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‘Perfume cloud’ helps German police sniff out drunk driver

February 15, 2020

BERLIN (AP) — He just didn't smell right.German police say they nabbed a drunk driver who tried to flee a traffic stop after finding him hiding behind a hedge “in a cloud of perfume.”Police in the southwestern town of Speyer said Saturday that officers...

After residents cry fowl: Miami to relocate pack of peacocks

February 14, 2020

MIAMI (AP) — A pack of peacocks that has wreaked havoc on a Miami neighborhood will be relocated after city commissioners voted Thursday night to side with residents and agreed to have the birds taken away.It was a big win for many residents who have...

Takes a village: Bear ‘foster mom’ raises cub saved by dog

February 13, 2020

BRISTOL, Va. (AP) — An orphaned black bear cub has been placed with a substitute mother this week after being saved by a dog and brought to safety.The rescue effort unfolded after the dog turned up at its owner's home in Washington County with a cub...

Longest-serving federal judge, named by LBJ, retires at 98

February 13, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York City who was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson and who contributed to the landmark case that struck down racial segregation in public schools is retiring at age 98.U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein was...

Police: Reported Civil War cannonball was actually a buoy

February 13, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The digging of a swimming pool revealed what could have been a dangerous discovery in South Carolina.But, as news outlets report, the round object found by workers in Charleston on Wednesday afternoon was much less thrilling.A...

Field of dreams: Marriage proposal shows up on Google Maps

February 12, 2020

BERLIN (AP) — A German man's marriage proposal got a bigger audience than he had planned, after it showed up on an aerial picture used by Google Maps.The German news agency dpa reported Wednesday that 32-year-old part-time farmer Steffen Schwarz used...

‘Color us red’: Target sorry for ‘Minnesota Badgers’ onesie

February 11, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Target admits a onesie it carried in some stores misidentified the mascot for the largest university in its home state.The Minneapolis-based retail giant apologized to University of Minnesota Golden Gophers fans Tuesday for carrying...

Man who swam to US from Canada to deliver books is released

By ED WHITE | February 11, 2020

DETROIT (AP) — A man who said he swam across the Detroit River from Canada to try to deliver handmade books before Christmas won his release Tuesday after two months in U.S. custody.Christopher Sagajllo, 56, was arrested in December after crossing the...

Prosecutors: Thief dropped journal with list of homes to hit

February 10, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee say they busted a well-organized burglar after he allegedly dropped a notebook during a break-in that contained a list of other places he planned to target.Robert Shull Goddard, 49, is accused of smashing...

‘Oh deer!”: Man gets trampled in North Carolina parking lot

February 10, 2020

LOCUST, N.C. (AP) — A suspect escaped from a hit and run in a North Carolina McDonald's parking lot last month. But police aren't looking for who's responsible.Ken Worthy was leaving the restaurant in Locust with his wife and a Diet Coke in hand, when...

Massive firework shot over Colorado breaks world record

February 9, 2020

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A massive firework launched over a Colorado ski resort town has set a record for the world's largest aerial firework.The 2,800-pound (1,270-kilogram) shell flew 2,200 feet (671 meters) above the Steamboat Springs Winter...

British Airways flight crosses Atlantic in less than 5 hours

By Associated Press | February 9, 2020

For the first time in years, a commercial passenger plane has flown across the Atlantic in less than five hours.A British Airways flight landed early Sunday morning at Heathrow Airport in London after leaving John F. Kennedy International Airport in New...