Pa. man finds reptile near sewer, offers gator aid
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Philadelphia man has offered a little gator aid -- calling animal control... More
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Czechs present bicycle that can fly
PRAGUE (AP) -- Is it a bike? Is it a plane? Three Czech companies have teamed up to make a... More
Swedish male train drivers wear skirts to work
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Commuters on a train line in northern Stockholm were met with an unusual sight... More
Texas couple completes bucket list with Maine trip
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- A Texas couple has fulfilled a lifelong dream by visiting Maine to watch... More
TSA agents stop Chewbacca actor over light saber
DENVER (AP) -- Not even Chewbacca and his light saber get a free pass with airport security... More
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Runner's pain is no pulled muscle; it's a baby
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) -- An aspiring half-marathon runner in Minnesota attributed her unbearable... More
Studio to comb N.M. landfill for bad Atari games
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) -- A New Mexico city commission agreed to allow a Canadian studio to search... More
Cat detained on illegal mission at Russian prison
MOSCOW (AP) -- Inmates at Russia's prisons have been known to bribe guards to obtain cellphones,... More
Law change kills Germany's longest word
BERLIN (AP) -- A tweak to state laws in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to... More
'Bucket list' item leads to women's arrest in Fla.
OCALA, Fla. (AP) -- Two longtime friends ended up in jail in central Florida thanks to a "bucket... More
Colony of ants jam bell, keep German woman awake
BERLIN (AP) -- Disturbing the peace in a provincial German town: a colony of ants. A... More
Swimmer to haul 2,000 pounds of bricks 22 miles
ALGONAC, Mich. (AP) -- A long-distance swimmer plans to swim 22 miles across Lake St. Clair this... More
Council members abstain from vote on abstaining
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) -- Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a... More
Surgeons remove tiger's basketball-sized hairball
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger... More
Man charged in overnight feast at Ky. supermarket
MOUNT WASHINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Authorities in Kentucky have charged a man who officers say had an... More
$1,330 bid saves Santa Claus, 4 reindeer in Flint
FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- A $1,330 bid was good enough to save a Santa Claus, sleigh and four reindeer... More
Deer smashes Pa. bus windshield, takes short ride
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A deer has taken a ride on a western Pennsylvania... More
Ohio State awaits bloom of stinky corpse flower
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Researchers at an Ohio State University greenhouse are awaiting a rare... More
Ice from Minn. lake pushed ashore to doorsteps
LAKE MILLE LACS, Minn. (AP) -- Strong winds have pushed huge ice sheets ashore at a northern... More
Ore. smokejumpers skydive into illegal pot garden
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) -- A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern... More
Mass. panel: No profanity on rapper's headstone
LYNN, Mass. (AP) -- Commissioners at a Massachusetts cemetery have said no to profanity on... More
Nine-inch helicopter retrieved from atop a courthouse statue
MARION (AP) -- A dustup over a wayward remote-control helicopter that became lodged in a statue... More
Official: Shiny dog bowl sparks Calif. house fire
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) -- A Northern California couple might be able to blame this one on the... More
Small Wash. school closes because of nice weather
SEATTLE (AP) -- In sun-deprived Washington state, the promise of nice spring weather has prompted... More
Pink Floyd poser arrested for theft by swindle
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) -- A man is accused of pretending to be a member of rock band Pink Floyd at... More
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