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For these barkeeps, it's 2 tips, $10G

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Employees at two bars here have seen some unusually big tips this year. The Ann Arbor News reports that in September a $3,000 tip was left for an $87.98 bill at Bar Louie and $7,000 for a $200 bill at Alley Bar. Alley Bar co-owner Robbie Schulz says he waited on a group of about five guys after University of Michigan's home football game against Notre Dame. He says they arrived about 1:40 a.m., had some drinks and one of them paid with a credit card. Schulz says the tip was split among Alley Bar staff. He says the tippers wanted to remain anonymous.

Boy, 14, denies raping, killing his math teacher

SALEM, Mass. (AP) -- A 14-year-old boy accused of killing his high school math teacher pleaded not guilty to murder, aggravated rape and armed robbery charges on Wednesday. Philip Chism is charged in the Oct. 22 death of Colleen Ritzer, a popular teacher at Danvers High School. Ritzer's body was found in woods near the school with her throat slit and a note reading, "I hate you all."

First smokes, now New York may ban electronic cigarettes

NEW YORK (AP) -- New Yorkers who say electronic cigarettes helped them quit smoking asked city lawmakers at a hearing on Wednesday not to ban the nicotine inhalers from restaurants, workplaces and other indoor spaces, saying there isn't enough evidence they pose a health risk to justify their exclusion.

The PE Sneak Peek: Dec. 4, 2013

Here's a look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy Wednesday: * A rolling truck tire rips the top off a car on I-80. See our online report, and look for more pictures in the print edition. * A theft at a local store has police on the hunt for suspects. Read the details. * See the suspect charged with stomping a man on a main street. He's on his way to county court. * A coroner releases the cause of death of a hunter stricken on the first day of buck season.

Man survives 3 days at bottom of Atlantic (with VIDEO)

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Entombed at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in an upended tugboat for three days, Harrison Odjegba Okene begged God for a miracle. The Nigerian cook survived by breathing an ever-dwindling supply of oxygen in an air pocket. A video of Okene's rescue in May that was posted on the Internet more than six months later has gone viral this week.(See the video here:)

Woman cited for driving while wearing Google glasses

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A California woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to what is believed to be the first traffic citation alleging a motorist was using Google's computer-in-an-eyeglass. The device, known as Google Glass, features a thumbnail-size transparent display above the right eye. The technology will not be made widely available to the public until 2014, but defendant Cecilia Abadie was one of about 10,000 "explorers" who received the glasses earlier this year as part of a tryout.

Pa. man charged with killing 85-year-old mother

CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) -- A central Pennsylvania man has been charged in the stabbing death of his elderly mother. Fifty-four-year-old Paul Tolbert of Carlisle was charged with criminal homicide and robbery in what prosecutors are calling the "brutal, violent killing" of 85-year-old Mary Tolbert on Tuesday. Cumberland County District Attorney David Freed said Paul Tolbert is also charged with tampering with evidence for allegedly trying to clean up the crime scene. Authorities allege Tolbert stabbed his mother to death and stole her money to buy crack cocaine.

Union official says train engineer 'nodded' before wreck

YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) -- The engineer in the commuter-train derailment that killed four people over the weekend caught himself nodding at the controls just before the wreck, a union official said Tuesday. William Rockefeller "caught himself, but he caught himself too late," said Anthony Bottalico, leader of the rail employees union, relating what he said Rockfeller told him. During a late-afternoon news conference, federal investigators said they were still talking to Rockefeller, and they would not comment on his level of alertness around the time of the Sunday morning wreck in the Bronx.

Pa. ghost hunters mistaken for burglars

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Police in Pennsylvania are investigating a complaint concerning a ghost hunt that went bust after a police officer mistakenly thought it was a burglary in progress. The Gettysburg Times reported Tuesday that the Thanksgiving night ghost tour ended with two tourists and their guide being detained at gunpoint. A patrolman passing a closed store in Gettysburg says he saw flashlights inside, so he went in and handcuffed and searched the three ghost hunters.

The PE Sneak Peek: Dec. 3, 2013

Here's a look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy Tuesday: * "I'll pay anything" to get out of a DUI, a suspect allegedly told a policeman. See our online report. * Down on their luck, travelers stand outside a local store with a sign asking for help. * "I'm not going to be a screw-up anymore," says a man charged with vandalizing a local park. * A suspect comes to court on charges he ran into the river to escape the law.