MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Next time, Minnesota’s Democratic Party says, it will closely check its Internet links before sending news releases. The party on Thursday recalled a statement criticizing Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty because it mistakenly linked to a profane YouTube video of an elderly Chinese woman repeating obscenities. Andrew O’Leary, executive director of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor […]

OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon City man convicted of criminal mistreatment in the faith-healing death of his 15-month-old daughter has been sentenced to 60 days in jail and five years probation. Judge Steven Maurer said Friday that the sentence reflects the seriousness of the crime and the duty of society to protect the […]

CAIRO (AP) — An official at Cairo airport says a foot-long baby crocodile wriggled out of a passenger’s hand luggage and caused panic on a flight from the United Arab Emirates. A crew member on the EgyptAir flight from Abu Dhabi rounded up the wayward reptile and calmed passengers. The airport security official says the […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say a tamed tiger that escaped from a magic act has been captured. Police say the residents in the city’s northwest section reported seeing the tiger wandering their streets Thursday night. Police Lt. Les Lane says the cat belongs to Fernando’s Brothers magic act. He says the […]

FORT IRWIN, California (AP) – Federal officials say as many as 100 wild burros will be rounded up in the Mojave Desert next month and put up for adoption because they keep invading the Fort Irwin Army base. The Bureau of Land Management says the donkeys are attracted by natural springs of water in the […]

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (AP) – A vessel carrying as many as 200 Haitian migrants capsized near the Turks and Caicos Islands on Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. One survivor said the boat struck a reef as they tried to elude police. About 70 passengers were stranded on a reef and four bodies were […]

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FENTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – Authorities investigating a fatal crash in Genesee County say they turned up a 40- to 50-pound bale of marijuana on the roadway nearby. The Flint Journal, WNEM-TV and WJRT-TV report the crash happened Friday afternoon in Fenton Township, near Flint. The driver of the Corvette lost control on southbound U.S. […]

HAVERFORD, Pa. (AP) – Seven suburban Philadelphia children had a brush with the law for selling without a permit – selling lemonade, that is. But police say it was all a misunderstanding. A neighbor called Haverford Township police July 10 about the sales. He says the youngsters were going door-to-door and he didn’t think they […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A cupcake that weighs as much as a person has been certified as the world’s largest. Guinness World Records certified the hefty pastry Saturday at the Minneapolis Mall of America. The super-sized snack weighed in at nearly 151 pounds, including 15 pounds of fudge filling and 60 pounds of yellow icing. It […]