BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) -- Police in Massachusetts say a 10-year-old boy called 911 because he didn't want to go to bed.
Brockton police say the boy made the emergency call just after 8 p.m.... READ MORE »
NEW YORK (AP) -- A school principal said she's "appalled" by a homework assignment that used scenarios about killing and whipping slaves to teach math.
Adele Schroeter has ordered... READ MORE »
NEW YORK (AP) -- At the height of Superstorm Sandy, city residents watching seawater pour into the subway system couldn't help but wonder: What will become of all the rats?
Four months... READ MORE »
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A shoeshine man has given a Pittsburgh children's hospital a total of more than $200,000 in tips he's collected over the last 30 years.
Albert Lexie says he's been... READ MORE »
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A combination of hand sanitizer, olive oil and static electricity likely caused an accidental fire that burned a young patient at a Portland hospital, the state fire... READ MORE »
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A woman who says she was fired because she voted for President Barack Obama filed a lawsuit against her former employer.
Patricia Kunkle's lawsuit accuses Dayton, Ohio... READ MORE »
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) -- A photo of a KFC employee appearing to lick a container of mashed potatoes got her fired and drew quick corporate response to a Johnson City restaurant.
The... READ MORE »
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Police in Pennsylvania say that a student who reported a gunshot being fired had actually heard the sound of a newspaper hitting the sidewalk.
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MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) -- With her escape-artist antics now caught on video, a horse in Michigan is being dubbed the "Houdini Horse" thanks to her knack for opening stall doors.
The 9-year-... READ MORE »
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A Texas couple says a Tennessee sheriff's deputy pulled them over after mistaking a car decal of the buckeye leaf for a marijuana leaf.
Bonnie and Guido Jonas-... READ MORE »
