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Ga. man suspected of deodorant thefts

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:15:53 GMT

Police say a shoplifter in metro Atlanta had particularly sticky fingers for deodorant sticks, stealing 195 of them from a Target store.

Car uses tweets and social media to run

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:04:23 GMT

The car is an old-school Volkswagen Karmann Gia, but there's nothing old about the engineers-in-training who rebuilt it into an electric car and making it cruise like it never could back in 1967.

Who let the dogs out? Intoxicated woman

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:27:20 GMT

Laurel County Sheriff John Root says in a statement that a 47-year-old London woman told deputies she used a blanket to break the glass on her neighbor's front door so she could let two small dogs out of the residence.

Ducklings saved with cell phone app

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:27:39 GMT

A cell phone app is credited for saving two ducklings. The baby ducks fell into a storm drain in Ontario and wanted nothing to do with their rescuers until one decided there may just be an app for that.

Woman takes on bear, saves husband

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:26:05 GMT

A Wisconsin man is recovering after being attacked by a black bear.

Car smacks another car into pool

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:23:42 GMT

Surveillance video catches a wrong way driver in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. careening into a parked car, sending into a hotel swimming pool.

Deer crashes through bus windshield

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:06:57 GMT

A bus driver in Pennsylvania had an unexpected four-legged passenger make a smashing entrance into his bus - a deer crashed through the bus windshield.

Baby stroller falls onto subway tracks

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:44:05 GMT

Heart-stopping video shows a stroller that got away from a mother at a subway station. The stroller, with a 14-month-old inside, ended up on the tracks.

Guests chill out in subfreezing cafe

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:31:35 GMT

A lounge in Dubai is giving visitors a very chilly way to escape the heat.

Astronaut makes music video in space

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:02:21 GMT

Astronaut Chris Hadfield sings the David Bowie song "Space Oddity" while floating around in zero gravity aboard the International Space Station.

School almost held back teens from prom

Sat, 11 May 2013 18:16:36 GMT

Nine students in a western Pennsylvania school district who were told they couldn't attend their prom because they hadn't been vaccinated for chickenpox were able to attend after all.

Pup survives alone in car for a month

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:13:30 GMT

Kia is sitting pretty now, but just days ago it was all about survival after she was left inside an abandoned suburban that was towed to the Kansas City impound lot.

Bacon-loving granny shares life secret

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:27:12 GMT

One bacon-loving grandmother in Texas got a special visit from the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.

'Goat-busters' save abducted pet goat

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:27:42 GMT

A stolen mother goat is back with her kids after spending hours away from home.

Cops: woman stalks herself on Facebook

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:44:06 GMT

Cheryl Nelson, a 52-year-old from the Grand Rapids area, complained to sheriff's deputies that she was the victim of stalking, harassment and other crimes.

Bear gets stuck in man's truck

Fri, 03 May 2013 21:41:28 GMT

It's a sight a California man still can't believe, even though he caught it on camera - a bear managed to get into his truck and shut himself inside.

Truck barrels into toll booth in China

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:07:17 GMT

A truck in northern China barreled into a toll booth, obliterating the scene. Amazingly, both people inside the truck escaped death.

Employees get tattoos for pay raise

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:50:41 GMT

A company in New York is offering employees a nice raise if they get the company logo tattooed onto their body.

Fully stocked fallout shelter uncovered

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:34:35 GMT

A piece of Cold War history is on display in Wisconsin. WLUK-TV got a look inside a fallout shelter built in 1960. The current owner of the property told reporter Eric Peterson she was surprised at what she found inside.

Rubber ducky makes China its bathtub

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:23:26 GMT

The six-story-tall yellow rubber duck was pulled by a tugboat, slowly making its way across the harbor.

Cannibalism uncovered at Jamestown

Rachel West — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:09:28 GMT

The 17th-century remains of a girl uncovered at Jamestown in 2012 have finally answered a long-standing question among historians. Was there cannibalism at the settlement?

Killer whales turn dive trip into fun

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:20:51 GMT

A scuba dive for a Florida couple turned into an invasion of killer whales.

Barley the opossum is misunderstood pet

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:56:57 GMT

A car hit his mother and seven brothers and sisters, and now Florida Vet Tech Lea Murray is raising him as if he's her own baby.

The afterlife has never looked so green

Josh Hinkle — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:59:37 GMT

Green burial sites are growing in the United States with at least three in Texas. One of those is right outside Austin – Eloise Woods Community Natural Burial Park.

Acrobat inspires awe from 1,000 feet up

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:51:13 GMT

A Norwegian acrobat performed over a long-span bridge over a gorge in Central China this past weekend.

Artist draws magic from nutty idea

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:39:17 GMT

All famous artists through the ages have needed inspiration, but a Halifax woman is inspired to make art by a rodent -- a bushy-tailed squirrel to be exact.

'Hamburglar' inspired arresting deli ad

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:06:21 GMT

If a guy tried to break into your restaurant, you'd probably be pretty upset, but some deli owners in California have turned a bungled burglary into a hot new ad campaign.

Solar-powered plane makes longest trip

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:31:03 GMT

The Solar Impulse is powered by 12,000 solar cells and is considered the world's most advanced sun-powered plane.

Students excavate cave under school

David Yeomans — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:25:05 GMT

The City of Austin in Texas recently agreed to help a high school excavate a cave underneath the school with the goal of turning it into a learning environment.

Pandas stuck in China quake in a panic

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:32:19 GMT

In the 7.0-magnitude quake that jolted Southwest China's Sichuan Province on April 20, giant pandas have become special survivors.