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3 day weekends for these students

8:00 PM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 |

TATUM, N.M. (AP) -- It sounds like every school kids' dream -- three-day weekends. But students in Tatum, N.M., will find they only have class four days a week when school starts this fall.

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Sports reporter running making a story out of himself

4:00 PM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 |

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- A veteran New Hampshire sports reporter has been charged with running a prostitution ring in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and possibly into Canada.

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Smoke free fair

2:00 PM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 |

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- There's clear air at the Monroe County Fair in Bloomington, Ind., this year.

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Long lost friend

10:00 AM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 |

EAST MOLINE, Ill. (AP) -- There was a surprise in a delivery to a metal finishing plant in East Moline, Ill. this week.

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Do not put us in the same category as strippers

8:00 AM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 |

LONDON (AP) -- More than two dozen burlesque performers in London turned out yesterday to protest being classified alongside strippers and lap dancers as "adult entertainers."

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Students touring states giving out free compliments

8:00 PM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 |

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Purdue University students Cameron Brown and Brett Westcott are a couple of nice guys.

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Good deed gone badly

6:00 PM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 |

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Sometimes it just doesn't pay to be a nice guy.

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You still have 9 more years before getting behind the wheel legally

4:00 PM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 |

PLAIN CITY, Utah (AP) -- There's a young man in Utah who's getting an early start on his driving practice.

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In house strip club

2:00 PM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 |

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- It's a do-it-yourself project with a twist and a strip.

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Giddy up

10:00 AM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 |

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- The ride was stolen -- but it wasn't a car. Police have ticketed a woman for riding a stolen horse down the main street in a small South Carolina town.

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You are getting a one-way ticket out of here

8:00 AM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 |

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hit the road, Jack! That's the message for the homeless from New York City.

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Sorry but we had no choice

8:00 PM Tue, Jul 28, 2009 |

LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) -- There's still no such thing as a free lunch -- or free parking at BWI airport.

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Don't sleep in garbage you may just get picked up

6:00 PM Tue, Jul 28, 2009 |

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Kevin Hallaran didn't get swallowed by a whale, but by something a lot smellier -- a garbage truck.

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McDonald's employee shuts the robber down

4:00 PM Tue, Jul 28, 2009 |

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Shutting the window on a stick-up. That's what police in Colorado Springs report happened at a McDonald's drive-through lane.

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Eyeglass fetish

2:00 PM Tue, Jul 28, 2009 |

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Jerry Lowery may need glasses -- to read the fine print on his criminal charges. He's accused of stealing more than $45,000 worth of eyeglasses from suburban Milwaukee stores.

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Robber makes his way to confession

10:00 AM Tue, Jul 28, 2009 |

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) -- A priest got more than an earful of sins during a confession.

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But Mr. I have the swine flu

8:00 AM Tue, Jul 28, 2009 |

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Don't blame it on the swine flu! A judge in New Zealand is rejecting a woman's drunk-driving defense.

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Peace Corps sounds like a great idea

8:00 PM Mon, Jul 27, 2009 |

PHOENIX (AP) -- The Peace Corps isn't just for 20-something volunteers looking for adventure.

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Fan of Fans

6:00 PM Mon, Jul 27, 2009 |

ZIONSVILE, Ind. (AP) -- You might call Tom Frampton a fan fanatic.

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May be hurting you but it's helping me

4:00 PM Mon, Jul 27, 2009 |

TROUTVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Drivers on Virginia's highways still need some relief -- and they're turning to the private sector.

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Police: Woman accused of killing newborn ate brain

2:14 PM Mon, Jul 27, 2009 |

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- A woman charged with murdering her 3 1/2-week-old son used a knife and two swords to dismember the child and ate parts of his body, including his brain, before stabbing herself in the torso and slicing her own throat, police said Monday.

Otty Sanchez, 33, is charged with capital murder in the death of her infant son, Scott Wesley Buchholtz-Sanchez. She was recovering from her wounds at a hospital, and was being...



Taking a trip back in time

2:00 PM Mon, Jul 27, 2009 |

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) -- All aboard -- for dinner. The Fremont Dinner Train offers passengers a trip back in time and a chance to eat.

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Car collector collecting unusual types of automobiles

10:00 AM Mon, Jul 27, 2009 |

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A classic car to Bill Wright isn't simply a vintage Corvette or Mustang.

