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January 13, 2015

2 candidates tied in mayoral election in Philippines flip coin to decide winner

What do you do when two candidates running for mayor in the Philippines get exactly the same number of votes? You get them to toss a coin.

January 13, 2015

That's my car! McDonald's worker spots her stolen car in drive-thru at Wash. state restaurant

A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later — in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant where she works.

January 13, 2015

Connecticut chef, famous for insect recipes, looks forward to cooking cicadas during invasion

A chef in Connecticut is looking forward to the upcoming cicada invasion, and the chance to try out a few recipes for the insects.

January 13, 2015

Man charged after overnight feast in closed Kentucky supermarket

Authorities in Kentucky have charged a man who officers say had an overnight feast in a closed supermarket outside Louisville.

January 13, 2015

NYPD officer trying to help cat in tree gets stuck, needs fire department to get him down

Authorities say a New York police officer who went after a cat stuck in a tree got caught himself and needed a little help getting back down to the ground.

January 13, 2015

Man carrying fake gun walks into Missouri theater in 'Iron Man 3' stunt

Operators of a Missouri movie theater apologized Friday for a stunt in which an actor dressed in black, wearing body armor and carrying a fake rifle walked in to the movie house.

January 13, 2015

Huge ice sheets pushed ashore at Minnesota lake, creep up to people's doorsteps

Strong winds have pushed huge ice sheets ashore at a northern Minnesota lake and right up to people's doorsteps.

January 13, 2015

Smokejumpers parachute into illegal pot garden in Southern Oregon national forest

A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden being prepared for growing season.

January 13, 2015

Durango, Colo., area couple gives up fight to keep catwalk for kitties to leave 2nd floor unit

A Durango area couple is giving up their fight to keep a 13-foot escape route for their cats outside their Colorado apartment.

January 13, 2015

Cemetery commission says rapper's family cannot inscribe headstone with swear words

Commissioners at a Massachusetts cemetery have said no to profanity on headstones.