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August 31, 2015

No bones about it: Dog mayor to announce plans to run for president in 2016

She might be a bit shaggy, but Lucy Lou wants to run for president — and she comes with political experience.

August 31, 2015

Naked, painted bikers ride through Philadelphia touting body freedom, fuel conservation

Thousands of bicyclists in various stages of undress have pedaled their way around Philadelphia to promote fuel conservation and positive body image.

August 31, 2015

Outcry in Egypt after cleric accused of mentioning Facebook in traditional call to prayer

Egyptians in a Nile Delta province are outraged after a cleric allegedly changed a line in the traditional Islamic call to dawn prayers to mention Facebook.

August 28, 2015

Benedictine monk relaxing atop Rhode Island turbine spotted by drone

A Benedictine monk who works at a private Rhode Island school has discovered that finding solitude is no easy feat, even 175 feet in the air.

August 27, 2015

Police: 'Better safe than sorry' after confronting North Dakota students armed with telescope

Two North Dakota State University students got a scare when armed police officers mistook their telescope for a rifle.

August 27, 2015

Illinois city to keep 'habitual drunkard' list to curb booze sales, fight public inebriation

The police department in Illinois' second largest city is going to compile a "habitual drunkard" list to help fight public intoxication.

August 27, 2015

Marshal, deputies arrest drunken man who shot fake gun outside saloon in Tombstone

A man who shot several rounds from a prop gun outside a saloon in the historic Arizona town of Tombstone faces disorderly conduct and other charges.

August 25, 2015

Texas couple whips up wedding at hospital before bride gives birth to baby girl

It could have been the plot of a movie: A Houston couple improvises a hospital wedding in less than an hour after the bride goes into labor early.

August 25, 2015

Pennsylvania cops find couple asleep in garage with light on after homeowner reports burglary

Police in Pennsylvania say officers found a couple asleep in a garage with the light on after a homeowner reported a burglary.

August 24, 2015

Geese, their waste, invade Pennsylvania football field, force high school to move scrimmage

A western Pennsylvania high school football team had to move its scrimmage after geese — and the waste they leave behind — invaded its stadium.