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Man accused of trying to take NYC hotel
Dec 29 2006 10:09PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - It was a grand scheme befitting of a grand hotel. If Kouadio Kouassi had pulled off his audacious plan to take control of the SoHo Grand Hotel in lower Manhattan, he stood to make about $76 million, investigators said Friday.
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Colorado woman selling snow on eBay
Dec 29 2006 9:53PM (CT)
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) - As if Colorado residents don't have enough snow to dig out from, one resident is offering more for a price on eBay. Starting bids were holding steady Friday at 99 cents for snow from "Blizzard I and Blizzard II" being offered by Mary Walker. She and husband, Jim, got the idea for selling snow after shoveling mounds from two storms a week apart that together dumped more than 4 feet along the Front Range.
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Woman charged with malicious castration
Dec 29 2006 9:39PM (CT)
LILLINGTON, N.C. (AP) - A woman attacked a man in his genitals during a Christmas party, injuring him badly enough that he needed 50 stitches, authorities said Friday. Rebecca Arnold Dawson, 34, was charged with malicious castration in a fight early Tuesday at a party hosted by the 38-year-old man's girlfriend, police said.
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Men served fries doused in oven cleaner
Dec 29 2006 7:51PM (CT)
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - French fries doused with oven cleaner were served to two patrons at a Hagerstown Suns game, the former owner of the minor-league baseball team has acknowledged.
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What? That was 23 years ago, officer
Dec 29 2006 7:51PM (CT)
SMETHPORT, Pa. (AP) - Talk about the slow wheels of justice. A man was arrested on a 23-year-old bench warrant that he said he thought was taken care of years ago.
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Iowa man lands in double-dog trouble
Dec 29 2006 7:50PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - As crimes go, this one was for the dogs. According to police, James Clay had the munchies early Friday morning so he headed for the hotdogs at a local convenience store. Although his craving appeared satisfied, there was a little problem _ he decided to overstuff his bun.
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Buffalo gores wedding guests in rampage
Dec 29 2006 5:43PM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Six persons were injured when a rampaging bull buffalo gored guests at a wedding ceremony and passers-by, police said Friday. The buffalo charged from a nearby field into some 100 guests who were attending a wedding Thursday of the daughter of a Cambodian tycoon on the outskirts of the capital Phnom Penh, said Chey So Sila, a district police chief, declining to reveal the name of the tycoon.
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Wis. man named 'World Champion Liar'
Dec 29 2006 5:36PM (CT)
BURLINGTON, Wis. (AP) - A bit of funny math helped James Wilberg win the title of top liar. His winning quip: "There are three kinds of people in the world: Those who are good at math, and those who are not."
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Bogus calls prompt fake prize, real jail
Dec 29 2006 3:06PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Knoxville Fire Department investigators used a ruse of their own to nab a man suspected of making a series of bogus emergency calls on his cell phone.
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Carjacking suspect calls 911 on himself
Dec 29 2006 7:16AM (CT)
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - A carjacking suspect called 911 and turned himself in to police after he crashed a stolen sport utility vehicle twice and got lost while fleeing the crime scene, authorities said.
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Man proposes in 'Objects of Desire' room
Dec 29 2006 7:12AM (CT)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - When J.D. Fuller decided to exhibit his love for Lucy Baxter Nichols, he chose the Museum of Arts and Sciences.
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Woman stuck in elevator for 3 days
Dec 29 2006 6:57AM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - A 19-year-old woman who disappeared was found stuck in an elevator in a suburban Paris housing project for three days, the French press reported Friday.
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