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Sat, 17 May 2008 21:15:00 GMT

Police: Amorous teens broke into home

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 17 (UPI) -- Two teenagers apparently desperate for a place to have sex or 'make out' broke into a vacant home in Des Moines, Iowa, police allege. A Des Moines police report alleged that when police officers investigated a reported
Sat, 17 May 2008 21:15:00 GMT

US prez race front and center at astrology convention

DENVER (AP) -- Picking a winner of the presidential contest is front and center at what's being billed as the largest astrologers' convention in years. More than 1,500 astrologers from 45 countries have descended on Denver, site of the Democratic
Sat, 17 May 2008 19:07:00 GMT

No Merit Badges For This Mom

A former Bethlehem woman will serve up to 23 months in prison for having her 7-year-old son dress as a Cub Scout to collect money for a nonexistent cause. Sally Ann Gombocz, 51, told a Northampton County judge she wanted to apologize to anyone she hurt.
Sat, 17 May 2008 18:14:00 GMT

Ohio township turns down Feds' money

CLEVELAND - The U.S. federal government isn't used to being snubbed when it offers to help local governments. When it offered Chardon Township in Ohio $10,000 in disaster aid for a snowstorm in March, the locals said no thanks. Township Trustee Chuck
Sat, 17 May 2008 15:43:00 GMT

Rutting stag attacks human intruder

An Australian man was gored in the thigh by an amorous stag after entering a deer paddock in the middle of the breeding season. The 26-year-old worker at the tourist farm near Sydney ignored signs on the paddock gate warning people to keep out and was
Sat, 17 May 2008 09:14:00 GMT

Boyfriend stabbed in sex game mishap

A sex game went wrong when a student tried to carve a heart into her boyfriend's chest - and almost killed him. But Catherine McCoubrey has escaped a jail sentence for the bizarre attack during a bout of 'rough sex'. Despite doctors' doubts, the victim
Sat, 17 May 2008 09:14:00 GMT

Ohio township to feds: We don't want your money

CLEVELAND (AP) -- The federal government isn't used to being snubbed when it offers to help local governments. When it offered Chardon Township in Ohio $10,000 in disaster aid for a snowstorm in March, the locals said no thanks. Township Trustee Chuck
Sat, 17 May 2008 08:04:00 GMT

Bad bard William Topaz McGonagall beats J.K. Rowling in Edinburgh auction

EDINBURGH, Scotland - The vocabulary is poor and the rhyme excruciating but a collector paid $12,840 Friday for original works by William Topaz McGonagall, internationally celebrated as the worst poet ever to assault the English language. Up for auction
Sat, 17 May 2008 06:35:00 GMT

Defence minister laces on rugby boots for Nova Scotia Keltics

TORONTO - Peter MacKay will be looking to provide a different kind of defence Monday. The 42-year-old defence minister, a native of New Glasgow, N.S., is slated to make an appearance for the Nova Scotia Keltics in a Rugby Canada Super League game Monday
Sat, 17 May 2008 06:35:00 GMT

Cops say boy, 8, took car for ride, caused crash

Authorities said an 8-year-old Pontiac boy took a stolen car on a joy ride and caused a three-vehicle crash. Pontiac police said the boy sneaked out of his house Wednesday night and found an empty and running car in his neighborhood.The Oakland Press and
Sat, 17 May 2008 06:13:00 GMT

Parents want to flush N.C. school's potty policy

Going potty without a partner can lead to punishment for students at a Burgaw elementary school, but parents want the policy flushed.The Star-News of Wilmington reported that students at Malpass Corner Elementary School can't use the bathroom alone
Sat, 17 May 2008 06:12:00 GMT

Ohio township to feds: We don't want your money

The federal government isn't used to being snubbed when it offers to help local governments.When it offered Chardon Township in Ohio $10,000 in disaster aid for a snowstorm in March, the locals said no thanks.Township Trustee Chuck Strazinsky told The
Sat, 17 May 2008 06:12:00 GMT

Ohio township to feds: We don't want your money

When it offered Chardon Township in Ohio $10,000 in disaster aid for a snowstorm in March, the locals said no thanks. Township Trustee Chuck Strazinsky told The Plain Dealer for a story published Friday that it was a typical snowstorm unworthy of federal
Sat, 17 May 2008 05:39:00 GMT

American tourist joins pandas in 'surreal' earthquake ordeal

An American tourist who survived China's deadly earthquake says he is not only lucky to be alive -- he had a 'surreal' experience of sharing the moment with giant pandas. Robert Litwak, 55, a member of the World Wildlife Fund, was stranded for nearly
Sat, 17 May 2008 03:51:00 GMT

Ohio township to feds: We don't want your money

The U.S. federal government isn't used to being snubbed when it offers to help local governments. When it offered Chardon Township in Ohio $1,00 in disaster aid for a snowstorm in March, the locals said no thanks. Township Trustee Chuck Strazinsky told
Sat, 17 May 2008 03:51:00 GMT

