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Mon May 20, 2013

Greek beach evacuated after artillery discovery

Greek beach evacuated after artillery discovery

Mon May 20, 2013

- A surprise shell has caused a big stir at a popular Athens beach. Full Story

Mon May 20, 2013

Funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride

Funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride

Mon May 20, 2013

- An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle. Full Story

Mon May 20, 2013

Naval Academy celebrates slippery tradition

Naval Academy celebrates slippery tradition

Mon May 20, 2013

Imagine climbing a 21-foot tall monument that looks like the Washington Monument covered in lard. That's the challenge facing freshmen at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis Monday. Full Story

Mon May 20, 2013

Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled

Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled

Mon May 20, 2013

- An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived. Full Story

Mon May 20, 2013

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Mon May 20, 2013

- Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine. Full Story

Mon May 20, 2013

Aussie minister sorry he 'liked' exposed teen pic

Aussie minister sorry he 'liked' exposed teen pic

Mon May 20, 2013

- An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself. Full Story

Mon May 20, 2013

Canadian singer botches American national anthem (Video)

Canadian singer botches American national anthem (Video)

Mon May 20, 2013

Canadian singer Alexis Normand delivered her own infamous rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Saturday's Memorial Cup ice hockey game featuring the Portland Winterhawks and Halifax Mooseheads in the city of Saskatoon in Saskatchewan, Canada. Full Story

Mon May 20, 2013

Alaska man runs onto frozen lake to avoid jail

Alaska man runs onto frozen lake to avoid jail

Mon May 20, 2013

- Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant. Full Story

Mon May 20, 2013

Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago

Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago

Mon May 20, 2013

- A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days -- 384 times, up and around -- bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite. Full Story

, May 21, 2013

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