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5/18/2013
Fleeing Ore. man pleads to be pulled from river
Posted 11:10 PM 5/17/2013 by Associated Press
IRRIGON, Ore. (AP) - Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a fleeing man tried to use a backstroke to get across the Columbia River but, exhausted, said he couldn't swim and pleaded with officers to retrieve him. They did. Morrow County Sheriff Ken Matlack told the East Oregonian officers (More)
Alaska man runs onto frozen lake to avoid jail
Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled
5/17/2013
Coin tossing breaks tie in Philippine mayoral race
Posted 10:50 PM 5/16/2013 by Associated Press
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - What do you do when two candidates running for mayor in the Philippines get exactly the same number of votes? You get them to toss a coin. Marvic Feraren and Boyet Py both received 3,236 votes for mayor of San Teodoro town in Mindoro Oriental province in (More)
Wash. state woman spots stolen car in drive-thru
Fleeing Ore. man pleads to be pulled from river
5/16/2013
Customer leaves big tip for upbeat waitress
Posted 3:21 PM 5/16/2013 by Karlisa Galarza
INDIANAPOLIS - CeCe Bruce has received a couple of large tips in her life, but nothing like the one she got Wednesday morning.
CeCe works at an Indianapolis Steak 'n Shake restaurant.
"I was having a hard time at another table, but kept smiling and going on," she says, and that's (More)
Conn. chef planning to feast on cicadas
Deer smashes Pa. bus windshield, takes short ride
5/15/2013
Belizean government condemns pyramid destruction
Posted 9:45 PM 5/14/2013 by Associated Press
BELIZE CITY (AP) - The government of Belize says it's pursuing a "vigorous" investigation into a road-building company's near destruction of one of the country's largest Mayan pyramids. The Ministry of Tourism and Culture says in a Tuesday statement that it's outraged at the (More)
