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May 21, 2015

Police: West Virginia robbery suspect accidentally pepper sprays himself

A West Virginia man is in jail after authorities say he foiled his own robbery by accidentally pepper-spraying himself.

May 21, 2015

Chamber pot of Austrian empress fetches thousands of euros at auction, shoes more pricey

What's a potty worth? Thousands of euros, if it was used by an Austrian empress — but much less than her footwear.

May 21, 2015

Springfield moves to sell land after Habitat for Humanity mistakenly builds home on it

Officials in one Massachusetts city are moving to sell a city-owned lot that Habitat for Humanity mistakenly built a home on.

May 21, 2015

San Antonio police investigate how bag of cocaine ended up inside granola bar package

San Antonio police are investigating how a packet of cocaine ended up inside a wrapped Nature Valley granola bar.

May 21, 2015

Virginia Beach bank robbery suspect posts video, robbery note to Instagram

A man accused of robbing a Virginia Beach bank posted two videos and a photo of the incident to his Instagram account.

May 21, 2015

Tennessee woman celebrates her 21st birthday by performing 21 acts of kindness in city

A Tennessee woman celebrated her 21st birthday by performing 21 acts of kindness to people she had never met across the city of Bristol.

May 21, 2015

New Jersey man tries to set cake on fire for video, adds gasoline, lighter fluid to recipe

A northern New Jersey man lit his kitchen table on fire by adding lighter fluid and gasoline to a birthday cake recipe so he could post a video of the fiery result on YouTube.

May 21, 2015

Wright State U professor feeds students' brains with academic analysis of zombies

Many young people have an undying interest in zombies, so a southwest Ohio college professor focuses a class on them.

May 21, 2015

Christie ally, not Kirstie Alley, pleads guilty in lane closures as actress trends on Twitter

No, Kirstie Alley is not involved with politically motivated lane closures in New Jersey.

May 21, 2015

Despite cleanup, awareness campaign, Aspen's Smuggler Mountain still overrun with dog poop

Park rangers are at a loss as Colorado's Smuggler Mountain continues to be covered in piles of poop left behind by furry friends.