Abberration splits dog's left leg in two
AVON LAKE, Ohio (AP) A developmental problem split Angel the dog's leg, making her look like a five-legged pet. Veterinarian Frank Krupka, with the Avon Lake Animal Clinic in suburban Cleveland, said he's never seen anything like it.
(Published 1:37PM, April 1st, 2008)

Administration pushes regulatory changes
WASHINGTON (AP) The Bush administration is trying to confront the credit crisis that has rattled nerves from Wall Street to Main Street by proposing wholesale changes in how Washington oversees the financial system.
(Published 1:40AM, March 29th, 2008)

Crystal strikes out in new career
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Billy Crystal better stick to his night job. The comedian, actor and Oscar presenter struck out in his new career as a baseball player Thursday - and promptly struck out as the New York Yankees' new leadoff man.
(Published 8:05AM, March 13th, 2008)

Utah mayor tackles alleged burglar
OGDEN, Utah (AP) It's not a good idea to mess with the mayor, even if he isn't very big.
(Published 3:51PM, October 24th, 2007)

Suspected robber gets stuck in air shaft
SILVER SPRINGS SHORES, Fla. (AP) A suspected thief trying to help himself to convenience store goods instead wound up crying for help after becoming stuck in an air shaft for 10 hours.
(Published 2:50PM, October 23rd, 2007)

Parrot imitates fire alarm, saves family
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) A noisy parrot that likes to imitate sounds helped save a man and his son from a house fire by mocking a smoke alarm, the bird's owner says.
(Published 6:08PM, October 22nd, 2007)

Police decontaminated after flea attack
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Four officers investigating a burglary were attacked, not by a fleeing burglar, but a swarm of fleas in a filth-ridden vacant house. The tiny, biting attackers were so overwhelming that the South Bend patrolmen had to be decontaminated and ended up being sent home early from their shifts.
(Published 1:51PM, October 19th, 2007)

Woman, 81, shoots homeless 'washer'
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) An 81-year-old woman shot a homeless man Monday morning after finding him washing his clothes in her laundry room, police said.
(Published 1:37PM, October 15th, 2007)

Boy, 6, tries to drive to Applebees
BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) A 6-year-old boy was hungry and decided he'd go to Applebees. So he grabbed the car keys, took his booster seat from the back seat of his grandmother's car and placed it in the driver's seat, then made a go of driving himself to the restaurant Tuesday.
(Published 8:06PM, October 9th, 2007)

Family dog nurses rescued kitten in Va.
STEPHENS CITY, Va. (AP) A stray kitten has found a new mother in a golden retriever, who began producing milk for the gray tabby after hearing its cries.
(Published 7:55PM, October 8th, 2007)

Man wins contest with 1,524-lb. pumpkin
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) An Oregon man won the annual pumpkin weigh-off here, presenting a gigantic gourd that came it at 1,524 pounds. Thad Starr, of Pleasant Hill, Ore., set a contest record with the pumpkin. He'll get $6 a pound, bringing his winnings to $9,144.
(Published 12:40PM, October 8th, 2007)

Police: Child takes bus, leads chase
DUMAS, Ark. (AP) A 10-year-old boy took a school bus and led police on a chase along a rural highway, according to police.
(Published 7:03AM, October 7th, 2007)

Officer's shots save skunk stuck in jar
CARROLLTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) Officer James Kellett knows it's job to serve and protect - even when it comes to nature's stinky black and white creatures.
(Published 5:38AM, October 7th, 2007)

'Naked Lunch' may be banned in Maine
GREENVILLE, Maine (AP) "Naked Lunch" just doesn't sound appetizing to some people.
(Published 2:58PM, October 5th, 2007)

Cop uses BB gun to save 'jarhead' skunk
CARROLLTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) These are the salad days for one lucky skunk. Officer James Kellett said a skunk whose head was stuck in an empty salad dressing jar wandered into the police station's parking lot Thursday in Carrollton Township, near Saginaw and about 80 miles north of Detroit.
(Published 2:53PM, October 5th, 2007)

Store displays conjoined-twin turtle
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) A pet store has bought a two-headed turtle from a collector and plans to keep it on display, the store manager said.
(Published 3:55PM, September 27th, 2007)

17-pound baby born in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) A small Russian city just got a really big addition: a 17-pound, 1 ounce baby whose mother had already delivered 11 other children.
(Published 8:52AM, September 27th, 2007)

UAW union threatens strike against GM
DETROIT (AP) After 20 straight days of negotiations, the United Auto Workers union said it would strike General Motors Corp. Monday morning if a new contract agreement isn't reached, citing the automaker's failure to address job security and other concerns.
(Published 3:27AM, September 24th, 2007)

New Seattle trolly line has acronym SLUT
SEATTLE (AP) Officially it's the South Lake Union Streetcar. Within the old Cascade neighborhood, part of the area to be served by the new line, it's popularly known as the South Lake Union Trolley - or SLUT.
(Published 11:56AM, September 18th, 2007)

Unhappy Belgian puts his country on eBay
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) The keys of the kingdom were posted on eBay.
(Published 8:56AM, September 18th, 2007)

Mystery of the wandering zebra solved
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) The mystery of the wandering zebra has been solved. Sharon McConough, who lives in the Ranger Creek area east of Fort Gibson Dam, was startled on Friday when she spotted a zebra trotting on her driveway. She took a photo of the animal to prove she wasn't seeing things.
(Published 1:51PM, September 17th, 2007)

Donkey freed after falling in well
UNDERWOOD, Minn. (AP) A donkey is happily eating grass again after falling down a dry, abandoned well and being freed in an intensive rescue effort.
(Published 4:55PM, September 14th, 2007)

Man accused of biting girlfriend's snake
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) A Northern Ireland man bit his girlfriend's pet snake in half during a fight and remarked that it "tasted lovely," lawyers testified Friday.
(Published 9:58AM, August 24th, 2007)

Man arrested after trying to rob a nun
MADISON, Wis. (AP) A would-be thief came up empty-handed after trying to rob a nun who had taken a vow of poverty. Madison police arrested the man later in the day. They gave the following account:
(Published 1:12PM, August 15th, 2007)

'Duct tape bandit' charged in robbery
ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) A man accused of being the "Duct Tape Bandit" has gotten into a sticky situation. The man, who had his head wrapped in duct tape to conceal his identity, walked into a liquor store on Friday, Ashland police said.
(Published 1:46PM, August 14th, 2007)

Accused grave robbers dodge sex charges
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Three men who dug up a young woman's corpse to have sex with it after seeing her obituary photo cannot be charged with attempted sexual assault because Wisconsin has no law against necrophilia, an appeals court ruled Thursday.
(Published 4:10PM, July 26th, 2007)