Hitchhiking cat 'Mata Hairi' headed home to Oregon
|Monday, Jun. 17, 2013
HELENA, Mont. — A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued her from the rain.
Thai Buddhist monks criticized for lavish behavior
| |Monday, Jun. 17, 2013
BANGKOK — Thailand's Buddhism body said it is monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior after a video showed monks using luxurious personal items while flying on a private jet.
Bear with head stuck in jar is rescued in Pa.
|Saturday, Jun. 15, 2013
JAMISON CITY, Pa. — Four central Pennsylvania residents said they used only a rope and a flashlight during a wild chase to rescue a young bear whose head had been stuck in a plastic jar for at least 11 days.
NJ Transit probes bizarre bus trip into New York
|Friday, Jun. 14, 2013
NEWARK, N.J. — Some New Jersey bus commuters apparently have gotten an unexpected tour of the New York metro area they'd rather forget.
Charlie Trotter accused of selling bogus $46K wine
|Friday, Jun. 14, 2013
CHICAGO — Award-winning chef Charlie Trotter is being sued by two New York wine collectors who say he sold them a bottle of wine for more than $46,000 that wasn't what it said on the label.
Boston woman pays $560,000 for 2 parking spots
|Friday, Jun. 14, 2013
BOSTON — Parking is such a precious commodity in Boston that one woman was willing to pay $560,000 for two off-street spaces near her home.
Lawsuit: Man allowed to curse on NY ticket payment
|Thursday, Jun. 13, 2013
LIBERTY, N.Y. — A 22-year-old Connecticut man who wrote obscenities and "Tyranny" on his speeding ticket payment claims in a federal lawsuit that his free speech rights were violated when he was arrested.
No joke: Jester wanted at Austrian hotel
|Thursday, Jun. 13, 2013
VIENNA — Wanted: A jester. Wallflowers need not apply.
Pa. man finds reptile near sewer, offers gator aid
|Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2013
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia man has offered a little gator aid - calling animal control authorities to help rescue a juvenile alligator he found near a sewer grate on his street.
NJ town OKs boardwalk ban on saggy pants
| |Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2013
WILDWOOD, N.J. — Hindsight will soon be punishable by a $25 fine in this Jersey Shore resort.
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