Tuesday, July 22 2014 12:51 PM EDT2014-07-22 16:51:21 GMT
Traps have been set for a large exotic snake that animal control officers and a private reptile expert have been hunting for in New Jersey's Lake Hopatcong (hoh-PAHT'-cong).More >>
Traps have been set amid reports of a large exotic snake that animal control officers and a private reptile expert have been hunting for in New Jersey's Lake Hopatcong (hoh-PAHT'-cong).More >>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 12:51 PM EDT2014-07-22 16:51:17 GMT
Police investigating the theft of clothing and jewelry from a southern Illinois boutique say they arrested a woman after she posted Facebook photos of herself wearing one of the stolen items.More >>
Police investigating the theft of clothing and jewelry from a southern Illinois boutique say they arrested a woman after she posted Facebook photos of herself wearing one of the stolen items.More >>
Monday, July 21 2014 7:31 PM EDT2014-07-21 23:31:20 GMT
Police say a man who fled from a Mississippi traffic stop was apparently so focused on getting away he unknowingly ran into a law enforcement academy.More >>
Police say a man who fled from a Mississippi traffic stop was apparently so focused on getting away he unknowingly ran into a law enforcement academy.More >>
Monday, July 21 2014 3:03 PM EDT2014-07-21 19:03:01 GMT
High water forced the cancellation of the Red Green Regatta in Fairbanks over the weekend, with the fun moved off the water and into a parking lot.More >>
High water forced the cancellation of the Red Green Regatta in Fairbanks over the weekend, with the fun moved off the water and into a parking lot.More >>
Monday, July 21 2014 9:40 AM EDT2014-07-21 13:40:15 GMT
A pit bull named Ace is being hailed as a hero for licking the face of a sleeping, deaf 13-year-old Indianapolis boy to alert him that his house was on fire.More >>
A pit bull named Ace is being hailed as a hero for licking the face of a sleeping, deaf 13-year-old Indianapolis boy to alert him that the house was on fire.More >>
Monday, July 21 2014 9:40 AM EDT2014-07-21 13:40:02 GMT
A game made popular in backyards and at football tailgate parties is taking on a serious side as the American Cornhole Organization crowns its champions this weekend in West Virginia.More >>
Cornhole, the strange-sounding game made popular in backyards and at football tailgate parties, is taking on a serious side this week.More >>
Monday, July 21 2014 9:40 AM EDT2014-07-21 13:40:00 GMT
A 24-year-old man who a month after being released from prison for a bank robbery held up the same bank and teller has been sentenced to more than 10 years behind bars.More >>
A 24-year-old man who a month after being released from prison for a bank robbery held up the same bank and teller has been sentenced to more than 10 years behind bars.More >>
Monday, July 21 2014 9:39 AM EDT2014-07-21 13:39:58 GMT
A New York pilot has experienced deja phew.More >>
A New York pilot who landed his disabled plane on a highway for the second time in eight days said Friday he's lucky to have escaped unhurt and thankful he didn't hit anyone.More >>
Sunday, July 20 2014 1:51 PM EDT2014-07-20 17:51:51 GMT
Talk about exploring the past. Police say a pair of thieves stole a baby dinosaur replica from a science museum and took props from a history exhibit at another facility.More >>
Talk about exploring the past. Police say a pair of thieves stole a baby dinosaur replica from a science museum and took props from a history exhibit at another facility.More >>
Sunday, July 20 2014 1:51 PM EDT2014-07-20 17:51:45 GMT
Pop singer Jennifer Lopez may be thinking life is funny after a group of scientists named a water mite in her honor after discovering a new species near Puerto Rico.More >>
Pop singer Jennifer Lopez may be thinking life is funny after a group of scientists named a water mite in her honor after discovering a new species near Puerto Rico.More >>
Thursday, July 17 2014 10:28 PM EDT2014-07-18 02:28:38 GMT
Some homeowners following the state's new drought-conscious motto that brown is the new green are being warned by local governments that they could be slapped with fines because of those dried up lawns.More >>
Laura Whitney and her husband, Michael Korte, don't know whether they're being good citizens during a drought or scofflaws.More >>
Thursday, July 17 2014 6:07 PM EDT2014-07-17 22:07:37 GMT
The Seattle Fire Department says a man using a spray paint can and a lighter to try and kill a spider started a West Seattle fire that caused $60,000 worth of damage.More >>
