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Treadmills for $33? Wal-Mart blames technical web glitch

NEW YORK (AP) -- Treadmills for $33? Computer monitors for $9? The deals are even too good to be true -- even at Wal-Mart. It turns out they're not. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says a "technical error" caused certain products to be priced absurdly low or high on its website earlier Wednesday morning. The company said it's working to resolve the issue and that the site may have intermittent problems with availability until then. "We apologize for any inconvenience to our customers," said Ravi Jariwala, a spokesman for Wal-Mart's online operations.

Oregon school coach fired for Hooters party plan

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A Portland-area middle school football coach who said he was willing to lose his job rather than back down from plans for a team party at Hooters has lost his job. The athletic director for the Corbett School District, Jean-Paul Soulagnet, sent a letter to parents Monday night telling them the end-of-season awards party at Hooters was no longer a Corbett Middle School event. The athletic director also fired coach Randy Burbach for refusing to choose a more appropriate location, reports say.

The World War II Memorial? There's an app for that

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The World War II Memorial in Washington is getting a free mobile app to help teach visitors about the war, the site's symbolism and the millions of people it honors. The nonprofit Trust for the National Mall is releasing the smartphone app Tuesday. Students from Washington's Alice Deal Middle School will demonstrate it for Honor Flight veterans from Missouri as they visit the memorial.

Missing Briar Creek teen found

By Press Enterprise Staff BRIAR CREEK -- State Police said a 16-year-old boy who had been missing since Monday night has been found and returned home. Olen Berry, of Briar Creek Borough, left his house at 5:45 p.m. Monday after getting into an argument over household rules, officers said. Troopers asked the public for help finding him when he hadn't returned home by 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Police: Murder-suicide eyed in nursing home

CLARKS SUMMIT (AP) -- Authorities have released the names of a licensed practical nurse and a resident killed in a shooting at a nursing home that investigators believe was a murder-suicide committed by the worker. South Abington Township Police Chief Robert Gerrity says 79-year-old Howard Kinney, of Overfield Township, was killed by a shot to the chest at the Abington Manor nursing home. He says 42-year-old Aimee Larkin, of Dunmore, died of a gunshot to the head. Gerrity says officials are "at a loss" as to the motive and are investigating.

What is Google building out in San Francisco Bay?

San Francisco's mayor says he doesn't know what it is. Police say it's not their jurisdiction. And government inspectors are sworn to secrecy. Google is erecting a four-story structure in the heart of the San Francisco Bay but is managing to conceal its purpose by constructing it on docked barges instead of on land, where city building permits and public plans are mandatory. Construction became obvious a few weeks ago.

E. Pa. man killed by buck through windshield

BUSHKILL, Pa. (AP) -- State police say an eastern Pa. man has been killed by a deer which smashed through a windshield and struck the man with its antlers. Troopers say 60-year-old Wali Bilal, of Bushkill, died on the way to the hospital after the crash about 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Troopers say that happened on Route 209 in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County, not far from the man's home. Police say Bilal's wife grabbed the steering wheel and tried to control the vehicle, which struck a tree.

College student stuck between buildings for two days

NEW YORK (AP) -- Fire officials say a 19-year-old New York University student may have been trapped between two buildings for as long as two days. The victim, Asher Vongtau, was rescued at 6:25 p.m. Sunday. A fire department spokesman says he's in serious condition at Bellevue Hospital. It's unclear how Vongtau got stuck between a 5-story parking garage and a 17-story NYU dormitory. The buildings are between Lafayette and Franklin streets in lower Manhattan.

2 dead in botched robbery of Reading corner store

READING, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities say two men are dead in the wake of what police believe to be a botched robbery at a Reading convenience store. It happened around 2 p.m. Monday. Police Sgt. John Solecki said two masked men tried to rob Krick's Korner and a customer shot the two alleged robbers. Investigators said the gunman was arrested. Authorities have not identified any of the people involved in the incident. A police investigation is underway.

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