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New librarian finds live Civil War-era shells in her office
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 2:44am
A Massachusetts librarian on her first day on the job has come across live military shells from the Civil War inside a closet in her new office.
A weird Florida mystery: Frozen pork falling from the sky
Terry Spencer, Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 6:02pm
Meat falling from the sky is weird, even by Florida standards.
London Zoo welcomes a new kind of visitor: Robotic dinosaurs
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 6:41am
London Zoo is welcoming a new star attraction this summer: robotic dinosaurs.
5 killed in Salem witch hunt remembered on 325th anniversary
Rodrique Ngowi, Associated Press | Posted Jul 19th - 6:15pm
The Massachusetts community where 20 people suspected of witchcraft were put to death in 1692 unveiled a memorial to 19 of those victims on Wednesday, promising never to forget the tragedy.
Alabama man to display head of 820-pound hog shot in yard
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 19th - 4:31pm
Hogs aren't unusual in rural south Alabama, but Wade Seago said he'd never seen anything like the 820-pound (372-kilogram) animal he shot and killed in his front yard.
Self-described drug dealer calls 911, reports stolen cocaine
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 19th - 8:20am
Calling 911 to report a stolen bag of cocaine probably wasn't the best idea for a self-described Florida drug dealer.
Dog pulls fawn from water to save it from drowning
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 18th - 10:38am
A dog that saw a fawn in danger of drowning in New York jumped in and dragged it to shore.
US YouTube star in Thailand finds coin stunt falls flat
Kankanit Wiriyasajja, Associated Press | Posted Jul 18th - 5:50am
An American expat in Thailand who is a YouTube star with 3.29 million subscribers is in hot water for posting a video of an age-old practice among kids: flattening coins on railroad tracks.
Fault! New York town's new $3.5M tennis courts too short
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 11:31am
A New York town has padlocked the tennis courts in a brand new $3.5 million park because they were built improperly.
Police: Woman steals taxi, picks up paying passengers
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 9:31am
Philadelphia police say a 65-year-old woman stole a taxi and picked up a fare.
Homeowner finds WWI artillery shell in basement
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 5:40am
An upstate New York woman has found a World War I artillery shell in her basement.
Truck laden with chocolate goes up in flames on UK highway
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 8:41am
Traffic on a major highway in England has been disrupted for hours after a truck laden with chocolate bars burst into flames.
Cops: Customer threatened to shoot someone over bad sandwich
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 19th - 2:31pm
Police in suburban Cleveland say a fast-food restaurant customer angry about the way his sandwich tasted and looked threatened to shoot somebody over it.
Stranded fugitive arrested after flagging down deputy
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 19th - 6:04am
A fugitive who authorities say evaded capture since 2013 has been arrested after he flagged down a deputy in Louisiana.
Woman gives birth in Uber car on way to California hospital
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 18th - 1:25pm
A Southern California mom says that when she prayed her fourth birth would be a fast one, she couldn't imagine it would happen in an Uber car on the way to the hospital.
Police officer with stun gun sets naked man on fire
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 18th - 11:01am
Police say an officer using a stun gun to restrain a naked man accidentally set the man's chest hair and beard on fire.
Police: Man threatens to pull gun over wrong taco order
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 18th - 10:49am
A New Mexico man is facing charges after police say he threatened to pull a gun on a taco shop employee for giving him the wrong order.
Flood destroys entire cash contents of Wisconsin bank vault
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 18th - 7:40am
Flooding last week destroyed all the cash in the vault of a southeastern Wisconsin bank.
California judge who pocketed 2 cardholders agrees to resign
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 17th - 6:40pm
A Northern California judge who agreed to resign after swiping two art deco-style business cardholders from a judges' dinner in San Francisco said Monday that he remains deeply remorseful.
