Would-Be Empire State Building Jumper Goes On Trial
A man who tried to parachute off the Empire State Building has gone on trial. (Full Story) |
Skyscraper Daredevil Sentenced
A French daredevil who claimed a New York City skyscraper has been ordered to perform community service. (Full Story) |
“Officer Wes” Still On Patrol At 71
An officer who’s been patrolling the streets for four decades is still on duty at the age of 71 and says he has no plans to retire anytime soon. (Full Story) |
Spectators Call Pumpkin Drop Smashing”
Spectators paid $9 to watch as overripe pumpkins were dropped from a second floor balcony and proclaimed the event smashing. (Full Story) |
Man With No Place To Go Goes To Jail
A man with no place to go on Thanksgiving Day went to jail. (Full Story) |
Teen Finds Ten Grand In Supermarket Restroom
A teenager found $10,000 in a bank bag in the restroom of the supermarket where he works. (Full Story) |
What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor?
Police didn’t fool around with a pair of drunken sailors who downed a bottle of vodka and harassed passengers on a flight from Houston. (Full Story) |
Car Thief Leads Police To Chief’s Doorstep
A suspected car thief who pulled into a driveway in an attempt to elude officers picked the wrong house. (Full Story) |
For Some Texans, Thanksgiving Is All About The Pies
For thousands of Texans, Thanksgiving is all about the pies and some lined up overnight to buy them. (Full Story) |
Texas Boy Foils Burglars
A 9-year-old Texas boy who was home alone has foiled a pair of burglars.
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5-Year-Old Finds $7,000 And Does The Right Thing
A 5-year-old girl who found an envelope lying on the ground that contained $7,000 says she knew it belonged to someone else and that turning it in was the right thing to do.
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Texas Raid Nets Drugs And 7-Foot Gator
A raid on a Texas home netted authorities 50 pounds of marijuana and cocaine—and a 7-foot alligator that a neighbor says freaked him out. (Full Story) |
Daredevil Soars Across Canyon With Jet Pack
A daredevil wearing a jet pack has succeeded in soaring across a 1,500-foot-wide canyon. (Full Story) |
Two Plead Guilty In “Whizzinator” Case
Two men whose company sold a device designed to help men cheat on drug tests have pleaded guilty to federal charges. (Full Story) |
World’s Most Expensive Book Arrives In U.S.
What’s described as the most expensive and most beautiful new book in the year has arrived in the U.S. after publication in Italy. (Full Story) |
Texas Cops Write “Tickets For Tots”
Police in one Texas community are spreading some holiday cheer to traffic violators. (Full Story) |
Noise Ordinance Violators Sentenced To Listen To Barry Manilow
Repeat violators of a city noise ordinance are being sentenced to listen to recordings of Barry Mainlow and Barney the Dinosaur, although the judge meting out the sentences admits, “I don’t think Manilow’s too bad.”
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Rancher Raises Crickets And Mealworms
One rancher’s herd consists of creepy crawling stock such as crickets and mealworms.
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We’re Watching More TV Than Ever
TVs are on in American homes an hour more a day than in 1998, according to numbers released Monday. (Full Story) |
Vatican: Send More Beatles
Vatican media are singing the praises of Beatles’ songs. (Full Story) |
Student Wanted Hug, Got A Bite Instead
A college student who wanted a hug from a cute Panda got a bite instead. (Full Story) |
Naked Jogging Priest Sentenced To Probation
A priest convicted of jogging naked on a high school track has been sentenced to five years probation.
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Man Owes Life To Cell Phone
A man who usually keeps his cell phone in his pants pocket owes his life to the decision to place the phone in an overalls pocket over his heart.
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Researchers Develop Flying Robots
Researchers at a U.S. Air Force base are developing flying robots as small as bumblebees. (Full Story) |
Dr Pepper To Deliver After Release Of “Chinese Democracy”
Dr Pepper is making good on its promise of free sodas for everyone in the U.S. now that Guns N’ Roses’ have finally released its long, long awaited album “Chinese Democracy.”
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Bad Dog, Worse Driver
A dog left in a van whose motor was running somehow managed to shift the vehicle into gear, police say. (Full Story) |
College Students Take On Inmates In Chess Match
A half-dozen university students have faced off over chessboards against about four-dozen prison inmates. (Full Story) |
Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport
A 6-month-old kangaroo led authorities on a two-hour chase after escaping from a van. (Full Story) |
City Threatens Lien On Elderly Woman’s Home Over A Penny
City officials have threatened to put a lien on the home of a 74-year-old blind woman over a one-cent overdue water bill. (Full Story) |
eHarmony Will Provide Same-Sex Matches
Online dating service eHarmony is adding another trait to its 29 dimensions of compatibility. (Full Story) |
Teen Appointed To Texas School Board
A teenager has been appointed to fill a vacancy on a Texas school board.
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Infamous Boston Jail now a luxury hotel
The elegant iron-railing balconies were once catwalks where guards stood watch over the inmates to make sure they didn't try to break out. If you look closely, you can still see the outline of the holes from the iron bars on the windows. (Full Story) |
Student Gets Detention for Hugging
Two hugs equals two days of detention for 13-year-old Megan Coulter. The eighth-grader was punished for violating a school policy banning public displays of affection when she hugged two friends Friday. (Full Story) |
600 Pound Cow Falls Off Cliff and Lands On Couples Car
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Charles and Linda Everson were driving back to their hotel when their minivan was struck by a falling object — a 600-pound cow.
The Eversons were unhurt but the cow, which had fallen off a cliff, had to be euthanized. (Full Story) |
Woman Bites Off Ex-Boyfriend's Lip
Last Updated: 6:46 AM 11/08/07 -
A woman bit off her ex-boyfriend's lower lip as they were kissing in bed, likely disfiguring him permanently, authorities said. (Full Story) |
Got Breast Milk? One Iowa Mom Is Selling Hers for 200 Bucks
Last Updated: 6:43 AM 11/08/07 -
A woman who doesn't want her breast milk to go to waste has taken out a newspaper ad in hopes of selling it. (Full Story) |
School Rule: No Hugging
A Texas school wants its students to stop hugging because it's making them late for class. (Full Story) |
Prius Sales Pass Explorer
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How the mighty hath fallen. (Full Story) |
Rudy Giuliani's 1966 Corvair for sale on E BAY
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Classic Giuliani Keepsake Could Be Yours. (Full Story) |
Hummer Rolls Out New Pickup
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New pickup will be on sale this fall. (Full Story) |
National Corvette Day?
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Illinois Group Trying to Make it a Reality. (Full Story) |
World's Most Expensive Hot Wheels
Last Updated: 8:58 AM 02/19/08 -
Tiny toy car worth an estimated $140,000. (Full Story) |
Obama Rally Tickets Selling For $200
Tickets given way free for a Barack Obama rally in Texas were selling for as much as $200 online. (Full Story) |
Airlines Find A Way To Charge Travelers....Again
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Air Canada is charing customers to complain. (Full Story) |
Cruise Line Bans Couple For Life
Last Updated: 7:35 AM 05/20/08 -
Cruise line bans couple for excessive complaining, posting gripes on the internet. (Full Story) |
Tallest US man is 7-foot-8
Last Updated: 12:25 AM 11/08/07 -
To all those people who blurt out "Wow, you're tall!" as they stare up at George Bell: He knows. nd now, the world will know, too. The lanky, 7-foot-8 Norfolk sheriff's deputy is being recognized Thursday by Guinness World Records as the Tallest Man in the United States. (Full Story) |
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