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Texas UPS driver goes 1 million miles, no crashes

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:39:12 -0400

A routine package delivery turned into a milestone for a UPS driver in East Texas.

Black bear busts secret Utah pot farm

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:52:13 -0400

One Utah community is cheering a special bear - but don't call him Smokey.

Greek rural postmen top odd book title list

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:19:16 -0400

It may not be a best-seller, but "Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers" has won a literary accolade: oddest book title of the past 30 years.

New Zealand parrots wreak havoc at bird sanctuary

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:12:13 -0400

A gang of unruly teenage bush parrots have wrought havoc at a bird sanctuary in New Zealand by using their powerful beaks to destroy nesting boxes.

Cats rescued after apparently starting house fire

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:06:13 -0400

Chattanooga firefighters rescued several cats during a house fire that investigators say was probably caused by the cats themselves.

Man accused of making license plate 'disappear'

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:14:13 -0400

New York authorities didn't see this one coming. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says the driver of a tractor-trailer rigged the front license plate of his vehicle so that it would "disappear" as he drove through a toll plaza, allowing him to avoid paying the $40 fee.

Boy doles out hundreds of fake $20 bills at school

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:59:12 -0400

Authorities say an 8-year-old boy was handing out hundreds of dollars in fake $20 bills at an Ocala elementary school. School officials reported the boy to police on Tuesday.

Man shows up in Pa. court with loaded handgun

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:55:13 -0400

A central Pennsylvania man faces additional charges after showing up for a hearing on summary charges of public drunkenness and disorderly conduct with a loaded handgun.

Mass. police arrest pair wearing stolen clothing

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:51:13 -0400

Police say two Springfield residents who cleared a downtown clothing store of its entire inventory were easy to nab - they were arrested wearing some of the stolen clothing with price tags still attached.

Neb. man sues prosecutor to get his leg back

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:26:12 -0400

After being shot five times, a western Nebraska man had to go to court to get his prosthetic leg back from prosecutors.