Posts Tagged us

Unpaid $68 dental bill dogs Utah homeowner (AP)

AP – A Utah woman who lost title to her house over an unpaid $68 dental bill has been given a reprieve.

Tags:

Batman beats Superman in million-dollar comics battle (AFP)

A copy of Batman's debut in a 1939 Detective Comics book, seen here in this Heritage Auction Galleries(HAG) handout has sold for 1.075 million dollars, narrowly beating another huge auction this week for a Superman comic.(AFP/HAG-HO)AFP – Pow! Take that Superman! A copy of Batman’s debut in a 1939 comic book has sold for 1.075 million dollars, narrowly beating another huge auction this week for a Superman comic.


Tags:

‘Zombies’ have free speech rights too, US court rules (AFP)

Actors dressed as zombies walk around Times Square in 2009 to promote New York's premier Halloween experience, AFP – They’re said to utter little more than an occasional groan, but zombies — the blood-drenched monsters of Hollywood “B” movies — still have a right to free speech, a US court ruled this week.


Tags:

French guru to Tiger Woods: ‘divorce and enjoy polyamory’ (AFP)

French guru Claude Vorilhon, alias Rael, advised golf superstar Tiger Woods, seen here in 2009, in an open letter on Thursday to divorce his wife and embrace multiple sexual partners.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AFP – French guru Claude Vorilhon, alias Rael, advised golf superstar Tiger Woods in an open letter on Thursday to divorce his wife and embrace multiple sexual partners.


Tags:

Man hit by train twice in 2 weeks in California (AP)

AP – A man who lost his hand after being dragged by a commuter train two weeks ago in Southern California has been hit by a train again.

Tags:

Police capture escaped zebra in downtown Atlanta (AP)

Workers try to contain a zebra that broke loose from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, in downtown Atlanta. The animal made its way through downtown to the interstate highway that cuts through the center of the city. Police cruisers blocked off all southbound lanes and were able to herd the zebra over to the right shoulder and off an entrance ramp, said Georgia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Monica Luck. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ben Gray)AP – An Atlanta highway turned into a circus Thursday afternoon when an escaped zebra galloped along a busy section of interstate with police in hot pursuit.


Tags:

Police capture escaped zebra in downtown Atlanta (AP)

AP – Rush hour traffic in Atlanta came to a standstill Thursday afternoon when an escaped circus zebra galloped along a busy section of highway.

Tags:

Unemployed Ohio man chills out in extreme igloo (AP)

AP – It’s quite the man cave.

Tags:

Embracing history: Man sets hugs record in Vegas (AP)

Jeff Ondash, nicknamed Teddy McHuggin, hugs a tourist as Joshua Dietrich, left, holds a sign on The Strip in Las Vegas on Saturday, February 13, 2009. Ondash set the Guinness World Record for hugs in a 24 hour period and succeeded in giving 7,777 hugs. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch)AP – A 51-year-old Ohio man has embraced the Valentine’s Day spirit faster than anyone before, giving 7,777 hugs in 24 hours for a new world record.


Tags:

Unemployed Ohio man chills out in extreme igloo (AP)

AP – It’s quite the man cave.

Tags:

Nevada police officer saved from bullet by badge (AP)

AP – A police officer’s badge may have saved his life when it stopped a bullet during an exchange of gunfire in North Las Vegas.

Tags:

Embracing history: Man sets hugs record in Vegas (AP)

Jeff Odnash, nicknamed Teddy McHuggin, hugs a tourist as Joshua Dietrich, left, holds a sign on The Strip in Las Vegas on Saturday, February 13, 2009. Odnash set the Guinness World Record for hugs in a 24 hour period and succeeded in giving 7, 777 hugs. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch)AP – A 51-year-old Ohio man has embraced the Valentine’s Day spirit faster than anyone before, giving 7,777 hugs in 24 hours for a new world record.


Tags:

Man rescued after 3 days in snow-covered SUV in CO (AP)

AP – A 31-year-old Indiana man says he had not food but kept himself hydrated with Mountain Dew and snow while he was stuck in his snow-covered SUV in southwestern Colorado for three days.

Tags:

RI man charged with operating on his own dog (AP)

In this Feb. 4, 2010 image from video released by WPRI-TV, Alan MacQuattie speaks about recently removing a cyst from the leg of his dog in Barrington, R.I. MacQuattie has been charged with illegally operating on the pet. (AP Photo/WPRI-TV)AP – A Rhode Island man who says he couldn’t afford veterinary care for his dog has been charged with illegally operating on the pet.


Tags:

RI man charged with operating on his own dog (AP)

In this Feb. 4, 2010 image from video released by WPRI-TV, Alan MacQuattie speaks about recently removing a cyst from the leg of his dog in Barrington, R.I. MacQuattie has been charged with illegally operating on the pet. (AP Photo/WPRI-TV)AP – A Rhode Island man who says he couldn’t afford veterinary care for his dog has been charged with illegally operating on the pet.


Tags:

FBI: Unruly passenger blames medical pot cookies (AP)

AP – A San Francisco man claims he was high on a double dose of medical marijuana cookies when he screamed, dropped his pants and attacked crew members on a cross-country flight, forcing its diversion to Pittsburgh, the FBI said Wednesday.

Tags:

Without groundhogs, Alaska to celebrate Marmot Day (AP)

AP – Alaska now has its own version of Groundhog Day.

Tags:

Without groundhogs, Alaska to celebrate Marmot Day (AP)

AP – Alaska now has its own version of Groundhog Day.

Tags:

Suit: Dentist left drill bit in Fla. woman’s head (AP)

AP – A lawsuit claims a dentist’s drill bit was left in a Tampa woman’s head for nearly a year. The lawsuit said Donna Delgao’s surgeon left an inch-long piece of steel in a wound after dental surgery in 2008. The tool lodged in her right maxillary sinus. It was only removed 11 months later by another surgeon.

Tags:

North Dakota city skips a day on new calendar (AP)

AP – North Dakota residents and others relying on a new calendar issued by the city of Grand Forks will get a jump-start on February.

Tags:

Bomb donated to Kodiak museum goes out with a bang (AP)

AP – A World War II relic that was displayed outside an Alaska bar for years turned out not to be a dud.

Tags:

Judge says Walla Walla police can keep $401,000 (AP)

AP – The Walla Walla Police Department can keep $401,000 officers found in a vacant house.

Tags:

Calif. woman’s car repossessed with toddler inside (AP)

AP – Police in California say a car dealer who repossessed a San Jose woman’s Honda Accord left with something a bit more valuable: her 2-year-old son.

Tags:

Texas school board keeps ban on boy’s long hair (AP)

AP – The parents of a 4-year-old boy disciplined for having long hair have rejected a compromise from a Texas school board that agreed to adjust its grooming policy.

Tags:

NY cab driver returns $21,000 to visitor (AP)

AP – A New York City cab driver is being praised for returning over $21,000 lost by a visitor from Italy.

Tags:

Get Adobe Flash playerPlugin by wpburn.com wordpress themes