A man who used a can of spray paint and a lighter as a makeshift blowtorch to kill a spider in his laundry room started a blaze that caused $60,000 worth of damage, Seattle fire officials said Wednesday.More >>
Thursday, July 17 2014 6:07 PM EDT2014-07-17 22:07:34 GMT
A pilot who dropped 3,000 pingpong balls that were redeemable for prizes missed a crowd assembled for the stunt and instead hit a nearby interstate.More >>
A pilot who dropped 3,000 pingpong balls that were redeemable for prizes missed a crowd assembled for the stunt and instead hit a nearby interstate.More >>
Thursday, July 17 2014 6:07 PM EDT2014-07-17 22:07:25 GMT
The portraits of three former Pennsylvania House speakers and one former top state senator hanging in the Capitol's marble corridors each have new information to tell visitors: their criminal histories.More >>
The portraits of three former Pennsylvania House speakers and one former top state senator hanging in the Capitol's marble corridors each have new information to tell visitors: their criminal histories.More >>
Thursday, July 17 2014 11:28 AM EDT2014-07-17 15:28:35 GMT
When the man with the Twitter handle @HiddenCash moved his scavenger hunt to Whittier, California, a thousand people trampled through Penn Park seeking free money.More >>
When the man with the Twitter handle @HiddenCash moved his scavenger hunt to Whittier, California, a thousand people trampled through Penn Park seeking free money.More >>
Thursday, July 17 2014 7:59 AM EDT2014-07-17 11:59:59 GMT
A plan by a Belgian mayor to remove a group of Gypsies by playing loud music backfired when the camping cars stayed put and the children danced to the music.More >>
A plan by a Belgian mayor to remove a group of Gypsies by playing loud music backfired when the camping cars stayed put and the children danced to the music.More >>
Thursday, July 17 2014 7:18 AM EDT2014-07-17 11:18:03 GMT
Ax throwing is encouraged in lumberjack class.More >>
Ax throwing is encouraged in lumberjack class. It's also OK to dump your classmate in the lake - as long as you're both frantically trying to stay upright on a floating log.More >>
Thursday, July 17 2014 7:17 AM EDT2014-07-17 11:17:23 GMT
Police in Central California are searching for three bright orange Tillamook cheese vans that were stolen over the weekend.More >>
Two men were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing three Volkswagen minibuses that were customized to look like bright orange Tillamook cheese loafs.More >>
Wednesday, July 16 2014 3:58 PM EDT2014-07-16 19:58:29 GMT
You could call them helicopter parents on steroids.More >>
Teachers in this South American country are going on a 24-hour strike to protest a wave of physical attacks on educators by students' mothers and fathers.More >>
Wednesday, July 16 2014 2:01 PM EDT2014-07-16 18:01:23 GMT
Pop singer Jennifer Lopez may be thinking life is funny after some scientists gave her name to a water mite species they discovered near Puerto Rico.More >>
Pop singer Jennifer Lopez may be thinking life is funny after some scientists gave her name to a water mite species they discovered near Puerto Rico.More >>
Wednesday, July 16 2014 9:36 AM EDT2014-07-16 13:36:26 GMT
Police in the town of Blaine, Washington, near the Canadian border found a car in a bank parking lot on July 2 that had been stolen in Miami just about two days earlier.More >>
Police in the town of Blaine, Washington, near the Canadian border found a car in a bank parking lot on July 2 that had been stolen in Miami just about two days earlier.More >>
Tuesday, July 15 2014 8:20 AM EDT2014-07-15 12:20:27 GMT
Nearly 500 divers and snorkelers submerged in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary on Saturday for a "concert" beneath the sea broadcast by a local radio station.More >>
Nearly 500 divers and snorkelers submerged in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary on Saturday for a "concert" beneath the sea broadcast by a local radio station.More >>
Tuesday, July 15 2014 8:20 AM EDT2014-07-15 12:20:20 GMT
Federal agents inspecting a couple's belongings at an Arizona entry port on the U.S.-Mexico border found two live parrots hidden inside an Elmo doll.More >>
Federal agents inspecting a couple's belongings at an Arizona entry port on the U.S.-Mexico border found two live parrots hidden inside an Elmo doll.More >>
Tuesday, July 15 2014 4:16 AM EDT2014-07-15 08:16:55 GMT