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License plates that are not seen everyday going for high prices

8:00 AM Mon, Jul 27, 2009 |

CANTON, Ohio (AP) -- A "VIXEN" and "U2FAT" are helping to fatten state coffers in Ohio.

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Man routinely mistaken for famous astronaut

4:06 PM Sun, Jul 26, 2009 |

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Sharing a name with someone who lives in your area isn't usually a big deal -- unless your name is Neil Armstrong.

Thirty-eight-year-old Neil Allen Armstrong, a financial services professional from Symmes Township in suburban Cincinnati, says he constantly gets calls and packages from autograph seekers, school kids and reporters. He tries to explain he's not the Neil Armstrong who was the first man to walk on the moo...



Police: Fake officer tries to stop real officer

10:36 AM Sun, Jul 26, 2009 |

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Oakland police say a man impersonating a police officer tried to pull over a real undercover officer and was arrested.

Police say 21-year-old Antonio Fernandez Martinez of Oakland was arrested Wednesday in the Fruitvale district after trying to pull over an unmarked police vehicle. Martinez was driving a Ford Crown Victoria outfitted with flashing lights, a microphone and speakers.

Martinez, a convicted ...



Old church becomes gym with religious themes

3:56 PM Sat, Jul 25, 2009 |

BARBERTON, Ohio (AP) -- A developer has found new life for an old church in northeast Ohio by redesigning it as a workout center.

Developer and bodybuilder Al Horvath converted a Methodist church in Barberton into a training facility he calls Faith Gym.

Horvath kept the church's original 1892 stained-glass windows and added murals depicting such biblical characters as David and Goliath and Samson and Delilah.

He created...



Wrong place to stop

8:00 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 |

PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan troopers didn't have to go very far to make a drunken driving bust.

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Have no fear new Wheaties are here

6:00 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 |

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Maybe we'll have to call it Wheaties 2.0. The Breakfast of Champions is getting a makeover.

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We have some beef with your automobile

2:00 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 |

HONOLULU (AP) -- An environmental group in Hawaii has a beef with the Wienermobile.

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You better get home before it gets to cold

12:00 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 |

PERRYVILLE, Md. (AP) -- Ilya, the wandering manatee, is still taking in the sights north of the nation's capital.

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Happy the Hippo

10:00 AM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 |

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Happy the hippo may soon be even happier.

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Comic car

8:00 AM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 |

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Rockets, machine guns and a big flame-thrower -- that's how Seth Rogen rolls.

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Toupee wearer 1, roller coaster 0

8:40 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 |

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- The owner of a South Carolina hair replacement business says a Myrtle Beach roller coaster isn't nearly as hair-raising as the commercials claim.

A television ad shows the 150-foot-tall Time Machine at Freestyle Music Park moving so fast that a man loses his hairpiece. But Dennis Murphy, who owns a hair replacement business, says the ad puts toupees in a bad light.

So he rode the coaster Thursday to p...



Come on all that flapping is waking me up

8:00 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 |

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- The Vegas flag flap has been settled by the Nevada Supreme Court.

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Teen geek squad

4:00 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 |

MCCLELLEN, Calif. (AP) -- High school geeks have something to do this summer -- and there's no hacking involved.

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Unbearable visitor

12:00 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 |

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) -- A Colorado TV station is a mess, thanks to a bear of a vandal. Staffers say a hungry bear managed to get into the office of GrassRoots TV in Aspen.

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Small plane lands, takes off again on highway

11:13 AM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 |

EDGEWATER, Fla. (AP) -- A small plane made an emergency landing on a Florida interstate and later took off again from the same stretch of road.

No one was injured in the incident Wednesday night.

The Florida Highway patrol says the pilot began having engine problems with his 1972 Grumman plane around 7 p.m. and decided to land on Interstate 95 near Edgewater, which is about 20 miles south of Daytona Beach. The 61-year-old pilot...



Food gets one person fired

8:00 AM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 |

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) -- Food fight! Now, you're fired! A West Virginia high school principal has been canned, following a cafeteria food fight.

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My long lost friend

8:00 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 |

DERRY, Pa. (AP) -- Fire Chief Derrick Bollinger now has his Dalmatian back. The volunteer fire chief from Eastern Derry, Pa., had to give up Halligan five years ago when he moved.

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Rob Peter to pay Paul

6:00 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 |

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Charles S. Curry needed bail money. Now, Iowa City police charge he used money stolen from a bank for his bond.

