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.
Mon, 2/13/2012 8:32 PM
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.
Mon, 2/13/2012 8:32 PM
A California woman has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet.
Mon, 2/13/2012 8:32 PM
Remember the pig hidden within the decal on the doors of some Vermont State Police cruisers?
Mon, 2/13/2012 8:32 PM
It may not smell like a rose but a New York City sewage plant is offering tours for lovers on Valentine's Day.
Mon, 2/13/2012 8:32 PM
Members of Hamilton police Chief Neil Ferdelman's family have held public safety jobs serving their southwestern Ohio city for 87 years straight, but that run will end with his retirement next month.
Mon, 2/13/2012 8:32 PM
Augusta Independent School Principal Robin Kelsch had enough to worry about with the flu. Kelsch didn't need a student's report of bedbugs at the school to make things worse.
Mon, 2/13/2012 8:32 PM
Police aren't filing charges against a father who briefly played a pornographic video instead of "The Smurfs" at his child's birthday party.
Mon, 2/13/2012 8:31 PM
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.
Mon, 2/13/2012 11:02 AM
A Volkswagen beetle owned by the Carter County Sheriff's Department became an improvised pursuit vehicle _ at about 20 mph. The beetle won.
Mon, 2/13/2012 8:31 AM
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.
Sat, 2/11/2012 9:31 PM
Several dozen animals have found temporary shelter after Ohio firefighters rescued at least 60 pets from a house fire in a Cincinnati suburb.
Sat, 2/11/2012 9:31 PM
After a week of controversy, Chicago officials have decided to design the 2012-13 vehicle registration sticker themselves.
Sat, 2/11/2012 9:31 PM
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.
Sat, 2/11/2012 7:31 PM
The college student accused of "glitter bombing" Mitt Romney after the Colorado caucuses has been fired from his unpaid internship with state Senate Democrats.
Sat, 2/11/2012 12:06 AM
Several dozen animals have found temporary shelter after Ohio firefighters rescued at least 60 pets from a house fire in a Cincinnati suburb.
Fri, 2/10/2012 5:06 PM
Several dozen animals have found temporary shelter after Ohio firefighters rescued more than 70 pets from a house fire in a Cincinnati suburb.
Fri, 2/10/2012 3:07 PM
A spat over forgetting to wish his wife a happy birthday landed a South Florida man in jail on domestic violence charges.
Fri, 2/10/2012 8:03 AM
People aren't quite done piling on New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker for a dropped fourth-quarter pass that helped the New York Giants win the Super Bowl.
Thu, 2/9/2012 8:07 PM
A 20-year-old college student tried to throw glitter on Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney as he greeted supporters in Denver following Colorado's caucuses.
Thu, 2/9/2012 7:05 PM