American tourist joins pandas in 'surreal' earthquake ordeal

An American tourist who survived China's deadly earthquake says he is not only lucky to be alive -- he had a 'surreal' experience of sharing the moment with giant pandas. Robert Litwak, 55, a member of the World Wildlife Fund, was stranded for nearly
Sat, 17 May 2008 02:45:00 GMT

Parents want to flush N.C. school's potty policy

The Star-News of Wilmington reported that students at Malpass Corner Elementary School can't use the bathroom alone because of an ongoing graffiti problem. A letter to parents from the principal says students can go to the bathroom as a class or in
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:17:00 GMT

Cops say boy, 8, took car for ride, caused crash

The Oakland Press and Detroit Free Press reported the boy drove the car in reverse for about a block and hit the front-end of another vehicle. That vehicle was struck by a third car. There were no injuries, but officers say he was crying when officers
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:17:00 GMT

Cops say boy, 8, took car for ride, caused crash

Authorities said an 8-year-old Pontiac boy took a stolen car on a joy ride and caused a three-vehicle crash. Pontiac police said the boy sneaked out of his house Wednesday night and found an empty and running car in his neighborhood.The Oakland Press and
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:01:00 GMT

Parents want to flush N.C. school's potty policy

Going potty without a partner can lead to punishment for students at a Burgaw elementary school, but parents want the policy flushed.The Star-News of Wilmington reported that students at Malpass Corner Elementary School can't use the bathroom alone
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:01:00 GMT

Parents want to flush N.C. school's potty policy

BURGAW, N.C. (AP) -- Going potty without a partner can lead to punishment for students at a Burgaw elementary school, but parents want the policy flushed. The Star-News of Wilmington reported that students at Malpass Corner Elementary School can't use
Sat, 17 May 2008 00:45:00 GMT

Half-eaten Snickers bar implicates hungry burglar in Arkansas

Police in Arkansas say DNA found on a half-eaten candy bar helped them zero in on a robbery suspect. Detective Jason Simpkins says DNA taken from Brian Bass matched the sample found on the bar left on a counter at Cato Animal Hospital during a January
Sat, 17 May 2008 00:40:00 GMT

Russian scientists announce 'spaceroach' grandchildren: report

A cockroach at a lab. Russian space scientists announced on Thursday a new breakthrough in a long pedigree of firsts: the birth of 30 grandchildren of a 'space cockroach' who spent 12 days in orbit. Russian space scientists announced on Thursday a new
Fri, 16 May 2008 22:59:00 GMT

Romanians find bears seeking food in building

A brown bear in captivity. A female bear and her cub gave residents in Romania a fright Thursday when the beasts climbed up to the third floor of a building to look for food, images on Realitatea television showed. A female bear and her cub gave
Fri, 16 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Giant pythons invade southeastern Florida: study

Giant pythons capable of swallowing a dog and even an alligator are rapidly making south Florida their home, potentially threatening other southeastern states, a study said Giant pythons capable of swallowing a dog and even an alligator are rapidly
Fri, 16 May 2008 22:59:00 GMT

Visitor burns gate

By Thomas Pere A mother in Kyaliwajala, Kampala, shocked on lookers when she burnt down the papyrus gate of her son's house. It happened when the woman, only identified as Jane, was dropped by a boda-boda at a house, which has got a wooden gate covered
Fri, 16 May 2008 22:28:00 GMT

Taxi conductor fights over sh200

By vision reporter Drama unfolded recently at Kyengera, a Kampala suburb, when a conductor only identified as Lazake fought a female passenger over sh200. It all began when this woman, who was not identified, boarded a Kyengera-bound taxi from the
Fri, 16 May 2008 22:28:00 GMT

Drunkard sleeps in clinic

By Patrick Mutebi A man last week nearly got free medication after spending a cozy night in a nursing home because of a drunken night in town. Wabweni reportedly staggered into the nursing home in the wee hours of the morning, tucked himself into an
Fri, 16 May 2008 22:28:00 GMT

Man: Bank sued after OKing money

ALTOONA, Pa., May 16 (UPI) -- A bank has filed suit against an Altoona, Pa., man after he spent part of a $280,276.76 deposit mistakenly put into his account. Herbert Starbird said he phoned First Commonwealth Bank several times after the money appeared
Fri, 16 May 2008 21:45:00 GMT

Half-eaten Snickers bar implicates hungry burglar

Detective Jason Simpkins says Brian D. Bass' DNA matched the sample found on the bar left on the counter at Cato Animal Hospital during a January robbery. Bass was being held in jail Friday on $50,000 bond. Bass was on probation after he served time on a
Fri, 16 May 2008 21:20:00 GMT