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Eyelash companies at each other for like names

4:00 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 |

HOUSTON (AP) -- It's Xtended versus Xtreme Lashes.

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Do not call a perspective employer "shorty"

2:00 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 |

UNDATED (AP) -- Spelling counts -- especially when you're looking for a job. A typo or two on a resume might just keep you among the ranks of the unemployed.

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Christmas tree that is 85 foot

10:00 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 |

ALPINE, Ariz. (AP) -- Christmas is already on Ted Bechtol's mind. He's now picked the tree that will stand outside the U.S. Capitol this holiday season.

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This sneeze may blur your vision

8:00 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 |

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Sneezing in space is nothing to sneeze at. Astronaut David Wolf and the crew of the space shuttle Endeavor answered some questions from kids and teens posted on YouTube.

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Lawn mower derby

8:00 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 |

INDEPENDENCE, Ky. (AP) -- It's a demolition derby with a cutting difference -- riding mowers.

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Using social networking sites to report stolen bikes

6:00 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 |

BOSTON (AP) -- Boston isn't fretting over stolen bikes -- more like tweeting. A new program is using the social networking Web sites Twitter and Facebook to track down missing bikes.

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Chessie the 2nd

4:00 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 |

HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. (AP) -- Chessie II? The National Aquarium in Baltimore says a manatee has been spotted in the Chesapeake Bay.

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No need to invite guests to our drive-up wedding

2:00 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 |

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) -- It's just the thing for couples on the go -- drive-through weddings. Rev. Sharon Burnett has set up shop in a store north of Tampa, Fla.

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Oldest man says not to eat too much

12:00 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 |

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) -- Meet Walter Breuning -- who may be the world's oldest man. The 113-year-old Great Falls, Mont., man was born on Sept. 21, 1896.

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Naked Cowboy wants a more politically correct name

8:00 AM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 |

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Naked Cowboy wants a new title -- Mr. Mayor. Robert Burck is known as the Naked Cowboy.

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Checkers champion

8:00 PM Mon, Jul 20, 2009 |

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) -- Thirteen-year-old Erica Brewer is the new checkers champ of Fremont, Neb.

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Oh Romeo

4:00 PM Mon, Jul 20, 2009 |

FARMINGTON, Wis. (AP) -- Dr. Dale Roznik home soon will be his castle.

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Water on tap

2:00 PM Mon, Jul 20, 2009 |

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) -- What's on tap at the Vermont Brewers Festival? How about water?

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World's largest cupcake

12:00 PM Mon, Jul 20, 2009 |

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- It's big, it's sweet and sets a new Guinness record.

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Do you think your dog can dance

10:00 AM Mon, Jul 20, 2009 |

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Rosalie James' dance partner has two left feet -- or make that paws.

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Boys in Bikinis

8:00 AM Mon, Jul 20, 2009 |

MERIDIAN, Idaho (AP) -- No more bikini-top fundraisers for students at one Idaho high school.

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7 young lemonade sellers have brush with law

3:50 PM Sun, Jul 19, 2009 |

HAVERFORD, Pa. (AP) -- Seven suburban Philadelphia children had a brush with the law for selling without a permit -- selling lemonade, that is.

But police say it was all a misunderstanding.

A neighbor called Haverford Township police July 10 about the sales. He says the youngsters were going door-to-door and he didn't think they were being properly supervised.

A responding officer told the kids they were violating an or...



Lawsuit: dentist dropped tools down man's throat

4:08 PM Sat, Jul 18, 2009 |

WINTER PARK, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida dentist is being sued for allegedly dropping tools down the throat of an elderly patient -- twice.

Relatives of 90-year-old Charles Gaal Jr. recently filed the suit in circuit court accusing Dr. Wesley Meyers of negligence. An answering message at Meyers' office in Winter Park said Saturday that he was on vacation. He did not reply to a message from The Associated Press seeking comment.

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I'm a dog taking care of panda cubs

8:00 PM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 |

BEIJING (AP) -- The panda cubs have a new mom -- a dog.

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Giant beer sign to light up

6:00 PM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 |

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- It could be a sign of better times in western New York.

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Not your normal house

4:00 PM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 |

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- It's called the Strangest House in the World.

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But my clothes were robbed from me

2:00 PM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 |

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- The naked guy wasn't robbed after all. Police in Lincoln, Neb., busted 19-year-old Sando Hamilton the other night.