More than 40 years after a New York man last saw his high school ring, the love token he gave his wife has been found on a Greek island.More >>
More than 40 years after a New York man last saw his high school class ring, the love token his wife had until their wedding night popped up on a Greek island.More >>
Monday, July 14 2014 8:31 PM EDT2014-07-15 00:31:10 GMT
U.S. Customs and Border protection inspectors at Los Angeles International Airport seized 67 live giant African snails meant for human consumption.More >>
Inspectors at Los Angeles International Airport seized an unusually slimy package - 67 live giant African snails that are a popular delicacy across West Africa.More >>
Sunday, July 13 2014 11:30 AM EDT2014-07-13 15:30:19 GMT
A banner aiming to change people's minds about what swastikas stand for has stirred outrage after it flew over beaches in New York City and on Long Island.More >>
A banner aiming to change people's minds about what swastikas stand for has stirred outrage after it flew over beaches in New York City and on Long Island.More >>
Friday, July 11 2014 5:19 PM EDT2014-07-11 21:19:20 GMT
The Selective Service System says a data glitch prompted it to send notices to several deceased men in Pennsylvania, ordering them to register for the nation's military draft.More >>
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press No, the United States isn't trying to build a military force of centenarians.More >>
Thursday, July 10 2014 6:56 PM EDT2014-07-10 22:56:14 GMT
A 10-minute climb up 264 steps to the top of the world's tallest waterslide is followed by 10 seconds of adrenaline in a raft rushing nearly straight down at up to 70 mph.More >>
Halfway up the 264 stairs leading to the top of the world's tallest waterslide, it was clear this was the most breathtaking ride I'd ever encountered.More >>
Thursday, July 10 2014 3:16 PM EDT2014-07-10 19:16:13 GMT
A well-known American Indian artist says police in New Mexico pulled a rifle on him after his dog pooped in his SUV and a woman mistook his cleanup efforts for a burglary.More >>
A well-known American Indian artist said police in New Mexico pulled a rifle on him after his dog pooped in his SUV and a woman mistook his cleanup efforts for a burglary.More >>
Thursday, July 10 2014 1:56 PM EDT2014-07-10 17:56:56 GMT
Police in Portland, Oregon, say they have arrested a 29-year-old man accused of running up to a police horse, uttering a "karate-like battle cry" and delivering what a spokesman calls "a jumping, double kick" to...More >>
Police in Portland, Oregon, say they have arrested a 29-year-old man accused of running up to a police horse, uttering a "karate-like battle cry" and delivering what a spokesman calls "a jumping, double kick" to the...More >>
Thursday, July 10 2014 10:29 AM EDT2014-07-10 14:29:32 GMT
It was little comfort to the residents of a Seattle home along Lake Washington when the naked man who crashed through their front door began loudly reciting Scripture.More >>
It was little comfort to the residents of a Seattle home along Lake Washington when the naked man who crashed through their front door began loudly reciting Scripture.More >>
Thursday, July 10 2014 8:27 AM EDT2014-07-10 12:27:35 GMT
A 4-year-old Russian blue cat named Kush is being quarantined after apparently going berserk inside a central Florida home, prompting its owners to call 911.More >>
A 4-year-old Russian blue cat named Kush is being quarantined after apparently going berserk inside a central Florida home, prompting its owners to call 911.More >>
Thursday, July 10 2014 8:27 AM EDT2014-07-10 12:27:34 GMT
A woman working out at a Manhattan fitness center suffered cuts from shards of glass after a piece of construction equipment crashed through the gym's fourth-floor window.More >>
A woman working out at a Manhattan fitness center suffered cuts from shards of glass after a piece of construction equipment crashed through the gym's fourth-floor window.More >>
Wednesday, July 9 2014 6:58 PM EDT2014-07-09 22:58:27 GMT
The former public works inspector for a northern New Jersey town who admitted stealing $460,000 in quarters over two years has been spared a prison term.More >>
The former public works inspector for a northern New Jersey town who admitted stealing $460,000 in quarters over two years has been spared a prison term.More >>
Wednesday, July 9 2014 6:02 PM EDT2014-07-09 22:02:17 GMT
An Oklahoma farmer's iPhone that was lost when it fell into a grain elevator has been returned to him unscathed after it was found in Japan.More >>
