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'Extremly rare' comic book at auction

AP - Fri Feb 27, 6:26 PM ET

Comic book collectors and Superman fans have an opportunity to bid on an 'unrestored' copy of Action Comics No. 1. (Feb. 27)

  • Zoo: Orangutan learns to whistle AP - Thu Feb 26, 2:37 PM ET

    An orangutan at the National Zoo has a very unique talent - she can whistle! Bonnie is the first orangutan ever to be documented making the sound and scientists say her ability has implications on the evolution of speech. (Feb. 26)

  • Raw video: Dogs kill animals at Texas barn AP - Wed Feb 25, 6:49 PM ET

    2 wild dogs are still on the loose after killing goats and lambs at a barn in San Antonio. In surveillance video provided by Judson Independent School District, the dogs can be seen running frantically in and out of the pens. (Feb. 24)

  • Website gives out bailout 'cash' in DC AP - Wed Feb 25, 6:22 PM ET

    To promote a new website, bailoutbooth.com promised to hand out $50,000 in cash to people who were willing to wait in line and explain why they needed money. (Feb. 25)

  • Maine coffee shop goes topless AP - Wed Feb 25, 12:49 PM ET

    A new coffee shop in Vassalboro, Maine is trying to heat up the long, cold winter by featuring an all-topless wait staff. (Feb. 25)

  • Bush goes to hardware store that offered him job AP - Sun Feb 22, 10:45 AM ET

    Former President George W. Bush has visited a Dallas hardware store that earlier this month made him a lighthearted offer to work as a greeter. (Feb. 22)

  • Raw Video: Escaped bull rampages, injures woman AP - Thu Feb 19, 4:58 PM ET

    A woman is recovering in western Mexico from injuries she sustained after a bull trampled her as it escaped from a bullfighting ring. (Feb. 19)

  • Raw Video: Obama gets size 23 gift from Shaq AP - Wed Feb 18, 5:10 AM ET

    Shaquille O'Neal couldn't be around himself when President Barack Obama arrived at Sky Harbor International Airport. So when the president stepped off of Air Force One, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's son Jake gave him a sizeable gift. (Feb. 18)

  • Raw Video: Camel calf born in Oklahoma AP - Tue Feb 17, 5:59 AM ET

    While most people were busy catching the half-time show during the Super Bowl, youngsters at Boys Ranch Town in Edmond, Oklahoma were welcoming their newest resident, humps and all. (Feb. 17)

  • Step inside the kissing booth AP - Sat Feb 14, 9:44 AM ET

    Couples make the most of an impromptu kissing booth, talking about what this form of affection means to them and documenting the occasion with snapshots. (Feb. 14)

  • Exhibit inspired by Iraqi shoe thrower AP - Fri Feb 13, 10:31 PM ET

    Artists from around the world expressed their feelings about former President George W. Bush on a shoe or pair of shoes. The exhibit 'Farewell Shoes for Mr. Bush' runs through Presidents Day. (Feb. 13)

  • Raw Video: Farmers rescue trapped panda AP - Thu Feb 12, 8:46 PM ET

    Some 30 local farmers in China worked for two hours to rescue a wild panda that was found trapped in rocks and later set free. It's estimated there are only about 1600 living pandas worldwide. (Feb. 12)

  • Wrong skyline printed on Philly transit pass AP - Thu Feb 12, 2:51 PM ET

    You might feel a little lost if you've bought a discount pass sold by Philadelphia's primary mass transit agency — it features a picture of New York City. (Feb. 12)

  • A different take: Obama vs. Lincoln AP - Thu Feb 12, 1:30 PM ET

    President Barack Obama consciously emulated Abraham Lincoln during his campaign. But what do they actually have in common? Animation by Jaime Holguin. (Feb. 12)

  • First of four new pennies unveiled AP - Thu Feb 12, 7:10 AM ET

    The first of four new pennies chronicling Abraham Lincoln's rise from a small Kentucky cabin will be put into circulation Thursday to honor the 16th president's 200th birthday. (Feb. 12)

  • Raw Video: Dinner for Westminster winner AP - Wed Feb 11, 4:10 PM ET

    Stump, the Sussex spaniel who won Best in Show at the 133rd annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, was treated to a steak meal Wednesday. (Feb. 11)

  • 10-year-old Sussex spaniel wins Westminster sh AP - Wed Feb 11, 2:44 AM ET

    A 10-year-old Sussex spaniel named Stump has become America's top dog, and the oldest winner ever at the Westminster Kennel Club show. (Feb. 10)

  • Raw video: 'Heart' calf born for Valentine's day AP - Tue Feb 10, 4:00 PM ET

    A Friesian calf with a heart-shaped pattern on its forehead has been born in Japan, just in time for Valentine's Day. The bull calf was born two weeks ago, on 25 January, at the Yamakun dairy farm in Fujisawa in the Kanagawa prefecture. (Feb. 10)

  • Mexico fans 'stick it' to the U.S. AP - Sat Feb 7, 4:08 PM ET

    After Radioshack dropped out, a Mexican newspaper has found a new U.S. corporate sponsor to help put a voodoo hex on the U.S. national soccer team, and end Mexico's decade-long losing streak. (Feb. 7)

  • 70-year-old car could fetch $6M at auction AP - Thu Feb 5, 5:46 PM ET

    A rare pre-war sports car, left in a British garage for the past 50 years, is likely to be sold for as much as $6 million this weekend. The 1937 Bugatti Type 57S vehicle retains many of its original features. (Feb. 5)

  • Raw video: New breed in Westminster Dog Show AP - Thu Feb 5, 4:15 PM ET

    The Westminster Kennel Club Thursday introduced the latest breed allowed into competition, the 'Dogue de Bordeaux,' also known as the French Mastiff. Some of dogs posed in New York with last year's winner of Best in Show, Uno the Beagle. (Feb. 5)

  • Raw Video: Pope presented with a lion cub AP - Thu Jan 29, 3:29 AM ET

    Pope Benedict XVI was greeted by an unusual guest during his weekly audience at the Vatican: a feisty lion cub. The lion was brought as part of a performance by members of the Medrano Circus. (Jan. 29)