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Between 150 and 200 wild ponies swam 200 yards from a barrier island to the shore of this resort island in dense fog.2.7

Fashion retailers provide eye wear for almost every venue: the beach, the library or the basketball court.2.7

Today is Thursday, July 28, the 209th day of 2005. There are 156 days left in the year ... One year ago: The Democratic National Convention in Boston formally nominated John Kerry for president.3.1

Associated Press Jul. 28, 2005 11:35 AM BUTTE, Mont. - Former daredevil Evel Knievel says health problems are now his biggest hurdle - to the extent that even his wife Krystal is wary to ride on his motorcycle.2.7

Two women who took turns steering a disabled vehicle that crashed into a parked car now face drunken-driving charges.2.7

SAN FRANCISCO - A man who compared a woman's anatomy to a carburetor won an annual contest that celebrates the worst writing in the English language.4

Associated Press Jul. 28, 2005 11:35 AM HONG KONG - Moby says he has newfound respect for Eminem - who once mocked him in a song - because the rapper criticized President Bush and the war in Iraq on his last ...2.7

A foul-mouthed parrot previously owned by a lorry driver has been banished from public areas in a British animal sanctuary after repeatedly embarrassing his keepers, they said.2.7

A state road crew removed anti-suicide signs from one bridge. But after a local newspaper did the story, the signs returned, but with a wrong number.1.6

San Francisco is famous for making the personal political. and so it was when Robin Williams and his wife, Marsha, offered to donate $80,000 to fix a retaining wall and median strip near their home in the ...2.7

Elizabeth Solomon wanted the license plate, which can be read "Gays are OK" or "Gays Rock", and another one saying "GAYRYTS." The state's department of motor vehicles had told her no.3.1

It's no exaggeration to say Brice Mellen is so good at video games, he can beat his opponents with his eyes closed.3.1

The Mystery Tree Planter has struck again. Someone is planting trees in the parks of Ventura County in Southern California.2.7

E-mail is for grown-ups and U.S. teenagers now prefer instant messaging to communicate with each other online, according to a survey released on Wednesday.2.7

A Kenyan city councilman says he made former President Bill Clinton that offer five years ago.2.7

The Arizona Republic Jul. 28, 2005 07:43 AM Eva Longoria is contemplating a side career in sportswifery.2.7

Drinkers in the Greek capital who suspected their tequila sunrise was too bright or thought their rum tasted strange might be right after all.2.7

In a bizarre case, a store cashier is charged with helping apparently random people steal about $5,000 in clothing from the store.3.3

Suzanne Condie Lambert The Arizona Republic Jul. 23, 2005 12:00 AM Missy Elliott has what Michael Jackson needs.3.1

When taunting over the death of a dog escalated into an argument, a woman said her husband dared her to take a decorative sword above the fireplace to settle things, a police report said.2.7

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Some people want to get off jury duty so badly they will consider stretching the truth to do so.4.8

Associated Press Jul. 27, 2005 07:43 AM NEW YORK - Media and merchandising conglomerate Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.2.7

By MARY LYNN SMITH - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Goose poop may seem a trivial matter - ... Officials in the Vadnais Heights suburb recently announced they will try a roundup for the first ...2.9

A high school student convicted of battery for vomiting on his Spanish teacher has been ordered to spend the next four months cleaning up after people who throw up in police cars.4.6

A mother was under arrest Wednesday on child endangerment and other charges after authorities said she abandoned her 4-year-old son on the Capital Beltway, then struck him with her car when he tried to get back ...

It may be President Bush's nickname for key political adviser Karl Rove, but some editors don't think it belongs in their newspapers.2.7

VIENNA, Austria It's one lost item that's not likely to be claimed. Police at the Vienna Airport found 53 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $16 million at a lost-and-found counter.4

Associated Press Jul. 27, 2005 07:45 AM COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - After disappearing for 10 days, Skip the dog is back among the 165 residents of a senior citizens complex who adopted him a year ago.

The news release said that children participating in the summer camp who "know the meaning of ghetto style" would have a chance to "prove just how ghetto they are.'' Members of the black community expressed ...2.7

SYDNEY, Australia) , Education officials said Tuesday they were investigating allegations noisy pupils at a primary school near Sydney were given strips of masking tape and told to tape shut their mouths.4

Even when he's doing good, Dennis Rodman comes across as bad, bad, bad. The former NBA star was pulled over for speeding twice Tuesday while driving his gold-and-black Lamborghini in a charity rally race, ...2.7

Even skunks need a break from the heat. One of the white-striped critters managed to halt business for a few hours Tuesday at a normally busy drug store near Binghamton.The skunk wandered into the Eckerd Drugs ...5.2

It's been a stormy relationship so far for newlyweds Christopher and Barry Murphy.4.7

John Eckberg Cincinnati Enquirer Jul. 28, 2005 07:43 AM Cincinnati-area residents David and Joleen Gardner consider themselves on the "bleeding edge" of environmental activism, but perhaps "frying edge" is more ...2.7

GREEN BAY, Wis.) , A woman who was upset over being searched bodily at an airport was convicted Tuesday of assaulting a security screener by grabbing the federal officer's breasts.2.7