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Freak show gets cash, but not 5-legged pup

Freak show gets cash, but not 5-legged pup

Thanks to a Chicago TV judge, a Coney Island freak show operator is up $4,000 but down a five-legged puppy.

It's neither a trick nor a treat

A San Francisco man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he rang doorbells while naked and fled from San Mateo County sheriff's deputies while wearing only tennis shoes.

Europeans catch lottery fever

Europeans catch lottery fever

Germans, Austrians and other foreigners are heading into Italy to play the lottery ahead of a record $186 million jackpot, including some who flew into Milan for a few hours just for a chance to win.

Md. judge admits deflating tire over parking spot

A circuit court judge has acknowledged he deflated a tire on a car parked in a restricted area near his courthouse earlier this week. But he isn't apologizing.

Looks like someone forgot the doughnuts

A 55-year-old Massachusetts man brought coffee to a police station to apologize for creating a ruckus 12 years ago, and was violently arrested the next day by the same police force.

Woman nabbed twice for DUI on same night

Police in Lincoln, Neb., arrested a woman twice in one night in two different cars for driving drunk.

'Money cleanser' vanishes with $140,000

Police said a mysterious woman known as Senora Monica offered to spiritually "cleanse" money for at least seven Hispanic families, but it was the families who got cleaned out.

Bird-feather bandits strike English museum

Somebody's been feathering their nest with an irreplaceable English archive of rare tropical birds.

Jane Austen meets zombies in novel mash-up

Jane Austen meets zombies in novel mash-up

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Jane Austen novel in possession of added gore will be a surefire best-seller.

Sorry, you're not showing enough skin

Sorry, you're not showing enough skin

French officials say a Muslim woman wearing a head-to-toe swimsuit has been denied access to a public swimming pool in a town southeast of Paris.

Suspect caught red-handed ... or something

A burglary suspect confronted inside a garage in Oregon was arrested wearing only underwear, and police said they weren't even his.

And that's why they call them Best Buy

And that's why they call them Best Buy

Few if any of the deals retailers have offered online during the recession have been as good as Best Buy Inc.'s sale price of $9.99 on a 52-inch TV.

Chief: Tasing 76-year-old probably not ideal

Glenrock, Wyo., Police Chief Tom Sweet said two officers "probably didn't do things the best way" when they used a Taser on a 76-year-old man driving an antique tractor in a parade.

Unclear on the concept of 'crime fighting'

Unclear on the concept of 'crime fighting'

In one murder after another, the "Canal Livre" TV show had an uncanny knack for being first on the scene, gathering graphic footage of the victim. Too uncanny, say police.

Falling fish shatters Ohio driver's windshield

A woman in Ohio is telling a fish story about one that got away _ from a bird -- and damaged her car in the process.

Man to serve at least 21 days for yawning

Man to serve at least 21 days for yawning

Drowsy spectators in one Illinois courtroom might want to stifle their yawns after a 33-year-old suburban Chicago man was sentenced to jail for yawning.

Chronic shoplifter pleads guilty in 61st arrest

Chronic shoplifter pleads guilty in 61st arrest

An 86-year-old Chicagoan who's been arrested more than 60 times pleaded guilty to the latest charge against her after being accused of stealing wrinkle cream and other items.

Royal Opera House to perform 'Twitter' opera

In an effort to get more people involved with opera, UK's Royal Opera House is giving the composer's pen to just about anybody with a Twitter account.

$500K prize divides two elderly sisters

A passion for gambling shared by two once-inseparable octogenarian sisters has ended up dividing them, with the Connecticut Supreme Court ruling that one can sue the other.

Tarzan reconsidered in Paris exhibit

Tarzan reconsidered in Paris exhibit

Tarzan is back! (Cue distinctive jungle yell.) But believe it or not, the vine-swinging hero is the subject of a Paris exhibition exploring his links with popular culture.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Assets

People for the Ethical Treatment of Assets

Leona Helmsley's dog, Trouble, may be living quietly enough in Florida, but there's a lot of barking about the way the late hotel queen's millions are being given away.