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It's Not Like They Had No Reading Material

It's Not Like They Had No Reading Material

When you gotta go, you gotta go. But for decades, when you had to go in the Roxbury Free Library in Vermont, you really had to go -- somewhere else.

Palin Pardons Turkey As Others Are Killed

Gov. Sarah Palin has granted the traditional Thanksgiving pardon to one lucky turkey, but the video that shocked some viewers captured what was happening in the background.

Robber Apologizes During Vermont Holdup

A thief who robbed a general store apologized to the owner and left the singles behind so workers on the next shift would have something in the till.

143 Tons Of Spicy, Fermented Fun

143 Tons Of Spicy, Fermented Fun

Thousands of volunteers donned aprons and hair nets outside Seoul's City Hall in a bid to make the world's biggest batch of kimchi, the traditional Korean spicy pickled cabbage dish.

Woman Wins $2.4 Million In First Trip To Vegas

A 24-year-old woman, on her first trip to Las Vegas, is worrying less about the nation's economy. That's because Jessica Agbunag won $2.4 million at a Wheel of Fortune slot machine.

That's One Dog Who Doesn't Need Caffeine

A dog left inside a running van put the vehicle in drive, causing it to crash into a Long Island coffee house.

Inmates Sneak Through Ceiling To Have Sex

Three male and three female inmates at a southern Indiana jail face charges that they devised a way to sneak between cell blocks to help pass their time behind bars by having sex.

He Forgot That One Commandment

A SoCal pastor and co-defendant are being called "economic predators" by a federal judge who sentenced them to lengthy prison terms for bilking 500 investors out of nearly $30 million.

Teen Lives 4 Months With No Heart

Teen Lives 4 Months With No Heart

D'Zhana Simmons says she felt like a "fake person" for 118 days when she had no heart beating in her chest. "But I know that I really was here," the 14-year-old said, "and I did live without a heart."

Now That's Some Au Bon 'Pain'

A Florida man faces a domestic battery charge after allegedly hitting his girlfriend with a sandwich as she was driving.

Serbia Bids Farewell To The Yugo

Serbia Bids Farewell To The Yugo

Why does a Yugo have a defroster on the rear window? To keep your hands warm while you push it. That's just one of the jokes about the maligned subcompact car whose production ends this week.

Hey, They Didn't Say 'Arrest In Peace'

N.C. sheriff's official apologizes for plunging a funeral into chaos when undercover agents tried to arrest the dead man's son, a pallbearer, and used a Taser on him in the process.

Ex-Sunday School Teacher Sends Topless Pic

Texas woman, 27, was arrested on charges of distributing harmful material to a minor after the parents of a 14-year-old boy found a topless photo of her on his cell phone.

'That's My Cat!' Says Man With Bat

Police are looking for an irate pet lover so intent on liberating his lost cat that he wielded a bat to fend off animal shelter employees in Dallas.

Driver Loses Control After Sneeze, Hits River

An untimely sneeze nearly cost a 42-year-old Massachusetts man his life.

Blind Woman's One-Cent Debt Paid In Full

Blind Woman's One-Cent Debt Paid In Full

People from across the country called Attleboro City Hall on Tuesday offering to pay the 1 cent balance owed by Eileen Wilbur for an overdue water and sewer bill.

Sauna Lets You Get Inside Your Head

Sauna Lets You Get Inside Your Head

An oversize skull with a built-in sauna is turning heads in the Austrian capital.

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