Oklahoma farmer Kevin Whitney thought his iPhone was lost for good when it fell into a grain elevator last year. Eight months later, his phone was returned unscathed after a trip to Japan.More >>
Wednesday, July 9 2014 3:08 PM EDT2014-07-09 19:08:00 GMT
Faced with potentially hungry - and grumpy - passengers, a Frontier Airlines pilot treated them to pizza when storms diverted a Denver-bound flight to Cheyenne, where the plane was stuck for a couple of hours.More >>
Faced with potentially hungry - and grumpy - passengers, a Frontier Airlines pilot treated them to pizza when storms diverted a Denver-bound flight to Cheyenne, where the plane was stuck for a couple of hours.More >>
Wednesday, July 9 2014 9:49 AM EDT2014-07-09 13:49:15 GMT
Police are trying to figure out why three men walked into a CVS pharmacy in Atlanta's northern suburbs and stole $2,000 in soap and other personal care items.More >>
Police are trying to figure out why a trio of hygiene-minded thieves walked into a CVS pharmacy in Atlanta's northern suburbs and stole $2,000 in soap and other personal care items.More >>
Tuesday, July 8 2014 10:56 PM EDT2014-07-09 02:56:45 GMT
A Frontier Airlines pilot treated his passengers to pizza when storms diverted a Denver-bound flight to Cheyenne, where the plane was stuck for a couple of hours.More >>
Faced with potentially hungry - and grumpy - passengers, a Frontier Airlines pilot treated them to pizza when storms diverted a Denver-bound flight to Cheyenne, where the plane was stuck for a couple of hours.More >>
Tuesday, July 8 2014 2:27 PM EDT2014-07-08 18:27:23 GMT
Police in Mount Vernon, Washington, killed an agitated Angus cow that rampaged through town, tossing a police officer into the air and tap-dancing on a patrol car.More >>
Police in Mount Vernon, Washington, killed an agitated Angus cow that rampaged through town, tossing a police officer into the air and tap-dancing on a patrol car.More >>
Tuesday, July 8 2014 2:16 PM EDT2014-07-08 18:16:54 GMT
The video of a western Wisconsin logger who saved a black bear who got its head stuck in an old milk can is getting hundreds of thousands of YouTube hits.More >>
The video of a western Wisconsin logger who saved a black bear who got its head stuck in an old milk can is getting hundreds of thousands of YouTube hits.More >>
Tuesday, July 8 2014 10:50 AM EDT2014-07-08 14:50:41 GMT
An Ohio man who jokingly sought $10 to pay for his first attempt at making potato salad has raised more than $37,000 from a crowd-sourcing Internet site.More >>
An Ohio man who jokingly sought $10 to pay for his first attempt at making potato salad has raised more than $37,000 from a crowdfunding Internet site.More >>
Tuesday, July 8 2014 9:38 AM EDT2014-07-08 13:38:39 GMT
Thousands of gallons of Red Bull spilled onto Interstate 95 in central Florida after two tractor-trailers collided.More >>
Call it a different kind of energy jolt. Thousands of gallons of Red Bull spilled onto Interstate 95 in central Florida after two tractor-trailers collided.More >>
When it comes to pit-spitting in southwestern Michigan, it's tough to beat the Krause family, who on Saturday maintained their dominance in the 41st International Cherry Pit-Spitting Championship.More >>
Tuesday, July 8 2014 6:27 AM EDT2014-07-08 10:27:07 GMT
A Finnish couple has narrowly won the 19th World Wife Carrying Championships - a quirky competition in which men race to be the fastest while carrying a female teammate.More >>
A Finnish couple has narrowly won the 19th World Wife Carrying Championships - a quirky competition in which men race to be the fastest while carrying a female teammate.More >>
Tuesday, July 8 2014 6:27 AM EDT2014-07-08 10:27:06 GMT
A seven-time hot dog-eating champion and the women's hot dog-eating champ will compete for their crowns again at the annual contest on Coney Island.More >>
High-ranking chowhound Joey "Jaws" Chestnut dropped to one knee and proposed to his longtime girlfriend before Friday's annual hot dog eating contest, then packed away 61 franks and buns to hold onto his coveted...More >>
Tuesday, July 8 2014 6:26 AM EDT2014-07-08 10:26:59 GMT
Boeing is deciding what to do with six newly manufactured commercial airplane bodies that fell off a train in a derailment in western Montana, including three that slid down a steep riverbank.More >>
Boeing is deciding what to do with six new commercial airplane bodies that fell off a train in western Montana, including three that slid down a steep riverbank, a company spokeswoman said Monday.More >>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 1:20 PM EDT2014-07-22 17:20:30 GMT
