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Late workers, students get notes blaming NY subway
NEW YORK (AP) -- People late for school or work because of New York City subway delays can get notes from the transit agency to give to their teachers or bosses....
Thief steals Thanksgiving dinner off woman's porch
OREGON, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin family found it hard to be thankful after a thief made off with their turkey dinner....
Chicago couple wait for first kiss at the altar
CHICAGO (AP) -- Won't kiss on the first date? How about waiting until marriage?...
Station takes call letters of TV show
CINCINNATI (AP) -- WKRP is back on the air in Cincinnati - but this time it's for real....
Pumpkin drop at NY museum draws smashing crowd
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) -- What is the sound that a falling pumpkin makes when it hits the ground?...
Ill. zoo creates ornaments from reindeer droppings
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) -- The Christmas ornaments for sale at the Miller Park Zoo's gift shop are partly manufactured by reindeer. Honest!...
Ill. zoo creates ornaments from reindeer droppings
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) -- The Christmas ornaments for sale at the Miller Park Zoo's gift shop are partly manufactured by reindeer. Honest!...
Full-size cardboard figure causes NJ bank standoff
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- A standoff at a New Jersey bank is over after police learned a "person" seen inside was actually a full-size cardboard figure....
Full-size cardboard figure causes NJ bank standoff
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- A standoff at a New Jersey bank is over after police learned a "person" seen inside was actually a full-size cardboard figure....
Judge allows civil suit over co-worker's perfume
DETROIT (AP) -- A federal judge says a Detroit city employee can proceed with a civil suit claiming she couldn't work because of a co-worker's strong perfume....
Judge allows civil suit over co-worker's perfume
DETROIT (AP) -- A federal judge says a Detroit city employee can proceed with a civil suit claiming she couldn't work because of a co-worker's strong perfume....
Santa Ana police pull over, stun naked DUI suspect
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- California authorities got a shock of their own when they discovered that a drunken driving suspect they had just stunned with a Taser was completely naked....
Santa Ana police pull over, stun naked DUI suspect
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- California authorities got a shock of their own when they discovered that a drunken driving suspect they had just stunned with a Taser was completely naked....
Thief uses lubricant to swipe ring on woman's hand
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Police said a thief used a Vaseline-like lubricant to swipe an expensive ring off an elderly woman's hand in broad daylight. Authorities said two men bumped 80-year-old Helen Artim's car, then asked her to open her trunk to check for damage....
Thief uses lubricant to swipe ring on woman's hand
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Police said a thief used a Vaseline-like lubricant to swipe an expensive ring off an elderly woman's hand in broad daylight. Authorities said two men bumped 80-year-old Helen Artim's car, then asked her to open her trunk to check for damage....
Woman with cast on foot allegedly kicks girl, cops
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) -- A woman wearing a cast on her foot has been charged with assault for allegedly kicking an 8-year-old girl and police officers. City police say they found the 32-year-old woman hiding under a bed in an apartment as they investigated a neighbor's complaint about a child being assaulted Monday....
Iowa fans cited for restroom sex during Gophs game
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- While the Hawkeyes were stomping the Gophers on the Metrodome field last weekend, police said two Iowa fans were having a romp of a different kind in a restroom. Both events, police say, had their share of cheering fans....
Ark. man arrested after scratching out sentence
FORREST CITY, Ark. (AP) -- A man reportedly caught trying to scratch out a judicial decision sending him to jail faces a new charge. Police said the 25-year-old man received a four-day jail sentence along with a $650 fine Monday from St. Francis County District Judge Steve Routon for driving on a suspended license and hazardous driving....
Man stabbed for 2nd time in less than a month
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- For the second time in less than a month, Zachary Duprey was the victim of a stabbing in downtown Lewiston. Police said the 21-year-old man was stabbed twice in the back early Tuesday at Del's Bar & Grille....
Why won't polar bears mate? They're both female
TOKYO (AP) -- Puzzled Japanese zookeepers have cleared up a mystery over a lack of chemistry between a couple of polar bears as both turn out to be female, a Japanese zoo said Wednesday. Tsuyoshi, a four-year-old "male" polar bear, and his 11-year-old female partner, Kurumi, have been living together since June at the Kushiro Municipal Zoo in Hokkaido, northern Japan....
