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Herd of deer smash through Pittsburgh-area office

PLUM, Pa. - The staff at a Pittsburgh-area insurance agency hope to get back to business as usual a day after a herd of deer stampeded through its office. Workers...

It’s a boy: Zoo tortoise reveals mistaken identity

CLEVELAND — A tortoise’s zookeepers in Cleveland are the ones feeling slow because after more than 50 years, they’ve discovered "Mary" is...

Police: Vermont man stole bus, posted video of it

Jacob Rehm speaks after his arraignment at the Lamoille County Court House in Hyde Park, Vt., Tuesday. MORRISVILLE, Vt. — What possesses a man to steal his ex-employer’s bus, take it for a three-state joy ride...

‘Overconfident’ ninja impaled on fence

SEATTLE - Overconfidence and alcohol are believed to be behind a horrible ninja-fence impalement accident, cops said. ...

FBI seeks ’Geezer Bandit’ in California bank robberies

This bank surveillance video released by the FBI taken Monday shows an elderly man, nicknamed the ‘Geezer Bandit,’ during the most recent of his five San Diego-area banks robberies, here at a Bank of America branch in La Jolla, Calif. SAN DIEGO — FBI officials say an elderly, thin, gray-haired man nicknamed the...

Mexican woman found hiding in suitcase

McALLEN, Texas — U.S. customs inspectors in Texas caught a 31-year-old Mexican woman trying to enter the United States...

‘Gold’ rings stolen from Ohio shop just brass

TOLEDO, Ohio — An Ohio jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for...

Dating sites offer cheeky solution

NEW YORK - Looking for love? Try leaning in for a . . . cheek swab. A couple of genetic testing companies are promising...

I have a public image now, you understand

A burglar wanted by police in Swansea, Wales, hated the mug shot of him printed in the South Wales Evening Post as part of the story that he was on the run....

Conflict over NJ town name resolved - for now

A sign is seen outside the former West Paterson municipal complex Thursday,  in Woodland Park, N.J. WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — A decades-long conflict among residents of a small New Jersey community over what their...

Cash-for-grades plan gets an F

GOLDSBORO, N.C. - The principal who approved a cash-for-grades fundraiser is retiring. Rosewood Middle School principal...

Cancer frauDDD had eyes on breast implants

WACO, Texas - She claimed she had breast cancer, but now cops say it was all a big lie - she just wanted bigger breasts! Police have accused a Texas woman...

Strippers-on-a-truck promotion halted in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS — Live strippers on the back of a truck is too much — even for Sin City. A Las Vegas strip club has agreed to stop an advertising promotion...

Woman accused of faking breast cancer for implants

This undated booking mug made available by the McLennan County Sheriff shows, Trista Joy Lathern. WACO, Texas — Authorities say a Texas woman lied about having breast cancer...

Texas man drives Bugatti into pond; blames bird

In this Nov. 11, 2009 photo, wrecker driver Gilbert Harrison, with MCH Towing, attaches a towing cable to a Bugatti Veyron that was driven into the water near Omega Bay in La Marque, Texas. LA MARQUE, Texas - Police say a low-flying pelican distracted a driver in Texas,...

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