City seeks to curb sidewalk pit stops
"Go before you go." That's the slogan under consideration for a new campaign in Minneapolis, Minn., to combat public urination.
( Associated Press, 01/29/2004 04:52 AM PST)

'Taboo' tempers taint gathering
The party game wasn't the only thing taboo. Three men were arrested on felony charges after a game of Taboo went awry .
( Associated Press, 01/29/2004 04:31 AM PST)

Danes investigate reported jail stand-ins
The Danish government Wednesday asked for an investigation following a news report that an organized crime network is offering to do time in prison in the place of well-off convicts sentenced for minor offenses.
( By JAN M. OLSEN, Associated Press, 01/28/2004 05:55 AM PST)

Jury rejects claim soup drove man nuts
A jury rejected a man's claims he should be compensated for a sleep disorder suffered since was served the wrong soup at a restaurant.
( Associated Press, 01/28/2004 06:50 AM PST)

Guide hails N. Korea dining amidst hunger
Many North Koreans barely get enough to eat. But the capital of the totalitarian state is awash in good restaurants for those who can afford it, according to a guide compiled by three foreign aid workers.
( By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press, 01/28/2004 09:44 AM PST)

Group Insists Washington Not First Prez
George Washington is facing an opponent for office, even though his term has long expired.
( NOREEN GILLESPIE, Associated Press, 01/27/2004 06:12 AM PST)

Cell phone burns man's butt - literally
A Malaysian man was shaken and scalded after his mobile phone exploded beside him while he was sleeping.
( Associated Press, 01/27/2004 05:54 AM PST)

Tourists swoop on vulure roost
Vultures, thousands of them, pack the limbs of the pine and cypress trees at Reed Bingham State Park in Georgia, their menacing beaks and shiny black feathers forming one of the nation's eeriest natural spectacles.
( ELLIOTT MINOR, Associated Press, 01/26/2004 09:20 AM PST)

Iron Maiden fans sing the blues
Iron Maiden offered its sympathy to fans whose concert experience was ruined by a beer over the weekend. Iron Maiden manager Ron Smallwood said on the band's Web site "some idiot" on the mezzanine of their show in New York "thought it was a good idea to chuck his beer into the air rather than down his throat."
( Associated Press, 01/26/2004 06:43 AM PST)

Man causes buzz in court
A man who came to a court hearing wearing a bumblebee costume - to protest what he called a "sting" operation by prosecutors - left a judge buzzing.
( Associated Press, 01/26/2004 05:51 AM PST)