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- Palme d'Or race wide open at Cannes Film Festival
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Naval Academy graduates throw their caps into the air at the end of commencement in Annapolis, Md., Friday.
70-year-old turtle seeks greener pastures in Brooklyn
A 70-year-old turtle is on the loose in Brooklyn after escaping his longtime home.
Oregon beer lover makes brew for dogs: Dawg Grog
An Oregon man who loves beer and loves his dog has concocted some hooch for the pooch.
Drink like a man: what to avoid ordering
What you order at the bar can say a lot about you.
Fast-food robber suspect returns to eat, is nabbed
Officials say a suspected robber of a suburban Detroit restaurant who apparently returned months later to get some food is under arrest after being recognized by employees.
Vt. town says woman's pigs in home must go
A Vermont woman considers her pigs to be pets, but town officials say they're farm animals and have no business living in a residential neighborhood.
Cat used in Brazil prison smuggling try
Guards thought there was something suspicious about a little white cat slipping through a prison gate in northeastern Brazil. A prison official says that when they caught the animal, they found a cellphone, drills, small saws and other contraband taped to its body.
Singer takes national spotlight at FedEx Field again
A man with an interesting name is taking the D.C. sports scene by storm with his national anthem, but not because he's a professional singer.
Mexico's 'grand warlock' makes 2013 predictions
Antonio Vazquez is a cherubic 72-year-old with twinkling eyes, a long white beard and a knack for predicting things that don't actually happen.
Whoops: Vieira drops the 's-bomb' on live TV
While filling in for Kathie Lee Gifford on the fourth hour of the "Today" show, veteran broadcaster Meredith Vieira accidentally dropped an s-bomb on live TV.
Family reunited with stolen 1938 heirloom telegram
A California detective has reunited a family with a stolen 1938 heirloom telegram.
Berlin elephants feast on tasty Christmas trees
Elephants at the Berlin Zoo finally got a chance to tuck into their Christmas dinner: A feast of donated pine trees.
Mass. cops caught egging superior officer's home
Massachusetts police responding to reports of teenagers tossing eggs at a house last month got quite a surprise when they tracked down the suspects.
Zoo count begins: No creature too small to count
In a sea of flapping black and white flippers, Ricky is hard to miss: He's got spiky yellow feathers, a flamboyant character, and he's the only rockhopper among the dozens of penguins living in the London Zoo.
Radio-controlled Superman startles California beachgoers (VIDEO)
Look up! It's a bird. It's a plane. Actually, it's a radio-controlled Superman flying around the beaches of Southern California.
Cat that spent a week in Mass. tree found
A stray cat that spent at least a week stuck in a Massachusetts tree before plunging 80 feet to the ground and fleeing has been found, and all things considered, appears to be in good health.
76-year-old man trapped hunting for lottery ticket
What are the odds?
Twin mothers in Ohio give birth the same day
Aiden and Donavyn didn't wait until New Year's Day to come screaming into the world, but the circumstances of their births are still pretty special: The babies were born about two hours apart to Ohio mothers who are identical twins.
Consumer Reports ranks diets based on satisfaction
To lose weight, it helps to like your diet.
Mountain residents win victory over marauding elk
Marauding elk had been trampling gardens, grazing on lawns and causing car crashes on the twisting country road that winds its way through Stoney Fork.
Australian man creates 220-pound burger (VIDEO)
A New Year's resolution to lose weight appears to have been postponed for some Australians.
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