made an unusually small request as they robbed a store in Massachusetts by demanding a single dollar in their robbery.
Thu, 19 Oct 2017 09:49:49 -0400 -
Facebook bug puts Pittsburgh users in Philadelphia for a day
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Facebook users in Pittsburgh and other western and central Pennsylvania locations have found themselves transplanted to Philadelphia for a day.
Thu, 19 Oct 2017 09:20:53 -0400 -
Some flowers create blue halo to say hello to foraging bees
NEW YORK (AP) — Some flowers have found a nifty way to get the blues.
Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:17:09 -0400 -
Newlyweds' pot-bellied pig gets second reprieve from borough
LEECHBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania borough has granted a second reprieve to a newly married couple fighting for the right to keep their pet pot-bellied pig.
Wed, 18 Oct 2017 09:34:39 -0400 -
Sheriff's cadet uses dad's patrol car to pull over his ex
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Officials say the 22-year-old son of a Florida sheriff's lieutenant took his father's unmarked car and used it to pull over his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend.
Wed, 18 Oct 2017 09:03:18 -0400 -
Baltimore workers remove "fatberg" of grease from sewer pipe
BALTIMORE (AP) — A "fatberg" that may have taken beyond half a century to grow below Baltimore has been removed.
Wed, 18 Oct 2017 05:38:40 -0400 -
Newspaper lands easy scoop: Corvette crashes into its office
PLEASANTVILLE, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey newspaper has scored an easy scoop.
Tue, 17 Oct 2017 19:36:44 -0400 -
Sweet Surrender: Detroit-area man arrested with doughnuts
REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 21-year-old man wanted for probation violations surrendered at a suburban Detroit police station — with a dozen doughnuts for officers.
Tue, 17 Oct 2017 14:36:37 -0400 -
Curiosity does in bear cubs after escape from wildlife park
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Two bear cubs that escaped from a South Dakota wildlife park didn't get far, due in part to their curiosity.
Tue, 17 Oct 2017 14:33:17 -0400 -
Police round up unusual suspect: young bull on soccer field
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police have rounded up an unusual suspect — a young bull on a soccer field.
Tue, 17 Oct 2017 14:25:27 -0400 -
New York police round up wandering cow in Brooklyn park
New York City police wrangled a cow on the loose in a Brooklyn park on Tuesday after the animal became a spectacle for tourists and New Yorkers alike when it was spotted roaming the streets and enjoying the park facilities. Officers used soccer goals to fence the animal in on a baseball diamond, but the cow barreled through one of the nets, knocking down a police officer. Police eventually trapped the cow between two vehicles parked on either side of baseball field's bench area after an officer appeared to fire a tranquilizer dart at it.
Tue, 17 Oct 2017 13:52:40 -0400 -
Man vows he's penniless in court; deputies find $4K on him
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio defendant who vowed he was penniless and couldn't pay a fine now faces a big one after deputies escorting him from court found he had over $4,000 in his clothes.
Tue, 17 Oct 2017 10:33:51 -0400 -
Cops: Man tried to rob market to get money for drug fines
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Police say a Pennsylvania man broke into a market so he could get money to pay his court fines for marijuana possession.
Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:52:49 -0400 -
Police: Man sprays foul-smelling brown liquid on produce
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man sprayed a foul-smelling brown liquid on produce at a grocery store in South Carolina, telling police the store owed him money.
Tue, 17 Oct 2017 08:21:54 -0400 -
Attorney: Convicted tax schemer is too fat for prison
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The attorney for a 72-year-old Florida man who was convicted in a tax scheme is using obesity to try to keep his client out of prison.
Tue, 17 Oct 2017 07:43:05 -0400 -
Crash leads to fight, stun gun, arrests on Indiana racetrack
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — Two racecar drivers have been arrested after getting into a fistfight following a crash on an Indiana racetrack that ended with a police officer using a stun gun on one of the drivers.
Mon, 16 Oct 2017 17:32:07 -0400 -
FAA looking after pilot drops turkeys on Arkansas festival
YELLVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it will check to see whether any laws or regulations were broken when a low-flying pilot dropped live turkeys onto an Arkansas festival over the weekend.
Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:46:13 -0400 -
Candidate touts apparent hoax idea of drug-sniffing bunnies
PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Philadelphia-area mayoral candidate says he was serious when he vowed to investigate the use of drug-sniffing bunnies if elected — even though it appears to stem from an internet hoax.
Mon, 16 Oct 2017 14:24:16 -0400 -
Man builds 2-story 'Star Wars' vehicle replica for Halloween
PARMA, Ohio (AP) — A two-story, "Star Wars"-inspired Halloween yard display in Ohio should be enough to make any trick-or-treating Darth Vader proud.
Mon, 16 Oct 2017 12:01:57 -0400 -
Pathologist toting human organs while drunk gets probation
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana pathologist who was hauling human organ samples in his pickup truck when he was arrested on drunken driving charges has pleaded guilty.
Mon, 16 Oct 2017 10:55:12 -0400 -
Hogwarts Express rescues stranded family in Scotland
LONDON (AP) — As if by magic, the Hogwarts Express has come to the rescue of a stranded family in Scotland.
Sun, 15 Oct 2017 12:51:03 -0400 -
Man wounded in shooting during fight in Tombstone saloon
TOMBSTONE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona authorities say a saloon shooting in the Old West town of Tombstone put one man in the hospital with a leg wound and another in jail.
Sat, 14 Oct 2017 16:53:43 -0400 -
Man arrested after trying to light cigarette with nozzle
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Police in North Dakota have arrested a man for possession of drugs after first spotting him attempting to light a cigarette with the nozzle of a gas pump.
Sat, 14 Oct 2017 13:56:53 -0400 -
Northern Michigan University offers marijuana degree
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — A university in Michigan is offering an unusual degree — in marijuana.
Sat, 14 Oct 2017 09:36:34 -0400 -
Teacher who works at supermarket to vie for US bagging prize
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman is heading to Las Vegas to compete for the title of America's fastest grocery bagger.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 20:42:11 -0400 -
Sheriff: 2 briefly escape Oklahoma jail to visit girlfriends
HUGO, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma sheriff says two inmates briefly escaped to visit their girlfriends and smoke marijuana and then walked back to the jail.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 20:01:15 -0400 -
Breaking mad: 'Breaking Bad' house gets fence to block fans
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The real Albuquerque house made famous by the methamphetamine-making character Walter White in the AMC-TV hit series "Breaking Bad" is getting a fence.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:47:07 -0400 -
Drugs in prayer card with Jesus' image mailed to inmate
CONCORD, Mass. (AP) — Prison officials in Massachusetts say someone tried to send drugs to an inmate by mailing a laminated prayer card that contained wafer-thin strips of a prescription narcotic.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 15:29:35 -0400 -
The high way to heaven? Man who hid drugs in Bible gets jail
NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man who was caught hiding heroin in a Bible while on parole will spend another six months in jail.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 15:04:09 -0400 -
Mike Diamond rescues fiancee's trashed engagement ring
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New York City woman who accidentally threw her 3-carat diamond engagement ring in the trash has been reunited with it, thanks in large part to her soon-to-be-husband — Mike Diamond.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 12:53:30 -0400 -
Friday the 13th: Flight 666 makes it safely to HEL
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Helsinki airport says Flight 666 has arrived safety in HEL — the airport code for the Finnish capital — for the last time.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 11:03:24 -0400 -
Deer lassoed, rescued from Pittsburgh reservoir
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A paramedic and an animal control officer have rescued a deer that had waded into a Pittsburgh reservoir.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 09:15:08 -0400
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