Baby boy born on airliner en route to Australia
An Indian woman gave birth to a healthy boy aboard a jet airliner while flying to Australia to reunite with her husband.
Judith Hamel, one of four doctors who helped deliver the 6 pound baby aboard the Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to the southern city of Adelaide, described the delivery as smooth.
07:05:19 PM Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008
Lone Star State serves up frightening Fair fareEverything is bigger in Texas, especially the calorie counts at the State Fair, which will offer such delicacies this year as deep-fried s'mores and a fried banana split.
06:05:01 PM Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008
Ga. town's scarecrows h(a)unting for world recordThis small northeastern Georgia town's population boom is frightening. In a bid to break a world record for scarecrows and scare up some fun for the fall season, thousands of straw-stuffed newcomers are creeping across town.
By JUANITA COUSINS
03:22:33 PM Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008
Spanish town blushes with annual tomato fightSpanish revelers have pelted each with 113 tons of ripe tomatoes in an annual food fight. Town hall says an estimated 40,000 people took part in the hour of messy fun in the village of Bunol near Valencia. The ritual dates back to the 1940s.
By FERNANDO BUSTAMANTE
10:25:06 AM Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008
Nebraska city council votes to evict aging horseThis one-horse town is looking like becoming a no-horse town.
By NATE JENKINS
01:34:06 AM Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008
No buyers for Wis. man's million-mile Chevy _ yetA 1991 Chevrolet Silverado that has traveled more than 1 million miles is still on the market, its owner says, though it failed to fetch the premium price that he had hoped for.
12:29:43 PM Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008
Charge dismissed in case of dog registered to voteA judge has decided that a suburban Seattle woman who registered her Australian shepherd-terrier mix to vote has spent enough time in the legal doghouse.
11:55:30 AM Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008
Returning firefighters find own station ablazeFirefighters were right on top of this blaze.
06:32:11 AM Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008
Wash. rodeo coordinator loses 2nd finger on jobSome people may lose sleep on the job or even lose the stapler off their desk. Dane Keane loses fingers.
06:34:44 PM Monday, Aug 25, 2008
Raccoon's courthouse crime spree ends with captureThe evidence in his office gave the judge pause: a half-eaten apple and some very distinctive footprints.
06:29:46 PM Monday, Aug 25, 2008
Feisty puppy scares off 3 bears in NJ back yard11:50:36 AM Monday, Aug 25, 2008
Amtrak train runs out of fuel, stranded 2 hours08:01:43 AM Monday, Aug 25, 2008
Explosive find: Auctioneers find C-4 in suitcase05:03:19 PM Sunday, Aug 24, 2008
Italian priest organizes beauty contest for nuns12:03:29 PM Sunday, Aug 24, 2008
Fame finds 4-eared feline thanks to Internet photo07:27:45 PM Friday, Aug 22, 2008
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