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NYC sewage plant to offer Valentine's Day tours

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:20:53 -0500

It may not smell like a rose but a New York City sewage plant is offering tours for lovers on Valentine's Day.

Chicago clerk buying bond for sticker designer

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:37:25 -0500

Chicago's city clerk says she will buy a $1,000 savings bond for the boy whose winning design for the 2012-13 vehicle registration sticker was scrapped because some believe it may depict gang signs.

Dozens of pets rescued from Ohio fire find homes

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:05:15 -0500

Several dozen animals have found temporary shelter after Ohio firefighters rescued at least 60 pets from a house fire in a Cincinnati suburb.

Miss. lawmaker: 'Gulf of America' bill was a joke

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:38:16 -0500

All the people outraged about the Mississippi bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" have missed its satirical intent, the sponsor said Thursday.

Hundreds ask Vt. to keep prank pig on police decal

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:52:07 -0500

Remember the pig hidden within the decal on the doors of some Vermont State Police cruisers?

Necklace flushed down toilet returned months later

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:50:59 -0500

A California woman has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet.

Pakistani man fights police over 40-foot shark

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:53 -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.

Romney 'glitter bomber' fired from internship

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:57:40 -0500

The college student accused of "glitter bombing" Mitt Romney after the Colorado caucuses has been fired from his unpaid internship with state Senate Democrats.

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.