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31st July
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At 91 years old, the country's oldest mail carrier is finally hanging up his keys after driving more than 1.1 million miles delivering mail in Tennessee. According to the U.S. Postal Service, rural carrier Mancel Prince will make one more lap of his nearly 100-mile route before he retires on Friday in Decherd.
A cell phone store manager in South Florida dissuaded an armed man from robbing the store by telling him Jesus wouldn't approve. Instead of panicking when the suspect pulled a weapon, Nayara Goncalves started talking with him. He was jobless, and the 20-year-old Christian offered to connect him with friends who could help him find work.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a giant hailstone that fell in central South Dakota has broken U.S. records, even though the man who found it says it melted somewhat while waiting to be evaluated.
A giant chunk of hail that plunged into the prairie town of Vivian, S.D. last Friday was confirmed today as the heaviest hailstone ever recorded ...
A 20-year-old Christian mobile phone shop manager in Florida stopped a would-be armed robber by preaching to him.
A 26-year-old religious scholar wins Malaysian TV talent search for the best young imam, or Muslim leader.
A 21-year-old New Jersey man has been sentenced to up to three months in jail for intentionally vomiting on another spectator and his 11-year-old daughter in the stands at a Philadelphia Phillies game.
Investigators say a 15-year-old, would-be thief who jumped into a Jeep Cherokee was being watched by a Southern California policeman who rented the SUV.
A bicyclist riding in a multiple sclerosis fundraiser was bombarded by cannon blast in what authorities suspect was a teenage prank gone awry.
Reuters - The Aymara priest who blessed Bolivian President Evo Morales at an inauguration ceremony four years ago has been arrested in possession of 530 pounds (240 kg) of cocaine, police said Thursday.
A rural east Texas man has been reunited with his long-lost gun more than two decades after it was stolen.
Cincinnati police say a speeding driver tried to flee arrest while obeying red lights. Police say a 26-year-old woman was going 78 mph in a 55 mph zone early Friday on Interstate 75 when an officer tried to pull her over. Police say she exited the highway to drive home.
A Florida inmate is suing the man he's convicted of burglarizing, claiming the man and two others roughed him up during a citizen's arrest.
Cincinnati police say a speeding driver tried to flee arrest while obeying red lights.
Barely a week after British brewers BrewDog unveiled the world's strongest beer, their title has been snatched away from them once more by Dutch rivals - who have produced a beer that is 60% alcohol.
A hen in China appears to be suffering from some kind of identity crisis, apparently believing that it's a penguin.
A baby zedonk - an rare cross between a zebra and a donkey - has become the centre of attention in a wildlife park in the US after she was born a week ago.
A mother's artistic efforts to get her fussy daughter to eat have become an internet hit.
Ever wondered what your cat gets up to while you're at work? One couple who were baffled by their moggy's daily movements have found out..
A driver escaped with mere bruises after his car smashed through a garden wall and into a house.


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