ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) – A woman accused of dipping into her ex-husband’s bank account without permission blames her dog. Arlington, Wash., police spokeswoman Kristin Banfield says detectives filed court orders to follow the money trail. They learned the money disappearing from the 42-year-old Arlington man’s account was being used to pay for utility bills and […]

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin teenager using a classic excuse for evading schoolwork missed a class trip to Peru despite his tale being true: The dog ate his passport. Officials at Chicago’s O’Hare airport told 17-year-old Jon Meier the chewed-on document was fine, but authorities in Miami rejected it and wouldn’t let him […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – It’s the King of Pop – in butter. Iowa State Fair organizers announced Tuesday that they will have a statue of Michael Jackson made of butter. The sculpture will be on display along with the annual butter cow, a popular attraction at the event. Both will be in a 40-degree […]

SAN ANTONIO HEIGHTS, Calif. (AP) — Deputies say a bear with an apparent sweet-tooth busted into a San Bernardino County home and gobbled up a box of chocolates from a couple’s refrigerator. Sheriff’s Sgt. Tom Alsky says the couple arrived home Saturday afternoon, found the bear chowing down in their kitchen and phoned for help. […]

LONDON (AP) – Next time you’re in Britain, check your change. The Royal Mint admits it’s made a rare error, producing coins without a date on them for the first time in centuries. The mint said Monday that at least 100,000 of the year-less 20-pence coins, normally worth 33 U.S. cents at face value, slipped […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans concerned about the Obama administration’s big spending on economic stimulus, energy and health care are asking, “Where are the jobs?” “The president and Democrats in Congress claim this spending binge is necessary to put Americans back to work,” House Republican leader John Boehner said Saturday in the Republican radio and Internet […]

WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — State police say an eastern Kentucky preacher used text messages to try to lure a 13-year-old girl to have sex with him. Station WKYT reports that police arrested 44-year-old John Edward Smith as he attempted to meet with the girl Thursday in Clark County. Smith is charged with unlawful use of […]

CINCINNATI (AP) – Police say a man broke into a Cincinnati home and proceeded to stay there for a week, watching television and sleeping in the master bedroom while the family was on vacation. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department arrested 19-year-old Nicholas Truesdell on Friday and charged him with burglary and unauthorized use of a […]

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ___ ABC’s “This Week” – David Axelrod, White House senior adviser; Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” – Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; Gov. Haley Barbour, R-Miss. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” – Axelrod; Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; former Gov. […]

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Shelbyville say a couple got into a fight using orange puffy snacks. The Bedford County Sheriff’s Department said 40-year-old James Earl Taylor and 44-year-old Mary S. Childers argued at a home Sunday using Cheetos. Deputies said they were charged with domestic assault. No one was hurt. According to the […]