TYRONE, Pa.—Police said a serial shoplifter from central Pennsylvania has taken three sweet steps over the line and now faces a felony charge.
Full Story
CARY, N.C.—Police said a North Carolina man rammed his car into a hot dog stand when the vendor refused to sell him a hot dog and drink for a dollar.
Full Story
CLEARWATER, Fla.—Customers at one Gulf coast gas station might be surprised at who responds to the counter when they pull up to the drive-through window: The store owner's dog.
Full Story
INDIANAPOLIS—A man was arrested after police said he left his 5-year-old son in a tractor-trailer while he ducked into an Indianapolis strip club to drink.
Full Story
BETHLEHEM, Pa.—An eastern Pennsylvania prosecutor wants charges dropped against a couple who refused to pay a tip at a restaurant where they said they got poor service.
Full Story
BLOOMINGTON, Ill.—Sparkly reindeer-dung necklaces are going on sale at an Illinois zoo that hopes to attract the same holiday shoppers who swept up its dung Christmas ornaments last year.
Full Story
NEW YORK—Nude, yes. Lewd, no. A New York judge dismissed public lewdness and other charges Monday against a model who posed for a nude photo shoot at a museum while visitors looked on.
Full Story
WARWICK, R.I.—Police say a 17-year-old Warwick boy who skipped school to rob a bank has been arrested after leaving fingerprints on the threatening note he passed to the teller.
Full Story
CARROLLTON, Ill.—A cat went from meow to ow when officials say it accidentally made contact with a substation's fuse, causing an outage to about 1,500 homes and businesses in southwestern Illinois.
Full Story
NEW YORK—You'll need to be 21 to take a bite out of this Thanksgiving turkey. New York City tavern owner Paul Hurley said he'll unveil what he is calling the nation's first 100-proof turkey on Monday.
Full Story
LONDON—Britain's authority on etiquette says it's more hygienic to exchange kisses on the cheek than to shake hands—so the swine flu pandemic should not make people afraid of kissing under the mistletoe this holiday season.
Full Story
STREETSBORO, Ohio—Police say a bank robbery suspect in Ohio may have eaten evidence when he gobbled a piece of paper while handcuffed and lying across the hood of a police cruiser.
Full Story
LOS ANGELES—Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.
Full Story
MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The Alabama Supreme Court says a woman who thought she had hit a jackpot worth almost $42 million at the Victoryland electronic bingo center will end up empty handed.
Full Story
RALEIGH, N.C.—A North Carolina doctor could lose his medical license after a patient complained he made cutting criticisms, including telling her she was fat.
Full Story
MERCER, Pa.—A western Pennsylvania woman has been ordered to stand trial on charges she passed a drug-filled balloon to a state prison inmate while kissing him.
Full Story
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Authorities in western Michigan arrested a person twice in three days for driving the wrong way down the highway Kalamazoo County deputies said they were alerted about 1:30 a.
Full Story
LOS ANGELES—California tax officials say an interior designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show.
Full Story
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.—A 39-year-old Southern California man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face.
Full Story
