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Malaysia Detains 2 Indians, Seizes 5,255 Turtles SEPANG, Malaysia (AP) – Malaysia authorities have arrested two Indians and seized over 5,000 turtles from their luggage at the Kuala Lumpur airport.…
Mom: Toddler Hurt in Ride on Atlanta Airport Conveyor Belt ATLANTA (AP) – A woman says her 2-year-old son jumped onto a conveyor belt at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in…
Lift Those Knees: Babies Crawl to the Lithuanian Finish Line VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) – In Lithuania, the rat-race of life apparently starts early. Twenty-five babies have taken to the red…
Australian Finds Message in a Bottle Written 50 Years Ago CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – A fisherman said he was looking for the author of a message in a bottle found…
Sweet Spot: Officer Craving Ice Cream Nabs Gun Suspect NEW YORK (AP) – A police officer’s craving for cake batter ice cream put him and his colleagues in the right…
Beagles Sniff Out Snails in Luggage at Atlanta Airport ATLANTA (AP) – Two dogs, part of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s “beagle brigade,” sniffed out two Giant African Snails…
Georgia Sheriff Steps in After 140 People Skipped Jury Duty DUBLIN, Ga. (AP) – A Georgia sheriff says he had to get involved when nearly three-fourths of people summoned for…
19 Pacifiers Removed From Stomach of Dog That Swallowed Them BOSTON (AP) – A Boston veterinary hospital got quite a surprise recently when a family brought in their bulldog after…
Metal Turtle Sculpture at Boston Playground Burns Children BOSTON (AP) – Boston authorities have covered a new turtle sculpture at a playground after several parents complained that the bronze model…
Road Closes When Bee Boxes Fall Off University Truck PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) – Traffic was disrupted in a Washington state city when boxes holding thousands of bees fell off a…
Snake Turns Up in Washing Machine Smelling ‘Like Downy’ EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) – An escaped pet snake that apparently slithered into a suburban Chicago family’s washing machine ended up smelling…
Massachusetts Town to Fine People Who Pilfer Beach Rocks WESTPORT, Mass. (AP) – A Massachusetts town is sick of homeowners and businesses raiding its beaches for free landscaping materials. So…
Thai Oil Rig Workers Rescue Dog Swimming 135 Miles Offshore BANGKOK (AP) – A dog found swimming more than 135 miles from shore by workers on an oil rig crew…
Watching Ice Melt? Residents Compete to Guess Time of Thaw WEST DANVILLE, Vt. (AP) – It’s officially spring in one northeastern Vermont community, where people bought tickets to guess when…
Firefighter Recruitment Ad Touts ‘Low Pay, Cool Helmet’ CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri county trying to recruit new firefighters is getting real with its sales pitch, saying in…
Bad Idea: Pouring Gas on Wet Ballfield, Setting It On Fire RIDGEFIELD, Conn. (AP) – Authorities say it could cost over $50,000 to repair a Connecticut baseball diamond where somebody…
Squirrels Are Damaging Some Maple Syrup Operations DANVILLE, Vt. (AP) – Maple syrup producers have more than the weather to worry about. Frenetic squirrels are chomping on equipment, crimping the…
Knitting With a Repurpose: Woman Makes Suit of Plastic Bags GREECE, N.Y. (AP) – Rosa Ferrigno’s new suit takes recycling to an extreme — she knitted it from more than…
Lost Rings Returned to Boston Couple BRANFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two rings lost in the snow at a Connecticut highway rest stop nearly month ago have been found and returned…
Rare Sea Creature Washes Ashore in Southern California SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) – A 7-foot sea creature that washed ashore in Southern California has been identified as a hoodwinker sunfish,…