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NJ cops kick in door over bird's cries for help
Cries for help inside a Trenton, N.J., home turned out to be for the birds. Neighbors called police Wednesday morning after hearing a woman's persistent cry of "Help me! Help me!" coming from a house. Officers arrived and when no one answered the door, they kicked it in to make a rescue.
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Wheelchair robber rolls in and rips off condoms
A wheelchair getaway at a 7-Eleven has police looking for an unusual robbery suspect. Authorities said Friday that a man in a wheelchair entered a Dallas convenience store this week, rolled straight toward the cash register and began hitting it with a baseball bat.
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Team dumps logo near buttocks after 70-0 loss
The Idaho Vandals football team is dumping the letter "I" from the buttocks region of players' new pants following a season-opening 70-0 loss to the Arizona Wildcats.
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W.Va. man accused of drunk driving on a tractor
A Charleston man faces drunken driving charges after police spotted him riding a farm tractor on a highway without lights or proper warning signs. Kanawha County sheriff's deputies arrested 22-year-old Joshua David Postalwait early Friday morning.
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Hey! You have a snake hanging from your car!
Think rush hour is bad enough? What if a three-foot python were part of the drive home? The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Friday that biochemical engineer Marika Suominen-Yeh got the surprise of her life last week when a motorist flagged her down after seeing a snake drop from beneath her minivan.
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Doctor fired for allegedly drinking on the job
A Massachusetts doctor has been fired and lost the right to renew his medical license for allegedly trying to give a pregnant woman an epidural while drunk.
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Ohio preacher, 71, avoids jail in road rage case
A 71-year-old Cincinnati preacher convicted of waving a gun and threatening another driver won't be going to jail. A Hamilton County judge on Thursday sentenced Thomas Howell to two years' probation and 100 hours of community service on his conviction for aggravated menacing.
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Black bear busts secret Utah pot farm
One Utah community is cheering a special bear - but don't call him Smokey. Investigators say a large black bear raided a clandestine marijuana growing operation so often that it chased the grower away.
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Texas UPS driver goes 1 million miles, no crashes
A routine package delivery turned into a milestone for a UPS driver in East Texas.
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Cats rescued after apparently starting house fire
Chattanooga firefighters rescued several cats during a house fire that investigators say was probably caused by the cats themselves.
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Tracking HannaMeteorologists have been tracking Hanna, which has been a tropical storm and a hurricane.
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Raleigh Convention Center InteractiveThe Grand Opening of the new Raleigh Convention Center is Sept. 5 and 6.
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Campaign Trail Photos of the WeekView photos from the past week on the campaign trail from AP photographers around the country.
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N.C. Drought Maps Time Lapse AnimationView a time lapse animation of drought conditions since April of 2007.
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The week in entertainment photosA look at the top entertainment stories of the week through the lenses of Associated Press photographers.
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