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Mr. Clucky may be evicted from owner’s Fla. condo (AP)

Posted by Syndicated Author | Filed under News, us | Aug 1, 2009 | No Comments

AP – A celebrity rooster and Miami Beach tourist favorite named Mr. Clucky could soon be evicted from the condo he shares with his owner.

One short name, one giant headache for Ohio man (AP)

Posted by Syndicated Author | Filed under News, us | Jul 26, 2009 | No Comments

Neil Armstrong, 38,  of Symmes Township Ohio poses at the Cincinnati Museum Center with a replica of the original space suite that Neil Armstrong wore on the Apollo 11 mission Friday July 24, 2009. Neil Allen Armstrong of Symmes Township in suburban Cincinnati says he gets calls and packages constantly from autograph seekers, school kids and reporters. He tries to explain that he's not the same man as Neil Alden Armstrong of nearby Indian Hill, but some people don't always believe him. (AP Photo/The Enquirer - Jeff Swinger) MANDATORY CREDITAP – Sharing a name with someone who lives in your area isn’t usually a big deal — unless your name is Neil Armstrong.

San Diego will seek lifting of seal removal order (AP)

Posted by Syndicated Author | Filed under News, us | Jul 21, 2009 | No Comments

Harbor seals lounge on the beach where they have gathered for years in the La Jolla section of San Diego Monday, July 20, 2009. A judge has given the city 72 hours to begin chasing harbor seals out of the Children's Pool at La Jolla beach or face heavy daily fines, ruling firmly for humans in a decade-long battle over who should win exclusive use of the cove.  San Diego County Superior Court Judge Yuri Hofmann ordered the city to comply with a 2005 order by another judge to restore the Children's Pool cove to its original condition. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)AP – The city of San Diego said Tuesday it will go to court to ask a state judge to lift an order requiring the immediate removal of a colony of federally protected harbor seals from a La Jolla cove.

Same-name couple to wed after Facebook meeting (AP)

Posted by Syndicated Author | Filed under News, us | Jul 21, 2009 | No Comments

This Dec. 11, 2008 photo provided by Kelly Carl Hildebrandt shows Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt, 20, left, and Kelly Carl Hildebrandt, 24, in South Florida. In October 2009, Kelly Hildebrandt will vow to share her life with a man who already shares her name, after she was curious and bored one night last year, so she plugged her name into the popular social networking Web site Facebook just to see if anyone shared it and found him. (AP Photo/Kelly Carl Hildebrandt)AP – This October, Kelly Hildebrandt will vow to share her life with a man who already shares her name.

Lawsuit: dentist dropped tools down man’s throat (AP)

Posted by Syndicated Author | Filed under News, us | Jul 18, 2009 | No Comments

AP – A Florida dentist is being sued for allegedly dropping tools down the throat of an elderly patient — twice.

Man uses chain saw in Wyo. mountain lion attack (AP)

Posted by Syndicated Author | Filed under News, us | Jul 17, 2009 | No Comments

AP – A Colorado man used a chain saw to fight off a mountain lion that attacked him during a camping trip with his wife and two toddlers in northwestern Wyoming.

Former Colo. worker says love made her steal $11M (AP)

Posted by Syndicated Author | Filed under News, us | Jul 16, 2009 | No Comments

AP – A former Colorado Department of Revenue supervisor says love for her ex-boyfriend led her to steal $11 million in unclaimed tax refunds from the state.

Man jailed for not supporting someone else’s child (AP)

Posted by Syndicated Author | Filed under News, us | Jul 16, 2009 | No Comments

AP – A Georgia man spent more than a year behind bars for failing to pay child support for a child that wasn’t his, but he was released after DNA tests showed he wasn’t the father.

Man jailed for not supporting someone else’s child (AP)

Posted by Syndicated Author | Filed under News, us | Jul 16, 2009 | No Comments

AP – A Georgia man spent more than a year behind bars for failing to pay child support for a child that wasn’t his, but he was released after DNA tests showed he wasn’t the father.

NJ man who stole 91 lobsters sentenced to 4 years (AP)

Posted by Syndicated Author | Filed under News, us | Jul 14, 2009 | No Comments

AP – A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to stealing 91 lobster tails from an Atlantic City casino’s kitchen by cramming them into his jacket and backpack. He’s been sentenced to four years in prison.