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Associated PressNew Hampshire hotel is home to supersized catWATERVILLE VALLEY, N.H. (AP) — Guests at a hotel in New Hampshire can be forgiven for thinking a raccoon is lounging out front.
- Associated PressPittsburgh man faces penalty if he can't catch noisy rooster
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh man has 30 days to figure out how to catch a noisy rooster or the city will penalize him.
Associated PressInternet star Grumpy Cat to join a Broadway show _ 'Cats'NEW YORK (AP) — Life will imitate art — or is it the other way around? — when internet sensation Grumpy Cat joins the cast of the Broadway musical "Cats" on Friday for what will likely be a feline-good moment.
- Associated PressCompany: Crows knocked out power to 100,000 in 3 states
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A utility company says two crows triggered a power outage in mid-July that knocked out service to about 100,000 customers in three Western states.
- ReutersMcDonald's offers Halloween choco-pumpkin fries in Japan
For those who can't get enough of pumpkin-flavored treats during Halloween, McDonald's Japan is offering french fries covered in pumpkin and chocolate sauce. The fast-food chain came up with the "Halloween Choco Potato" to mark its 45th anniversary in Japan, where trick or treaters
- Associated PressVideo shows deer trying to jump inside SUV that hit it
HOWELL, N.J. (AP) — A deer that was hit by an SUV in New Jersey wasn't going down without a fight.
Associated PressFan drops ring during televised Yankee Stadium engagementNEW YORK (AP) — In the end, Andrew Fox wasn't charged with an error.
- Associated PressSatanic Temple brings after-school club to elementary pupils
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland chapter of The Satanic Temple has succeeded in its efforts to bring an after-school program to a Portland elementary school.
Associated PressDriver uses cardboard Trump head in carpool laneSEATTLE (AP) — A cardboard cutout of a head in a passenger seat definitely caught the attention of a Washington State Patrol trooper Tuesday morning.
- Associated PressPolice: Woman robs Arby's restaurant, flees in taxi cab
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman faces armed robbery charges after police say she robbed an Arby's restaurant in Gainesville and then hailed a cab to get away.
- Associated PressLong dog-gone trip: Florida pooch travels to Boston and back
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Pyrenees mix named Apollo is back home in Florida after a journey that took him to the Boston area.
- Associated PressAustrian customs officials find human intestines in luggage
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian customs officials are used to finding unusual items in travelers' luggage. But human intestines were not on their list — until now.
Associated PressDrone to the face doesn't stop Bone Thugs-n-Harmony showVICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — The hip-hop rhythms of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are too fierce to be stopped. Even by a drone to the face.
Associated PressSnake wrapped around armrest halts Japanese 'bullet' trainTOKYO (AP) — A passenger spotted a snake curled around the armrest of another passenger's seat on a Japanese Shinkansen "bullet" train on Monday, forcing the train to make an unscheduled stop.
- ReutersIndian man bitten by python whilst posing for selfie
Forest department officials on Saturday (September 24) promised strict action after a python attacked a man when a group was trying to click a photo with it. The incident took place on Friday (September 23) after forest department officials removed the python from the premises of a school in northwestern
Associated PressSwooping, gliding over the Alps at free-flight festivalSAINT HILAIRE DU TOUVET, France (AP) — In wild costumes, wingsuits and even home-made flying machines, thousands of people are gliding through the French Alps in the world's oldest free-flight festival.
- Associated PressAlaska council to vote on cat leash law
KENAI, Alaska (AP) — Cats will need leashes just like dogs if a proposal before the Kenai council wins approval.
- Associated PressHold your nose: Stinky corpse flower blooms in New Hampshire
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — A flower that got its nickname from its putrid smell is blooming at Dartmouth College for the first time since 2011.
Associated PressDriver caught using mannequin to drive in carpool laneBREA, Calif. (AP) — A California driver has been cited for using a mannequin — not the required human being — to drive in the carpool lane.
- Associated PressMichigan quintuplets work first jobs together at McDonald's
POTTERVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Three 18-year-old brothers and their two 18-year-old sisters have landed their first jobs, together, at a McDonald's in Michigan.
- Associated PressGerman girl bicycles to Poland to see her grandmother
BERLIN (AP) — German police say a missing 14-year-old girl has turned up safe and sound in Poland, after bicycling and hitchhiking some 400 kilometers (250 miles) to see her grandmother.
ReutersWork on sex life of rats, life as a badger honored at Ig Nobel PrizesBy Scott Malone CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) - Scientific research into how polyester pants affect the sex life of rats, what it's like for a human to live like a badger and how different the world looks when viewed through your legs was honored at this year's Ig Nobel spoof awards. The group
- Associated PressSend in the clown complaints: Spate of reports raises alarm
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Police are encouraging caution amid a rash of public complaints and social media reports in a number of states of people dressed like clowns and acting suspiciously, even if they think many are knucklehead pranksters or simply bogus.
Associated PressScholars who studied liars, put pants on rats win Ig NobelsBOSTON (AP) — A Swede who wrote a trilogy about collecting bugs, an Egyptian doctor who put pants on rats to study their sex lives and a British researcher who lived like an animal have been named winners of the Ig Nobels, the annual spoof prizes for quirky scientific achievement.
Associated PressSold: New York mansion of 'Keeping up with the Joneses' fameRHINEBECK, N.Y. (AP) — A dilapidated New York mansion believed to have inspired the phrase "Keeping up with the Joneses" has sold at auction for $120,000.
