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Authorities say man stole car to face theft charge

AP - Fri Nov 6, 11:21 PM ET

VALLEJO, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge.

  • Wife's free handbag a "symbol of derision" Reuters - Thu Nov 5, 12:13 PM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - FIFA vice-president Jack Warner is returning a handbag given to his wife by England's 2018 World Cup bid because he says it has become "a symbol of derision, betrayal and embarrassment."

  • A service-goer holds a red poppy wreath decorated with white poppies of peace during a service in central London, November 11, 2006. REUTERS/Toby Melville
    "Give pees a chance" student may face jail Reuters - Wed Nov 4, 11:59 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - A university student who was photographed urinating over a war memorial was warned on Wednesday that he could be jailed for the "disgusting act."

  • A Somali resident purchases a cell-phone handset at a shopping centre in Mogadishu, November 4, 2009. Somalia's mobile phone business is booming despite the almost daily artillery fire that flies over expensive satellite dishes and the violence that has brought misery to the population of the Horn of Africa nation. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
    Cheap mobile calls help more young couples elope Reuters - Wed Nov 4, 11:56 AM ET

    MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali courtship was different in Hassan Aden's day. When he was a teenager, you gave the girl's parents 11 camels and an AK-47 assault rifle as bride price and then waited respectfully.

  • Members of the hardline Al Shabaab Islamist rebel group sit on a pick-up during a demonstration in Mogadishu, October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Omar Faruk
    Rebels ban musical ringtones on phones Reuters - Tue Nov 3, 1:02 PM ET

    NAIROBI (Reuters) - Sacdiyo Sheeq used to love listening to Bollywood movie songs on her mobile telephone.

  • Moonshine turns horse race rowdy Reuters - Wed Nov 4, 7:42 AM ET

    TODOS SANTOS CUCHUMATAN, Guatemala (Reuters) - Despite a drinking ban mayhem erupted at a traditional Mayan horse race on Sunday with riders falling off their horses and drunken spectators stumbling through the mountain village.

  • Miss England gives up crown over brawl reports Reuters - Fri Nov 6, 11:38 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - Beauty pageant winner Miss England gave up her title on Friday after reports she had been involved in a nightclub brawl with another beauty queen.

  • Malaysia irked by pregnant athlete's pull-out Reuters - Fri Nov 6, 10:17 AM ET

    KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A 16-week pregnant athlete faces sanction from Malaysian sports authorities for pulling out of December's Southeast Asian Games, local media reported Friday.

  • Miss. gov's son scores 2 holes-in-one in one round AP - Fri Nov 6, 4:46 PM ET

    JACKSON, Miss. - A single hole-in-one is a big enough dream for most golfers. But two in one round? That's some luck. Reeves Barbour, the 30-year-old son of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, had two aces in a single round Oct. 25 on a Robert Trent Jones course in Gainesville, Va.

  • Who built Berlin Wall? Most Russians don't know Reuters - Thu Nov 5, 2:14 PM ET

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - More than half of all Russians do not know who built the Berlin Wall, one of the most enduring symbols of the Cold War, an opinion poll showed Thursday.

  • Welcome to the sportsdirect.com@St James' Park stadium Reuters - Wed Nov 4, 2:17 PM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - Newcastle United have angered fans with plans to rename their ground the sportsdirect.com@St James' Park Stadium until the end of the season.

  • Somali rebels ban musical ringtones on phones Reuters - Tue Nov 3, 7:58 AM ET

    NAIROBI (Reuters) - Sacdiyo Sheeq used to love listening to Bollywood movie songs on her mobile telephone.

  • Sleepwalker beaten after men find him in apartment AP - Fri Nov 6, 4:36 PM ET

    IOWA CITY, Iowa - Charges have been filed against three men accused of beating a man who sleepwalks after they found him asleep in one of the men's apartment. Iowa City Police Sgt. Troy Kelsay said the 21-year-old victim who was not identified, suffered injuries over most of his body. Kelsay said the man's injuries did not appear to require hospitalization, but the victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

  • Scared of flying? Press the iPanic button Reuters - Tue Nov 3, 4:59 AM ET

    SYDNEY (Reuters) - People scared of flying can now press a button on their iPhone to help them deal with their panic.

