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Vermont inmates slip pig into police car decal
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 3:36pmPrison inmates who make decals for Vermont police slipped a pig into the seal, which ended up on perhaps 30 patrol cars.
Ohio woman having stroke helped despite dialing wrong number
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 1:30pmA woman who called the wrong number when she suffered a stroke still found help a couple of time zones away.
Phil, rivals differ on Groundhog Day
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 1:24pmWe all know Punxsutawney Phil, but there are multiple weather-predicting groundhogs around the USA with differing forecasts.
Wealthy Florida man adopts adult girlfriend
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 8:47amA wealthy Florida man has adopted his longtime adult girlfriend in a move critics say is aimed at shielding assets.
Massage reduces inflammation in muscles
Wed, 02/01/2012 - 2:43pmA genetic study confirms kneading muscles reduces inflammation and spurs cell's energy-production.
Toothless Pa. woman robs bank for denture money
Wed, 02/01/2012 - 2:21pmA woman who appeared to not have any teeth in surveillance photos from a bank robbery told police she needed the money for dentures.
Park ranger zaps man cited for off-leash dogs
Tue, 01/31/2012 - 8:56pmA U.S. park ranger near San Francisco Tasered a man who did not have his two small dogs on a leash and who allegedly tried to walk off.
Car chase ends with SUV atop a man in his bed
Tue, 01/31/2012 - 8:44amAn SUV being chased by police plowed into a home in New Haven, Conn., landing on top of a man sleeping in his bed.
Fetal twin removed from boy's stomach
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 8:49pmDoctors in Peru planned today to remove the remains of a partially formed twin fetus from the stomach of a 3-year-old boy.
UAE teen sentenced for kissing 2 girls
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 11:23amA teenage boy in the United Arab Emirates has been sentenced to up to three years in detention for kissing two 13-year-old girls.
Report: Body in storage unit for 17 years
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 4:14pmA woman's body found in a Clearwater, Fla., storage unit may have been stored there 17 years ago.
Letters: Let's work together to protect American dream
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 8:19pmA reader supports President Obama and his call to reject partisanship.
N.J. petting zoo camel predicts Giants will win Super Bowl
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 6:30pmPrincess, a Bactrian camel and star of New Jersey's Popcorn Park Zoo, has correctly picked the winner of five of the last six Super Bowls.
Artist plans to bury Boeing 727 jetliner in Calif. desert
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 1:18pmA Swiss artist plans to bury a Boeing 727 jetliner in California's Mojave Desert and build a tunnel to give visitors a chance to see it.
Embarrassing 'SHCOOL' sign corrected in NYC
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 5:01pmAn embarrassing misspelling of "school" is gone from the street outside a New York City school building.
Royal Marines photo includes visible prank
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 8:55amA British publication apologizes for publishing photo of Royal Marines that includes a well-equipped prank.
Alaska woman, 85, beats back stomping moose
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 7:03pmAn 85-year-old Alaska woman used a shovel to beat back a moose that had stomped her 82-year-old husband, the Anchorage Daily News reports.
JFK hearse sells for $176,000
Mon, 01/23/2012 - 11:17amThe Cadillac hearse that carried President Kennedy's body after the 1963 assassination in Dallas sold for $176,000.
Viking massacre ended unexpectedly
Fri, 01/20/2012 - 11:50amSometimes you're the Viking, and sometimes you're the kindling, report archeologists exploring the legendary St. Brice's Day massacre.
Seniors stranded by golf-cart battery thieves
Fri, 01/20/2012 - 11:11amThieves at a giant, gated community for seniors have left 22 residents stranded by stealing golf cart batteries.