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9 years after being flushed, woman's wedding ring reappears
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 10th - 8:10am
A New Jersey woman has her wedding ring back, nine years after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet.
Rat found in vending machine at Florida high school
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 10th - 7:17am
Students at a Florida high school found an unwelcome surprise in a vending machine: a rat climbing the rows of packaged snacks and drinks.
Clarification: Alderman-Key Missed Vote story
The Associated Press | Updated Dec 7th - 2:30pm
In a story Dec. 6, The Associated Press reported that Cliff Farmer, an Arkansas political candidate who missed voting for himself in a local election, was vacationing in Florida. Farmer was on a work-related trip.
Leaping lemur surprises Florida trooper during DUI arrest
The Associated Press | Updated Dec 7th - 1:03pm
A lemur surprised a Florida Highway Patrol trooper when it crawled from a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck that had been stopped for driving erratically and hitting other cars.
Man yells 'there's no Santa' at Florida holiday event
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 7th - 12:33pm
It wasn't the Grinch who stole Christmas. It was a man who screamed "there's no Santa Claus" over and over during a recent holiday festival in Florida.
Moose rings Alaska home's doorbell
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 7th - 5:03am
A moose used the doorbell to awaken a couple in Alaska.
Feng shui or in the way? Begrudged boulders won't budge
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 6th - 3:51pm
A Maine restaurant owner is citing feng shui (fung shway) as a reason not to move boulders outside the building that are in the way of a sidewalk project.
Bah, Humbug: Florida neighbors scorn woman over display
The Associated Press | Updated Dec 6th - 10:30am
A woman has been scorned by her neighbors in a high-rise Florida condo because of a holiday message she spelled out in lights across her balcony.
Cheesecake giveaway clogs roads, draws crowds _ and police
The Associated Press | Updated Dec 5th - 5:48pm
A large-scale cheesecake giveaway clogged not only arteries but also the roads surrounding a Virginia restaurant where one person was taken to a hospital and faces a disorderly conduct charge.
Video: Sheriff's deputy helps deliver baby on the side of a rural southern Utah road
Ashley Imlay, KSL | Updated Dec 4th - 10:43pm
A baby girl was born on the side of a rural road in southern Utah on Tuesday afternoon with the help of a sheriff's deputy.
Boy hits target, convinces town to scrap snowball fight ban
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 4th - 9:39pm
A 9-year-old boy has convinced the leaders of a small northern Colorado town to overturn a nearly century-old ban on snowball fights, and he already knows who his first target will be — his little brother.
Woman pleads guilty to bludgeoning, crushing boyfriend
The Associated Press | Updated Dec 4th - 9:28am
A woman has pleaded guilty to killing her boyfriend by stabbing him, hitting him with a table leg and crushing him under the weight of her roughly 300 pounds.
Amusement park finds wallet lost nearly 4 years ago
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 4th - 4:30am
A Pennsylvania man has his wallet back nearly four years after it apparently fell out of his pocket while riding a roller coaster.
Sheriff: Man pulls gun on Popeyes worker in condiments clash
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 3rd - 5:15pm
A man is accused of pointing a gun at the manager of a Popeyes in Louisiana during a dispute over condiments.
Beloved gift shop turtle celebrates 50th birthday party
The Associated Press | Updated Dec 3rd - 2:26pm
A turtle given to a bedridden little boy in New Hampshire back in 1968 celebrated her 50th birthday with party hats, a sheet cake with the right number of candles and many well-wishers.
Dutch court rejects man's request to be 20 years younger
Mike Corder, Associated Press | Updated Dec 3rd - 6:44am
Dutch motivational speaker Emile Ratelband may feel like a 49-year-old but according to Dutch law he is still 69.
Saving Clark's neck? Panic at 'Lampoon's Christmas' display
The Associated Press | Updated Dec 3rd - 5:16am
A holiday display meant to re-create a scene from "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" looked a little too real and caused a veteran to spring into action.
Minnesota church ends 70-year tradition of lutefisk dinner
The Associated Press | Updated Dec 2nd - 3:42pm
A Minnesota church has ended its 70-year tradition of serving a dinner of lutefisk, a Nordic dish of dried cod soaked in lye, and the pastor has penned a eulogy for the dinner's end.
