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Okla. woman has 14-pound, 3-ounce baby
Dec 20 2005 10:39PM (CT)
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Hospital officials at McAlester Regional Health Center say a 14-pound, 3-ounce baby delivered there is the largest ever born at the hospital. Lillian Elizabeth Ross was born Friday to Adrienne and Anthony Ross.
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Moose captured after son plays saxophone
Dec 20 2005 10:37PM (CT)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A moose that had been wandering near Sioux Falls and other parts of eastern South Dakota in recent weeks has been captured and taken to the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls.
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French Spiderman climbs Paris tower
Dec 20 2005 10:05PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Spiderman wants justice. The French skyscraper climber who goes by the name of the comic book superhero climbed a 28-storey building in Paris on Tuesday to protest what he said was unfair treatment by U.S. police.
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Woman, 99, is secret Santa at nursing home
Dec 20 2005 9:11PM (CT)
ODESSA, Texas (AP) - Residents at the Deerings Nursing Home have a very special secret Santa _ 99-year-old Sybil Rice. Rice, who lives on her own, makes gift baskets for the residents. On Monday, she and her family delivered 70 baskets to residents.
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Man caught in restroom after wacky chase
Dec 20 2005 8:54PM (CT)
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - What started with a car theft turned into an escape and resulting chase that ended with the male fugitive being caught hiding out in a woman's restroom by an officer who received a ride from a pizza deliveryman.
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Man in Santa suit robs Texas bank
Dec 20 2005 4:47PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Santa Claus came to town, and he left with an undisclosed amount of cash. A man dressed as Old St. Nick walked into a Wachovia Bank in this Dallas suburb early Tuesday and told the teller he had a gun. No weapon was produced, and no one was injured in the heist.
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Wandering buffalo stay away from pasture
Dec 20 2005 4:22PM (CT)
CHESTERLAND, Ohio (AP) - Three buffaloes have been roaming around Chester Township in Geauga County since wandering away from their pasture last week, and they don't seem intent on returning.
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Md. authorities remove 117 cats from home
Dec 20 2005 4:10PM (CT)
MOUNT AIRY, Md. (AP) - Authorities removed 117 live cats and 184 dead ones from a house near Mount Airy, the Frederick County Animal Control office said.
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N.J. Gov. Codey hits half-court shot
Dec 20 2005 3:12PM (CT)
WEST ORANGE, N.J. (AP) - Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey's got a lot going for him. He's also got game. Codey, who has one of the highest approval ratings of any New Jersey governor in history, won tickets to a New Jersey Nets game when he hit a half-court shot during halftime at a high school basketball game Saturday.
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Cajundome seeks toilet flushers
Dec 20 2005 3:12PM (CT)
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Lafayette's Cajundome is looking for volunteers to flush more than 200 toilets in the building. About 70 volunteers are needed to participate in the "Great Cajundome Flushoff" set for 6 p.m. on Dec. 27.
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Banana Boy 'a-peels' sentence
Dec 20 2005 3:12PM (CT)
HUDSON FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - Banana Boy and two accomplices who staged a phony street fight were allowed to withdraw guilty pleas Tuesday and will no longer have to perform 40 hours of community service.
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Alaska man builds 16-foot Snowzilla
Dec 20 2005 7:39AM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - With the help of his kids and neighbors, Billy Ray Powers built more than just a snowman _ they've dubbed his 16-plus-foot-tall creation "Snowzilla."
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