Boy, 11, bites pit bull to fend off attack
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) -- An 11-year old boy is in Brazil's media spotlight after sinking his teeth into the neck of a dog that attacked him. Local newspapers reported on Thursday that Gabriel Almeida was playing in his uncle's backyard in the city of Belo Horizonte when a pit bull named Tita lunged at him and bit him in the left arm....
Peacock hitches ride with pair along Pa. roadway
CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. (AP) -- Picking up hitchhikers can be risky, but this one in northeast Pennsylvania was a bird of a different feather. Jerry Dimick and a friend were driving along Route 307 near Clarks Summit on Wednesday when they spotted a peacock standing by the edge of the road....
Deputies intercept text message to capture suspect
TERRELL, N.C. (AP) -- After catching one of two people wanted in a series of break-ins, deputies in North Carolina let their fingers do the chasing to catch a second suspect....
Judge: Girl's name, Talula Does The Hula, won't do
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it....
Pet rabbit credited with saving couple from fire
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- A pet rabbit is credited with saving a couple from a fire that swept through their home in the southern city of Melbourne....
Couple claim mysterious noise plagues their house
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Bob and Leona Ehrfurth say the noise that's been plaguing them for two years sounds something like a rumbling motor, with a subtle vibration that won't quit. Then it stops - especially when they try to show city officials or acoustic experts what they're hearing....
'Pantyhose Bandit' causes sheer annoyance in Mass.
MILFORD, Mass. (AP) -- Dozens of pairs of pantyhose have been left near a Milford school bus stop - causing sheer annoyance in the neighborhood. The pantyhose - sometimes new, sometimes used - has been left on Camp Street for more than two years. They're almost always black and queen sized....
117 cats, raccoon, and rabbit found at Omaha home
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Humane society workers have found 117 cats, a raccoon and a rabbit in a north Omaha house. The discovery came Wednesday after Council Bluffs, Iowa, police caught the 54-year-old woman who lives at the house reportedly stealing cat food. Officials say she smelled like cat urine....
Stolen motorcycle found after 34 years in N.J.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Prosecutors say a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was stolen nearly 34 years ago in Rhode Island has surfaced in central New Jersey. The 1971 Sportster was purchased on eBay for $2,400 by Michael Meistrell of Cranford....
