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'Superman' punched after angering driver, cops say

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) -- It took a lot less than Kryptonite to fell this Man of Steel. Police in Massachusetts tell the Daily Hampshire Gazette (http://bit.ly/1ctDRz8 ) that a man dressed in a Superman costume was treated for a head injury after being punched in the face late Wednesday night, apparently when he refused to get out of the way of a motorist trying to enter the driveway of a home. Amherst Detective Richard MacLean says witnesses told investigators that Superman, who was not identified but said to be of college age, had been trying to stir up trouble in the area.

Gunman kills TSA agent at LAX, injures 2 others

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A gunman armed with a semi-automatic rifle opened fire at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, killing a Transportation Security Administration employee and wounding two other people in an attack that frightened passengers and disrupted flights nationwide, officials said. Los Angeles police Assistant Chief Earl Paysinger said the unidentified suspect, who was apparently injured following an exchange of gunfire with officers, was in custody.

3 bikini baristas arrested at coffee stand

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Police say the service at a bikini espresso stand in Washington state was too hot. Officers arrested three baristas Wednesday at the Hillbilly Hotties coffee stand in Everett. Spokesman Aaron Snell tells KOMO that police received complaints the women were exposing body parts and behaving inappropriately. A 20-year-old and 21-year-old are facing charges of violating the city's adult cabaret law. A 33-year-old was arrested for investigation of lewd conduct.

Scammer persists even with Pa. cop on the phone

AMBRIDGE, Pa. (AP) -- A telephone caller running a Homeland Security-themed scam was so persistent he continued his shtick even after a western Pennsylvania police chief answered the elderly target's phone and identified himself as a police officer, police said. According to police in Harmony Township, a caller told a 70-year-old woman she won $480,000 in a contest, but could only collect $100,000 because of limits imposed under the Patriot Act -- and then only if she sent a $5,000 cash "bond," the Beaver County Times reported Thursday.

State police warning of Pa. jury duty scam

RIDGWAY, Pa. (AP) -- What's worse than jury duty? State police in one western Pennsylvania county say it might be a scam in which someone is trying to pry personal information out of people by telephoning to claim they've missed jury duty. WJAC-TV reports troopers from the Ridgway barrack say several Elk County residents have received the bogus calls. Residents are being warned that they face fines if they refuse to verify their names, Social Security numbers and even their credit card numbers. Police believe the callers are hoping to use the information gathered in identity theft schemes.

Laptop buyers raise stink over cat urine smell

NEW YORK (AP) -- A noxious feline odor has some Dell customers caterwauling. People who own Dell Latitude 6430u laptops are complaining that their pricey new computers are emitting a smell similar to cat urine. Some of them said on the company's online customer forums that the odor seems to be coming from the keyboard or palm rest. The Round Rock, Texas, company originally advised buyers through its forums to try cleaning their keyboards with a soft cloth or compressed air, but the smell persisted.

The PE Sneak Peek: Oct. 31, 2013

Here's a look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy Thursday: * A lot of dough: A local bakery threatens to leave town instead of paying higher rent. * Here's the silver lining: A thief is straightening herself out now that she's been caught, she tells a judge. * A teenager allegedly fractured bones in his dad's face in a fray on a local street. * Fearless Sports Editor Tim Hare puts his predictions in black and white as Week 10 of high school football rolls around.

6 people shot dead in Carolina domestic dispute

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina man in a custody dispute with a onetime girlfriend broke into her parents' home and fatally shot the woman, her parents and two children, the sheriff said. The man then killed himself. Investigators found the bodies of six people ranging in age from 9 to 51 when they responded Tuesday to a call from a man who said he was thinking about hurting himself.

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