The Federal Aviation Administration is telling U.S. airlines they are prohibited from flying to the Tel Aviv airport in Israel after a Hamas rocket exploded nearby.More >>
The Federal Aviation Administration told U.S. airlines Tuesday they are prohibited from flying to the Tel Aviv airport in Israel for 24 hours following a Hamas rocket explosion nearby.More >>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 1:14 PM EDT2014-07-22 17:14:41 GMT
Firefighters and local authorities are heartened by weather forecasts that call for continued cooler temperatures and higher humidity as they battle a destructive wildfire that has charred hundreds of square miles...More >>
A destructive wildfire in Washington state has grown slightly but firefighters have made progress in their efforts to get it under control.More >>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 1:14 PM EDT2014-07-22 17:14:36 GMT
A federal appeals court in Virginia has upheld tax subsidies for low- and middle-income people who buy insurance under the Obama administration's health care reform law.More >>
A federal appeals court in Virginia has upheld tax subsidies for low- and middle-income people who buy insurance under the Obama administration's health care reform law.More >>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 1:06 PM EDT2014-07-22 17:06:04 GMT
Newark's police department will undergo independent monitoring after a three-year federal investigation released Tuesday found what it called "a pattern of unconstitutional policing" that included excessive use...More >>
Newark's police department will undergo independent monitoring after a three-year federal investigation released Tuesday found "a pattern of unconstitutional policing" that included excessive use of force and...More >>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 1:06 PM EDT2014-07-22 17:06:02 GMT
A man accused of enslaving a mentally disabled woman in northeast Ohio is set to be sentenced in federal court in Youngstown.More >>
A man convicted of enslaving a mentally disabled woman in northeast Ohio could receive life in prison when he's sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Youngstown.More >>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 12:12 PM EDT2014-07-22 16:12:22 GMT
Border Patrol agents stationed in South Texas are the busiest in the country, arresting tens of thousands of children illegally crossing the border without their parents and thousands more families with children.More >>
Border Patrol agents stationed in South Texas are the busiest in the country, arresting tens of thousands of children illegally crossing the border without their parents and thousands more families with children.More >>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 11:23 AM EDT2014-07-22 15:23:36 GMT
The U.S. and Egypt sought Tuesday to find an end to two weeks of bloodshed in the Gaza Strip, and officials raised the possibility of restarting stalled peace talks between Israel and Palestinian authorities as a...More >>
The U.S. and Egypt sought Tuesday to find an end to two weeks of bloodshed in the Gaza Strip, and officials raised the possibility of restarting stalled peace talks between Israel and Palestinian authorities as a necessary...More >>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 11:07 AM EDT2014-07-22 15:07:36 GMT
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press The two Americans killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip followed in the footsteps of scores of Jews from around the world who have volunteered to fight for Israel.More >>
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press The two Americans killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip followed in the footsteps of scores of Jews from around the world who have volunteered to fight for Israel.More >>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 5:04 AM EDT2014-07-22 09:04:39 GMT
After a bruising nine-week runoff campaign, Georgia Republicans will finally have their Senate nominee who will compete against Democrat Michelle Nunn for a seat the GOP can ill afford to lose as the party looks to...More >>
After a bruising nine-week runoff campaign, Georgia Republicans will finally have their Senate nominee who will compete against Democrat Michelle Nunn for a seat the GOP can ill afford to lose as the party looks to take...More >>
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