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Obama sends beer to cover hockey bet

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:16:35 GMT

President Barack Obama followed through on his hockey bet with Canada, sending beer to the prime minister.

Review site Yelp under fire in lawsuits

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:44:36 GMT

Yelp, a Web site that let's people post opinions about restaurants and more, is being sued by businesses that claim they've been pressured to advertise on the site in exchange for getting negative reviews squashed.

Man who lit match on plane faces heat

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:24:59 GMT

A man from Maine who struck a match on a U.S. Airways flight to Boston's Logan International Airport is facing some heat — but not over matches.

CA police dept on alert for deadly traps

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:33:36 GMT

Police in this picturesque city in rural Riverside County have been on edge in recent weeks. Someone is trying to kill them.

Md. not feeling so Southern anymore

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:29:34 GMT

Maryland's official song may include a line about "Northern scum" left over from the Civil War era, but the state isn't feeling so Southern anymore.

Creditors: Sex.com too hot to be sold

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:27:32 GMT

The suitors for Sex.com have been put off for now. An auction for the much-sought-after domain name was canceled Wednesday after three creditors filed a petition forcing the owner into bankruptcy.

Young children help mother deliver baby

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:04:52 GMT

When Alana Sanders gave birth to her fourth child, the people on hand to towel off the baby and tie its umbilical cord weren't the usual team of doctors or nurses. They were her 11-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son.

Walmart 'appalled' at racist PA remark

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:02:22 GMT

An announcement at a Walmart store in New Jersey ordering black people to leave brought chagrin and apologies Wednesday from leaders of the company, which has built a fragile trust among minority communities.

Suspect arrested in cinema stabbing

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:57:33 GMT

Detectives in Los Angeles County have arrested a man on suspicion of stabbing a moviegoer in the neck with a meat thermometer during a screening of the film "Shutter Island" last month.

Used cell phone had celebrity numbers

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:52:51 GMT

A 50 cent used cell phone ended up connecting a Utah man to some of the sport's industries top stars.

Inmates ordering out for pizza, burgers

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:48:13 GMT

A county jail in San Antonio is letting people on the outside special order meals like cheeseburgers, nachos and pizza for some inmates, and it's delivered directly to them.

Live octopus? It's what's for dinner

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:50:44 GMT

Ben Raisher watches the writhing Octopus on his plate. With a deft pinch of his chopsticks, the wriggling, still-alive limb is in his mouth and down his throat.

Hacker shut down 100 TX cars remotely

Carla Casta�o — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:37:43 GMT

More than 100 Austin car buyers had their vehicles disabled or triggered to continuously honk after police said a former employee hacked into the company’s account.

AG: Paper clips used in root canals

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:54:25 GMT

A former Fall River, Mass., dentist is accused of placing paper clips inside the teeth of root canal patients instead of stainless steel posts while billing Medicaid for the more expensive parts.

Protesters pour own blood on govt gate

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:02:42 GMT

Thai protesters seeking a change of government turned to shock tactics Tuesday, pouring gallons of their own blood into a glistening puddle at the gate of the prime minister's office.

Cops: Stoned dad leaves baby in oven

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:16:36 GMT

A Kentucky father is behind bars after he allegedly left his baby inside an oven overnight.

Grill ripped from man's teeth in jail

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:11:46 GMT

When a Tennessee jailer ripped the gold grill from a new inmate's teeth two days before Thanksgiving last year, it left the 31-year-old man in excruciating pain and left taxpayers on the hook for nearly $100,000 in damages.

Law to ignore Obama 'birthers'?

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:08:06 GMT

Birthers beware: Hawaii may start ignoring your repeated requests for proof that President Barack Obama was born here.

Man spends 4 days stuck in snowbank

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:03:32 GMT

A 67-year-old country musician from Montana who spent four days in his car stuck on a remote mountain road was weak and losing hope when an Idaho couple out for a drive in their four-wheel-drive vehicle came upon his car.

Helicopter rescues stranded horse in AZ

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:53:37 GMT

It's not every day you see a horse fly.

Adult video appeared on kids channels

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:36:39 GMT

A cable TV spokeswoman says preview clips for adult programming appeared on two channels dedicated for kids in North Carolina because of an "equipment failure."

Cops: Woman hit with toilet tank lid

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:55:44 GMT

Iowa City police arrested a woman who allegedly attacked her sister with the lid of a toilet tank.

Tapping of cemetery trees gets bad rap

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:51:08 GMT

Maple syrup producers are under fire for tapping maple trees in Central Massachusetts cemeteries.

Dog eats $20,000 diamond

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:46:30 GMT

One Maryland dog has some expensive taste. He gobbled up a diamond worth $20,000. But the gem wasn't gone forever. His owners just had to wait a few days for it to "reappear."

Mich. loses only known wild wolverine

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:25:46 GMT

The Wolverine State has lost its only known wild wolverine.

Art exhibit in NY includes nude duo

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:21:57 GMT

The Museum of Modern Art in New York City is re-enacting a performance artist's works including one in which two people in the nude stand still, facing each other in a narrow doorway.

Up to $75 million in drugs stolen

Bob Wilson — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:51:57 GMT

Thieves broke into an Enfield, Connecticut, warehouse filled with prescription drugs, getting away with up to $75 million worth of narcotics.

Milk or cider?

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:14:27 GMT

Apples are getting some competition from cows in the debate over what New Hampshire's state drink should be — cider or milk.

Police: Woman in bust hid $26K in bra

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:12:44 GMT

A fraud bust, indeed: Spokane County sheriff's deputies said a woman was hiding nearly $26,000 in her bra when she was booked into jail for investigation of theft.

Wis. man says Packers saved his life

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:07:23 GMT

A Wisconsin man who says his Green Bay Packers loyalties helped save his life has been voted into the team's Fan Hall of Fame.