Archive for July, 2009

Mich. man jailed for assault during Monopoly game (AP)

AP - A game of Monopoly has landed a Michigan man in jail. WDIV-TV reported a 54-year-old man was playing the board game Saturday night with a female friend when he tried to buy Park Place and Boardwalk from her.

Man claims he found a rodent inside Diet Pepsi can (AP)

AP - The Food and Drug Administration is testing a Diet Pepsi can that a central Florida man claims had the remains of a possible rodent inside. Fred Denegri of Ormond Beach took a few sips from the can on July 23, only later to discover what was inside. He said the rodent was big enough that it wouldn't come out of the can.

Cops: Texting NY tow truck driver hits car, pool (AP)

AP - Police say a Buffalo-area tow truck driver was juggling two cell phones — texting on one and talking on another — when he slammed into a car and crashed into a swimming pool. Niagara County sheriff's deputies say 25-year-old Nicholas Sparks of Burt admitted he was texting and talking when his flatbed truck hit the car Wednesday morning in Lockport.

“Caveman” fugitive caught after 16 years (Reuters)

Reuters - Portuguese police have recaptured a convict who had escaped in 1993 and had been hiding in the caves in the mountains for 16 years receiving help from villagers nearby, local media said on Thursday.

Man scandalizes with TV sex confession (Reuters)

A couple sits in front of a fountain in Athens' Syntagma square August 5, 2004. REUTERS/John KolesidisReuters - A divorced Saudi man with four children has shocked Saudi Arabia, one of the most conservative countries in the world, with details of his sexual exploits on an Arabic television show.


“Caveman” fugitive caught after 16 years (Reuters)

Reuters - Portuguese police have recaptured a convict who had escaped in 1993 and had been hiding in the caves in the mountains for 16 years receiving help from villagers nearby, local media said on Thursday.

Microchipped dog finds way home — after nine years (Reuters)

A dog runs along the beach after sunset in Cardiff, California December 5, 2007. REUTERS/Mike BlakeReuters - A flea-bitten dog rescued from a squalid backyard is to be reunited with her owners 1,000 miles away -- nine years after she disappeared.


Embassy meal for nutritional malady turns stomachs (Reuters)

Reuters - Teenagers with a rare nutritional disorder invited to a special lunch at the Swedish embassy in Berlin ended up being sick when they were given food they couldn't eat, authorities said on Thursday.

Man scandalises Saudi Arabia with TV sex confession (Reuters)

Reuters - A Saudi divorcee with four children has shocked Saudi Arabia, one of the most conservative countries in the world, with details of his sexual exploits on an Arabic television show.

Deputy duped by fake police lights, arrests driver (AP)

AP - Authorities say a Florida motorist who used fake police lights to get through traffic was busted after an off-duty sheriff's deputy pulled over to get out of the way and became suspicious.

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