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for 03/28/2009

(last updated 7:30am EST 03/28/2009)

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• Landfill's stuffed animals get the heave... Landfill's stuffed animals get the heave-ho
03/27/2009
A collection of nearly a dozen monkeys, parrots and Disney characters have slowly appeared in trees lining the road into the Sahuarita landfill in recent months. (14 h ago)

• NY company to launch Mexican-made kosher... NY company to launch Mexican-made kosher tequila
03/27/2009
Agave 99 will be on the market in time for the holiday that celebrates Mexico's defeat of French forces on May 5, 1862. (14 h ago)

• Prisoners baby-sit toddler found on Md. ... Prisoners baby-sit toddler found on Md. highway
03/27/2009
The six minimum-security inmates shared their lunches with the toddler, who apparently wandered away from home, and played with him while authorities located the parents and investigated. (16 h ago)

• 'Dumbest criminal in Pennsylvania' arres... 'Dumbest criminal in Pennsylvania' arrested at police convention
03/27/2009
When a reporter asked 19-year-old Jerome Marquis Blanchett for comment as he was led out of court, he said, "I'm smooth." (16 h ago)

• Fast (food) nap: Man arrested at Utah dr... Fast (food) nap: Man arrested at Utah drive-thru
03/27/2009
Police had an easy time catching a man suspected of driving under the influence. He was waiting for them in his car. (18 h ago)

• Spokane residents rebel over dirty dishe... Spokane residents rebel over dirty dishes
03/27/2009
The quest for squeaky-clean dishes has turned some law-abiding people in Spokane into dishwater-detergent smugglers because the eco-friendly varieties required under Washington state law don't work as well. (18 h ago)

• Mich. man's finger rescued from vehicle'... Mich. man's finger rescued from vehicle's gas tank
03/27/2009
A Michigan man has learned firsthand that topping off can be dangerous. (18 h ago)

• Mich. man pleads guilty in self-reported... Mich. man pleads guilty in self-reported break-in
03/27/2009
Police say Matthew Robert Kiss broke into a gas station in Capac in January, smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol before calling 911 on himself. He said he wanted to go to jail to see his incarcerated brother. But he was not allowed to see him. (18 h ago)

• New Yorkers say nerves jangled from outd... New Yorkers say nerves jangled from outdoor jingles
03/27/2009
Ah, the sounds of spring. Birds chirping, children playing ... AND THAT INFERNAL ICE CREAM TRUCK! (18 h ago)

• Man grabs clerk's $60 in bet gone awry Man grabs clerk's $60 in bet gone awry
03/27/2009
GREENSBURG, Pa. - Police in western Pennsylvania say a man snatched $60 from a gas station clerk in an aborted bet about cigarette prices. The man was caught and repaid the money under the watchful eye of a state trooper. (1 d ago)

• Sub shop doesn't want slaughterhouse nex... Sub shop doesn't want slaughterhouse next door
03/27/2009
BUFFALO, N.Y. - An upstate New York sandwich shop owner says plans to locate a slaughterhouse right next door will kill his business. (1 d ago)

• Police chief checks Blackberry, hits car Police chief checks Blackberry, hits car
03/27/2009
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - The police chief of the south Seattle suburb of Federal Way has issued a public apology for a minor traffic accident that happened while he was checking his BlackBerry in his unmarked police car. (1 d ago)

• Cheesy book takes prize for oddest title Cheesy book takes prize for oddest title
03/27/2009
LONDON - A heavyweight study of the future of soft cheese won Britain's annual competition to find the year's oddest book title on Friday. (1 d ago)

• Weary of seeing underwear, Fla. teachers... Weary of seeing underwear, Fla. teachers organize 'Pull Up Your Pants Day'
03/26/2009
Teacher got Walmart to donate 200 belts, and organizers rounded up parents, a former principal, alumni and community leaders to hand out the belts between classes. (1 d ago)

• Boston headmaster sucks life out of vamp... Boston headmaster sucks life out of vampire rumors
03/26/2009
Lynne Mooney Teta sent a notice Thursday to teachers, students and parents denying the presence of vampires and said recent rumors were disrupting classes. (1 d ago)

• Giant train set becoming major German to... Giant train set becoming major German tourist draw
03/26/2009
It's billed as the world's largest model train set - a miniature world that snakes along eight miles of track, amid fields, cities, even the snowcapped Swiss Alps. (1 d ago)

• Kiev residents protest eccentric mayor Kiev residents protest eccentric mayor
03/26/2009
The 57-year-old has proved highly resilient, despite widespread accusations of corruption and erratic behavior often bordering on the absurd. (1 d ago)

• Not worth a spit? Dubai targets popular ... Not worth a spit? Dubai targets popular Asian chew
03/26/2009
Spitting the red-tinted juice of a popular Asian leaf could get you deported as Dubai tries to buff the image of its less-posh districts. (1 d ago)

• Pa. court to officer: No sense of smell,... Pa. court to officer: No sense of smell, no job
03/26/2009
A suburban Pittsburgh township had the right to terminate Officer David J. Agostino after he lost his sense of smell in an off-duty motorcycle accident. (1 d ago)

• Toilet chef's try at hot sausage evacuat... Toilet chef's try at hot sausage evacuates prison
03/26/2009
An inmate's attempt to heat up sausages in his toilet went up in smoke when the cooking fire forced a unit evacuation at a Washington prison. (1 d ago)

• Diners can 'have a ball' at testicle fes... Diners can 'have a ball' at testicle festival
03/27/2009
The fundraising idea may seem a little nuts, but Oakdale's annual Testicle Festival is always a big hit. (11 h ago)

• Man robs retired chief at police convent... Man robs retired chief at police convention
03/27/2009
A retired police chief says he was robbed by "probably the dumbest criminal in Pennsylvania" at a police officers' convention attended by 300 narcotics officers. (13 h ago)

• Vacuum sex act draws 90-day sentence Vacuum sex act draws 90-day sentence
03/27/2009
A man police caught performing a sex act with a car wash vacuum has been sentenced to 90 days in prison. (22 h ago)

• Inmate heats sausage in toilet, sparks f... Inmate heats sausage in toilet, sparks fire
03/27/2009
An inmate's attempt to heat up sausages in his toilet went up in smoke when the cooking fire forced a unit evacuation at a Washington state prison. (23 h ago)

• Gordo the skateboarding parrot snatched Gordo the skateboarding parrot snatched
03/26/2009
A birdnapper snatched Gordo the skateboarding parrot. The 30-year-old green Guatemalan parrot, a popular attraction for a decade in the San Gabriel Valley community of Baldwin Park, was taken from his front porch cage Wednesday morning. (1 d ago)

• 3 days, 3 arrests for drunk driving 3 days, 3 arrests for drunk driving
03/26/2009
A 60-year-old Washington woman arrested for drunken driving three times in three days while vacationing in Wisconsin has been sentenced to a month in jail. (1 d ago)

• Cops: Bobcat walks into bar, attacks pat... Cops: Bobcat walks into bar, attacks patrons
03/26/2009
A bobcat attacked three people in a community in central Arizona, including two men who were bitten when the animal wandered inside a bar. (1 d ago)

• Man accused of freezing mom, cashing che... Man accused of freezing mom, cashing checks
03/25/2009
A New York state man has been accused of stashing his 98-year-old mother's dead body in a freezer in their home so he could keep cashing her Social Security checks. (2 d ago)

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