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January 8, 2015

Police: Surveillance cams show health store worker having sex, paying with company check

Police in a New Orleans suburb say a health-food store worker is accused of using a $200 company check to pay a prostitute after a back-room encounter.

January 8, 2015

History buffs? Police say 2 people stole replica baby dinosaur from North Carolina museum

Talk about exploring the past.

January 8, 2015

Central Florida couple to bring home cat that went berserk, prompted 911 call

A cat is heading back home after spending time in quarantine following an attack on its central Florida owners that prompted a 911 call.

January 8, 2015

Police: Couple caught on video pilfering $10,000 replica of baby dinosaur from museum

Police are looking for a man and a woman caught on video stealing a baby dinosaur replica from a North Carolina museum.

January 8, 2015

Scientists give Jennifer Lopez a shoutout by naming Puerto Rico water mite after her

Pop singer Jennifer Lopez may be thinking life is funny after a group of scientists named a water mite in her honor after discovering a new species near Puerto Rico.

January 8, 2015

Police: Kentucky man charged with shoplifting ordered 5 pizzas using name of arresting officer

Police in southern Kentucky say they got a surprise delivery after charging a man with shoplifting — five pizzas showed up at the station.

January 8, 2015

Uruguayan teachers go on 24-hour strike to protest attacks by parents

You could call them helicopter parents on steroids.

January 8, 2015

Scientists give Jennifer Lopez a shoutout by naming Puerto Rico water after her

Pop singer Jennifer Lopez may be thinking life is funny after some scientists gave her name to a water mite species they discovered near Puerto Rico.

January 8, 2015

Belgian town tries to remove Gypsies with loud music: not a roaring success, but some dancing

A plan by a Belgian mayor to remove a group of Gypsies by playing loud music backfired when the camping cars stayed put and the children danced to the music.

January 8, 2015

Man says he claims land in Africa as Kingdom of North Sudan so daughter can be a princess

A Virginia man says he has claimed a kingdom in Africa so his daughter can be a princess.