Park of animatronic dinosaurs opening in NJ
SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — A new family attraction featuring more than 30 animatronic dinosaurs opens this holiday weekend on 20 acres of woods and grass in northern New Jersey.
- Priest apologizes for unholy language on Facebook
LONDON (AP) — A British priest has apologized for some unholy language on his Facebook page, his bishop says.
- City of Pied Piper fame again faces rat problem
BERLIN (AP) — The German city of Hamelin may be in need of another Pied Piper — it seems the rats are back.
- Ill. man who renamed himself Led Zeppelin II dies
BETHALTO, Ill. (AP) — He was known as George Blackburn for most of his life, but after his divorce last fall he wanted to start life over. So Blackburn changed his name to Led Zeppelin II.
- STORY REMOVED: BC-US-ODD--Massive Oyster
EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about a California man finding a massive oyster. The story is outdated and based on information originally published in 2008. No substitute story will be filed.
- Police say roving cows drank Mass. backyard brews
BOXFORD, Mass. (AP) — Police say a roving group of cows crashed a small gathering in a Massachusetts town and bullied the guests for their beer.
Tornado doesn't stop Kansas couple's wedding day
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — In the plains of central Kansas, tornadoes are so unremarkable that guests barely flinched as a barrel-racing bride wed her bull-riding groom with a twister dropping from the sky just miles away.
- Plane door lands on South Florida golf course
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating how a private jet's main cabin door became an unconventional hazard at a South Florida golf course.
Cougar reluctant to leave cage in Wash. state
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Wildlife agents in Washington state were ready to release a captured cougar back into the wild, but it didn't want to go.
Police: British bandits foiled by glued-up bills
LONDON (AP) — Three bandits were foiled in Britain when their attempt to pry open a stolen cash box ran up against a new security system that slathered the bills with glue.
- Wis. theft victim uploads video of suspected thief
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin man whose camcorder was briefly stolen has found a way to get back at the suspected thief: He uploaded to YouTube a video that the suspect took with the camera, a clip in which the man reveals his name, shows his face and admits he stole the camera.
- Wis. theft suspect records himself taunting police
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — A suspect in a Wisconsin theft is in jail after he filmed himself revealing his name, showing his face and admitting he stole the video camera he was using at that moment.
Wanted: Bigfoot hair samples for European study
LONDON (AP) — European researchers are planning to use new techniques to analyze DNA that could help crack the mystery of whether Bigfoot exists.
Silicon Valley tech exec accused of Lego thefts
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A Silicon Valley software executive put fake bar codes on Lego sets at various Target stores, bought the toys at a steep discount, then sold them online for thousands of dollars, authorities said.
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