AP - A Cecil County man who phoned the governor's office with an opinion about the mortgage foreclosure debate realized he wasn't talking to a secretary when the woman who answered greeted him with a "Hi, sexy."

Handfuls of cash were hurled into the streets as police chased bank robbery suspects

AP - A candidate for Kerr County treasurer is making a single campaign promise: Elect me and I won't serve. Ed Hamilton, 77, is challenging incumbent Treasurer Mindy Williams for the Republican nomination during the March 4 election. No Democrats are seeking the office.

Bill Clinton apparently isn't losing any sleep over the presidential race.

AP - Repeated discoveries of human feces in clothing and other items left in an apartment building's basement laundry room led to charges Thursday against a 19-year-old man.

AP - A police officer agreed to escort a car containing a pregnant woman to the hospital only to find the car was stolen — and the woman wasn't pregnant.

AP - Handfuls of cash were hurled into the streets as police chased suspects in a bank robbery Tuesday.

AP - A man using a propane torch to thaw a frozen water pipe inadvertently set fire to his house Monday, authorities said. John Miller Sr. was working with the propane torch in a crawl space when a wall caught fire, filling the house with smoke, said Shawnee Township Fire Chief Tim Mosher.

Reuters - For new immigrants to Britain, adapting to the country isn't just about learning the language or getting used to the rain -- it's increasingly about changing their names.

A candidate treasurer is making a single campaign promise: Elect me and I won't serve

A Swedish university has received $590,000 to measure gas released when cows belch

Perhaps it was a case of robber's remorse

A man is facing jail after admitting he stole 93 pounds of women's undergarments

Reuters - A kitten survived a plane trip halfway across the United States after accidentally ending up in a suitcase, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Reuters - Turkmenistan will end its seven-year ban on opera and the circus introduced by the Caspian nation's former eccentric leader, state media reported.

Reuters - The producer of a sexy Thai soap opera about young air hostesses promised longer skirts and fewer catfights Tuesday after real flight attendants complained the show was sexist and should be yanked from the airwaves.

Reuters - Scotland is considering lobbying the United States to lift a ban on haggis, hoping to boost sales of the sheep-stomach-based national dish.

Reuters - An incensed Chinese couple, videotaped hugging and kissing on a subway platform, plan to sue the subway's operator after the video was uploaded to Youtube and other Web sites, attracting thousands of hits.

Reuters - Mexico City has started a women-only bus service to protect female passengers from groping and verbal abuse common on the city's packed public transportation system.

The makers of a sexy Thai television soap opera have apologised to aircrew who say it demeans them, and have promised to tone it down.