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Woman smashes window over McNuggets

A security video from a McDonald's in Ohio shows a woman punching two restaurant employees and smashing a drive-thru window because she couldn't get Chicken McNuggets. 

Dancers from Ohio strip club protest at church

The owner of an Ohio strip club and some of his dancers have been protesting at a church that has done the same to them for four years. 

Apology after girl's lemonade stand shut down

Apology after girl's lemonade stand shut down

A county official in Oregon has apologized after a 7-year-old's business venture was soured because health inspectors shut down her lemonade stand. 

On Facebook, wife learns of hubby's 2nd wedding

On Facebook, wife learns of hubby's 2nd wedding

Dread of the unknown hung in the air as Lynn France typed two words into the search box on Facebook: the name of the woman with whom she believed her husband was having an affair. Click. And there it was, and more: Wedding photos.

Alleged thief killed by falling window

A would-be thief escaping from an abandoned house in Brazil where there was nothing to steal died after a window slammed down on top of him. 

Mystery as Tokyo loses track of centenarians

Mystery as Tokyo loses track of centenarians

Japanese authorities admitted Tuesday they'd lost track of a 113-year-old woman listed as the Tokyo's oldest, days after police searched the home of the city's official oldest man --  only to find his long-dead, mummified body.

Woman calls 911, burglary suspect collapses

Sheriff's deputies in Louisiana arrested a man who passed out while allegedly trying to break into a mobile home where an 82-year-old woman was calling 911, crowbar in hand.

Police: Driver in chase stopped at red lights

Cincinnati police say a speeding driver tried to flee arrest while obeying red lights. 

Cheeseburger found in SC woman's gas tank

South Carolina woman finds out fast food won't make your car go fast.

Churchill's choppers sold at auction in England

Churchill's choppers sold at auction in England

A partial set of dentures used by former British leader Winston Churchill -- described as the teeth that saved the world -- sold at auction Thursday for $23,723.

Bear turns Goldilocks tale on its head

A black bear walked into a New Hampshire house through an open door, ate two pears and a bunch of grapes, took a drink from the family fishbowl and grabbed a stuffed bear on its way out.

Couple ties knot among store's size 8 shoes

There were no cold feet for a Michigan couple who got married in the shoe aisle of a central Michigan department store. 

Idaho police dog back to work after suspension

A police dog in the central Idaho resort town of Sun Valley is back on duty after serving a "suspension" for an unprovoked attack on a small schnauzer. 

Judge: Ohio man can't form own Indian reservation

An Ohio man who claimed that his American Indian ancestry makes him exempt from city nuisance laws has been ordered to clean up two homes that have fallen into disrepair.

Candidate can't use controversial description

Candidate can't use controversial description

A legislative candidate from Wisconsin can't use a profane, racially charged phrase to describe herself on the ballot, an election oversight board decided Wednesday. 

Mich. woman surprised to find marijuana in mail

Bills, catalogs, junk mail -- marijuana? Indeed, police say a surprise 2-pound package of marijuana arrived in the mail last week at one elderly woman's home in southern Michigan.

Cruelty probe after parasailing donkey stunt

Authorities in Russia are opening an animal cruelty probe into a weekend stunt on a beach in southern Russia in which a donkey parasailed high over the surf. 

Idaho tree decorated with shoes since 1940s burns

Idaho tree decorated with shoes since 1940s burns

U.S. Forest Service officials in northern Idaho say the rubber-soled decorations that made the "shoe tree" a beloved Priest River landmark also helped fuel its fiery demise. 

No more debating in your underwear in Colo. town

The days when a citizen could address the Boulder City Council wearing only underwear may be over. The council will vote on new decorum rules in September, seven months after a resident stepped up to a microphone in his boxers.

N.Y. man says ankle monitor for Lohan

Border agents say a New York man tried to explain away the ankle monitor he was wearing while returning from Canada by claiming it was a show of support for actress Lindsay Lohan.

Dog trapped in hot car honks to alert owner

A veterinarian said a dog trapped in a car on a 90-degree day in eastern Pennsylvania honked the horn until he was rescued. 

Truck driver chokes on pork rinds, ends in ditch

A Washington State Patrol trooper says the driver of a FedEx tractor-trailer rig choked on some spicy pork rinds, lost control of his truck on an interstate and jackknifed it before coming to a stop in a muddy ditch.

Scrap-wood dinosaur a modern-day problem

Does a 25-foot-tall, 122-foot-long dinosaur need a permit to avoid extinction? That's the unlikely dilemma posed by "Vermontasaurus," a whimsical sculpture thrown together with scrap wood by a Vermont man. The oddity now faces opposition from neighbors and regulatory challenges from government entities that he fears could force him to dismantle it.

Bad set of teeth end negotiations for sex

A man went to the police after getting robbed by a woman he intended to pay for sex, but refused when she flashed a smile full of bad teeth. 

Man holds his mom hostage for not ironing

Authorities in Georgia have charged a 29-year-old man with aggravated assault and false imprisonment after they allege he held his mother hostage for failing to iron his clothes. 

Minn. police stop driver armed with squirt guns

Police responding to a report of a driver brandishing a gun in southeastern Minnesota found themselves in extreme danger -- of getting wet. 

Sporting a mullet pays off at Pittsburgh Zoo

Mullet conservation efforts are under way in Pittsburgh --the hairstyle, not the fish. 

Jam said to be made from Princess Di's hair

The royal hair? Jam made from what its maker claims is one of Princess Diana's hairs is up for sale at an art exhibition in London. 

Thief robs teen of dollar, then steals a kiss

A bicycling thief stopped on a Southern California street to grab a 16-year-old girl, rob her of the only dollar in her purse and steal a kiss. 

Police seek mischief maker dressed as leprechaun

Police responding to reports of a man leaping between cars in a Colorado supermarket parking lot didn't need a detailed description of the suspect. he was described as a leprechaun.

Man, 81, accused of machete chase

Police in Salem Ore., said an 81-year-old man was arrested after he chased another man around a taco stand while armed with a machete. 

Marilyn Monroe chest X-rays auctioned for $45,000

The apparently endless market for images of Marilyn Monroe now extends to inside the bombshell's body. A set of three Monroe Chest X-rays from a 1954 hospital visit sold Sunday for $45,000 at an auction in Las Vegas.

Estate battle features $3M for pet Chihuahuas

Conchita, Lucia and April Marie are used to a luxurious life in an island mansion. With a $3 million trust fund from the will of an heiress, they'll never have to worry about a thing. What sets the three apart is that they're Chihuahuas.

Parent brawl erupts at kindergarten graduation

Authorities say two women have been arrested following a parents' brawl that interrupted a Southern California kindergarten graduation ceremony. 

Man drifts a mile into gulf on pool float

A man who apparently passed out on a pool float at a Tampa area beach ended up drifting about a mile from Florida's shore in the Gulf of Mexico. 

Limping man surprised to discover gunshot wound

Tracy Durham remembers hearing the pop. But the gunshot wound the Illinois man discovered after a neighbor asked about his limp? That was a surprise. 

Naked Cowboy to Naked Cowgirl: Stop copying me

New York City's famous Naked Cowboy wants a bikini-clad woman who calls herself The Naked Cowgirl to stop ripping off his trademark. 

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