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Published on December 22, 2013 - Page 14
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) —A load of chicken destined for an Iowa food pantry was rescued from beside a road thanks to what one man calls a miracle....
Published on December 22, 2013 - Page 14
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) —The organizer of the annual Possum Drop in the North Carolina mountains has been given a permit by a state agency to lower a...
Published on December 22, 2013 - Page 14
HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — A group in Harlan is selling coal-theme candles to help unemployed miners in eastern Kentucky pay their bills. A group called...
Published on December 22, 2013 - Page 20
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) —A table at e-End holds jars full of tiny pieces of metal and plastic that were once cellphones, rifles and even body armor. The...
Published on December 22, 2013 - Page 20
Court rules manure is not a pollutant MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court says manure isn’t a pollutant as defined in an insurance policy...
Published on December 22, 2013 - Page 23
NEW YORK — Carly Kerby, a mom of four girls, doesn’t have the greatest track record as the Tooth Fairy, but it was another family tradition that...
Published on December 21, 2013 - Page 4
BOISE, Idaho (AP) —People still ask whether it’s “real.” “I tell them it’s real cool,” said Paul Humbracht. Humbracht had the honor of driving on...
Published on December 21, 2013 - Page 5
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — Bubble Wrap gets packed into boxes, popped by children and eventually tossed away. Bremerton resident Sheri Rose has found a...
Published on December 21, 2013 - Page 5
Ky. woman denies trying to sell baby ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — A central Kentucky woman has pleaded not guilty to trying to sell her newborn to pay...
Published on December 21, 2013 - Page 7
GAYLORD, Mich. (AP) —A retired mail carrier said he’s been fired from a job as a greeter at a Meijer store in northern Michigan after rushing to the...
Published on December 21, 2013 - Page 14
NEW YORK — It’s tough to shop for techies. They already own everything with a plug or rechargeable battery. But fear not, a slew of unique technology...
Published on December 21, 2013 - Page 14
STONEHENGE, England — After thousands of years, Stonehenge has had a makeover. But visitors may initially feel something is missing: the prehistoric...
Published on December 21, 2013 - Page 14
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — When it comes to phrases that annoy, it looks like it’s “whatever” forever. Pollsters at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N...
Published on December 20, 2013 - Page 4
CHICAGO — The detached dad, turning up his nose at diapering and too busy to bathe, dress and play with his kids, is mostly a myth, a big government...
Published on December 20, 2013 - Page 12
LOS ANGELES — Giving a puppy or kitten to the pet lover on your list is a gift idea animal activists have long warned people to avoid. But a national...
Published on December 20, 2013 - Page 12
ATLANTA — It’s December, the malls are bustling and “Sale” signs are everywhere. Good time to grab the deals? Not so fast.
Savvy shoppers should...
Published on December 20, 2013 - Page 12
BERLIN — The European Space Agency launched its star-surveying satellite Gaia into space Thursday, hoping to produce the most accurate three-...
Published on December 19, 2013 - Page 7
Here are the 25 films selected in 2013 by the Library of Congress to be preserved as part of the National Film Registry: • “Bless Their Little...
Published on December 19, 2013 - Page 7
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Longtime Los Angeles school teacher Rose “Mama G” Gilbert has died at age 95, just 10 months after retiring. Gilbert died Monday...
Published on December 19, 2013 - Page 14
MINNEAPOLIS — An Iraq War veteran accused of stealing identification information of roughly 400 members of his former Army unit so he could make fake...
Published on December 19, 2013 - Page 14
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Someone has stolen a life-size bronze bust of John F. Kennedy that’s been on display for decades at a downtown Tucson park, city...
Published on December 18, 2013 - Page 1
The Food and Drug Administration is warning a stimulant used in treatments for the childhood condition attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder can...
Published on December 17, 2013 - Page 11
DES MOINES, Iowa —The Mega Millions jackpot inched toward a U.S. lottery record Monday as it soared to $586 million amid a frenzy of ticket purchases...
Published on December 17, 2013 - Page 22
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — It’s part Christmas miracle, part holiday mystery. About this time every year, for at least the last half-dozen or so, someone...
Published on December 17, 2013 - Page 22
KUOW reporter SEATTLE (AP) — When someone wants to get rid of anything at the University of Washington — and seriously, anything — it typically gets...
Published on December 17, 2013 - Page 22
PORTLAND, Maine —The mansion that serves as Maine headquarters of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union lay largely fallow until recently, with drug...
Published on December 16, 2013 - Page 1
From staff and wire reports A YouTube crew raised money by having people make “motorboat” noises on women’s breasts, then expressed shock when a...
Published on December 15, 2013 - Page 3
CLEVELAND (AP) — College students reading this story and others online for hours may become more anxious and less happy. A new Kent State University...
Published on December 15, 2013 - Page 5
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) —With just under nine minutes left in the fourth quarter of the 2013 Iron Bowl, a Tigers’ trainer spotted a rip in defensive end...
Published on December 15, 2013 - Page 5
Scott McElroy, Ph.D., an associate professor with the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences at the university, met Director of Athletic...