Gluttony and strippers reign at Philly Wing Bowl
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:30 pm PST
 AP - In a gut-busting display of championship eating, a man nicknamed Super Squibb has won Philadelphia's Wing Bowl by downing 203 chicken wings in about 20 minutes. For his efforts, 23-year-old John Squibb of Berlin, N.J., gets a car, a $7,500 diamond ring and a crown of miniature chickens. And maybe a case of indigestion. Full Story | Top |
Police: Sister beats up bride at wedding reception
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:41 pm PST
 AP - A woman who wasn't invited to her sister's wedding reception showed up anyway and attacked the bride, pulling out clumps of her hair, police said. Annmarie Bricker, 23, of Valparaiso, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of battery. Full Story | Top |
Police arrest man driving boom lift at 3 a.m.
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:41 pm PST
AP - Police knew something wasn't quite right after they spotted a man driving a piece of construction lift equipment down a street at 3 a.m. on Thursday. The man, who appparently had been drinking, was in the lift bucket of the Genie Boom with an unopened six-pack of beer and a bag of beef jerky when police pulled the vehicle over. He was clocked at 2 mph. Full Story | Top |
Rescue a mixed blessing for lost hunter
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:41 pm PST
AP - Being rescued was a mixed blessing for a man who got lost while hunting in Cheboygan County. Howard Keshick became disoriented in Inverness Township in December and called for help on his cell phone. Police and a Coast Guard helicopter braved high winds and blowing snow to locate him. Full Story | Top |
Boy's wrapped birthday gift is dad back from Iraq
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:47 pm PST
AP - Gabriel Hurles' sixth birthday party wasn't a surprise, but his present sure was. The kindergartner was so engrossed in the cupcakes his mother brought to his class on Wednesday that he didn't notice the enormous wrapped box off to the side. Full Story | Top |
Parliament stops in protest over TV tennis
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:26 am PST
 Reuters - Serbia's parliament stopped work for two hours on Thursday in protest at a decision by state television (RTS) to broadcast a tennis match instead of the latest episode of the legislative session. Full Story | Top |
Bio firm says dog cloning to be cheaper
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:28 am PST
 Reuters - Cloning a Chow Chow is expected to be easier and perhaps as much as 50 percent less costly, a South Korean biotech firm said Thursday as it unveiled a new cloning technology. Full Story | Top |
Infamous Plaza penthouse back on market
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:24 am PST
 Reuters - That $53.5 million New York penthouse apartment, derided by its last owner as "attic-like" with oppressive ceilings and a terrible view of Central Park, is back on the market. Full Story | Top |
Naked couple surprises diners in stroll
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:43 am PST
 Reuters - A couple treated open air diners to a 15-minute naked parade in Singapore, triggering both embarrassment and applause for a scene almost unheard of in the conservative city-state. Full Story | Top |
MP3 player with military files retrieved
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:45 am PST
Reuters - A New Zealand man who bought a second-hand MP3 player that contained U.S. military files on personnel who served in Afghanistan and Iraq handed it over to U.S. officials on Wednesday, New Zealand media reported. Full Story | Top |
Want a good meal? Join a dolphin for dinner
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:40 am PST
Reuters - Dolphins are the chefs of the seas, having been seen going through precise and elaborate preparations to rid cuttlefish of ink and bone to produce a soft meal of calamari, Australian scientists say. Full Story | Top |
Police: NY boy dressed as girl to cheat on exam
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:01 pm PST
AP - Dressing as a girl to take a high school Regents exam in place of another student landed a 17-year-old upstate New York boy in some serious detention. Deandre Ellis, 17, of Schenectady was arrested on a felony charge after the incident Tuesday. City school officials said a monitor verifying that each student was taking the proper exam suspected something was amiss when the name on the test and the person taking it didn't match. Full Story | Top |
Convicted spy kept trying to spy from jail
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:42 am PST
Reuters - A former senior CIA officer convicted in 1997 of giving secrets to Russia kept trying to spy from his prison cell, U.S. prosecutors charged in an indictment released on Thursday. Full Story | Top |
Cop reaches into foamy sewage tank to rescue dog
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:01 pm PST
AP - A Kalama police officer reached into a tank of sewage to rescue a dog that had jumped inside. The officer, Jeff Skeie, was able to grab the sinking dog by the ear Tuesday and pull it out by the scruff of its neck. He had waste only on the sleeves of his uniform until the dog gave itself a vigorous shake, spraying him head-to-toe with sewage. Full Story | Top |
Man accused of drunken horse riding in snowstorm
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:01 pm PST
AP - A man has been cited for public intoxication while riding a white horse during a snowstorm in the northern Wyoming town of Cody. Police said they cited 28-year-old Benjamin Daniels, of Cody, after they received a call at 4 p.m. Sunday from a motorist who was concerned that a man was creating a road hazard by riding his horse on a street in conditions with poor visibility. Full Story | Top |
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