SARTELL, Minn. (AP) – Angie and Bob Deering’s three children all have the same birthday – and they’re not triplets. Robert, 8; Kristie, 1; and Erin, 11 months, share their April 6 birthday simply by chance, the couple said.

Robert Deering was nearly two weeks past due by the time he was born. Kristie was expected on April 15. Erin was due April 22.

Linda Oman, the children’s grandmother, said three birthdays on one day gets pricey. “I need to save up for the birthdays,” she said.

Next week, friends and family will gather for the children’s birthday. Angie Deering plans to purchase three small cakes.

As the oldest, Robert Deering doesn’t mind sharing his birthday. “I kind of feel great about it,” he said.

“It’s convenient,” Bob Deering said. “Kristie and Erin don’t care, and Robert likes it. I’m sure when they get older, they’ll want their own birthdays.”

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) – Lewis the cat is terrorizing his neighborhood – and now the town’s animal control officer has issued the feisty feline a restraining order.

In effect, Lewis is under house arrest, forbidden to leave his home.

“He looks like Felix the Cat and has six toes on each foot, each with a long claw,” said neighbor Janet Kettman. “They are formidable weapons.”

The neighbors said those weapons, along with stealth, have allowed Lewis to attack at least a half dozen people and ambush an Avon lady as she was getting out of her car.

Some of those who were bitten and scratched ended up seeking treatment at area hospitals.

Animal Control Officer Rachel Solveira arrested the cat’s owner, Ruth Cisero, charging her with failing to comply with the restraining order and reckless endangerment.

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BOSTON (AP) – This Prada’s bag was no designer purse.

A detective searching the apartment of a drug suspect wound up wrestling a sack containing 108 bags of marijuana out of the clenched jaws of a pitbull named Prada.

The dog was running around carrying a tan-colored bag Tuesday as police were searching the apartment, where they already had found a loaded gun, $1,000 cash and 14 bags of marijuana.

Prada did not give up without a fight. When an officer tried to grab Prada’s bag, the pooch pulled back. The plastic tore, and police said they could see bags of marijuana inside the sack.

“All 108 bags were recovered from the dog’s mouth after a vigorous struggle,” police said in a statement.

Officers locked Prada in a dog crate. They also arrested three people at the apartment.

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SYDNEY, Australia (AP) – A tipsy tourist couldn’t spot Ayers Rock despite parking only 100 yards away with his headlights pointing at the landmark, police said.

A 44-year-old Australian man flagged down a car late Tuesday night thinking it was carrying park rangers and asked directions to the giant red monolith jutting out of an Outback plain.

Unfortunately for the hapless tourist, the car was carrying police.

“Nonetheless, the tourist told police he and his female companion wanted directions to the rock,” Northern Territory Police said in a statement. “The police officer breathalyzed the driver after pointing out his headlights were shining right at it.”

The man was found to be driving with excess alcohol in his blood and without a license. He was ordered to appear in court on May 18.