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- Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest
- Cannes helps actors Bejo and Rahim cross borders
- Jury gets first glimpse of defense in Jackson case
- Lawyer for accused singer: steroids had ill effect
- Jordan finally front and center in 'Fruitvale'
- 'The Voice' brings back Aguilera, Cee Lo Green
- Weinstein showcases Grace Kelly, Mandela flicks
- 'American Idol' finale draws record low ratings
- Exhibition of secretly shot photos upsets NYers
- 'Catching Fire' dampened but not drowned at Cannes
The 66th Cannes Film Festival
Actors Claire Julien, Israel Broussard and Emma Watson look back as they walk up the steps for a screening.
Man sets fire to home by microwaving socks, undies
Note to self: A microwave is for leftovers, not your boxers.
Fire alarm blares 15 hours at Pa. public housing
A fire alarm that blared for more than 15 hours at a Pittsburgh-area public housing complex has finally been shut off.
Kissing protest follows arrest in northern Mexico
The arrest of a man after a woman objected to him kissing his female companion in public has prompted a "kiss-in" protest in a conservative Mexico city.
Olive oil used to rescue squirrel
A squirrel with olive oil? For police in northern Germany, that was a winning combination to free an animal trapped in a manhole cover.
NY's Naked Cowboy now has competition (VIDEO)
Clad in white cowboy boots, a pair of underwear and his Stetson, the so-called "Naked Cowboy" has been a fixture in Times Square for years.
NASA's 'Mohawk Guy' draws 'Curiosity' of his own
As space lovers everywhere watched the live feed of NASA's Curiosity landing, another star was born -- but this one wasn't in the sky. He was in the NASA control room.
Correction: Drowning Bear Rescue story
In a story Aug. 2 about the rescue of a drowning bear, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a man who filmed the rescue. His name is Charlie Mettille.
Nose for crime: $1.2M in French perfume nabbed
French police say 1 million euro ($1.2 million) worth of Givenchy perfume has been recovered after it was stolen by masked thieves from a warehouse in the middle of the night.
Swarm of thousands of bees delay Pittsburgh flight
A beekeeper says he had to be called into gather up a swarm of thousands of bees that delayed a Delta Air Lines flight from Pittsburgh International Airport to New York.
Chihuahua finds 2 girls lost in Georgia forest
A Chihuahua is being hailed as a hero after authorities say it sniffed out two girls who were lost in a Georgia forest.
Puerto Rico mayor camps out to prove streets safe
The mayor of Puerto Rico's capital says he will sleep aboard a bus on the streets of San Juan to prove they are safe.
Rubber bands destroying watermelon caught in high-def (VIDEO)
Queue up the rubber bands. Two young men dressed in lab coats (so it must be scientific) caught the fate of one unfortunate gourd using a high- speed camera. Their instrument of destruction: rubber bands.
Lost northern fur seal shows up on Hawaii beach
A seal that would normally live in waters around the Aleutian Islands and California has shown up thousands of miles away on a beach in Hawaii, officials said Wednesday.
Spritely goat is YouTube sensation
Is there an animal Olympics? If so, bet on Buttermilk.
Amorous bull damages Ark. deputy's patrol car
A bull in the mood for love damaged an Arkansas sheriff's patrol car when it tried to mount a man who was leading the animal across a yard.
Police: Pa. man stole kitchen utensils, small dog
A Pittsburgh man allegedly broke into a woman's apartment while drunk and stole a potato peeler, a kitchen knife and a small dog.
Police: Drunken man gets into dozing couple's bed
Authorities say a Michigan couple got an unexpected visit from a drunken 27-year-old neighbor who wandered into their cottage and climbed into bed with them.
Pole dancing as an Olympic sport? (VIDEO)
If the International Pole Sports Federation has its way, pole dancing may be the next Olympic sport.
Japanese ambassador sings for ND governor
Japan's ambassador to the U.S. earned some laughs in North Dakota when he mentioned the movie "Fargo" and made a solid attempt at singing a country song about the governor's home area.
Crop circles appear in E. Washington wheat field
Mysterious crop circles have appeared in an eastern Washington wheat field _ not far from the nation's largest hydropower producer _ but area farmers preparing for the summer's harvest find the distraction more amusing than alarming.
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