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• Real tiger cub found in luggage with stuffed toysAirport customs in Bangkok found a two-month-old tiger stashed in a bag, filled with stuffed tiger toys, which was checked-in for an international passenger flight, authorities said on Friday.
Added: Aug 27th, 2010 10:21 AM
• Man Shot in Head, but Notices Only 5 Years Later
Police say a man living in Germany was shot in the back of his head, but that it took him five years to realize it.
Added: Aug 25th, 2010 10:45 AM
• Doh! Upstate NY Bank Robber Forgets to Put on Mask
Note to would-be bank robbers: when robbing a bank, be sure to put on your mask. Police said a robbery suspect had a dust mask around his neck but didn't pull it over his face when he walked into an HSBC branch Wednesday afternoon in the town of Eden, 15 miles south of Buffalo.
Added: Aug 23rd, 2010 3:14 PM
• Canadian Police Find Bears Guarding Pot Crop
A pair of marijuana growers in Western Canada appear to have been using bears to protect their illegal crop, but the well-fed animals proved to be a bit lax in their guard duties, police said on Wednesday.
Added: Aug 23rd, 2010 2:57 PM
• Pig Wrestling Canceled After Porkers Elude Capture
A pig wrestling competition at a county fair in northern Montana has been canceled after the porkers eluded fair officials trying to round them up for the event.
Added: Aug 23rd, 2010 2:55 PM
• Iowa Woman Arrested for Letting 12-Year-Old Drive
Authorities say a woman has been charged for allegedly letting a 12-year-old child drive her and her family from Nichols to Iowa City. Twenty-one-year-old Melissa Garcia was charged with three counts of child endangerment and operating a vehicle with no consent. She was in custody Sunday at the Johnson County Jail on a $10,000 cash only bond. Garcia was arrested Saturday night in Iowa City.
Added: Aug 23rd, 2010 2:53 PM
• FBI: Suspect in Ohio Bank Robbery Was Customer
The FBI says a man arrested in an Ohio bank robbery looked familiar to bank employees. Turns out, he had an account there and was one of their customers. Agent Harry Trombitas said 43-year-old Alan Garrett turned himself in Friday, two days after the bank holdup in suburban Galloway.
Added: Aug 17th, 2010 9:05 AM
• NY Man Finds Prayer Balloon Sent From Pittsburgh
An upstate New York man says his family has been praying for a Pittsburgh boy after finding a note attached to a balloon that says the child needs a new heart.
Added: Aug 17th, 2010 9:04 AM
• Ohio Strip Club Owner, Pastor to Meet Over Feud
Feuding Ohio strippers and churchgoers who have been protesting each other have agreed to meet and discuss their differences.
Added: Aug 17th, 2010 9:03 AM
• Fla. Pastor Spends 3 Days 50 Feet in the Air
A South Florida pastor who spent nearly three days living on a mechanical lift 50 feet in the air has come down from his lofty perch.
Added: Aug 17th, 2010 9:02 AM
• Docs Discover Pea Sprouting in Mass. Man's Lung
The doctor confirmed the good news for Ron Sveden once the mass in his left lung came back from the lab: He didn't have cancer. He had a pea sprouting inside his chest.
Added: Aug 13th, 2010 10:52 AM
• 2 NC Men Rescued After Being Trapped in Hot Dryer
Firefighters rescued two North Carolina men from an industrial clothes dryer after they were overcome by heat.
Added: Aug 13th, 2010 10:51 AM
• US, British ambassadors lose bet, take a dive
Ambassadors from the United States and Britain dived into a swimming pool fully clothed here as payment for a bet struck on the World Cup.
Added: Aug 9th, 2010 1:56 PM
• Man Jailed for Vomiting on Baseball Fan
A New Jersey man was jailed for up to three months on Friday for making himself vomit on a fellow spectator at a baseball game, the Philadelphia district attorney's office said.
Added: Aug 9th, 2010 1:56 PM
• Oregon Girl Not Bitter After Lemonade Stir
After a county inspector squeezed out a kid's lemonade business, so many Oregonians puckered up in disgust that the county chairman had to pour on a little sugar.
Added: Aug 9th, 2010 1:55 PM