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Deer smashes Pa. bus windshield, takes short ride
Published May 15th, 2013 - 3:49PM
A deer has taken a ride on a western Pennsylvania bus.
NH city sues parking meter 'Robin Hood' group
Published May 15th, 2013 - 5:39AM
The city of Keene, N.H., has sued a group that feeds change into parking meters that are about to expire, saying members are harassing enforcement officers.
Conn. chef set to feast on cicadas during invasion
Published May 15th, 2013 - 5:20AM
Connecticut chef Bun Lai is already known for his Mexican grasshopper dish and his fried rice with meal worms and crickets. But he might soon also be recognized as the cicada chef.
Stinky corpse flower blooms again at Ohio State
Published May 14th, 2013 - 9:14PM
A large rainforest plant known as a corpse flower because of its awful smell has bloomed again at an Ohio State University greenhouse, and there's more excitement because another corpse flower there is expected to open soon, a spokeswoman said.
Correction: Kenya-Sandal Animals story
Published May 14th, 2013 - 10:40AM
In a story May 8 about artisans in Kenya who turn old sandals into art objects, The Associated Press included two paragraphs that closely paralleled the wording of an earlier story on the subject by the Voice of America. Inclusion of such material should have been attributed to VOA.
Wisconsin boy gets handwritten response from Biden
Published May 14th, 2013 - 4:34AM
It might not be unusual for schoolchildren to write to the president or vice president. But one Wisconsin boy got an unexpectedly personal response.
Man charged in overnight feast at Ky. supermarket
Published May 14th, 2013 - 4:29AM
Authorities in Kentucky have charged a man who officers say had an overnight feast in a closed supermarket outside Louisville.
Calif. man who said he fled zombies pleads guilty
Published May 13th, 2013 - 7:54PM
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.
Stinky corpse flower blooms again at Ohio State
Published May 13th, 2013 - 7:14PM
A large rainforest plant known as a corpse flower because of its awful smell has bloomed again at an Ohio State University greenhouse, and there's more excitement because another corpse flower there is expected to open soon, a spokeswoman said.
NYPD officer tries to help cat in tree, gets stuck
Published May 13th, 2013 - 6:54PM
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.
Remains in Colo. car tied to man missing since '87
Published May 13th, 2013 - 4:59PM
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.
Ice from Minn. lake pushed ashore to doorsteps
Published May 12th, 2013 - 2:46PM
Strong winds have pushed huge ice sheets ashore at a northern Minnesota lake and right up to people's doorsteps.
Bold turkey: woman hits cop to kick smoking habit
Published May 10th, 2013 - 11:11AM
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.
Durango, Colo., area couple gives up catwalk fight
Published May 10th, 2013 - 8:51AM
A Durango area couple is giving up their fight to keep a 13-foot escape route for their cats outside their Colorado apartment.
Celebrity panda at center of Thai-China deal
Published May 10th, 2013 - 3:31AM
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.
Ore. smokejumpers skydive into illegal pot garden
Published May 9th, 2013 - 4:31PM
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.
Mass. panel: No profanity on rapper's headstone
Published May 9th, 2013 - 6:31AM
Commissioners at a Massachusetts cemetery have said no to profanity on headstones.
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