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Don't take advice from this guy

12:00 PM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 |

FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- "Lock your car." That's good advice from a crook.

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That is sky high

8:00 AM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 |

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's a sky-high price -- for a bit of the historic moon landing.

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What's your work dress code

8:00 PM Thu, Jul 16, 2009 |

CHATSWORTH, Ga. (AP) -- Josh McClain says he has a hit with his Bikini Beani coffee shop. His Chatsworth, Ga., java joint features waitresses in bikini tops and shorts brewing drinks and washing cars.

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Closing down rest areas may save money but not lives

6:00 PM Thu, Jul 16, 2009 |

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- People on the go -- need a place to go.

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Nude beach

4:00 PM Thu, Jul 16, 2009 |

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) -- Bathing suits or no bathing suits?

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We have to start looking for our Christmas tree now

12:00 PM Thu, Jul 16, 2009 |

ALPINE, Ariz. (AP) -- It's tough to think about Christmas in the heat of July. But the holidays are on the mind of Ted Bechtol -- and in a really big way.

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Honesty the best policy but not in this case

8:00 AM Thu, Jul 16, 2009 |

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- It's not often a court praises a drunken teenager.

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6 year old golfer

8:00 PM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 |

ONEKAMA, Mich. (AP) -- Braeden Furlow has made the tee shot of a lifetime -- and he's only six.

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Football golf tees

6:00 PM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 |

HUNTSVILLE, Utah (AP) -- Duffer Jeff Holt knows there's art to the game of golf. And he's got it on display in his Hunstville, Utah, basement.

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In need for a prison dog groomer

2:00 PM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 |

DECATUR, Ill. (AP) -- Dog groomer wanted -- for an Illinois state prison. But it's not to keep guard dogs looking sharp.

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You don't need to be arrested to stay the night in this jail

12:00 PM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 |

HILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) -- It's a chance to spend the night in jail -- but not by doing anything illegal.

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Flying saws used to trim trees

8:00 AM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 |

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- It's not a flying saucer -- but a flying saw!

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I may be 6 years old but I'm a powerhouse

8:00 PM Tue, Jul 14, 2009 |

CLAY CENTER, Kan. (AP) -- At age six, Dawson Humphrey is already an international champ. The Kansas kid wins the International Kids Tractor Pull.

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You can not dance the night away

4:00 PM Tue, Jul 14, 2009 |

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Des Moines is about get footloose. Dancing the night away is now illegal in Iowa's largest city.

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Nothing better than father son team work

2:00 PM Tue, Jul 14, 2009 |

OWOSSO, Mich. (AP) -- Lots of fathers and sons rebuild old cars. But Andrew Munerance and his dad Scott aren't working on a vintage Mustang or Camaro. They're reconstructing an old train car.

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Vague vehicles

12:00 PM Tue, Jul 14, 2009 |

ATLANTA (AP) -- What's got four wheels, a powerful engine and can go fast? Well, the answer isn't just a car.

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Skinny Dip Record

10:00 AM Tue, Jul 14, 2009 |

OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (AP) -- Here are the bare facts. Nudists hope to earn a spot in the Guinness record book for a simultaneous skinny dip.

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Put some clothes on or else

8:00 AM Tue, Jul 14, 2009 |

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) -- The sun will be setting on one of Southern California's most popular nude beaches.

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I fly something you don't see in the air everyday

8:00 PM Mon, Jul 13, 2009 |

ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) -- Former Apache helicopter pilot Carl Harbuck is flying a lot slower these days.

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Mini tankers

6:00 PM Mon, Jul 13, 2009 |

MUKILTEO, Wash. (AP) -- Tanks for the memories. Dave Shultz's hobby isn't easy to forget.

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What can you do with over 1,000 bottles of rum

4:00 PM Mon, Jul 13, 2009 |

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Two-hundred-fifty bottles of rum on the wall ... 250 bottles of rum.

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Police are chasing for one of their own

12:00 PM Mon, Jul 13, 2009 |

CHICAGO (AP) -- Bear, the K-9 cop, has gone missing again.

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Not a good way to get kids off your lawn

8:00 AM Mon, Jul 13, 2009 |

PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- This is a lot more serious than yelling, "Hey, kids get of my lawn."

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Deputies say couple having sex in drug car

3:56 PM Sat, Jul 11, 2009 |

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- The car was a-rockin', and the law went a-knockin'.

Bexar County sheriff's deputies drawn by the actions of an amorous couple in a parked car allegedly found more than l'amour.

