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Police: Dad leaves boy and goes into strip club

Published November 24th, 2009 - 1:21PM

A man was arrested after police said he left his 5-year-old son in a tractor-trailer while he ducked into an Indianapolis strip club to drink. The 39-year-old was arrested at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday on child neglect and public intoxication charges after calling police to report his truck stolen and his child missing. Police said the man was too drunk to remember where he had parked.

Pa. prosecutor wants 'no-tip' charges dropped

Published November 24th, 2009 - 1:01PM

An eastern Pennsylvania prosecutor wants charges dropped against a couple who refused to pay a tip at a restaurant where they said they got poor service. Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli said he's recommending that Bethlehem police drop the theft of services charges.

Deputies use backhoe to find drugs in septic tank

Published November 24th, 2009 - 12:36PM

Flushed evidence doesn't go far if your toilet's on a septic system. DeSoto Parish sheriff's Lt. Toni Joe Morris said Tuesday that deputies brought in a backhoe when drug agents raided a home and business and met the owner coming out of a bathroom.

Utah man makes wrong turn, sees train approaching

Published November 24th, 2009 - 12:36PM

A man whose car became stuck on a set of railroad tracks bailed out before a commuter train plowed into it. Danny Ray Olsen, 62, said he took a wrong turn in Ogden and got his 1998 Nissan Sentra high-centered between two sets of rails Monday evening. He said he saw lights approaching in his rearview mirror and decided to get out.

Agent showing house finds pile of bones

Published November 24th, 2009 - 4:01AM

A real estate agent showing a house got to the basement and found about 100 human bones in a corner. James Kenny, a forensic investigator with the Terrebonne Parish Coroner's Office, says the bones found Saturday were so old that dirt had saturated the marrow inside them. He says they probably are remains of Native Americans buried long before the house was built.

Sparkling reindeer-dung jewelry sells at Ill. zoo

Published November 24th, 2009 - 1:56AM

Sparkly reindeer-dung necklaces are going on sale at an Illinois zoo that hopes to attract the same holiday shoppers who swept up its dung Christmas ornaments last year.

Court drops case in nude photo shoot at NYC museum

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 5:26PM

Nude, yes. Lewd, no.

Mass. woman seeks funds for turkey's eye surgery

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 3:21PM

A Massachusetts woman is seeking donations from fellow pet lovers to help pay for eye surgery for her turkey named Jerry. Lyndsey Medeiros and her husband adopted three-year-old Jerry and another turkey from a Rhode Island farm last week. But Jerry has cataracts, and the eye problems mean he can't eat independently or join his female companion, Penelope, in flying.

Police: RI teen skipped school, robbed bank

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 1:21PM

Police say a 17-year-old Warwick boy who skipped school to rob a bank has been arrested after leaving fingerprints on the threatening note he passed to the teller. Warwick police Capt. Sean Collins said the boy handed a note riddled with misspellings to a teller Thursday, demanding money or "everyone will be shot."

Me-OW! Cat survives Illinois outage-causing run-in

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 1:11PM

A cat went from meow to ow when officials say it accidentally made contact with a substation's fuse, causing an outage to about 1,500 homes and businesses in southwestern Illinois. The feline apparently survived the encounter early Monday in the Greene County city of Carrollton.

Tavern owner says he'll unveil 100-proof turkey

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 1:01PM

You'll need to be 21 to take a bite out of this Thanksgiving turkey. New York City tavern owner Paul Hurley said he'll unveil what he is calling the nation's first 100-proof turkey on Monday. A spokesman for the owner of O'Casey's Tavern in Midtown Manhattan said that the bird is infused with fruit-flavored and 100-proof Georgi vodka for three days before being cooked. The flavors of vodka include peach, raspberry, cherry and apple.

Ga. high court rules mower isn't a motor vehicle

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 12:51PM

A riding lawn mower may have four wheels, a powerful engine and can cost as much as a used car. If it's stolen, however, the Georgia Supreme Court concluded Monday that it's not a motor vehicle.

Christmas kissing: On the cheek to avoid swine flu

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 4:57AM

Britain's authority on etiquette says it's more hygienic to exchange kisses on the cheek than to shake hands - so the swine flu pandemic should not make people afraid of kissing under the mistletoe this holiday season.

Police: Ohio suspect may have eaten evidence

Published November 21st, 2009 - 2:45PM

Police say a bank robbery suspect in Ohio may have eaten evidence when he gobbled a piece of paper while handcuffed and lying across the hood of a police cruiser.

Authorities: Man tied lizards to chest at airport

Published November 20th, 2009 - 6:39PM

Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.

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