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May 21, 2015

Detroit man wins lottery, then hides $1 million ticket in flour to think about windfall

A postal worker says he couldn't eat or sleep for three days because of something in a container of flour.

May 21, 2015

Florida man and woman arrested for stealing more than $300 in meat products from grocery store

A man and woman have been arrested in central Florida after police say they stole more than $300 worth of meat from a grocery store.

May 21, 2015

Denver-area school won't let child eat cookies in lunchbox, sends note about healthy options

A suburban Denver 4-year-old came home from school disappointed, with untouched Oreos and a note from her teacher.

May 21, 2015

Student inadvertently presses alarm, summons police, during school tour of South Dakota bank

Police officers who responded to what they thought was a robbery of a South Dakota bank found a school tour instead.

May 21, 2015

Bad vibrations: Buzzing inside mailbox shutters town square; sound was a medical alert pager

Police were picking up some bad vibrations from a buzzing mailbox in a Pennsylvania town, enough to prompt them to shut down the town square for a couple of hours.

May 21, 2015

Smoke from burnt macaroni and cheese forces evacuation at Iowa Capitol

A burnt bowl of macaroni and cheese forced a brief evacuation at the Iowa Capitol.

May 21, 2015

Cellphone ringtone _ 'Quack! Quack!' _ aids rescue of baby ducks from Louisiana storm drain

Quack! Quack! A duck call ringtone helped a Louisiana firefighter rescue six ducklings from a storm drain.

May 21, 2015

Police chase ends in arrest after owner spots stolen truck in rearview mirror

A man driving to work in Alabama suddenly noticed his stolen pickup truck following him, setting off a chain of events that included a pursuit, a crash and an arrest.

May 21, 2015

Man breaks into home, eats tater tots and takes a nap before California homeowner spots him

Police say a would-be burglar got sidetracked by snacks and a comfy place to snooze, heating up some tater tots and taking a nap on the sofa of the house he broke into.

May 21, 2015

Donkey that guards University of Rhode Island goat and sheep herds has surprise birth

The University of Rhode Island may have a new guard for its animal herd after a baby donkey was unexpectedly born.