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Plane through: Cessna lands on Houston golf course
HOUSTON (AP) — An area near the 11th hole at a Houston golf course provided a smooth landing spot after a small plane ran out of fuel and glided on to the grass.
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The Cessna 170 was expected to be moved from Hermann Park on Tuesday. The unplanned landing of the single-engine plane happened Monday night on a flight from Lafayette, La. -
Maine ice shack transformed into 'Shangri-La'
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Some folks like to fish through a hole in the ice. Kevin and Tanya Ouellette enjoy that, as well. But they also enjoy the comforts of home — wood floors, TV, surround sound — in their "ice shack" on Maine's Sabbattus Pond.
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PETA proposes robotic groundhog for Pa. festival
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — An animal rights group wants organizers of Pennsylvania's Groundhog Day festival to replace Punxsutawney Phil with a robotic stand-in.
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says it's unfair to keep the animal in captivity and subject him to the huge crowds and bright lights that accompany tens of thousands of revelers each Feb. 2 in Punxsutawney, a tiny borough about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. PETA is suggesting the use of an animatronic model. - Judge: Dance parties a no-no at Jefferson Memorial
- Video: Man playing with chicken on NYC subway
- Game over: Inmate can't play Dungeons & Dragons
- Team moves massive statue from NY backyard
- Fla. man finds $3,100 hidden in trashed picture
- Friday, January 15, 2010
- NYC's 'skinniest' house sells for $2.1M
- Calif. woman's car repossessed with toddler inside
- Tobogganing bobbies scolded for riot-shield rides
- NC officers find pot growing in buried school bus
- Scammer sends $4,000 check to police in Washington
- Washington couple's wedding gift: 150,000 cans
- Monday, January 11, 2010
- Wash. bloodmobile offers beer to blood donors
- Tuesday, December 22, 2009
- The Eagle-Tribune Santa Fund
- Friday, December 4, 2009
- Fla. Gov. Crist sent callers to telephone sex line
- Chicken stuffed with cocaine is recipe for arrest
- NY cops slip oil-change-bribe suspect into slammer
- 'Elf' jailed over dynamite hoax on Ga. mall Santa
- Peruvian wedding crashed by groom's ex
- Cowboy motorist helps Mass. troopers lasso 2 cows
- Saturday, November 21, 2009
- Today's Santa Fund donors
- Thursday, November 19, 2009
- Today's Santa Fund donors
- Thursday, October 22, 2009
- 9 lives per gallon? Cat stuck in SUV engine is OK
- Funeral home offers electronic billboard obits
- Police: Man robs Mich. bank, then turns himself in
- Clerk felt God's presence as she, gunman prayed
- Headbutting defendant gets 39-year murder sentence
- Wednesday, October 14, 2009
- La. police: Pickle smell might lead to thieves
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Plane through: Cessna lands on Houston golf course
Pop Music Superstar Whitney Houston Dies at 48
Whitney Houston's Church Mourns Her Passing
Reaction to Houston's Death at Clive Davis Party
79 Turtles Seized at Shanghai Airport
Severe Cold Wreaks Havoc in China
Fuel Removal Under Way on Capsized Italian Ship
Police: Houston Found Dead in Her Hotel Room
Paul Suffers Narrow Loss to Romney in Maine
Palin Brings Anti-Washington Message to CPAC
Obama Scraps Birth Control Mandate
Navy Names Ship for Gabrielle Giffords
Uzbek Man Pleads Guilty in Plot to Kill Obama
Marines: No Punishment for Nazi-like Flag
Vets Look to Translate Military Skills Into Jobs
Raw Video: School Bus Burst Into Flames
Pentagon: Allow Women Closer to Front Lines
Raw Video: Italy's Mount Etna Bursts Into Life
Air Force Airlines: Leaders Get Polished Service
Ga Girl Fights Off Kidnapper at Walmart
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