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Posted on: Friday, July 11, 2014 - 11:41pm
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh's new public safety director wants uniformed police officers to stop wearing baseball caps by Sept. 1. Spokeswoman Sonya Toler tells the Pittsburgh Tribune-... READ MORE »

Posted on: Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 4:10am
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- Faced with potentially hungry -- and grumpy -- passengers, a Frontier Airlines pilot treated them to pizza when storms diverted a Denver-bound flight to Cheyenne,... READ MORE »

Posted on: Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 3:50am
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Halfway up the 264 stairs leading to the top of the world's tallest waterslide, it was clear this was the most breathtaking ride I'd ever encountered. And that... READ MORE »

Posted on: Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 3:44am
NEW YORK (AP) -- One private drone crash-landed in midtown Manhattan. Another caused alarm by hovering over Times Square amid tight security during Super Bowl week. Most recently,... READ MORE »

Posted on: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 1:13pm
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- A road sign pointing the way to a Georgia college is misspelled, and state transportation officials are vowing to fix the error. The large green and white sign... READ MORE »

Posted on: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 4:06am
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio man who jokingly sought $10 to pay for his first attempt at making potato salad has raised more than $40,000 from crowdfunding Internet site Kickstarter.... READ MORE »

Posted on: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 3:55am
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) -- An entire tree fell onto a roller coaster's tracks in California, dislodging the front car and keeping nearly two dozen riders hanging 20 to 30 feet in the air... READ MORE »

Posted on: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 6:04pm
CUSTER, S.D. (AP) -- A Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in western South Dakota turned tragic when a contestant choked to death. Walter Eagle Tail, 47, of Custer, died at a hospital... READ MORE »

Posted on: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 4:08am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Philadelphia's mayor is promising a review of the city's July Fourth concert after several acts used expletives during their performances. Mayor Michael Nutter tells... READ MORE »

Posted on: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 4:02am
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) -- A custodian was found dead Monday at a Massachusetts elementary school and several public safety employees who responded to the scene developed symptoms of possible... READ MORE »

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