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January 13, 2015

Radio transmitter, quail and mouse feast help capture Calif. zoo's bald eagle that flew away

A radio transmitter and then a feast of quail and mouse led to the capture of a California zoo's bald eagle after three days on the lam.

January 13, 2015

Austrian police to state broadcaster: owner finds would-be-car thief asleep behind wheel

Like anywhere, dozing off behind the wheel in Austria can be deadly.

January 13, 2015

Maine man cited for his loud whistling in downtown Portland promises to stay on the move

A Maine man charged with disorderly conduct for his loud whistling in downtown Portland has reached a deal with the city — he can whistle, but he can't linger in one spot.

January 13, 2015

Shoeshine man gives Pa. children's hospital total of $200,000 in tips he's made since 1980s

A shoeshine man has given a Pittsburgh children's hospital a total of more than $200,000 in tips he's collected over the last 30 years.

January 13, 2015

Mass. boy calls 911 over bedtime; officer goes to home to explain what's truly an emergency

Police in Massachusetts say a 10-year-old boy called 911 because he didn't want to go to bed.

January 13, 2015

104-year-old Mich. woman stays forever young(er) on Facebook, as site can't handle 3-digit age

Marguerite Joseph can be forgiven for lying about her age on Facebook.

January 13, 2015

Texas woman arrested after calling 911 for cigarettes, police say

A Texas woman wanted to make sheriff's deputies the butt of a joke, but she picked the wrong audience when she called 911 to have cigarettes delivered to her home.

January 13, 2015

Police: Gunshot reported at central Pa. college campus was actually newspaper hitting sidewalk

Police in Pennsylvania say a student's report of a gunshot being fired was instead the sound of a newspaper hitting the sidewalk.

January 13, 2015

Massive 200-man hunt for boar yields single victim, some 170 remain elusive

Belgians went on a boar hunt and at first it looked like no contest: 200 hunters vs.

January 13, 2015

Following expose, Israeli leader Netanyahu freezes "excessive" ice cream expenditures

Following an Israeli newspaper's scoop, the country's prime minister has "frozen" his annual ice cream budget.