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  • Authorities say man stole car to face theft charge

    VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) — The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge.

     
  • SKorean woman passes driver's exam on 950th try

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time.

     
  • Oregon man charged with DUI after 911 call

    SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon police have charged a man with drunken driving after he called 911 to report his marijuana as stolen but the dispatcher couldn't understand him because he was vomiting while on the road.

     
  • NZ lawmaker sculpted in cow manure

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A sculpture of a New Zealand government minister crafted from cow manure sold for New Zealand dollars 3,080 ($2,220) on an auction Web site.

     
  • Pa. prostitution case tossed over gov't-funded sex

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An appeals court has ruled Pennsylvania State Police botched a prostitution investigation in which troopers gave an informant money to pay for sex four times at a massage parlor, along with a total of $180 for the man's trouble.

     
  • Sleepwalker beaten after men find him in apartment

    IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Charges have been filed against three men accused of beating a man who sleepwalks after they found him asleep in one of the men's apartment. Iowa City Police Sgt. Troy Kelsay said the 21-year-old victim who was not identified, suffered injuries over most of his body. Kelsay said the man's injuries did not appear to require hospitalization, but the victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

     
  • Developer: Proposed wind farm site is too windy

    RUMFORD, Maine (AP) — A wind-power company says a western Maine site it's been looking at is too windy for turbines.

     
  • Wyoming hunter bags deer, then hungry lion

    SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) — Retired orthopedic surgeon Chris Smith thought his hunt was over when he bagged a white tail deer with a bow and arrow near Sheridan. Because the light was fading, he decided to return the next day to recover the deer. But when he returned Wednesday morning, the carcass had been covered by grass and bush — which is what mountain lions typically do.

     
  • Miss. gov's son scores 2 holes-in-one in one round

    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A single hole-in-one is a big enough dream for most golfers. But two in one round? That's some luck. Reeves Barbour, the 30-year-old son of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, had two aces in a single round Oct. 25 on a Robert Trent Jones course in Gainesville, Va.

     
  • Click for Full Story Van stolen 35 years ago in Wash. state recovered

    SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A Volkswagen van stolen 35 years ago in Washington state has been found in a shipping container at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport.

     










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