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May 2009
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Recently by Bryce MooreLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska on Friday threw out thousands of votes -- online votes for its new license plate -- after discovering that a minimalist approach initially won only because a humor Web site had urged people to choose the most boring design. Department of Motor Vehicles Director Beverly Neth announced Friday that a white, gold and black plate featuring the state bird and state flower -- the western meadowlark and gol... WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A New Zealand mom made some online bids on toys before napping. Then her 3-year-old daughter took over and bought a bigger plaything than expected -- a huge earth-moving digger for a cool $12,300. Pipi Quinlan made the winning 20,000 New Zealand dollar ($12,300) bid on the Kobelco digger with a few mouse clicks at the auction site TradeMe while her parents slept, the Rodney Times newspaper reported... HARRISON, Mich. (AP) -- It's a different kind of long-distance relationship. A British couple has traveled nearly 4,000 miles from London to Michigan to adopt a kitten they found on a pet adoption Web site. Rose and Chris Rasmussen arrived Tuesday in Harrison to adopt Sparky the cat from the Clare County Animal Shelter. They say they wanted to experience the adventure of traveling to fetch the cat in person.... CHICAGO (AP) -- A Chicago police dog named Bear who is apparently a scaredy cat when it comes to thunder is back home after going AWOL during a storm. Authorities say Bear, who went missing several days ago, was found safe, but dirty, Sunday morning by a man walking to a hardware store. The man says he saw the dog at a cemetery and flagged down Officer Ann Jaros, who says Bear recognized her squad car and "jumped right... WEST HAVEN, Utah (AP) -- The principal of a Utah middle school has been asked to apologize for forcing a kilt-wearing student to change his clothes. Weber School District spokesman Nate Taggart says Craig Jessop has been asked to extend an apology to 14-year-old student Gavin McFarland of Hooper after the school official's comments Wednesday. Gavin says he wore the kilt twice in the past two weeks to Rocky Mountain Jun... TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio mayor is asking residents to grab a mower and help him cut the grass in city parks. Budget cuts mean Toledo has hired fewer seasonal workers to keep its parks tidy, so Mayor Carty Finkbeiner (FINK'-by-nur) was out with a mower doing the job Saturday at a park near his home. About 10 city administrative employees joined him, on their own time. Finkbeiner says he plans to spend the next sever... HIRAM, Ohio (AP) -- Someone has beheaded a statue of President James Garfield that was installed last week at an Ohio college. Hiram College spokesman Shawn Brown says the vandalism was discovered Friday morning, just a day after the sandstone statue was dedicated on the campus in Hiram, 30 miles southeast of Cleveland. Brown says the college is hoping the head will be recovered so the 95-year-old statue can be restore... WARREN, Mich. (AP) -- The fluff was flying when police in suburban Detroit zapped a large stuffed cat with a stun gun while responding to an emergency call about a cougar on the loose. A 911 caller reported seeing what looked like a cougar inside a piece of discarded drain pipe in Warren. Police zapped the cat with an electronic weapon on Monday, but they wound up with a bunch of fluff. The Detroit Free Press reports t... TOKYO (AP) -- The latest victim of Japan's recession is round, sweet and famous for being shockingly expensive. The first two Yubari melons of the season were auctioned Friday in northern Japan and fetched 500,000 yen ($5,200). Pricey? Certainly. But it's practically a steal if you consider last year's winning bid -- a record 2.5 million yen, or about $26,000. In 2007 they sold for 2 million yen. It appears the world's... CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- Two seasonal Yellowstone National Park concession workers have been fired after a live webcam caught them urinating into the Old Faithful geyser. Park spokesman Al Nash says a 23-year-old man on Tuesday was fined $750 and placed on three years of unsupervised probation for urinating, being off trail in a restricted area and taking items from the area. The man also was banned from Yellowstone for two years.<... |
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