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31st July
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Police in Georgia are searching for a pair of hungry bandits who stole an order of chicken wings from a pizza delivery driver
Police arrested a South Bend man for drunken driving after other motorists reported their vehicles were struck by a hose from a gasoline pump dangling from the fuel tank of the man's truck. St. Joseph County Police say the 46-year-old man failed several... Email this Article Add to del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook
A church in Virginia is bringing new meaning to the expression "come as you are."
Police say two Florida teenagers are facing charges after 911 dispatchers heard them talking about breaking into cars when one teen's cell phone accidentally called 911 during a heist. Daytona Beach police say 19-year-old Stefanie Vargas and a 13-year-old boy... Email this Article Add to del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook
Reuters - The head of Germany's 25 million Protestants resigned on Wednesday after police stopped her for driving while under the influence of alcohol just four months after becoming the third woman to head a major Christian Church.
Reuters - Women flying Japan's All Nippon Airways will have a toilet all to themselves from next month, with the airline designating one restroom on most international routes as female-only.
Reuters - Violence, drunkenness and all manner of debauchery featured on a six-month voyage on a migrant ship bound for Australia 170 years ago, a newly discovered diary reveals.
A British Eurosceptic MEP unleashes a highly personal tirade against the new EU President Herman Van Rompuy.
Puppet cleavage has been ruled out for advertising posters in Colorado Springs bus shelters
An Ohio man has created a frosty fairy-tale setting for a memorable marriage proposal, building a snow castle for his girlfriend.
A group opposed to increasing Michigan's taxes wasn't about to let a good snowstorm go to waste. Common Sense in Government crafted more than three dozen snowmen on the state Capitol lawn to greet lawmakers Tuesday. The snowmen, complete with menacing or sad faces, hold signs with slogans including "Don't raise our taxes!" and "I'm mad and I vote."
A group opposed to increasing Michigan's taxes wasn't about to let a good snowstorm go to waste.
A Montana convenience store manager who is tired of being robbed has expanded the "no shoes, no shirt, no service" dress code to include a ban on hoodies and ski masks.
A group opposed to increasing Michigan's taxes wasn't about to let a good snowstorm go to waste
A Montana convenience store manager who is tired of being robbed has expanded the "no shoes, no shirt, no service" dress code
Two teens are facing charges after dispatchers heard them talking about breaking into cars when one teen's cell phone accidentally called 911 during the heist
A hacker intent on revealing the finances of leading Latvian firms has become an unlikely TV star in the country.
Who has Britain's worst-smelling urine? A theme park has decided to find out - and so is asking visitors to provide urine samples.
A firm selling "Anyone but England" T-shirts for the World Cup rejects suggestions it is racist after a visit by police.
A landmark art venue in Austria is forcing visitors hoping to see one of its masterpieces to let go of their sexual inhibitions - by making them walk through a swingers club to see the painting.


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