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Alleged crooks accidentally dial 911 during car break-in...
Two men accused of breaking into a car accidentally dialed 911 during the alleged crime, unknowingly leading Fresno, Calif. police right to their location. The two men, Nathan Teklemariam and Carson Rinehart, both 20, face charges of breaking and en...
Daring ‘dambuster' WWII mission remembered with vintage...
Aviation enthusiasts and military veterans crowded together outside Sheffield, England, to mark the 70th anniversary of one of World War II's most memorable air assaults—Operation Chastise, more popularly known as the "dambusters" mission. Vintage ai...
A toothbrush that comes with…caffeine?
Man returns to restaurant—over a decade later—to pay...
At Albuquerque's Le Cafe Miche, a teenage boy and his girlfriend enjoyed a fancy Valentine's Day dinner. But when the check came, the teenage Don Juan realized he was $40 short. This was in the late '90s. The boy spoke to the restaurant's owner and c...
Umbrella-toting Marines protect Obama, Turkish PM from raindrops...
When you're the President of the United States, you don't hold your own umbrella. Highly trained Marines do it for you. There was an unexpected bit of rain during a joint news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the White H...
Man finds $4.85 million lotto ticket in cookie jar
A man facing foreclosure on his Geneva, Ill. house found a solution to his problem in the unlikeliest of places -- the cookie jar. Richard Cerezo was going through his old lottery tickets, which he kept in a cookie jar, the Chicago Tribune reports. H...
Portland police officer stops car chase to help duck
A Portland, Ore., police officer in pursuit of a speeding car, put the chase on hold to help a duck in distress. In a dash-cam video released by the Portland Police Bureau, viewers are treated to what looks like the beginning of an exciting high-spee...
Mutts no more. In D.C., they call them ‘Xoloitzcuintli'...
Feel your pain: video shows men using ‘labor pain simulator'...
Baby Tasmanian devils are devilishly cute
Australia's Tasmanian Devil is becoming devilishly close to going extinct. The ferocious sounding marsupial is in danger of dying off due to the highly contagious Devil facial tumor disease. According to the site Zooborns, the species is in danger of...
Helmet cam shows workers atop Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is ready for its facelift. Workers recently put up the last of the scaffolding that surrounds the 555' 5-1/8"-tall structure, and to help you feel like you were there, the National Park Service has released a stomach-churning ...
Police: Break-in suspect found stuck in own vehicle
Omaha experiences record high and low temperatures in less...
On Sunday, it was 32 degrees in Omaha, Nebraska. On Tuesday, it was 100 degrees. In an incredible meteorlogical shift, the state experienced both its record low and record high temperatures in less than 72 hours. The Omaha World-Herald reports that M...
Fire chief feels the heat after escorting son to school...
How cool would it be to roll up to your high-school prom in a fire truck? Well, it would probably be less cool for your Dad if he let you be chauffeured without getting permission first. A Pennsylvania fire chief is coming under fire after it was rev...
City sues ‘Robin Hood' group over parking meter payments...
Kentucky man has wild night alone in grocery store
Trevor Runyon spent the night alone inside a Kentucky grocery store and will likely be spending several more nights in jail. That's because Runyon allegedly went on a feeding frenzy, eating six steaks, drinking beer, smoking cigarettes and finishing ...
Woman allegedly threatens neighbor with plunger over foul...
Company refuses to use man's real name on e-card
Ruth Levy has been sending greeting cards to her 90-year-old friend Dick for decades. The technologically savvy Levy, 77 years old and a fan of e-cards, was shocked to be told that a personalized card she made for Dick was considered to be profane. ‘...