A triple-dog dare: Boy's tongue stuck on pole

In a scene straight out of the movie "A Christmas Story," a 10-year-old boy got his tongue stuck to a metal light pole.

US Airways jet crashes in Hudson River

A US Airways jetliner crashed into the frigid Hudson River on Thursday afternoon after both engines were disabled, sending more than 150 passengers and crew members scrambling onto rescue boats. Passengers fled into the freezing water, but all were saved.

Mothers against Facebook breast-feeding ban

Facebook has sparked a massive online debate - and protests - and after removing photos that expose too much of a mother's breast.

'Grinch' tickets Santa as he delivers toys

Santa Claus has added a New York City traffic agent to his naughty list after she gave him a ticket while delivering gifts to children.

Man sprays 'toilet-papering' teens with fox pee

A 50-year-old man who told authorities he was fed up with teens toilet-papering his house decided to defend his property - with a squirt gun filled with fox urine.

Proposed fee on smelly cows, hogs angers farmers

For farmers, this stinks: Belching and gaseous cows and hogs could start costing them money if a federal proposal to charge fees for air-polluting animals becomes law.

Document offers clues to Beatles enigma

A 97-year-old document that contains clues to the identity of Eleanor Rigby, the subject of one of the Beatles' best-loved songs, is expected to fetch 500,000 pounds ($775,000) when it goes on sale this month.

In Japan, $850 Christmas chicken defies recession

Want to splurge this holiday season? Despite a looming recession, a department store in Japan is selling roasted chickens stuffed with black truffles, foie gras, white sausage and chestnuts for 84,000 yen ($847) apiece.

Cash found in house's walls becomes nightmare

A contractor who found $182,000 in Depression-era currency hidden in a bathroom wall has ended up with only a few thousand dollars, but he feels some vindication.

Rights groups challenge new gay-marriage ban

Gay-rights advocates went to court Wednesday to press for same-sex marriages a day after California voters dealt them a stunning setback by approving a ban on such unions.

Barack Obama's grandmother dies

A day before the presidential election, Barack Obama announced the death Monday of his grandmother, who helped raise him and whom he praised as the cornerstone of his family.

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