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May 21, 2015

Tennessee swinger's club next to Christian school could open as a church under loophole

A group of Tennessee developers blocked from building a sex club next door to a Christian school has found a loophole allowing them to re-label the club as a church.

May 21, 2015

Police: Elusive Boston 'Tree Ninja' caught chopping down tree with a hammer

Boston police say they have arrested a 65-year-old man they believe is the infamous "Brighton Tree Ninja." For several years a vandal has been damaging newly planted trees and shrubbery in the city's Brighton neighborhood.

May 21, 2015

It wasn't the strippers, it was the noise that led to downfall of a Florida stripper school

If not for the loud parties, the owner of a $2 million mansion north of downtown Tampa might have continued operating a training school for strippers next door to an exclusive gated community.

May 21, 2015

Stolen 10-foot rooster finally found in forest, but without 1 eye and lacking its beard

Authorities say the hunt for a 10-foot metal rooster stolen from outside an Athens, Georgia, business has ended in a forest, where Rocket the Rusty Roster was discovered under a pile of wood.

May 21, 2015

Firefighters help 5-year-old Pennsylvania boy get down after he climbs 30 feet up pine tree

Firefighters had to be called to help a 5-year-old Pennsylvania boy out of a tree after he climbed up 30 feet to see the inside of a squirrel nest.

May 21, 2015

Calf with heart-in-its-neck deformity accepted as just another animal on Pennsylvania farm

A calf born with its heart in its neck is thriving on a western Pennsylvania farm despite the unusual deformity.

May 21, 2015

South Georgia man shoots armadillo, sending bullet on zigzag path into mother-in-law's back

Authorities say a south Georgia man shot an armadillo, but ended up accidentally wounding his mother-in-law when the bullet ricocheted off the mammal known for its hard shell.

May 21, 2015

Israeli authorities nab Palestinian smuggling hundreds of kilograms of cheese from West Bank

When Israeli health inspectors spotted a mail truck crossing into Israel from the West Bank, something didn't smell right.

May 21, 2015

Vietnam vet in Utah surprised over reason for denial of specialized license plate

A Vietnam War veteran in Utah says he's surprised over the reason for the denial of his request for a personalized license plate commemorating the year he was wounded and awarded a Purple Heart.

May 21, 2015

Deputies find cabin that Washington state family reported had been stolen off its foundation

Authorities say a log cabin that a family reported stolen off its foundation has been found in rural northeast Washington.