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Officials: Man tied 15 lizards to chest at airport
Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.
updated: Nov 20th - 9:35pm

Eye doc may lose license after calling patient fat
A North Carolina doctor could lose his medical license after a patient complained he made cutting criticisms, including telling her she was fat. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported the North Carolina Medical Board will decide if Dr. Earl Sunderhaus of Asheville overstepped the bounds of professional decency.
updated: Nov 20th - 8:11pm

Man who claimed disability spotted on TV show
California tax officials say an interior designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show.
updated: Nov 20th - 8:11pm

Cops: Woman smuggled drugs to Pa. inmate with kiss
A western Pennsylvania woman has been ordered to stand trial on charges she passed a drug-filled balloon to a state prison inmate while kissing him. State police said guards at the State Correctional Institution-Mercer became suspicious when an inmate appeared to swallow something after a prolonged kiss with a visitor on Oct. 19.
updated: Nov 20th - 8:11pm

Mich. police nab wrong-way driver twice in 3 days
Authorities in western Michigan arrested a person twice in three days for driving the wrong way down the highway Kalamazoo County deputies said they were alerted about 1:30 a.m. Friday after several people called 911 when they passed the unidentified driver traveling south on northbound U.S. 131.
updated: Nov 20th - 8:11pm

CA man allegedly paid teens to spit in his face
A 39-year-old Southern California man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face. The Ventura County Sheriff's Department says Charles Hersel was arrested Wednesday in a sting operation at a mall in Thousand Oaks. He's free from jail pending a court hearing.
updated: Nov 20th - 8:11pm

Ala. court says woman can't claim $41.8M jackpot
The Alabama Supreme Court says a woman who thought she had hit a jackpot worth almost $42 million at the Victoryland electronic bingo center will end up empty handed. The court ruled Friday that an electronic bingo machine that showed Sherry Knowles had won $41.8 million obviously malfunctioned and that she was actually due no more than $2 from the operation in Macon County.
updated: Nov 20th - 5:18pm

Pregnant woman seeks help, allegedly robs homes
Wichita police arrested a pregnant woman after she allegedly robbed homes after asking residents for help. Police said the woman, who is eight months pregnant, had been telling people in west Wichita that her car broke down and she needed to call someone for a ride.
updated: Nov 20th - 3:22pm

Alleged burglar warms up bottle for crying baby
An 18-year-old is in police custody after he warmed up a bottle for a crying baby inside the house he was allegedly robbing. Indianapolis police arrested the suspect at Arlington High School on Tuesday after receiving a tip from a television viewer saw surveillance video on a newscast.
updated: Nov 19th - 9:27pm

Researchers: Ohio State lake jump a wee bit of fun
Intrepid Ohio State University researchers have learned students don't just party in a campus lake during rituals before the annual Michigan game. They also potty there. Thousands of students will jump into Ohio State's Mirror Lake Thursday night, ahead of Saturday's football game between the Buckeyes and Wolverines.
updated: Nov 19th - 9:23pm

Man accused of squeegee attack at Ark. gas station
A man accused of using a squeegee to hit another man during a fight over who was first in line at a gas pump was due in court on charges. The man, Hector Chavez, 21, was to be arraigned Friday in Faulkner County Circuit Court on a second-degree battery charge.
updated: Nov 19th - 9:23pm

Miss. toddler, 2, helps mom give birth to brother
A 2-year-old in north Mississippi has done something few toddlers can: He helped his mother give birth to his brother. Bobbye Favazza told The Commercial Appeal she went into labor this past Friday and gave birth on the family's living room couch in Olive Branch. She said her toddler, Jeremiha Taylor, got her a towel and caught the baby before firefighters arrived to cut the umbilical cord.
updated: Nov 19th - 9:05pm

Man who left wallet in bank robbery pleads guilty
A Kansas City man who left his wallet on the counter of a bank he was robbing has pleaded guilty in federal court. Albert Perkins, 40, admitted Thursday that he stole more than $3,100 from First Federal Bank in Kansas City on May 7. Prosecutors said that after he ordered a teller to give him all the $100 bills, he placed his wallet on the counter and handed her a plastic bag.
updated: Nov 19th - 7:58pm

Jury sides with NYC police in clown's lawsuit
A federal jury has ruled that New York City police didn't use excessive force when they arrested a professional clown who left a suspicious device that turned out to be a balloon inflator inside a coffee shop.
updated: Nov 19th - 6:16pm

Police: Man runs over light pole, punches officer
Fargo police said a man ran over a light pole and punched a police officer in the mouth when the officer tried to arrest him. Police Sgt. Mark Lykken said police got a report about 2 a.m. Thursday that a pickup hit a light pole and pulled into a nearby parking lot.
updated: Nov 19th - 4:52pm

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