Pa. mistrial declared when prosthetic eye pops out
PHILADELPHIA -- A Philadelphia assault trial over a fight that cost a man his left eye has ended in a mistrial after his prosthetic eye popped out as he was testifying.
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Cops: Pocket dial, low battery led to Ohio burglar
SIDNEY, Ohio -- Authorities in Ohio say a pocket-dialing prowler got himself arrested after his cellphone turned informant. Twice.
Stewie the world's longest cat dies in Nevada
RENO, Nevada -- Stewie the Cat, the longest domestic cat in the world at more than 4 feet (1.2 meters) long from nose to tail, has died.
Pittsburgh girl, 6, crashes car in bid to see dad
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh police say a determined 6-year-old girl didn't hurt anyone when she crashed her mother's car while trying to drive across town to visit her father.
Cat survives 2 months stuck in NE Florida garage
ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. -- A northeast Florida couple spent two months looking for their cat, only to discover that the animal had been trapped in a neighbor's garage the whole time.
Police: Pa. man stopped for beer after breakout
BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. -- Police say a western Pennsylvania man stopped at a bar and had a beer minutes after he broke out of a police station holding cell after his arrest on an assault charge.
Pipe theft report leads Lincoln police to pot bust
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Authorities say they discovered a budding marijuana-growing operation after residents of a Lincoln house called police to report the theft of marijuana pipes.
Police: Pa. man stopped for beer after breakout
BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. -- Police say a western Pennsylvania man stopped at a bar and had a beer minutes after he broke out of a police station holding cell after his arrest on an assault charge.
Aspen reviews 14 mph speed limit to alert drivers
ASPEN, Colo. -- Aspen city council members are considering a 14 mph speed limit in a residential area of the Colorado mountain town in attempt to get the attention of drivers and have them slow down.
Roaming cows create havoc at Mass. cemetery
SOUTHAMPTON, Mass. -- The vandals that damaged a Massachusetts cemetery this week have pleaded "moo."
Search is on for golden cookie stolen in Germany
BERLIN -- Missing: One golden cookie, weighing around 44 pounds (20 kilograms).
Gnomes to stay on Calif utility poles for now
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Small paintings of gnomes that have popped up on utility poles have become a community sensation in Oakland, prompting Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to say Tuesday that it will keep them in place for now.
Library solves digital age puppy potty problem
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco's animal control agency is relying on donations to solve an unforeseen problem in the digital age -- a shortage of newspapers needed for potty training puppies.
Fla. man bites off girlfriend's thumb during fight
PALM BAY, Fla. -- Police in Florida say a man bit off his girlfriend's left thumb during a fight while he was driving her to work.
Pa. detective: Prankster registered as 'Obama'
PITTSBURGH -- A Pennsylvania detective is trying to figure out how a prankster was able to fill out a 2008 voter registration card signed "Barack H. Obama."
Fla. man arrested for giving people wedgies
BRADENTON, Fla. -- An 18-year-old man was arrested for allegedly giving wedgies to people outside of a movie theater.
Vegas woman who couldn't stop growing dies at 34
LAS VEGAS -- As a teenager growing up in Las Vegas, Tanya Angus strutted along fashion runways. She was 5 feet 8 inches, and people told her she had a perfect body.
Amsterdam professors are sick en masse after party
AMSTERDAM -- Was it the fish?
'Stand closer to the rhino' results in grave wound
JOHANNESBURG -- When do you not listen to the African wildlife expert? When he tells you to stand closer to the rhino.
Nev. manager wants to change city 'hamburger' logo
HENDERSON, Nev. -- The city manager in Henderson, Nev., says he wants to update the city's logo after it was mistaken for a hamburger.
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