  • Wyoming hunter bags deer, then hungry lion AP - Fri Nov 6, 4:35 PM ET

    SHERIDAN, Wyo. - Retired orthopedic surgeon Chris Smith thought his hunt was over when he bagged a white tail deer with a bow and arrow near Sheridan. Because the light was fading, he decided to return the next day to recover the deer. But when he returned Wednesday morning, the carcass had been covered by grass and bush — which is what mountain lions typically do.

  • Developer: Proposed wind farm site is too windy AP - Fri Nov 6, 4:31 PM ET

    RUMFORD, Maine - A wind-power company says a western Maine site it's been looking at is too windy for turbines. First Wind's Matthew Kearns told a public meeting in Rumford on Thursday that its proposed Longfellow wind farm on Black Mountain and North and South Twin mountains may not be viable.

  • An artists rendering of a shuttle docking with the Galactic Suite hotel is seen in an undated publicity photo. REUTERS/Galactic Suite/Handout
    Space hotel says it's on schedule to open in 2012 Reuters - Mon Nov 2, 10:55 AM ET

    BARCELONA (Reuters) - A company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and time frame for the multi-billion dollar project.

  • Runners cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge after the start of the New York Marathon November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES SPORT ATHLETICS)
    Bitten by the marathon bug? Pro offers tips Reuters - Mon Nov 2, 9:59 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The ING New York City Marathon of 2009 is history. But if those sleek runners and cheering crowds have inspired you to gear up for 2010, a top runner advises easy paces and soft landings.

  • FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 20, 2009 file photo, a motorized chair driven by Dennis Anderson of Proctor was operating when he hit a parked vehicle in August of 2008. Proctor's police chief fears the city will lose a big chunk of revenue after it was forced to repost the sale of the infamous motorized recliner on eBay. The police department recently confiscated the customized lounge chair after its owner was suspected of driving it while drunk and smashing it into a parked vehicle. Police auctioned the chair under the La-Z-Boy brand and received eBay bids topping $43,000 after news of the drunken driving arrest circulated. (AP Photo/Proctor Police Department via Duluth News Trubune, File)
    Minn.'s 'DWI chair' sells for more than $10,000 AP - Fri Nov 6, 2:26 PM ET

    DULUTH, Minn. - Operating a motorized recliner while drunk apparently drives up the chair's value. Police in northern Minnesota listed the "DWI chair" on eBay after the owner was arrested for driving it into a parked car last year. It sold Thursday for $10,099.99.

  • No eternity with Marilyn as crypt auction fails again Reuters - Mon Nov 2, 3:08 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A second attempt to sell a crypt on top of Marilyn Monroe's final resting place has failed, with not a single bid received for the burial spot in a celebrity-filled Los Angeles cemetery.

  • Ore. man charged with drunk driving after 911 call AP - Fri Nov 6, 1:38 PM ET

    SALEM, Ore. - Oregon police have charged a man with drunk driving after he called 911 to report his marijuana as stolen but the dispatcher couldn't understand him because he was vomiting while on the road.

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  • 68-year-old South Korean woman Cha Sa-soon shows her application form for a driver's license in Wanju, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Cha has passed the written exam required for a driver's license Wednesday after hundreds of failed attempts over the past four years, police said Friday. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Dong-chul)
    SKorean woman passes driver's exam on 950th try AP - Fri Nov 6, 4:36 PM ET

    SEOUL, South Korea - A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time. The aspiring driver spent more than 5 million won ($4,200) in application fees, but until now had failed to score the minimum 60 out of a possible 100 points needed to get behind the wheel for a driving test.

  • Jason Sadler, 26, who founded www.iwearyourshirt.com, is seen in this undated handout photo. REUTERS/iwearyourshirt.com/Handout
    Man makes living by selling the shirt on his back Reuters - Fri Nov 6, 10:31 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his torso.

  • Rachel Christie after being crowned Miss England in London, July 20, 2009. REUTERS/Miss England/Handout
    Miss England gives up crown over brawl reports Reuters - Fri Nov 6, 10:29 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - Beauty pageant winner Miss England gave up her title on Friday after reports she had been involved in a nightclub brawl with another beauty queen.