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Derelict mom books tell blunt truths about parenting
The authors behind a fresh round of parenting books love their munchkins, to be sure, but there's something about the scorched earth narrative that sells memoirish parenting books these days.
Boxer Mike Tyson set to become a cartoon detective
Adult Swim says it's turning Mike Tyson into a cartoon detective.
Say what? Woman accused of hitting deputy to stop smoking
A California woman has been arrested for investigation of battery after she allegedly slapped a sheriff's deputy because she wanted to go to jail in order to stop smoking.
Oregon smokejumpers skydive into illegal pot garden
A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden being prepared for growing season.
Miracles happen: Woman survives harpoon shooting
A 28-year-old woman miraculously survived after her husband accidentally shot her in the mouth with a harpoon, Brazilian officials said Wednesday.
Cemetery officials ban profanity on rapper's headstone
Commissioners at a Massachusetts cemetery have said no to profanity on headstones.
Treasury Secretary's loopy signature improving (Photo Gallery)
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew may not have succeeded yet in getting a grand budget bargain with Congress, but at least his handwriting is improving. And it is expected to be even better when the time comes for him to affix his "Jacob Lew" to the nation's currency.
Remodeling gone wrong: House destroyed by fire, falling tree
Firefighters say things got out of hand last weekend after one of three workers arriving about 6 a.m. for a house remodeling job south of Florence built a warming fire in the carport.
Alaska moose head donated to Navy's newest warship
An Anchorage man has donated a trophy moose head and antlers to the Navy's newest warship.
Critter cams provide peek into the lives of city bears
Biologists at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are getting a peek into what city bears do all day.
Utah cabin had uninvited guests - 60,000 honeybees
It was the biggest beehive that that Ogden beekeeper Vic Bachman has ever removed - a dozen feet long, packed inside the eaves of a cabin in Ogden Valley.
Norway's chess superstar has cross-over appeal
He does fashion shoots with Liv Tyler, enjoys soccer-style sponsorships deals and was recently named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people. Who is this superstar? The world's top-ranked chess player.
Unlikely scribe handwrites Good Book in 4 years (Photo Gallery)
In the beginning, Phillip Patterson decided to write out every word in the Bible.
Gerbils strut their stuff at New England pageant
The American Gerbil Society's annual pageant brought dozens of rodents scurrying to New England this weekend for a chance to win "top gerbil."