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Boy, 4, shoots babysitter for stepping on his foot (AP)	Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:08:45 GMT
AP - Police say an angry 4-year-old Ohio boy grabbed a gun from a closet and shot his baby sitter. Nathan Beavers, 18, was hospitalized Sunday with minor wounds to his arm and side after the shotgun attack. Police say another teen was also injured.

Police: Mexican woman in wheelchair flees on foot (AP)	Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:03:02 GMT
AP - Police say a woman who begged from a wheelchair was caught running from a crime scene on foot in Monterrey, Mexico. Police spokeswoman Sidlayin Robles says 30-year-old Ana Victoria Perez fled on foot after she and her husband allegedly threw a stone through the front window of a furniture store.

Man shot by his stepdad ends up in jail with him (AP)	Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:02:46 GMT
AP - A man who police said was shot by his stepfather ended up in the same jail with him after officers discovered outstanding arrest warrants against the victim. Police told The Daily News of Jacksonville that 37-year-old Richard Hayes shot his stepson Thursday night.

Man finds live mortar shell in grandpa's things (AP)	Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:21:00 GMT
AP - A Colorado man sorting through his late grandfather's belongings found a bombshell, sort of: A live mortar round from the Korean War era. A bomb squad detonated the shell at an undisclosed site. No one was hurt. Police said Monday the grandson discovered the shell in a firearms cabinet at his grandfather's home just outside Greeley on Friday.

Father-son duo accused of gravestone robbing (AP)	Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:58:49 GMT
AP - Police are puzzling over what would motivate a father and son to haul off six tombstones from a monument company in suburban Albany. Town of Colonie Detective Lt. John Van Alstyne said he's not sure what kind of aftermarket there might be for the hefty granite grave-markers.

Rare Bugatti car uncovered after 50 years (Reuters)	Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:38:07 GMT
Reuters - A rare Bugatti motor car, which has been parked in a garage gathering dust for nearly 50 years, is expected to fetch millions of pounds when it is auctioned next month.

When to buy? When to sell? When to divorce? (Reuters)	Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:24:27 GMT
Reuters - Fears of a prolonged recession in China have triggered a sharp increase in divorce inquiries addressed to lawyers and financial advisers, state media reported on Monday, with timing a key issue.

Easy come, easy go after gold glitch (Reuters)	Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:03:02 GMT
Reuters - A computer glitch at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China gave gold traders a 23-minute bonanza that cost the bank dearly last week, sparking a debate on Monday as the bank reclaimed the windfall.

Tick tock ... tick: Extra second added to 2008 (Reuters)	Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:51:06 GMT
Reuters - Those eager to put 2008 behind them will have to hold their good-byes for just a moment this New Year's Eve.

Peruvian Jesus born to Virgin Mary on Christmas (Reuters)	Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:02:06 GMT
Reuters - Virgin Mary, a 20-year-old Peruvian woman, gave birth to a baby boy on Christmas day and named him Jesus, Peru's state news agency said on Friday.

Angry Taiwan aboriginals throw eggs (Reuters)	Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:31:37 GMT
Reuters - Hundreds of Taiwan aboriginals threw eggs at a heavily guarded government office on Tuesday while yelling epithets in protest against what they said was a lack of protection for historic land rights.

Cuba opens Hemingway archives to scholars (Reuters)	Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:34:00 GMT
Reuters - Cuba on Monday made the first of thousands of digitized documents, photographs and books that belonged to writer Ernest Hemingway available to scholars after the items languished for decades in the basement of his home outside of Havana.

Bolivia's Morales to launch state-run daily paper (Reuters)	Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:24:10 GMT
Reuters - Leftist Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Sunday he would launch a state-run daily newspaper later this month, saying the paper would act as a counterbalance to the "anti-government" local media.

Anti-kidnap expert's vanishing spins Mexico mystery (Reuters)	Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:42:17 GMT
Reuters - The abduction of a U.S. anti-kidnap expert in northern Mexico last month remains a mystery with no clues to the man's whereabouts and no ransom demanded by his captors, police said on Monday.

"Flying Doctor" needs bigger planes for obese Aussies (Reuters)	Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:05:30 GMT
Reuters - Increasing obesity has prompted an Australian state to seek larger planes for the country's famous "Flying Doctor" service, ambulance and government officials said Saturday.

Cops: Heart at Paw Paw car wash belonged to a deer (AP)	Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:01:47 GMT
AP - Paw Paw's police chief said a heart found at a car wash in the southwestern Michigan village belonged to a deer. Investigators had been trying to determine the organ's origin since Dec. 15, when the owner of Soapy's Car Wash found it in the corner of a manual wash bay.

Polish woman gives birth at London Tube station (Reuters)	Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:38:02 GMT
Reuters - A Polish woman has become only the second person to give birth on London's Underground rail network since it opened 146 years ago, the capital's transport authority confirmed on Friday.

Fabulous fib is named Wis. club's top lie of 2008 (AP)	Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:23:27 GMT
AP - A whopper about a devious baby and his diapers is the top lie of 2008, an organization of champion fibbers declared Monday. The Burlington Liars Club bestowed its top award for this line: "My grandson is the most persuasive liar I have ever met. By the time he was 2 years old he could dirty his diaper and make his mother believe someone else had done it."

Boo the bankers and lose the spouse (Reuters)	Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:01:25 GMT
Reuters - The global recession manifests itself in big ways and small: most gloomy, some quirky and many reflecting the inventive human spirit. Here is a look at some signs of the times.

Topless coffee shop proposed for small Maine town (AP)	Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:52:06 GMT
AP - A one-time motel in a small central Maine town could soon be offering an eye-opening way to start the day topless coffee shop waitresses. The Vassalboro Planning Board on Tuesday will consider a business permit request for a topless coffee shop on busy Route 3.

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