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Tavern owner says he'll unveil 100-proof turkey

NEW YORK -- You'll need to be 21 to take a bite out of this Thanksgiving turkey.

Nov 25, 2009 | 6:00 am | Loading…

Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner

MELBOURNE, Australia -- A kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs.

Nov 24, 2009 | 8:00 pm | Loading…

Woman seeks funds for turkey's eye surgery

REHOBOTH, Mass. -- A Massachusetts woman is seeking donations from fellow pet lovers to help pay for eye surgery for her turkey named Jerry.

Nov 24, 2009 | 12:00 pm | Loading…

Chef Paula Deen accidentally hit by charity ham

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Celebrity chef Paula Deen got an unexpected serving of ham -- across her face.

Nov 24, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…

Me-OW! Cat survives outage-causing run-in

CARROLLTON -- A cat went from meow to ow when officials say it accidentally made contact with a substation's fuse, causing an outage to about 1,500 homes and businesses in southwestern Illinois.

Nov 24, 2009 | 6:00 am | Loading…

Pastor robbed after answering knock on door

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Police in Lincoln are investigating the armed robbery of a pastor at his church.

Nov 23, 2009 | 8:00 pm | Loading…

Fa-la-la felony? Sneaky decorator escapes charges

HERSCHER -- The home-invading Christmas elf has been identified, and it turns out to be a teenage prankster.

Nov 23, 2009 | 3:00 pm | Loading…

Illinois city designates Wednesday as 'No Complaint Day'

GALESBURG -- The Galesburg City Council has designated Wednesday as "No Complaint Day."

Nov 23, 2009 | 12:00 pm | Loading…

Hero pilot jokes about 'rock star sex' in NBC show

LOS ANGELES -- Pilot Chesley Sullenberger jokes that his heroic handling of a disabled jetliner brought him "rock star sex" in an interview for "NBC's People of the Year" TV special.

Nov 23, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…

Eye doc may lose license after calling patient fat

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A North Carolina doctor could lose his medical license after a patient complained he made cutting criticisms, including telling her she was fat.

Nov 23, 2009 | 6:00 am | Loading…

Pregnant woman seeks help, allegedly robs homes

WICHITA, Kan. -- Wichita police arrested a pregnant woman after she allegedly robbed homes after asking residents for help.

Nov 22, 2009 | 8:00 pm | Loading…

Island's bison given birth control to control herd

AVALON, Calif. -- Birth control for bison?

Nov 22, 2009 | 3:00 pm | Loading…

College students arrested for not paying tip

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- It was an evening out that college students Leslie Pope and John Wagner will long remember.

Nov 22, 2009 | 12:00 pm | Loading…

Window-washer tumbles 8 stories to street, breaks one finger

SEATTLE -- A window-washer fell eight stories outside a downtown Seattle building this week, but suffered only a broken finger and some bruising and soreness.

Nov 22, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…

Burglars steal box holding baby's ashes

PEORIA, Ariz. -- An Arizona family is pleading with burglars to return a wooden music box containing the ashes of their 5-month old son.

Nov 22, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Man allegedly paid teens to spit in his face

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- A 39-year-old Thousand Oaks man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face.

Nov 21, 2009 | 4:00 pm | Loading…

Lawmaker wants Harley to be state's official motorcycle

MADISON, Wis. -- Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson would become the official Wisconsin motorcycle under a bill proposed in the Legislature.

Nov 21, 2009 | 12:00 pm | Loading…

2-year-old helps mom give birth to brother

OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. -- A 2-year-old in north Mississippi has done something few toddlers can: He helped his mother give birth to his brother.

Nov 21, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…

Man who claimed disability spotted on reality TV show

LOS ANGELES -- California tax officials say an interior designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show.

Nov 21, 2009 | 6:00 am | Loading…

Police: Mail carrier found drunk, eating noodles

MARION, Iowa -- Police in Marion and postal authorities are investigating the case of a mail carrier who was allegedly found drunk inside a residence while on the job.

Nov 20, 2009 | 8:00 pm | Loading…

Police: Teens taped themselves stealing presents

UPPER DARBY, Pa. -- A suburban Philadelphia police chief says two teenagers are being held after officers arrested them and found video recordings they made of themselves burglarizing homes.

Nov 20, 2009 | 3:00 pm | Loading…

Man attacked by buck while tossing firewood

MOIRA, N.Y. -- A northern New York man is recovering after being attacked by a 10-point buck while he was loading firewood.

Nov 20, 2009 | 12:00 pm | Loading…

Alleged door-to-door pot seller picks wrong home

BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- A 19-year-old Brownsville man is jailed on a drug charge after he allegedly went door-to-door trying to sell marijuana.

Nov 20, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…

Man comes home, finds squatter in underwear

GOLDEN, Colo. -- Authorities in Colorado say a homeowner who was selling his house returned to the property to find a 24-year-old squatter wearing only underwear.

Nov 20, 2009 | 6:00 am | Loading…

Udder shock: Woman finds 650-pound cow in pool

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Call it udder shock. A South Carolina woman who heard a giant splash in her backyard discovered a 650-pound cow had fallen into her swimming pool.

Nov 19, 2009 | 7:30 pm | Loading…

Police: Man stole ex-employer's bus, posted video of it

MORRISVILLE, Vt. -- What possesses a man to steal his ex-employer's bus, take it for a three-state joy ride and then post a video of the lark on YouTube?

Nov 19, 2009 | 3:00 pm | Loading…

It's a boy: Zoo tortoise reveals mistaken identity

CLEVELAND -- A tortoise's zookeepers in Cleveland are the ones feeling slow because after more than 50 years, they've discovered "Mary" is actually a male.

Nov 19, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…