News | Pocket pet It’s not what police say John Jacobson stole that
surprised investigators. It’s what they found in his pocket.
According to Washington County, Ore., sheriff’s deputies, Jacobson
stole a case of beer…
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Head drama A body part floating in a river is usually evidence of
foul play. But a head found floating in the Hudson River may be
from a different kind of…
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Nesting place A home in the Canary Islands that had been abandoned
by humans was occupied by others. Millions of others. Authorities
in the town of San…
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A Bridge too far After three years of deliberation, officials at
the Internal Revenue Service are finally ready to admit the $60,000
Star Trek
–themed training…
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Spreading the wealth Most people who win lotteries end up sending
their money down the drain. Mark and Cindy Hill of Dearborn, Mo.,
are doing so in a…
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Armed and hungry At any other pizza parlor, flashing your weapon
might earn you some trouble. But at All Around Pizza in Virginia
Beach, Va., showing off your…
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Alcoholic intake Beer is for more than drinking in Alaska. It’s
also for making more beer. The Alaskan Brewing Company in Juneau
recently installed a new…
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Work order A Massachusetts court ordered a 12-year-old boy to get a
job after he failed to make restitution for graffiti convictions
last year. A defense…
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Batty bid How much would you pay for a 1955 Lincoln Futura concept
car? At a Scottsdale, Ariz., auction on Jan. 19, Rick Champagne
paid $4.2 million for one.
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Don’t ask, don’t tell The interesting part about a
no-questions-asked program run by police is that you never know
what the answers will be. When the Los…
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What he said Nobody can accuse Kristina Green (right) of Maricopa,
Ariz., of trying to keep up with the Joneses—but she's not a
grinch, either. Green's…
Return to sender After more than a decade, congregants of a North
Dakota church are finally getting the chance to pay back. Over 15
years ago, when the St.
