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Jayhawks-Hating Girl Gets Free Tickets
OLATHE, Kan., Feb. 15 (UPI) — A Kansas kindergarten student who refused to color a Kansas University Jayhawk in class was given free tickets to the Kansas State Wildcats game. Julie Burton of Olathe said her daughter, Emma, became a minor celebrity in Kansas when she refused to color the Kansas University picture and told […]
Neighborhood Wants Peafowl Gone
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., Feb. 15 (UPI) — A Florida homeowners association said it is considering a plan to pay $6,000 to have half of the neighborhood’s 400 peafowl rounded up and killed. The Fox Hollow homeowners association in Boynton Beach said a trapper who has assessed the situation estimated the population of the nuisance birds […]
Fake Nikes Had Too Many Fingers On Logo
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., Feb. 15 (UPI) — Authorities in Georgia said they arrested two women accused of trafficking in fake Nike shoes featuring an image of Michael Jordan with one too many fingers. Gwinnett County police said the women, Kotina Lashan Feaster and Jessica Pennick, were pulled over Saturday for following too closely to another car […]
Porn Accidentally Plays At Kid's Party
TREMONTON, Utah, Feb. 14 (UPI) — Police in Utah said a man playing a DVD at his child’s birthday party accidentally showed pornographic images to the assembled kids. Tremonton Police Chief Dave Nance said the images were briefly shown on the projector connected to the man’s laptop computer while he was attempting to play a […]
Bush's Socks Get 'More Outrageous'
HOUSTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) — Staff members at former U.S. President George H.W. Bush’s Houston office said the ex-official’s socks have “gotten more outrageous” in recent months. Jean Becker, Bush’s long-time chief of staff, said the 41st president has long been a fan of socks with bright colors and unusual designs, but recently he has […]
Police: Suspect Was Hiding Crack In Mouth
AMBRIDGE, Pa., Feb. 14 (UPI) — Police in Pennsylvania said a man seen with a bulging lip during a traffic stop turned out to have 23 pieces of crack cocaine in his mouth. Ambridge police said they pulled the pickup truck over at 2:38 p.m. because three men were inside but the vehicle only had […]
Police: Naked Cowgirl Drove Drunk
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb. 14 (UPI) — Texas police said they arrested an 18-year-old woman who led them on a chase while wearing nothing but a pair of cowboy boots. Corpus Christi police said officers responding to a call about a suspicious person around 3:10 a.m. Sunday spotted Taylor Burnham, 18, standing next to a […]
Girl Holds Sign For Stealing Lesson
MEMPHIS, Feb. 14 (UPI) — A Memphis family said they are hoping a 13-year-old girl learned a lesson about stealing after being made to stand at the side of a road with a sign. Lauren Scales, the girl’s aunt, said Natia Wade’s mother made her stand at the intersection of Poplar and Highland Feb. 12 […]
NYC Newsstand Inches Too Close To Building
NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (UPI) — The operator of a 35-year-old newsstand in New York says city officials want to tear it down because it is 3 inches too close to a building. Marilyn Louie, who runs the newsstand at 18 Bowery in Chinatown, is caught between a curb and a high place. She says […]
Man Makes Tank Out Of Egg Cartons
LONDON, Feb. 13 (UPI) — A British man created a full-size replica military tank from more than 5,000 egg cartons to raise money for a military charity. Stuart Murdoch said he used more than 6 gallons of glue, more than 10,000 nails, almost 4 gallons of paint, 262 square feet of steel and 5,013 staples […]
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