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Robbers with machete run when store cashier pulls out sword

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two ninja-clad teens armed with a machete and expecting an easy robbery at a Pittsburgh convenience store got quite a shock...

Footbridge saved from Monroeville Mall where ‘Dawn of the Dead’ was shot

MONROEVILLE, Pa. (AP) — The last visible feature of a suburban Pittsburgh mall that appeared in George Romero's 1978 zombie classic "Dawn of the...

Debates rage over color of dress photographed in rare light

It's the dress that's beating the Internet black and blue. Or should that be gold and white? Friends and co-workers worldwide are debating the true...

Custom dress Lupita Nyong'o wore at Oscars reported stolen

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The $150,000 pearl-adorned dress Lupita Nyong'o wore to this year's Academy Awards has been reported stolen, sheriff's officials said Thursday. Deputies...

India insists: Obama's tree is not dead

NEW DELHI (AP) — Officials in India want to make one thing clear: The tree that President Barack Obama planted in New Delhi three...

Shults Ford wins deflated chocolate football in auction for Dollar Energy Fund

WEXFORD, PA – Richard Bazzy, owner of Shults Ford, has won a 2.5-pound, deflated chocolate football crafted by Sarris Candies of Washington, Pennsylvania. Proceeds...

Mayor's menu filled up: 1 day, 24 restaurants

JENKINTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The mayor of a small town in the Philadelphia suburbs can offer a guarantee to his constituents: He won't be...

Homeless man naps in Omni William Penn presidential suite

Mug shot of Jeffery Watson who was arrested in Pittsburgh at the Omni William Penn Hotel for Theft of Services and Criminal Trespass when he was found asleep in the presidential suite. (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh police) by Haimy Assefa and Kristina Sgueglia (CNN) -- Jeffery Watson napped in the comfort of a $2,500 presidential suite at Pittsburgh's stately Omni William Penn Hotel, which has hosted movie stars, leaders of industry, and every U.S. president from Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama.

Sagging pants banned in some Texas restaurants

No Sagging Sign by Cierra Duncan HOUSTON (NNPA)-– Should “sagging” be banned? Some establishments think so. Two Houston McDonald’s locations recently joined the list of Texas restaurants that have banned customers wearing sagging pants with their underwear showing. Signs placed on the doors read, “Pull your pants up or don’t come in. Try to have some decency and respect for others. No one wants to see your underwear.” Children under the age of three are exempt.

Beagle-boxer-basset wins World’s Ugliest Dog

Walle, 4-year-old mix of beagle, boxer and basset hound, celebrates after winning top honors in the 25th annual World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, June 21, 2013, in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) — A huge-headed, duck-footed mix of beagle, boxer and basset hound was the upset winner at the 25th annual World's Ugliest Dog Contest. Walle (WAHL-ee), a 4-year-old mutt from Chico, Calif., who was entered at the last minute, was judged Friday as the most unsightly of 30 dogs at the Northern California competition. "This dog looked like he's been photo-shopped with pieces from various dogs and maybe a few other animals," judge Brian Sobel said. Walle overcame the dominance in recent years by nearly hairless Chihuahuas, Chinese cresteds, or combinations of the two.

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