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Cyclists bare all to promote clean air

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:24:26 GMT

Hundreds of naked and partially nude cyclists have pedaled their way through Philadelphia to promote bicycling awareness and cleaner air.

Black Widow devours chicken wing record

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:38:56 GMT

The Black Widow of eating contests gobbled up nearly 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes, devouring the national championship record in Buffalo on Sunday.

MI suspicious package: Cream of Wheat

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:25:43 GMT

A suspicious white, powdery substance found inside an envelope at a Grand Rapids, Mich. office turned out to be Cream of Wheat, in what authorities believe was an intentional hoax.

Zebra-painted horses walk intersections

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:02:03 GMT

A peculiar sight greeted drivers in Moscow on Friday: zebras walking back and forth across some of the city's busiest intersections.

Police: Flimflam man scams Walmarts

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:18:46 GMT

In 21 days, a Wisconsin man was able to bilk 21 Michigan Walmarts out of about $4,500, according to the Kent County Sheriff's Department.

Wis. police nab 'Flat Tire Bandit'

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:53:31 GMT

A man suspected of a complicated scheme in which he stole credit cards and cash from female shoppers while he pretended to help them re-inflate a flat tire - which he had slashed himself - was arrested while sleeping in his car.

Montana teen texts sheriff to buy pot

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:01:13 GMT

General rule of thumb: when looking to buy marijuana, don't text the sheriff.

World's largest chandelier installed

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:39:45 GMT

The world largest chandelier was installed inside the dome of Hassan Al-Sharbatly Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. The chandelier set a new Guinness World Record for the largest chandelier.

Rare red panda cubs make public debut

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:28:23 GMT

A zoo in Winnipeg might just have the cutest creatures in all of Canada.

Photos: Goats stuck on 6-inch ledge

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:33:53 GMT

Two young goats that wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent two days high above a highway were hungry but safe when they were plucked to safety with a towering cherry picker.

Happy 90210 Day

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:01:29 GMT

September 2, 2010 is a day that will come around only once. Ever. It's 90210 Day, a date that mirrors the zip code for Beverly Hills.

New device cleans decades-old gum marks

Chris Sadeghi — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:28:49 GMT

A new $6,000 piece of equipment purchased last month could help make downtown sidewalks literally spotless.

Axl Rose sends concert crowd home

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:35:49 GMT

Axl Rose, it seems, needs a little more patience — and a much louder alarm clock.

Recovering bubbly, divers find beer

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:49:09 GMT

Divers who found what's believed to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne say they have also discovered two-centuries-old bottles of beer at a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea.

Phones shot into jail with bow, arrow

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:42:09 GMT

Police say a 17-year-old teen was detained after he shot arrows with cell phones attached over the walls of a prison in southern Brazil to inmates waiting on the other side.

Judge punishes juror for Facebook post

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:55:07 GMT

A Detroit-area woman who was removed from a jury for commenting about the ongoing case on Facebook has a longer writing task ahead: a five-page essay about the constitutional right to a fair trial.

Photos: Carrot ads mimic junk food

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:02:16 GMT

Baby carrot farmers are launching a campaign that pitches the little, orange, crunchy snacks as daring, fun and naughty — just like junk food.

Phone left in burglary leads to arrest

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:50:43 GMT

"It helps when you've got stupid criminals." That's what Alabama prosecutor Joey Rushing says.

Woman gives birth in vehicle, again

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:46:27 GMT

For a second time, an Ohio woman has given birth to a baby who couldn't wait and arrived on the drive to the hospital.

Man calls 911 from hot tub, seeks cocoa

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:38:45 GMT

A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug got arrested for trespassing instead.

Man plunges 39 stories, survives

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:46:06 GMT

A New York City man who plunged 39 stories from the rooftop of an apartment building has survived after crashing onto a parked car.

Heat is suffocating fish in Lake Travis

Erin Cargile — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:44:31 GMT

Fish have to have oxygen, too, but the heat is making it impossible for some to breathe near Mansfield Dam in Central Texas.

NFL players search field for earring

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:06:13 GMT

Several Miami Dolphins crawled across the field after practice Tuesday — not due to exhaustion, but because they were looking for a diamond earring.

Rooster causing a ruckus in Connecticut

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:55:25 GMT

Folks walking along the boardwalk in West Haven, Conn. have had some unexpected company lately. A rooster has been spotted and animal control officers can't seem to snatch him up.

Is it 'Independence' or 'Indepednence'?

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:07:46 GMT

Wordsmiths and spelling buffs are having a field day with this. A sign along Interstate 277 in Charlotte, N.C. has a glaring spelling error.

Bus vanishes, impostor arrested again

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:01:18 GMT

A man who commandeered a subway train at age 15 and has repeatedly posed as a transit worker was arrested again Tuesday on charges he stole a bus in New Jersey and drove it to a New York airport.

Flowers started Arkansas house fire

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:58:01 GMT

A fire that damaged an Arkansas home wasn't caused by an electrical problem, burning food or arson. Instead, an insurance investigator concluded, the dead plants did it.

Man buys own stolen phone online

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:51:23 GMT

A man who bought a cell phone online, only to find it was the same one that was stolen from his car, tipped off California sheriff's deputies, who arrested a man they believe broke into dozens of vehices.

Frankenstein arrested at Ohio concert

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:38:33 GMT

Ohio police say a Toby Keith fan named Forrest Frankenstein threatened them and beat his head against a partition in their cruiser after his arrest.

Golfer's swing snags rock, sparks fire

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:57:50 GMT

Forget "Fore!" "Fire!" was the cry of the day for a golfer whose off-target swing sparked a 12-acre blaze in Southern California.