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May 21, 2015

Lawmakers set partisan politics aside, unite to try to remove interloping bat from chamber

The Vermont Statehouse chamber was evacuated after a brown bat flew in to join the state's lawmakers.

May 21, 2015

Michigan parents of 13 sons, no daughters, pick name for new baby after challenging decision

The 13th son of a Michigan couple now has a name.

May 21, 2015

South African rider hits dead buffalo in Johannesburg area, calls it 'only in Africa' accident

Cyclists in South Africa's biggest city usually worry about getting hit by vehicles.

May 21, 2015

Skunk, groundhog blamed for damage to cemetery in small Maine community

A couple of varmint vandals are hitting a small western Maine town hard.

May 21, 2015

Police cite NY man enraged by lack of macaroni and cheese at Pennsylvania Turnpike rest stop

State police say a New York man became angry when he couldn't get macaroni and cheese at a Pennsylvania Turnpike rest stop, then furious when the same restaurant was out of potatoes.

May 21, 2015

West Michigan couple with 12 sons already continue all-male streak with birth of boy No. 13

A western Michigan couple with 12 sons already have kept the all-male streak alive with the birth of boy No.

May 21, 2015

Pranksters plant tree between home plate and pitcher's mound at southwest Ohio baseball field

Suspected pranksters have caused a stir by planting a tree at a southwest Ohio park in a particularly inconvenient spot: in the baseball field, smack between home plate and the pitcher's mound.

May 21, 2015

Love not war: Swedish peace group launches gay-rights sonar system to counter Russian subs

Swedish peace activists who argue that military hardware isn't the best way to deter Russian submarines have launched their own underwater defense installation: a gay-themed sonar system.

May 21, 2015

Massachusetts police warn people not to chase bears with a hatchet, while drunk, as man did

Police in Massachusetts have some sage advice: Don't go chasing after bears while drunk and armed with nothing more than a dull hatchet.

May 21, 2015

Connecticut boarding school student asks his girlfriend to prom while jumping out of a plane

A northeastern Connecticut boarding school student has videotaped himself asking his girlfriend to go to prom with him while jumping out of an airplane.