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January 8, 2015

Owner calls 911 after cat in Florida goes wild

A 4-year-old Russian blue cat named Kush is being quarantined after apparently going berserk inside a central Florida home, prompting its owners to call 911.

January 8, 2015

Oklahoma farmer loses iPhone in grain silo, returned nearly 8 months and trip to Japan later

An Oklahoma farmer's iPhone that was lost when it fell into a grain elevator has been returned to him unscathed after it was found in Japan.

January 8, 2015

Greek authorities confirm 6-foot crocodile in island lake on Crete, aim to deport the intruder

Greece has its own lake monster — and it's no Nessie.

January 8, 2015

Clean getaway? Police hunt thieves in $2,000 soap heist

Police are trying to figure out why three men walked into a CVS pharmacy in Atlanta's northern suburbs and stole $2,000 in soap and other personal care items.

January 8, 2015

Michigan man entertains by draping self in 10,500 firecrackers, setting them off

John Fletcher gets a bang out of firecrackers — especially those he wraps around himself.

January 8, 2015

Authorities: Buddhist monks set off illegal fireworks while Albuquerque under fire danger

They'll likely be mindful of any future fireworks ban.

January 8, 2015

Tiny New York village's election heads to overtime after candidates get 25 votes a piece

In a tiny New York village, getting 26 votes could make you the mayor.

January 8, 2015

One-block town of 18 residents on the California coast sold for undisclosed price

A small town midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco on the Pacific Coast Highway has been sold for an undisclosed price.

January 8, 2015

Southwestern Michigan farm hosting 41st cherry pit spitting contest

It's spitting time again.

January 8, 2015

Letter written by Maine school teacher to mother 83 years ago finally gets delivered

A letter written by a Maine school teacher in 1931 to her mother 150 miles away has finally been delivered — 83 years later.