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Posted on: Saturday, February 23, 2013 - 3:58am
NEW YORK (AP) -- A school principal said she's "appalled" by a homework assignment that used scenarios about killing and whipping slaves to teach math. Adele Schroeter has ordered... READ MORE »

Posted on: Friday, February 22, 2013 - 2:57am
NEW YORK (AP) -- At the height of Superstorm Sandy, city residents watching seawater pour into the subway system couldn't help but wonder: What will become of all the rats? Four months... READ MORE »

Posted on: Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 1:05pm
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A shoeshine man has given a Pittsburgh children's hospital a total of more than $200,000 in tips he's collected over the last 30 years. Albert Lexie says he's been... READ MORE »

Posted on: Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 3:46am
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A combination of hand sanitizer, olive oil and static electricity likely caused an accidental fire that burned a young patient at a Portland hospital, the state fire... READ MORE »

Posted on: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 4:33pm
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A woman who says she was fired because she voted for President Barack Obama filed a lawsuit against her former employer. Patricia Kunkle's lawsuit accuses Dayton, Ohio... READ MORE »

Posted on: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 4:13am
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) -- A photo of a KFC employee appearing to lick a container of mashed potatoes got her fired and drew quick corporate response to a Johnson City restaurant. The... READ MORE »

Posted on: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 4:01am
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Police in Pennsylvania say that a student who reported a gunshot being fired had actually heard the sound of a newspaper hitting the sidewalk. Gettysburg police... READ MORE »

Posted on: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 4:11am
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) -- With her escape-artist antics now caught on video, a horse in Michigan is being dubbed the "Houdini Horse" thanks to her knack for opening stall doors. The 9-year-... READ MORE »

Posted on: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 3:46am
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A Texas couple says a Tennessee sheriff's deputy pulled them over after mistaking a car decal of the buckeye leaf for a marijuana leaf. Bonnie and Guido Jonas-... READ MORE »

Posted on: Monday, February 18, 2013 - 4:01am
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Following an Israeli newspaper's scoop, the country's prime minister has put his annual ice cream budget on ice. Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Sunday said once he was... READ MORE »

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