Deputy Ino Badillo tells the San Antonio Express-News they also found enough equipment and chemicals in the car Thursday night to start a methamphetamine lab.

Badillo says deputies checked out the car after neighbors reported ...



Cat crime stopper

10:00 PM Fri, Jul 10, 2009 |

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- The cops say a cat helped catch the crook.

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Now boarding group 1, all pets in that group please board

8:00 PM Fri, Jul 10, 2009 |

DENVER (AP) -- Airline passengers will be treated like dogs -- on Pet Airways. It's an airline for the four-legged set. Pets on these flights get to ride in the main cabin, not in the cargo hold.

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Don't worry you can charge your car here at McDonald's

6:00 PM Fri, Jul 10, 2009 |

CARY, N.C. -- Electric car owners well get a charge out of Ronald McDonald.

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A yummy looking car

4:00 PM Fri, Jul 10, 2009 |

ELGIN, Ill. (AP) -- Talk about a sweet ride! Artist Jim Victor is creating a full-size replica of a race car -- in chocolate.

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Golfer sentenced for assault with club

2:23 PM Fri, Jul 10, 2009 |

KENT, Wash. (AP) -- A golfer has been sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prison for bashing another player over the head with a 6-iron during a fight over slow play.

The 34-year-old man, Nicholas Jay Shampine, had been convicted of assault in King County Superior Court.

At Thursday's sentencing, he said he was sorry, but also claimed he was defending his brother in the clash a year ago between two groups of golfers.

The victim...



A different kind of birthday cake

12:00 PM Fri, Jul 10, 2009 |

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's a V-I-P birthday in the nation's capital -- a very important panda.

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My bark may be bigger than my bite

8:00 AM Fri, Jul 10, 2009 |

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- TEN-HUT! Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa King is the toughest of the tough.

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Shoeless press conference

8:00 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 |

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Just call the gov -- Shoeless Joe. West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin showed up at a news conference yesterday without his shoes.

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Don't try this at home

6:00 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 |

SHELTON, Conn. (AP) -- Kids -- don't try this at home. An accused bank robber says he was inspired by TV commercials for the new movie "Public Enemies."

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I will put my corpse on display

4:00 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 |

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- San Diego artist Ariane Brittany wants to go on tour -- after she's dead.

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I wouldn't do that if I were you

2:00 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 |

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- Smoking can be dangerous to your health -- as two Georgia inmates have learned the hard way.

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No kissing while your on the clock

10:00 AM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 |

CANTON, Ohio (AP) -- It's a case of kiss and tell. But this time it's a police cruiser's dashboard video cam that's the tattletale.

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All you can eat seats

8:00 AM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 |

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- See a game and stuff your face.

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We are out for now but here is a t-shirt to compensate.

8:00 PM Wed, Jul 08, 2009 |

CLERMONT, Ky. (AP) -- Go light on the Knob Creek bourbon. Beam Global Spirits & Wine of Clermont, Ky., says it's all out of the aged bourbon. It won't have anymore to sell until November.

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That's not a fish that is a gator

6:00 PM Wed, Jul 08, 2009 |

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- That's no catfish! Animal control officials in the Las Vegas area report a fisherman after catfish landed a 3 1/2-foot-long alligator at a Sunset Park lake.

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Now a wise man

4:00 PM Wed, Jul 08, 2009 |

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- It's a teen-aged prank -- made right. A man has sent a $600 cashier's check to the Utah Department of Transportation.

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That is one BIG burger

2:00 PM Wed, Jul 08, 2009 |

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- The big burger is a big seller at Peppers Cafe.

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Wrong Rockies

12:00 PM Wed, Jul 08, 2009 |

DENVER (AP) -- Those Rockies sure are pretty. But they're not the right Rockies.

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Letterman makes more cracks at Palin

8:00 AM Wed, Jul 08, 2009 |

NEW YORK (AP) -- If Sarah Palin figured she'd be getting a break from the late night comics -- she figured wrong.

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If you steal make sure you don't leave a trail behind you

8:00 PM Tue, Jul 07, 2009 |

AMARILLO, Texas (AP) -- Spare change? Authorities in Texas are hoping a trail of coins will lead to a pair of robbers who held up a D-Q.

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One big rig load worth 10 Million bucks

6:00 PM Tue, Jul 07, 2009 |

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) -- There was more than just paper in a big rig on I-55. Illinois State Police report finding a ton of pot hidden in a load of paper products.

