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Thursday, January 8, 2009

NY county fined $12,000 after closet falls on nun

By Associated Press
RAMAPO, N.Y. — A county just north of New York City has been fined $12,000 for unsafe conditions at one of its nursing homes after a closet fell on...

Man guilty in chain saw attack on neighbor’s door

By Associated Press
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania — A man faces up to 37 years in prison for tearing open a neighbor’s door with a chain saw in a fit of anger over parking. Authorities...

Husband wants kidney back in divorce

By Chau Lam and Ridgely Ochs / Newsday
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — When his wife needed a kidney transplant, Dr. Richard Batista gave her one of his, attorney Dominic Barbara said. Now that Dawnell...
Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Man sues ex-wife for putting recorder in toy

By Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. — An Omaha man has filed a lawsuit accusing his ex-wife and former father-in-law of hiding a recording...
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Lou the mule alerts Tenn. woman to house on fire

In this image from video from WTVF - NewsChannel 5, Lou the mule is shown in McMinnville, Tenn.
By Associated Press
McMINNVILLE, Tenn. — Lou the mule brayed his way into his owner’s heart...
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

6-year-old takes family car after missing bus

By Associated Press
WICOMICO CHURCH, Va. — A 6-year-old Virginia boy who missed his bus tried to drive to school in his family’s sedan — and crashed. State...

Another hearing sought in missing pants case

By Associated Press
WASHINGTON - A former District of Columbia judge who unsuccessfully sued his dry cleaners for $54 million over a lost...
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Monday, January 5, 2009

Police: Mexican woman in wheelchair flees on foot

By Associated Press
MONTERREY, Mexico — Police say a woman who begged from a wheelchair was caught running from a crime scene on foot in...
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Sunday, January 4, 2009

Time to switch her major

By Mike Pingree / Through the Looking Glass
A University of Michigan student who had sex with a professor complained to police that he slapped her while in the throes of passion. But they arrested her...
Saturday, January 3, 2009

Detroit lawyer gets 5-cent IRS bill, 4-cent refund

By Associated Press
DETROIT — James Howarth is a little confused by two letters he has received from the Internal Revenue Service. The...
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Friday, January 2, 2009

911 caller in ND reports drunken driver: herself

By Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. - Police get calls about drunken drivers all the time, but rarely do they come from the alleged offender. A...
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Man tries to deter drunk driving with paintballs

By Associated Press
KENNEWICK, Wash. — A man in Washington state who reportedly told police he was trying to deter a friend from driving drunk by blasting the friend’s...

Thousands of shoes tie up Miami freeway traffic

By Associated Press
MIAMI - State troopers are looking for a charity to take thousands of shoes that were dumped on a Miami expressway, tying up rush hour traffic. Lt. Pat Santangelo...

Think-Off 2009: ’Ever wrong to do right?’

By Associated Press
NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. — A tricky question of morality is this year’s brainteaser in the annual philosophy competition called the Great American...

NYC man wins his second couch potato title

By Associated Press
NEW YORK — He’s the king of couch potatoes. A Manhattan man has won his second couch potato contest. Stan Friedman, 47, a research librarian,...

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