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January 8, 2015

Massachusetts college selling campus house for $1; buyer must pay to have it moved

Smith College is selling an on-campus house for $1 — but there is a catch.

January 8, 2015

Japanese Zero fighter's serial number returns to Pearl Harbor 73 years after bombing

A metal plate with the serial number of a Japanese Zero fighter that crashed during the 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor has returned to Hawaii.

January 8, 2015

Northwestern would earn 'Medill F' for issuing diplomas with misspelled word

An Illinois university's typo is getting national attention.

January 8, 2015

Police: Burglar busted after failing to log off Facebook at crime scene, contacting homeowner

Police didn't have to work hard to catch a man who broke into a Minnesota house.

January 8, 2015

Police: Man suspected of stealing weed killer arrested after leaving shoe behind in Florida

Police in South Florida say they arrested a man suspected of stealing weed killer after he left his shoe behind while running away.

January 8, 2015

Resident Portland cat perches on officer's shoulders as home burglary is investigated

The cat.

January 8, 2015

Oregon man takes 1930 Ford to church to show it off; thief crashes it into the river

Central Oregon authorities say a 79-year-old man took a 1930 Ford Model A coupe to church on Sunday to show it off.

January 8, 2015

Man chooses to turn himself into troopers, says he admires how professional they are

Acting courteous, even when arresting someone, has paid dividends for the Alaska State Troopers.

January 8, 2015

Woman banned from Memphis Zoo after climbing over barrier to lion enclosure

Memphis Zoo officials have banned a woman after saying she climbed over a barrier to the enclosure where lions are kept and tried to feed them cookies.

January 8, 2015

Officer: Man who said he wasn't foolish enough to bring drugs to court had bags of pot in sock

Authorities say a Connecticut man who told his probation officer he wasn't foolish enough to bring drugs into a courthouse had been hiding 19 bags of pot in his left sock.