Ala. woman charged after letting her daughter ride in a box on top of their vanOctober 5th, 2009 Ala. woman lets daughter ride in box on top of vanALBERTVILLE, Ala. — An Alabama woman has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after police say she let her daughter ride in a cardboard box on top of their van.
When the moment is right: Kansas couple's trash bin tryst takes troubling turnSeptember 15th, 2009 Kansas couple's trash bin tryst takes wrong turnWICHITA, Kan. — A tender moment in a trash bin went all wrong for a couple who found themselves being held up at pocket knifepoint.
Pa. woman, 86, trapped in crashed car for 2 days; pinned in vehicle by body of driverSeptember 3rd, 2009 Pa. woman, 86, trapped in crashed car for 2 daysNEW BRIGHTON, Pa. — An 86-year-old woman missing for two days has been found alive in a car that went off the road in western Pennsylvania.
Conn. police charge man after he allegedly wandered into wrong home and fell asleepAugust 25th, 2009 Police say man fell asleep in the wrong homeSTRATFORD, Conn. — Police charged a man with burglary and disorderly conduct after he allegedly wandered into a neighbor's home, stripped off his clothes and fell asleep in a 6-year-old's bed.
Animal control officers want to know how 2 leopard sharks got into S. California trash canAugust 4th, 2009 2 leopard sharks found dead in trash canNORWALK, Calif. — Animal control officials are trying to find out how two dead 4-foot-long leopard sharks ended up in a trash can in Norwalk, a Los Angeles suburb.
Australian woman rescued after a week spent trapped between her toilet, bathroom doorJuly 28th, 2009 Australian woman trapped for a week beside toiletBRISBANE, Australia — An Australian woman was rescued after spending a week wedged between her toilet and the bathroom door, an official said Tuesday. The 67-year-old woman, suffering from dehydration, was taken to a hospital after firefighters in the eastern city of Ipswich ended her ordeal Sunday by removing the bathroom door from its hinges, Queensland state government spokesman Chantelle Rule said.
Wyoming police arrest suspected car thief they found sleeping in 2001 OldsmobileJuly 24th, 2009 Suspected Wyo. car thief found sleeping in the carCASPER, Wyo.
Police: Woman who vanished from NY skyscraper likely dead; search expanded to Pa. landfillJuly 10th, 2009 NYPD: Missing high-rise worker might be in trashNEW YORK — Police believe that a cleaning woman who vanished from a Manhattan high-rise may be dead, that her body was dumped in the trash and that she could turn up in a Pennsylvania landfill. "We have reason to fear the worst," New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.
Maine man allegedly tries to run down wife with dump truck, but misses and crashes into treesJune 25th, 2009 Man allegedly tries to run down wife, but crashesPORTLAND, Maine — A man accused of trying to run down his wife with a dump truck faces charges of domestic violence and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon. The Portland Press Herald said a 40-year-old man and his wife had been drinking at a friend's house on Wednesday.
3 decades later, NY woman gets probation for killing newborn son whose body was in trash canJune 22nd, 2009 NY woman gets probation for newborn's 1981 deathSYRACUSE, N.Y. — A 50-year-old Syracuse, N.Y., woman will spend five years on probation for killing her newborn son and tossing his body in a park trash can nearly 30 years ago.
Indiana lawyer apologizes for being found in trash can after night of drinkingJune 19th, 2009 Indiana lawyer found asleep in trash canJEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — An Indiana lawyer who was found asleep headfirst in a neighbor's trash can after a night of drinking has apologized and says he's embarrassed.
Israeli woman mistakenly junks mattress with mother's $1 million savingsJune 10th, 2009 Israeli woman mistakenly junks $1 million mattressJERUSALEM — An Israeli woman mistakenly threw out a mattress she said had almost $1 million inside, setting off a frantic search through tons of garbage at a number of landfill sites on Wednesday. The woman told The Associated Press that she bought her elderly mother a new mattress as a surprise present on Monday — and threw out the old one.
Waste Management 1st-qtr profit falls 36 pct, with trash, prices for recycled goods downApril 29th, 2009 Waste Managment 1Q fallS 36 pct, hurt by recyclingHOUSTON — Waste Management Inc., the nation's largest garbage collector, says its first-quarter profit fell 36 as the recession hurt prices of recycled goods and lowered the amount of trash picked up. The Houston-based company says net income totaled $155, or 31 cents per share, down from $241 million, or 48 cents, in the first quarter of 2008.
Italy quake: 98-year-old woman rescued after 30 hoursApril 8th, 2009 ROME - A 98-year-old woman was pulled out alive from the earthquake rubble in Italy's L'Aquila city after being trapped for 30 hours, Italian media reported. Maria D'Antuono told ANSA news agency that while trapped under her house, she killed time by 'doing crochet'.
The Rock fears rollercoaster rides!March 16th, 2009 LONDON - Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has a tough guy image. But he has confessed he is scared of rollercoasters.
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