Cougar reluctant to leave cage in Wash. state
|Thursday, May. 24, 2012
EVERETT, Wash. — Wildlife agents in Washington state were ready to release a captured cougar back into the wild, but it didn't want to go.Read more
Police: British bandits foiled by glued-up bills
| |Thursday, May. 24, 2012
LONDON — Three bandits were foiled in Britain when their attempt to pry open a stolen cash box ran up against a new security system that slathered the bills with glue.Read more
SF official says Ouija board comment was joke
|Thursday, May. 24, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco supervisor who said he consulted a Ouija board before a vote now says he was joking - and the only spirit he was summoning was the spirit of humor.Read more
Wis. theft victim uploads video of suspected thief
| |Wednesday, May. 23, 2012
MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin man whose camcorder was briefly stolen has found a way to get back at the suspected thief: He uploaded to YouTube a video that the suspect took with the camera, a clip in which the man reveals his name, shows his face and admits he stole the camera.Read more
City official consults Ouija board before vote
|Wednesday, May. 23, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco supervisor says he consulted a Ouija board before city leaders voted on whether to recommend naming a Navy ship after slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk.Read more
6-year-olds wander from Pa. school to museum
|Wednesday, May. 23, 2012
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Public Schools officials are investigating an impromptu field trip of sorts that occurred when two 6-year-old students wandered away from their school and walked to the city's Children's Museum a few blocks away.Read more
Iowa man with zebra, parrot in truck gets DUI
|Tuesday, May. 22, 2012
DUBUQUE, Iowa — An Iowa man stopped outside a Dubuque bar with a small zebra and a parrot in his truck has been charged with drunken driving.Read more
Silicon Valley tech exec accused of Lego thefts
|Tuesday, May. 22, 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Silicon Valley software executive put fake bar codes on Lego sets at various Target stores, bought the toys at a steep discount, then sold them online for thousands of dollars, authorities said.Read more
Ore. workers awarded $332K in onsite toilet fight
|Tuesday, May. 22, 2012
PORTLAND, Ore. — Two workers who claimed they were forced to urinate in a bucket have been awarded $332,000 after a jury found they were fired for complaining to Oregon regulators about the lack of an onsite toilet.Read more
Ohio family's stolen swine statue is returned
|Tuesday, May. 22, 2012
CINCINNATI — A life-size swine statue is back at home after disappearing in the city once dubbed "Porkopolis."Read more
