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2-Year-Old Gives Police Dad's Hiding Place
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Jan. 10 (UPI) — Police in Florida said a 2-year-old boy clued officers in to his wanted father’s hiding spot in the attic. St. Petersburg police said officers went to the home of Valdet Gjeloshi, who was wanted for violating his probation, Saturday afternoon and the mother of his child, Megan Merschen, […]
Retailer: Economy Doesn't Stop Wine
LONDON, Jan. 10 (UPI) — The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest wine retailers said the economy did not stop Britons from splurging on high quality wines during the holidays. Steve Lewis, the chief executive of Majestic Wine, said the amount of wine sold over the Christmas season was less than in 2010, but […]
Runaway Groom Spared 'Moral Damages' Cost
ROME, Jan. 6 (UPI) — Runaway brides and grooms are liable for costs of the wedding but don’t have to pay their jilted lover for the pain and suffering, Italy’s Supreme Court ruled. The court ruled this week in favor of a Sicilian man who called off his wedding two days before the ceremony without […]
85 Illinois Lottery Checks Were Returned
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Jan. 6 (UPI) — Eighty-five Illinois Lottery winners whose checks were invalid can now get their money and be reimbursed for any bank fees, lottery spokesman Mike Lang said. Lang said officials failed to put the required security verification on 85 checks, totaling $159,000, issued Dec. 28, but the winners can now resubmit […]
Manager Arrested For Keeping Lost iPad
EAST NAPLES, Fla., Jan. 6 (UPI) — Police in Florida said they arrested a store manager who falsely told a customer she did not have her lost iPad. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office said the victim told deputies she left her iPad at the Family Dollar store in Gulfgate Plaza in East Naples and store […]
Johns Hopkins Baffled By 'Least Rigorous'
BALTIMORE, Jan. 6 (UPI) — Officials at Maryland’s Johns Hopkins University said they do not know why the school was ranked among the “least rigorous” by Newsweek and the Daily Beast. University spokesman Dennis O’Shea said administrators are baffled by the school’s appearance on Newsweek and the Daily Beast’s list of “schools that will get […]
Cat Rescued From Atop 50-Foot Tree
BOSTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) — The Animal Rescue League of Boston said a member used a rope to hoist himself up and save a cat stranded atop a 50-foot tree. Chrystal Jones said her 6-month-old cat, Fendi, ran up the oak tree around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday and was still on a high branch the following […]
Santorum's Issues With Google Resurface
DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 5 (UPI) — Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has several challenges to build on his second-place showing in Iowa, but a Google search is perhaps his biggest. And after his near-victory in Iowa Tuesday — Santorum lost to Mitt Romney by eight votes — many voters have been searching the Internet […]
Police: Man Sold Moonshine Near Gator Bowl
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 5 (UPI) — Florida police said they arrested a man accused of selling moonshine from a barbecue stand near the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said state alcohol agents observed Michael Freeman, 44, of Jacksonville, selling Grey Goose Vodka, Canadian Whiskey, Absolute Vodka and moonshine whiskey without a state […]
Police: Man Threw Out Weed At Courthouse
WINTER HAVEN, Fla., Jan. 5 (UPI) — Police in Florida said they arrested a man who allegedly threw more than 20 grams of marijuana into a trash can outside of a courthouse. Winter Haven Police said Demetrius Nickerson, 31, went outside the courthouse after security personnel found a hard object in his pocket and they […]
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