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Chopper makes emergency landing at CA playground

Published February 5th, 2012 - 6:40PM

Authorities say a helicopter encountered mechanical problems before making an emergency landing at an elementary school playground in a Modesto, Calif., neighborhood.

Chicago college offers class on Occupy movement

Published February 5th, 2012 - 10:25AM

A Chicago college is offering a class on the Occupy movement.

Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Pa. Wing Bowl

Published February 3rd, 2012 - 7:36AM

Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX.

Sheep herding Swedish bunny becomes online hit

Published February 3rd, 2012 - 4:16AM

Champis the bunny doesn't only hop - he also knows how to herd his masters' flock of sheep, possibly having picked up the skill after watching trained dogs do the job.

Pet elk denied re-entry to Pennsylvania from W.Va.

Published February 3rd, 2012 - 3:56AM

A runaway elk can't go home to Pennsylvania, even if it wanted to.

Wrong-number call helps Ohio woman having stroke

Published February 3rd, 2012 - 3:36AM

A woman who called the wrong number when she suffered a stroke still found help a couple of time zones away.

Man admits to jumping on backs of student athletes

Published February 2nd, 2012 - 7:01PM

A 250-pound man with a history of jumping on the backs of student athletes in the Pacific Northwest has pleaded guilty to assault.

Mont. man starts police chase as part of wishlist

Published February 2nd, 2012 - 6:46PM

A 55-year-old Montana man who says he "always wanted" to be part of a police chase can check that off his bucket list.

Inmate adds pig image to Vt. police cruiser decals

Published February 2nd, 2012 - 1:41PM

A prison inmate who makes stationery and license plates pulled a fast one on state police by adding the image of a pig to the state decal on their cruisers.

Lions apparently not enough to keep intruders out

Published February 1st, 2012 - 9:56PM

With 120 lions, tigers and other big cats on the grounds, the owner of a Colorado refuge didn't think he needed a security system.

After traffic stop, Ohio woman gives birth in car

Published February 1st, 2012 - 8:21AM

A woman's speeding got her a warning from an Ohio state trooper but wasn't enough to keep her grandchild from being born in her car.

Toothless Pa. bank robber says she needed dentures

Published February 1st, 2012 - 6:10AM

A woman who appeared to not have any teeth in surveillance photos from a bank robbery last month has confessed, apologized and told police she planned the heist because she needed the money for dentures.

Albatross found in LA freed to fly home to Hawaii

Published January 31st, 2012 - 8:50PM

A large seabird found in the back of a pickup truck in Los Angeles has been released to begin its long flight home across the Pacific.

Forest Service to Jesus: You can stay _ for now

Published January 31st, 2012 - 12:05PM

A mountaintop Jesus statue can stay at a ski resort in the western U.S. state of Montana - for now.

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