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Report: Penis issue harming Thai Cabinet
Aug 24 2005 6:53PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's prime minister is trying to ferret out a government minister who allegedly had a penis enlargement procedure, saying news of it is affecting the Cabinet's reputation, a news report said Wednesday.
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Woman offended by doc's obesity advice
Aug 24 2005 6:07PM (CT)
ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - As doctors warn more patients that they should lose weight, the advice has backfired on one doctor with a woman filing a complaint with the state saying he was hurtful, not helpful.
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Daryl the peacock returns after adventure
Aug 24 2005 6:07PM (CT)
CHICHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Daryl the escaped peacock had a magical summer. He scavenged for bugs and raided gardens, roaming freely, while his mate, Darla the peahen, nested at home. But all good things come to an end.
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Alleged meth dealer tosses wrong bag
Aug 24 2005 5:45PM (CT)
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - A suspected methamphetamine dealer was arrested after he tossed a bag of trash from a truck instead of the bag containing the drug, police said.
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Zoo's tortoise gets bladder stones removed
Aug 24 2005 5:00PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A desert tortoise at the San Francisco Zoo is moving more swiftly now after having four bladder stones _ one as large as a baseball _ removed from his underbelly.
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Suspects, parakeet sought in robbery
Aug 24 2005 4:23PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Police hope that someone will squawk about suspects in a hardware store robbery. A woman with a parakeet on her shoulder and a man walked into Sellers Trustworthy Hardware and walked out with nearly $400, police said.
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Army vet gets 'bomber' credit card offer
Aug 24 2005 3:26PM (CT)
CORONA, Calif. (AP) - The address was his, but the name on the credit-card offer took Sami Habbas by surprise: "Palestinian Bomber." "I thought it was a joke or something," said Habbas, 54, a Palestinian American who served in the U.S. Army.
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Tattooing blamed for inmate infections
Aug 24 2005 3:13PM (CT)
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Five inmates at the Clark County Jail suffered bacterial infections after using a staple to get homemade tattoos, jail officials said.
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Police: Custodian making meth in church
Aug 24 2005 3:12PM (CT)
PERU, Ind. (AP) - A custodian was arrested for making methamphetamine inside the First Baptist Church where he worked, police said. Richard J. Mosley, 30, of Peru, has been charged with felony manufacturing methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a youth center.
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Man charged with drunken bulldozer ride
Aug 24 2005 3:11PM (CT)
THOMPSON, Ohio (AP) - A man was drunk when he tried to run down two law enforcement officers while driving a 10-ton bulldozer, authorities said.
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Malaysian arrested with porn in underwear
Aug 24 2005 3:11PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Border agents arrested a Malaysian man who tried to smuggle suspected pornographic video disks in his underwear into Singapore, the government said.
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SUV crashes into N.J. operating room
Aug 24 2005 12:46PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Here's a complication the surgeon and patient didn't expect: A sport utility vehicle rammed into the operating room toward the end of a cataract procedure.
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2 accused of releasing gator in L.A. lake
Aug 24 2005 12:38PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two people were arrested Wednesday for allegedly turning an alligator loose in a small city lake, where the reptile has evaded capture while drawing many spectators.
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Mo. minister plans Bonnie & Clyde B&B
Aug 24 2005 6:53AM (CT)
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - Neighbors aren't welcoming a minister's plans to convert a garage apartment that was the site of an infamous Bonnie and Clyde shootout into a bed-and-breakfast.
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N.Y. man in record book for eyebrow hair
Aug 24 2005 6:23AM (CT)
SARANAC, N.Y. (AP) - A bushy brow landed Frank Ames in the Guinness Book of World Records, but not before a new entry was created for him. The 43-year-old upstate New York man now holds the world record for having the longest eyebrow hair, measured just over 3 inches.
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