May 14, 2013 @ 4:39 am

Man charged in overnight feast at Ky. supermarket

Authorities in Kentucky have charged a man who officers say had an overnight feast in a closed supermarket outside Louisville. Continue reading >

May 14, 2013 @ 4:25 am

Wisconsin boy gets handwritten response from Biden

It might not be unusual for schoolchildren to write to the president or vice president. But one Wisconsin boy got an unexpectedly personal response. Continue reading >

May 13, 2013 @ 7:49 pm

Calif. man who said he fled zombies pleads guilty

A Tennessee man who stole a big-rig truck in California, caused several accidents and told investigators he was fleeing zombies when he did it has pleaded guilty to several felonies. Continue reading >

May 13, 2013 @ 6:42 pm

NYPD officer tries to help cat in tree, gets stuck

Authorities say a New York police officer who went after a cat stuck in a tree got caught himself and needed a little help getting back down to the ground. Continue reading >

May 13, 2013 @ 4:53 pm

Remains in Colo. car tied to man missing since '87

Authorities in western Colorado say a human skeleton found in a partially buried car belongs to a man who was reported missing 26 years ago. Continue reading >

May 12, 2013 @ 2:41 pm

Ice from Minn. lake pushed ashore to doorsteps

Strong winds have pushed huge ice sheets ashore at a northern Minnesota lake and right up to people's doorsteps. Continue reading >

May 10, 2013 @ 2:48 pm

Bold turkey: woman hits cop to kick smoking habit

Think you've heard of every way possible to quit smoking? Etta Mae Lopez came up with a new one: slap a cop and go to jail, where smoking isn't allowed. Continue reading >

May 10, 2013 @ 8:39 am

Durango, Colo., area couple gives up catwalk fight

A Durango area couple is giving up their fight to keep a 13-foot escape route for their cats outside their Colorado apartment. Continue reading >

May 10, 2013 @ 4:12 am

Celebrity panda at center of Thai-China deal

Thailand's celebrity baby panda Lin Ping is almost 4 years old now. It's time to move to China, find a mate and have cubs. Continue reading >

May 9, 2013 @ 4:20 pm

Ore. smokejumpers skydive into illegal pot garden

A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden being prepared for growing season. Continue reading >

May 9, 2013 @ 8:13 am

Mass. panel: No profanity on rapper's headstone

Commissioners at a Massachusetts cemetery have said no to profanity on headstones. Continue reading >

May 8, 2013 @ 5:54 pm

Brazilian woman survives harpoon shooting

A 28-year-old woman miraculously survived after her husband accidentally shot her in the mouth with a harpoon, Brazilian officials said Wednesday. Continue reading >

May 8, 2013 @ 12:14 pm

Scratch-and-sniff cards prompt natural gas scare

Those scratch-and-sniff cards the energy company sends to customers to teach them to recognize the artificial smell added to natural gas? Turns out they work pretty well. Continue reading >

May 8, 2013 @ 2:55 am

Rodman to Kim: 'Do me a solid' and free American

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is tapping his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to call for the release of a Korean-American man detained in the North. Continue reading >

May 7, 2013 @ 10:07 am

Critter cams provide peek into the lives of bears

Biologists at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are getting a peek into what city bears do all day. Continue reading >

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