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Iowa traffic stop nabs California man with 431 pounds of weed
A California man has been arrested after a traffic stop along Interstate 80 southwest of Des Moines turned up more than 430 pounds of marijuana. Read more
A California man has been arrested after a traffic stop along Interstate 80 southwest of Des Moines turned up more than 430 pounds of marijuana. Read more
The National Weather Service routinely warns people about falling rain, snow and hail, but temperatures are dropping so low in South Florida the forecasters warned residents about falling iguanas. Read more
The men bringing James Dean back to life for a forthcoming film are aiming not just to give his digital likeness a role, but a whole new career. Read more
SpaceX completed the last big test of its crew capsule before launching astronauts in as little as two months, mimicking an emergency escape shortly after liftoff. Read more
A South Carolina woman pleaded guilty to fatally poisoning her husband by putting eye drops into his water for days. She was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Read more
A Kansas man has asked an Iowa judge to let him engage in a sword fight with his ex-wife and her attorney so that he can “rend their souls” from their bodies. Read more
A California woman accused of throwing menstrual blood at legislators was ordered by a judge to stay away from the state Capitol while awaiting trial. Read more
People throughout the Canadian province of Ontario awoke to an alarming alert of an “incident” at a nuclear plant just east of Toronto — only to later be told the message was a mistake. Read more
Prior to leaving about three hours later, the suspect stole a laptop and tablet, investigators said. Read more
Las Vegas firefighters have discovered what officials described as an illegal, homemade gas station in a backyard. Read more
Bushels and bushels of corn spilled from a freight train and formed a smooth, yellow path for more than a third of a mile on railroad tracks in a northern Minneapolis suburb. Read more
The singular pronoun “they” is the word of the decade, according to The American Dialect Society. Read more
When someone in a Florida neighborhood heard chilling cries and the words “Let me out!” they dialed 911. Little did they know the cries were that of a 40-year-old parrot named Rambo. Read more
A man who set off fireworks near a movie theater as his friend made a marriage proposal created panic among moviegoers who mistook the fireworks for gunshots, authorities said. Read more
A big red navigation buoy that bounced along Atlantic waves for two years has beached in Florida, where it’s drawing attention. Read more
A 200-pound black bear showed up as a walk-on at the University of Tennessee’s baseball stadium, but ended up being sent back to its home territory. Read more
‘Twas the night of Christmas at a North Carolina house, no creature should have been stirring, not even a mouse. But a Forsyth County couple awoke with a fright, as something was moving about their house in the night. Read more
Residents of the Mississippi city are protesting the large pothole in their neighborhood by decorating it with holiday cheer. Read more
A Michigan man recently identified as the newborn boy snatched from his mother in 1964 by someone posing as a maternity-ward nurse was found through commercial ancestry websites after the man or a child of his submitted DNA to the sites to learn more about their family tree, a genetic genealogist who played a role in the discovery told The Associated Press Friday. Read more
An Iowa man is trying regain custody of a young coyote that he says has become his emotional support animal. Read more
Pullman police say a man just released from jail helped himself to some presents under a Christmas tree in the police department’s lobby — only to find out they were fake. Read more