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Pakistani man fights police over 40-foot shark

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:46:13 -0500

Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors the equivalent of 22 cents each to see a roughly 40-foot whale shark he bought from a fisherman.

Mom in central China gives birth to 15 pound baby

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:05:41 -0500

A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949.

Ex-CA mayor admits stealing mixer to make pizza

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:13:07 -0500

The former mayor of a Los Angeles suburb has pleaded guilty to stealing a commercial food mixer from the local school district so he could make dough for his home pizza oven.

Probation, not A for effort, for Pa. grade hacker

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:10:26 -0500

One Pennsylvania college student's attempt to boost his failing grades didn't get him an A for effort. It got him probation.

Judge: Buy wife flowers, then take her to dinner

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:47:34 -0500

A spat over forgetting to wish his wife a happy birthday landed a South Florida man in jail on domestic violence charges.

Alaska man accused of trying to extort gov't

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:32:26 -0500

Authorities in Alaska say a man threatened to teach "crackheads" how to make "electromagnetic distortion devices" unless the state paid him $85,000.

Montana man fined $1K for instigating police chase

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:18:56 -0500

A Butte man who told officers he instigated a police chase because he always wanted to try it, found out it'll cost him a $1,000 fine to go with his tire damage.