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January 8, 2015

Authorities: Woman, 78, caught with $41,000 in cash in girdle, bra, bag at Detroit airport

Authorities say a 78-year-old Florida woman tried to fly from Detroit Metropolitan Airport with almost $41,000 in cash hidden inside her girdle, bra and carry-on bag.

January 8, 2015

Monkey 'selfies' spark copyright dispute between British photographer and Wikipedia

A series of "selfies" taken by Indonesian monkeys has sparked a copyright argument between a British photographer and Wikipedia.

January 8, 2015

Austrian woman faces $1,340 fine for cycling, shopping & filling up her car in the nude

Even in non-prudish Austria, nudity in public places has its price.

January 8, 2015

5-year-old loses re-election to teenager as mayor of tiny tourist town in northern Minnesota

A 5-year-old boy's run as mayor is over in a tiny tourist town in northern Minnesota.

January 8, 2015

Western Michigan couple get married where love bloomed _ at an indoor hockey rink

The bride wore white — and stainless steel.

January 8, 2015

Police say 2 teen boys baked drug-laced brownies while burglarizing Pennsylvania home

Police say two 17-year-old boys have been charged with breaking into a Pennsylvania home and baking drug-laced brownies.

January 8, 2015

Man accused of stealing Boulder garbage truck may have been 'freaked' by neighborhood police

A man accused of stealing a garbage truck in Boulder this week may have been scared by officers responding to an unrelated call near his home.

January 8, 2015

Cops: Drunken woman tried to drive off in unmarked police car _ with 2 officers still inside

Pittsburgh police say a drunken woman tried to drive away in an unmarked police car — with two officers still inside.

January 8, 2015

Slick commute: Semitrailer overturns on Indianapolis highway, coats lanes with butter

A semitrailer has overturned on an Indianapolis interstate, spilling what police say are 45,000 pounds of packages of butter and other dairy products.

January 8, 2015

Who's got the goat? Police investigate disappearance of grand champion animal at Colorado fair

Police in Greeley, Colorado, are investigating who's got the goat — a grand champion animal that vanished this week from a county fair.