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Willow the cat is reunited with owners in NYC

Sept 25, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) -- Five years after she went missing from her Colorado home, Willow the cat has been reunited with her owners in New York City.How the calico cat ended up on a Manhattan street remains a mystery. But three children and their parents are certainly glad that she'll be headed home with th
Russian tycoon punches fellow billionaire on TV

Sept 19, 2011

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian tycoon has punched a fellow billionaire on a television panel show after a discussion on the financial crisis degenerated into petty name-calling.Alexander Lebedev, a former KGB operative and owner of two major newspapers in Britain, wrote on his blog that property deve
Court upholds murder conviction in baby's death

Sept 13, 2011

ATLANTA (AP) -- The top court in the U.S. state of Georgia on Monday upheld the conviction and life sentence against a vegan couple over the death of their malnourished 6-week-old boy, who was fed a diet largely consisting of soy milk and apple juice.The Georgia Supreme Court's unanimous ruling
Police in China seize 100 tons of 'gutter oil'

Sept 13, 2011

BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese police have detained 32 people in a nationwide crackdown on ``gutter oil,'' or old kitchen oil that has been illegally recycled, authorities said Tuesday.The campaign is part of an effort to clean up China's food safety record following several embarrassing scandals, includin
Starving dogs eat owner after being abandoned

Sept 8, 2011
Colorado dog celebrated for having such long ears

Sept 7, 2011

BOULDER (AP) - Harbor has over two feet of ears. Does that make him a 6-foot dog? Probably not. But on Tuesday, the black-and-tan coonhound from Boulder, Colo., gets the 2012 Guinness World Records title for “longest ears on a living dog.” In this photo taken Oct. 10,2010 showing Harbor, an 8
Giant crocodile captured alive in Philippines

Sept 6, 2011

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Villagers and veteran hunters have captured a one-ton saltwater crocodile which they plan to make the star of a planned ecotourism park in a southern Philippine town, an official said Monday. In this photo taken Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, Mayor Cox Elorde of Bunawan township,
Water gun fight in a park? Iran sees dark designs

Sept 6, 2011

TEHRAN (AP) -- Iran is trying to put down a new wave of civil disobedience -- flash mobs of young people who break into boisterous fights with water guns in public parks. A group of water fighters was arrested over the weekend, and a top judiciary official warned Monday that “counter-revolutio
Sacramento man arrested for allegedly biting snake

Sept 4, 2011

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A snake bite in a north Sacramento neighborhood left the victim seriously hurt, but the injured party isn‘t whom you’d expect.Police say a python underwent emergency surgery after a man allegedly bit the creature twice.Sgt. Andrew Pettit says officers were called to t
Professor wanted for leading gang, drug ring

Sept 3, 2011

BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A university professor suspected of leading a motorcycle gang and methamphetamine drug ring is wanted for arrest in California, authorities said Thursday.Steve Kinzey, 43, believed to be the president of the local chapter of the Devils Diciples motorcycle club, has be
German city introduces 'parking meter' for street prostitutes

Aug 30, 2011

Bonn, Germany (dpa) -- The German city of Bonn introduced a parking meter for prostitutes Monday, requiring street sex workers to pay 6euros (8.60 dollars) in tax per night to carry on their trade.Bonn is the first German city to introduce the meter system. It already taxes women working in brothels
Patient dies in China after hospital staff flee fire

Aug 28, 2011

SHANGHAI (AFP) - A man died during an operation in a Chinese hospital after doctors and nurses fled during a fire, leaving him to suffocate in thick smoke, state media and officials said Friday.The 49-year-old patient had been in a traffic accident and was having an amputation in the Shanghai hospit
90-something woman fends off buglars with cane

Aug 23, 2011

A 90-year-old German woman allegedly fought with three intruders using only her cane, German police said Monday.The brave senior living on a farm spotted a team of buglers at her house, and managed to beat them away with a cane. The buglars, identified only as two men and a woman, ran away.The polic
Thirsty boy stuck in chimney trying to get drink

Aug 22, 2011

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — An 8-year-old boy desperate for a drink tried to get into a neighbor's home by sliding down the chimney, but got stuck for more than four hours, authorities said.West Valley City police Sgt. Robert Hamilton said the thirsty boy climbed a tree to get onto the home'
Report: Briton dies in suspected shark attack

Aug 17, 2011

LONDON (AP) _ British media are reporting that a British honeymooner has been killed in a suspected shark attack in the Seychelles.The Daily Telegraph says the 30-year-old victim was attacked as he swam off Anse Lazio beach, on the island of Paslin.Britain's Foreign Office late Monday confirmed the