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Police: Burglar uses church equipment to view porn
(The Associated Press) Second-degree burglary charges have been filed against an Ames man who broke into a church where he allegedly used the institution's electronic equipment to watch pornography. Police allege the 55-year-old man broke into the First Christian Church on Thursday. After gatheri...

Midnight knitter pulls the wool over NJ shore town
(The Associated Press) Someone is spinning quite a yarn over one New Jersey shore town. An unknown person dubbed The Midnight Knitter by West Cape May residents is covering tree branches and lamp poles with little sweaters under cover of darkness.Mayor Pam Kaithern says police are looking into th...

Okla. electric crews say bobcat caused outage
(The Associated Press) Oklahoma Gas and Electric officials said a pole climbing bobcat is to blame for a power outage in southern Oklahoma O& spokesman Brian Alford said repair crews found the smoldering body of the bobcat Tuesday at the top of a utility pole in Johnston County. The power outage ...

Police: Drunk woman lets 14-year-old son drive
(The Associated Press) A 37-year-old woman was accused of putting her 14-year-old behind the wheel because she was too drunk to drive. The woman was arrested Saturday after Washington County Sheriff's deputies stopped a vehicle on U.S. Highway 75 because of erratic driving. Deputies found the wom...

Police: Calif. robber holds up 11 people, gets $6
(The Associated Press) They say crime doesn't pay. For one robber in California, it did - but not much. Authorities in Riverside County say a woman with a gun robbed 11 customers at a market and got away with $6.A Sheriff's Department statement says the woman was armed with a semi-automatic pisto...

Woman delivers surprise baby, picks up other son
(The Associated Press) A 32-year-old Kentucky woman who said she didn't know that she was pregnant delivered her newborn son on the floor of her laundry room by herself and even cut the umbilical cord. Kelly Bottom told The Advocate-Messenger that she also picked up her other son from school and ...

Man allegedly robs pharmacy, puts cash on counter
(The Associated Press) Police in northern Idaho arrested a robber accused of demanding a controlled drug from a pharmacy, then throwing cash on the counter before fleeing. Kootenai County Sheriff Lt. Stu Miller said a 39-year-old man was arrested Tuesday.Police questioned the man at his Twin Lake...

NYC chef creates breast milk cheese
(The Associated Press) Breast milk cheese, anyone? A Manhattan chef has posted a recipe on his blog for what he calls "My spouse's mommy milk cheese." Daniel Angerer co-owns Klee Brasserie with his wife Lori Mason. A photo on his blog features the cheese encrusted with maple caramelized pumpkin a...

eBay item: Xbox that brought down Baltimore mayor
(The Associated Press) Prosecutors in former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's perjury case are putting the spoils of their efforts on eBay.An Xbox 360 video game console seized during a raid on Dixon's home is for sale. As of Tuesday afternoon, the highest bid was $660. Potential buyers have until ...

Pet shop owner claims fish is 43, weighs 20 pounds
(The Associated Press) It sounds fishy but a New York City pet shop owner says it's true. Buttkiss, the black pacu he owns, is 43 and weighs 20 pounds. A pacu is a breed that's related to the piranha. Steve Gruebel owns Cameo Pet Shop in Queens. He got Buttkiss in 1967 when he was just a wee thin...