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Notorious Russian prison to get tanning beds

A centuries-old Russian prison notorious for its primitive conditions will soon offer inmates a new perk: tanning beds. 

Slow-moving train hits car playing loud music

Police in Montana say a man who was apparently so distracted by loud music that he didn't notice a freight train moving toward him before it struck his car.

Woman recreates da Vinci's 'Last Supper' with lint

Woman recreates da Vinci's 'Last Supper' with lint

A northern Michigan woman has put her own spin on Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" by making a replica out of laundry lint. 

Okla. boy rescued after tongue gets stuck on pole

In a scene straight from the movie "A Christmas Story," an 8-year-old Oklahoma boy got his tongue stuck to a metal pole after he licked it on a dare. 

Burglary suspect gets comfy at S.F. firehouse

Eric Miller sure looked like a firefighter. The 29-year-old San Francisco resident was lounging on a couch inside Firehouse 19 near Stonestown Galleria early Monday wearing SFFD-labeled clothes and watching television before anyone figured out he didn't belong there. Justin Berton

Orange gator must be a dye job, Fla. officials say

An orange alligator photographed in South Florida is raising questions about its bizarre pigment. 

Swiss village: Pay your dog tax or Fido gets it

A Swiss village has found a drastic way to compel dog holders to pay their pet's annual tax: Pay up, or the dog gets it. 

Documents: Hitler-mocking dog enraged Nazis

Documents: Hitler-mocking dog enraged Nazis

Newly discovered documents have revealed a bizarre footnote to the history of the Second World War: a Finnish mutt whose imitation of the Hitler salute enraged the Nazis so deeply that they started an obsessive campaign against the dog's owner.

Coffee spill causes diversion for U.S. flight

A pilot's spilled coffee accidentally triggered a hijacking alert and caused a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Frankfurt, Germany, to make an unscheduled stop in Canada.

N.H. trooper helps speeding dad-to-be, issues ticket

Their son wasn't going to wait to be born, so John Coughlin rushed his laboring wife to the hospital. He called 911 when a state trooper tried to pull their car over, and the trooper turned the chase into an escort — then issued him a speeding ticket.

Bay Area man booked for alleged backhoe DUI

You don't have to be driving a car to be accused of drunken driving -- sometimes even a lawnmower can do the trick. Or a backhoe.  Henry K. Lee

Fla. man says he'll live in lions' den for 30 days

A Florida man says he's going to spend the next month living in a fenced enclosure with two African lions. James Jablon hopes the stunt will raise money for a wildlife center.

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