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Colorado dog celebrated for having such long ears

BOULDER (AP) - Harbor has over two feet of ears. Does that make him a 6-foot dog? Probably not. But on Tuesday, the black-and-tan coonhound from Boulder, Colo., gets the 2012 Guinness World Records ...

Updated : 2011.09.07 12:01

Giant crocodile captured alive in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Villagers and veteran hunters have captured a one-ton saltwater crocodile which they plan to make the star of a planned ecotourism park in a southern Philippine town, an o...

Updated : 2011.09.06 15:31

Water gun fight in a park? Iran sees dark designs

TEHRAN (AP) -- Iran is trying to put down a new wave of civil disobedience -- flash mobs of young people who break into boisterous fights with water guns in public parks. A group of water fighters wa...

Updated : 2011.09.06 11:27

Sacramento man arrested for allegedly biting snake

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A snake bite in a north Sacramento neighborhood left the victim seriously hurt, but the injured party isn‘t whom you’d expect. Police say a python underwent emergency surge...

Updated : 2011.09.04 15:00

Professor wanted for leading gang, drug ring

BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A university professor suspected of leading a motorcycle gang and methamphetamine drug ring is wanted for arrest in California, authorities said Thursday. Steve Kinzey, 43...

Updated : 2011.09.03 12:12

German city introduces 'parking meter' for street prostitutes

Bonn, Germany (dpa) -- The German city of Bonn introduced a parking meter for prostitutes Monday, requiring street sex workers to pay 6euros (8.60 dollars) in tax per night to carry on their trade. ...

Updated : 2011.08.30 19:05

Patient dies in China after hospital staff flee fire

SHANGHAI (AFP) - A man died during an operation in a Chinese hospital after doctors and nurses fled during a fire, leaving him to suffocate in thick smoke, state media and officials said Friday. The...

Updated : 2011.08.28 12:04

90-something woman fends off buglars with cane

A 90-year-old German woman allegedly fought with three intruders using only her cane, German police said Monday. The brave senior living on a farm spotted a team of buglers at her house, and managed...

Updated : 2011.08.23 14:05

Thirsty boy stuck in chimney trying to get drink

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — An 8-year-old boy desperate for a drink tried to get into a neighbor's home by sliding down the chimney, but got stuck for more than four hours, authorities said. West ...

Updated : 2011.08.22 11:18

Report: Briton dies in suspected shark attack

LONDON (AP) _ British media are reporting that a British honeymooner has been killed in a suspected shark attack in the Seychelles. The Daily Telegraph says the 30-year-old victim was attacked as he...

Updated : 2011.08.17 14:11

U.S. judge OKs felony charges over Facebook posts

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A judge has upheld felony charges against a woman accused of using Facebook to try to find someone to kill her baby's father and against a teenager accused of offering to do the ...

Updated : 2011.08.16 14:39

Rapper could face charges tied to flash mob calls

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles County prosecutors will decide this week whether to press charges against The Game, after a tweet from the rapper's account incited a telephone flash mob that overwhel...

Updated : 2011.08.15 10:09

Crackdown on gladiator impersonators in Rome

ROME (AP) -- Undercover police have donned togas, capes and sandals to stop a turf battle among Italians who impersonate gladiators outside the Colosseum and other landmarks in Rome and make money by...

Updated : 2011.08.14 15:47

Man fired for washing himself with own urine

VIENNA (AP) -- A famed Austrian museum has fired an employee for washing his hands and face with his urine. Alfred Zoppelt says he was fired after 23 years of working as an attendant at the Belveder...

Updated : 2011.08.12 11:28

N.Z. school discovers real skeleton in closet

WELLINGTON (AFP) - Teachers at a New Zealand school received a macabre surprise when they realised a supposedly plastic skeleton to be used in anatomy lessons was actually a real set of human bones, ...

Updated : 2011.08.11 19:24