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Police: Woman Mooned, Threatened Neighbor
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla., Dec. 2 (UPI) — A Florida woman accused of dropping her pants to give a neighbor “something to take a picture of” allegedly told officers about her “Cuban temper,” police said. Port St. Lucie police said Mercedes Donahue, 52, allegedly dropped her pants and bent over Nov. 22 when she spotted […]
Naming Rights To Creek Offered On eBay
KALONA, Iowa, Dec. 2 (UPI) — The naming rights to a creek in Kalona, Iowa, will be put up for bid on Internet auction Web site eBay, town officials said. The creek is currently called West Drainage Ditch but most people in town refer to it simply as “the crick,” the Iowa City Press-Citizen reported […]
Reduced Charge For Polite Thief
HAGERSTOWN, Md., Dec. 2 (UPI) — A Maryland man who took $3,500 from a bank was allowed to enter an Alford plea to a reduced charge due to his politeness during the crime, his lawyer said. Assistant Public Defender Carl Creeden said Franklin Keefer II, 29, had been charged with robbery and theft of $1,000 […]
'iPhone' The Top Yahoo Search Of 2011
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 2 (UPI) — California-based Web site Yahoo said its top searches for 2011 were “iPhone,” “Casey Anthony,” “Kim Kardashian,” “Katy Perry” and “Jennifer Lopez.” The search engine said the rest of its top 10 searches for the year were “Lindsay Lohan,” “American Idol,” “Jennifer Aniston,” “Japan earthquake” and “Osama bin Laden,” ABC […]
Mini Horse Draws Big Christmas Donations
RICHFIELD, Wis., Dec. 1 (UPI) — A Wisconsin couple have figured out a way to get shoppers to put more money in their Salvation Army kettle: They let their miniature horse ring the bell. For the second year in a row, Tinker and his owners, Carol and Joe Takacs, are raising money for the Salvation […]
Father Leaves Baby In Shopping Cart
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky., Dec. 1 (UPI) — Police say a Kentucky father accidentally left his 6-month-old baby in a shopping cart after a trip to the supermarket. The incident happened about 4 p.m. Tuesday at a Kroger grocery store in Jessamine County, WLEX-TV, Lexington, reported. The baby was left in the shopping cart for about 3 […]
Bronx Student Revamps Subway Poem
NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) — A New York man operating in the dark of night swapped out an old poem with a pessimistic theme in the Times Square subway station for one with a positive tone. The gloomy poem loomed over transit users for 20 years, the New York Daily News reported. The original […]
Belarus Bars Public Breathing Exercise
BARANOVICHI, Belarus, Dec. 1 (UPI) — Belarussian officials prohibited a local businessman from holding a breathing exercise in a central square, saying it would violate laws on public rallies. Nikolai Chernous asked City Hall to permit him to hold a 2-hour breathing exercise near the Lenin memorial in downtown Baranovichi, The Moscow Times reported Wednesday. […]
Teens Set Off Deer Urine Bombs In Store
FORT PAYNE, Ala., Dec. 1 (UPI) — Two DeKalb County, Ala., teens were arrested for allegedly setting off deer urine bombs in a Walmart store, causing more than $11,000 in damage, police say. A release from the Fort Payne Police Department said Clint Taylor Bailey, 18, of Fort Payne, and Christopher Lamar Weathers, 18, of […]
U.S. Offers $50,000 In 'Shredder Challenge'
ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 29 (UPI) — The research arm of the U.S. military is offering a $50,000 prize to the person who presents the best way to piece together shredded documents. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency said participants in the “shredder challenge,” which began in October and ends Dec. 4, are asked to find […]
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