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NYC sewage plant to offer Valentine's Day tours

Feb 10, 6:45 AM

It may not smell like a rose but a New York City sewage plant is offering tours for lovers on Valentine's Day.

http://nydn.us/xEFu6I

Necklace flushed down toilet returned months later

Feb 9, 3:57 PM

A California woman has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet.

Car theft suspect held after LA roof standoff

Feb 9, 4:05 PM

A suspect in an auto theft was arrested Thursday after a bizarre five-hour standoff on the rooftops of a Westwood neighborhood.

Hundreds ask Vt. to keep prank pig on police decal

Feb 9, 3:57 PM

Remember the pig hidden within the decal on the doors of some Vermont State Police cruisers?

Pakistani man fights police over 40-foot shark

Feb 9, 2:55 PM

Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors the equivalent of 22 cents each to see a roughly 40-foot whale shark he bought from a fisherman.

Judge: Buy wife flowers, then take her to dinner

Feb 8, 12:03 PM

A spat over forgetting to wish his wife a happy birthday landed a South Florida man in jail on domestic violence charges.

http://sunsent.nl/znDyEe

Ex-CA mayor admits stealing mixer to make pizza

Feb 8, 8:53 PM

The former mayor of a Los Angeles suburb has pleaded guilty to stealing a commercial food mixer from the local school district so he could make dough for his home pizza oven.

Trooper: Irate driver hit man with sledge hammer

Feb 8, 12:38 AM

The Washington State Patrol says an irate driver apparently whacked a man in the shoulder with a small sledge hammer in a road rage dispute.

Alaska man accused of trying to extort gov't

Feb 7, 10:43 PM

Authorities in Alaska say a man threatened to teach "crackheads" how to make "electromagnetic distortion devices" unless the state paid him $85,000.

Montana man fined $1K for instigating police chase

Feb 6, 11:46 AM

A Butte man who told officers he instigated a police chase because he always wanted to try it, found out it'll cost him a $1,000 fine to go with his tire damage.

Chopper makes emergency landing at CA playground

Feb 5, 8:41 PM

Authorities say a helicopter encountered mechanical problems before making an emergency landing at an elementary school playground in a Modesto, Calif., neighborhood.

Chicago college offers class on Occupy movement

Feb 5, 12:26 PM

A Chicago college is offering a class on the Occupy movement.

Sheep herding Swedish bunny becomes online hit

Feb 3, 11:46 AM

Champis the bunny doesn't only hop - he also knows how to herd his masters' flock of sheep, possibly having picked up the skill after watching trained dogs do the job.

http://bit.ly/Aixo8I

Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Pa. Wing Bowl

Feb 3, 11:31 PM

Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX.