Updated: May 23, 2013 5:19:37 PM PDT | | LOS ANGELES—A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant.
Full Story YPSILANTI, Mich.—Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes.
Full Story HANOI, Vietnam—One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.
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PHILADELPHIA—For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot. Saldia often buzzes around Philadelphia with his year-old feline Mary Jane perched on his shoulder.
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CLEARWATER, Fla.—It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself.
Full Story BANGKOK—Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating.
Full Story ATHENS, Greece—A surprise shell has caused a big stir at a popular Athens beach. Greek authorities evacuated the seafront Monday after a swimmer found a corroded artillery shell just 10 yards from dry land, fished it out and presented it to a lifeguard.
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CHICAGO—A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days—384 times, up and around—bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.
Full Story EUGENE, Ore.—An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle.
Full Story GREENWICH, Conn.—An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived.
Full Story SYDNEY—An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself.
Full Story IRRIGON, Ore.—Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a fleeing man tried to use a backstroke to get across the Columbia River but, exhausted, said he couldn't swim and pleaded with officers to retrieve him.
Full Story KENNEWICK, Wash.—A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later—in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant where she works.
Full Story MANILA, Philippines—What do you do when two candidates running for mayor in the Philippines get exactly the same number of votes?
Full Story JOHNSTOWN, Pa.—A deer has taken a ride on a western Pennsylvania bus. The Johnstown Tribune-Democrat newspaper (http://bit.
Full Story KEENE, N.H.—The city of Keene, N.H., has sued a group that feeds change into parking meters that are about to expire, saying members are harassing enforcement officers.
Full Story NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Connecticut chef Bun Lai is already known for his Mexican grasshopper dish and his fried rice with meal worms and crickets.
Full Story COLUMBUS, Ohio—A large rainforest plant known as a corpse flower because of its awful smell has bloomed again at an Ohio State University greenhouse, and there's more excitement because another corpse flower there is expected to open soon, a spokeswoman said.
Full Story NAIROBI, Kenya—In a story May 8 about artisans in Kenya who turn old sandals into art objects, The Associated Press included two paragraphs that closely paralleled the wording of an earlier story on the subject by the Voice of America.
Full Story MILWAUKEE—It might not be unusual for schoolchildren to write to the president or vice president.
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MOUNT WASHINGTON, Ky.—Authorities in Kentucky have charged a man who officers say had an overnight feast in a closed supermarket outside Louisville.
Full Story TEMECULA, Calif.—A Tennessee man who stole a big-rig truck in California, caused several accidents and told investigators he was fleeing zombies when he did it has pleaded guilty to several felonies.
Full Story COLUMBUS, Ohio—Researchers at an Ohio State University greenhouse are awaiting a rare second bloom by a rainforest plant known as a corpse flower because of its unpleasant odor.
Full Story NEW YORK—Authorities say a New York police officer who went after a cat stuck in a tree got caught himself and needed a little help getting back down to the ground.
Full Story GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—Authorities in western Colorado say a human skeleton found in a partially buried car belongs to a man who was reported missing 26 years ago.
Full Story LAKE MILLE LACS, Minn.—Strong winds have pushed huge ice sheets ashore at a northern Minnesota lake and right up to people's doorsteps.
Full Story  | | In this booking image released by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, is Etta Mae Lopez who was arrested for slapping a Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputy, Tuesday, May 7, 2013, so she could go to jail in an effort to quit smoking. Lopez, 31 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Think you've heard of every way possible to quit smoking? Etta Mae Lopez came up with a new one: slap a cop and go to jail, where smoking isn't allowed.
Full Story DURANGO, Colo.—A Durango area couple is giving up their fight to keep a 13-foot escape route for their cats outside their Colorado apartment.
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BANGKOK—Thailand's celebrity baby panda Lin Ping is almost 4 years old now. It's time to move to China, find a mate and have cubs.
Full Story MEDFORD, Ore.—A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden being prepared for growing season.
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