BERLIN—A cow named Yvonne whose escape kept a corner of Bavaria on tenterhooks has turned herself in after three months on the run.   Full Story

JUNEAU, Alaska—A Juneau, Alaska, woman says she knows it was stupid to punch a black bear in the snout to save her dog.   Full Story

LANCASTER, Ohio—Authorities in central Ohio are trying to solve a panties puzzle: why hundreds of pairs of mostly women's underwear were dumped along the side of a road.   Full Story

TEHRAN, Iran—Iranian publishers are complaining that cost-saving plans to print Qurans in China are yielding embarrassing results: A slew of typos.   Full Story

MANILA, Philippines—The bachelor president of the Philippines is lamenting that his love life is like Coke—it's gone from regular to zero.   Full Story

BOSTON—A former bathroom in the nation's oldest public park is being converted into a sandwich shop.   Full Story

OSLO, Norway—The tooth fairy in disguise? No, just a simple tooth thief. A man dressed in a black leather hat and a dark coat on Wednesday ran off with an eight-foot (2.   Full Story

UNIONTOWN, Pa.—A Pennsylvania woman will stand trial on charges she burglarized the same apartment on consecutive days to steal money she needed for her car.   Full Story

CORRY, Pa.—State police in northwestern Pennsylvania are searching for a jackpot impostor. Police say someone pretended to be another man when he collected the $750 daily jackpot at the Veterans of Foreign Wars club in Corry last week.   Full Story

BAY, Ark.—An Arkansas man who wanted to capture aerial photos of his home during his first plane ride instead helped catch two men burglarizing it.   Full Story

MANSFIELD, Ohio—An Ohio atheist group says it has been commended by some people for a billboard put up by a church's pastor.   Full Story

MIAMI—The Transportation Security Administration says a man tried to board a flight from Miami to Brazil with nylon bags filled with exotic snakes and tortoises hidden in his pants.   Full Story

LYNDEN, Wash.—A Washington state fire chief says a man dumped gasoline on a beehive in a tree in retaliation for a bee sting, then ignited the hive, causing an explosion heard throughout his suburban neighborhood just a few miles south of the Canadian border.   Full Story

MANKATO, Minn.—Everything went according to plan for two pajama-clad stepsisters who took a goat they'd freed from a Minnesota zoo for a late-night walk.   Full Story

HOQUIAM, Wash.—A community festival near the Washington state coast is attracting attention with a T-shirt mocking Osama bin Laden.   Full Story

BATAVIA, N.Y.—A Massachusetts man whose colorful golf attire was briefly mistaken for a clown outfit has been charged in New York with driving a golf cart while drunk.   Full Story

CARLISLE, Pa.—A central Pennsylvania man has been charged for a second time with trying to steal a rack of ribs by shoving them down his pants.   Full Story

CAVE CREEK, Ariz.—A Pamplona, Spain-style running of the bulls is being considered in a Phoenix suburb, but it would have to take place without the town's support.   Full Story

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RAMALLAH, West Bank—The Palestinians are hoping to secure a seat at the United Nations next month.   Full Story

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands—The fantasy of seeing banknotes fluttering down from the sky came true for Dutch motorists after a package containing cash apparently fell from a bank transport truck and broke open.   Full Story

WALTON HILLS, Ohio—An Ohio lawmaker is offering a free lunch in exchange for a good idea. Republican state Rep.   Full Story

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash.—Is a killer whale in northwest Washington's San Juan Islands behaving lethargically because she was hit by a boat—or is she just pregnant?   Full Story

JUNEAU, Alaska—A week-long vampire convention on a cruise ship that will feature a vampire ball and costume contest is planned for scenic Southeast Alaska next summer.   Full Story

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BARACOA, Cuba—They call him "Twenty-Four." Yoandri Hernandez Garrido's nickname comes from the six perfectly formed fingers on each of his hands and the six impeccable toes on each foot.   Full Story

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MONROE, Ga.—About 15 to 20 friends and relatives have gathered in Georgia to celebrate the birthday of Besse Cooper, who is listed as the world's oldest person.   Full Story

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—A woman who lost her prosthetic leg while swimming in a western Minnesota lake three years ago has been reunited with the limb thanks to an angler.   Full Story

SHELTON, Conn.—A Connecticut man was so upset about the lack of parking enforcement in his town that he parked his car illegally in a handicapped space and called police over a dozen times.   Full Story

YUMA, Ariz.—When officers in Yuma, Ariz., responded to complaints about an offensive odor coming from a vacant store, they thought they might stumble across a gory crime scene.   Full Story

CATASAUQUA, Pa.—Students in a Pennsylvania school district have gotten approval to remain fashion forward.   Full Story

TOLEDO, Ohio—Police in Ohio have discovered that small flags being swiped from a police memorial were being squirreled away.   Full Story