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You win and so do we

2:00 PM Tue, Jul 07, 2009 |

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Power from the people -- the sweaty people. That's the idea at the University of Kansas.

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Christmas in July

12:00 PM Tue, Jul 07, 2009 |

NEW YORK (AP) -- It might look like Christmas in July on the streets of New York.

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I like my mannequin just the way she is

8:00 AM Tue, Jul 07, 2009 |

READING, Ohio (AP) -- The owner of a suburban Cincinnati barbecue joint likes his chesty mannequin just the way she is.

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Sea turtle gets popular name

4:00 PM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 |

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) -- There have been a lot of things named after Barack Obama since he was elected president. Including a sea turtle.

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Men vs. Elephants

12:00 PM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 |

NEW YORK (AP) -- It was a crushing defeat. But what else would you expect in an eating contest between man and elephants?

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I will not clam up

8:00 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 |

BOSTON (AP) -- You could call the manager of an Irish pub in Boston a chowderhead and he'd probably smile -- and might even say thank you.

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Maine pound shows off rare orange, live lobsters

3:38 PM Sun, Jul 05, 2009 |

YORK, Maine (AP) -- Two orange lobsters that look as though they've just emerged from a steamer pot are definitely alive and pinching in Maine.

Jeremy Mirick, co-owner of the lobster pound at the York Fitness Center in York, Maine, says the two orange lobsters in his tank aren't for sale.

Officials at the New England Aquarium say orange lobsters are a one in 30 million rarity, but they've gotten reports of 10 to 12 of them in t...



Cops in Michigan protect -- and serve doughnuts

4:44 PM Sat, Jul 04, 2009 |

CLARE, Mich. (AP) -- "Cops & Doughnuts" is more than a punchline. It's now a bakery in Michigan -- owned by nine full-time employees of the Clare Police Department.

The newly renamed bakery opened Wednesday, offering doughnuts, cookies, muffins, brownies and bread. It also has mugs and T-shirts bearing the "Cops & Doughnuts, 100 Percent Cop-Owned" logo, and phrases including "You Have the Right to Remain Glazed" and "Handcuffs and Crea...



Bruno causes trouble at one L.A. school

10:00 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 |

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The latest on the Bruno-goes-to-school caper. The high school that was the location for a racy photo shoot by Sacha Baron Cohen's character "Bruno" has broken away from the nation's second-largest school district.

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Hey that's my "O"

8:00 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 |

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- O, boy.The executive director of the Democratic Party in Maine is accusing a Republican who's considering a run for governor of stealing the stylized "O" from President Barack Obama's Web site.Arden Manning says Les Otten's "O" is a close copy of one on the Obama Web site.

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Mighty mites

4:00 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 |

DRUMMOND, Okla. (AP) -- When the Garfield County, Okla., sheriff's office started getting calls about millions of ants crossing an intersection, deputy Trot Bush thought it was a joke.

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If you are afraid of heights now wait until you see this

12:00 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 |

CHICAGO (AP) -- Sneak-preview visitors to the Sears Tower's new glass balconies all seem to agree: The first step is the hardest.

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Sorry it's canceled, you can thank the bedbugs

8:00 AM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 |

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) -- Bedbugs have taken a bite out of Colorado State's Great Sofa Roundup.

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End of the road for a very popular magazine

8:00 PM Wed, Jul 01, 2009 |

NEW YORK (AP) -- Vibe magazine has lost its mojo. The hip-hop and urban culture magazine founded by music producer Quincy Jones is shutting down.

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If you are going to steal don't steal from the jail you are already in

6:00 PM Wed, Jul 01, 2009 |

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) -- A Western Michigan University student may want to get a new hobby -- a legal one.

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New laws across the states

2:00 PM Wed, Jul 01, 2009 |

UNDATED (AP) -- All kinds of new laws go into effect today around the country. In Oklahoma, there's a ban on the tattooing of eyeballs. In Utah, you won't have to join a bar to enter one.

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I would love one but I can't work one

12:00 PM Wed, Jul 01, 2009 |

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A new survey sheds light on prospects for the smart phone business.

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Not your typical moving truck

8:00 AM Wed, Jul 01, 2009 |

MONTREAL -- You've heard of a moving van, how about moving by bicycle? A Montreal man hitches everything from toasters to refrigerators to his bike and hauls them across town.

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