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New Zealand man tries to rob bank by phone
Dec 9 2005 7:24PM (CT)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A man who robbed a New Zealand bank was so disappointed with his haul he tried again _ this time by phone, police said Saturday.
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Mary, Joseph figures stolen from manger
Dec 9 2005 5:55PM (CT)
OAK HILL, W.Va. (AP) - Baby Jesus is safe but his parents are missing. Someone stole the figures of Mary and Joseph from a manger display on a lawn in Oak Hill this week.
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Rambunctious pig nearly escapes from truck
Dec 9 2005 5:37PM (CT)
TURNER, Maine (AP) - A rambunctious, potbellied pig that had been reported running wild around town last week was put under lock and key in a barn after giving an animal control officer a run for his money.
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Domino-busting sparrow gets spot in museum
Dec 9 2005 5:27PM (CT)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - A sparrow that knocked over 23,000 dominoes and almost derailed a world record attempt before being shot dead will be enshrined in the Rotterdam Natural History Museum, the museum said Friday.
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Mystery smell of syrup returns to N.Y.
Dec 9 2005 5:24PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Was it the sweet smell of success? For the second time in two months, a mysterious maple syrup aroma wafted over Manhattan on Thursday, and city officials still don't know what caused it.
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Bar owner learns Ohio district in dry
Dec 9 2005 5:01PM (CT)
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - The beer taps behind the bar at a northeast Ohio pub are sitting unused after the owner discovered he picked a dry district.
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Zoo sets up Christmas list for animals
Dec 9 2005 4:55PM (CT)
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) - What do you get European black vulture that has everything? Something dead, probably, but if you're squeamish, check with the Riverside Zoological Society of Scottsbluff.
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Banana Boy arrested after faux fight
Dec 9 2005 4:33PM (CT)
HUDSON FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - Banana Boy's superpowers weren't enough to help him and the rest of his bunch give police the slip.
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Naked man charged with breaking into home
Dec 9 2005 4:16PM (CT)
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) - A Wisconsin man was caught displaying more than his holiday cheer, police said. Boyd Glenn Webb, 35, was naked when officers found him Dec. 2 at a home near a rest stop on Interstate 35 north of Ankeny, a police spokesman said.
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Man creates Paris Hilton Christmas shrine
Dec 9 2005 4:16PM (CT)
CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) - See Paris Hilton in all her seductive splendor, striking a provocative pose for passing motorists and spreading hot Christmas cheer in a chilly Rhode Island winter.
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