PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A combination of hand sanitizer, olive oil and static electricity likely caused an accidental fire that burned a young patient at a Portland hospital, the state fire... READ MORE »
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A woman who says she was fired because she voted for President Barack Obama filed a lawsuit against her former employer.
Patricia Kunkle's lawsuit accuses Dayton, Ohio... READ MORE »
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) -- A photo of a KFC employee appearing to lick a container of mashed potatoes got her fired and drew quick corporate response to a Johnson City restaurant.
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GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Police in Pennsylvania say that a student who reported a gunshot being fired had actually heard the sound of a newspaper hitting the sidewalk.
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MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) -- With her escape-artist antics now caught on video, a horse in Michigan is being dubbed the "Houdini Horse" thanks to her knack for opening stall doors.
The 9-year-... READ MORE »
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A Texas couple says a Tennessee sheriff's deputy pulled them over after mistaking a car decal of the buckeye leaf for a marijuana leaf.
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JERUSALEM (AP) -- Following an Israeli newspaper's scoop, the country's prime minister has put his annual ice cream budget on ice.
Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Sunday said once he was... READ MORE »
DENVER (AP) -- Rabbits are wreaking havoc on cars parked at Denver International Airport by eating spark plug cables and other wiring.
To stop the problem, federal wildlife workers are... READ MORE »
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- A British teenage backpacker drank contact lens fluid and his own urine to survive three days lost in Australian Outback scrubland in oppressive summer heat, his... READ MORE »
BERLIN (AP) -- Adorable in life, still attracting admirers in death: Knut the polar bear's hide has been mounted on a polyurethane body and is going on display in a Berlin museum.
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