Watercooler news from The Associated Press
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Dead cat voting? Flier leads to some confusion in Florida
Associated Press | April 1, 2016 5:44 amA Florida election official is working to help confused voters after one person reported that a registration flier had been sent home for her dead… -
Police nab napping suspect hiding inside clothes dryer
Associated Press | April 1, 2016 5:04 amA suspect found a creative place to hide during an Alabama drug raid, but investigators say it was the snoring that did him in. -
Flock of sheep escape, wander along suburban Atlanta road
Associated Press | March 31, 2016 4:52 amPolice in suburban Atlanta found themselves counting sheep after a flock escaped an enclosure and blocked a road. -
Alaska first-graders accused of plot to poison classmate
Associated Press | March 30, 2016 5:36 pmThree first-graders in Alaska's largest city plotted to kill a fellow student with silica gel packets that the girls believed was poison, authorities said Wednesday. -
Miner to keep digging for gold despite $12.5M casino win
Associated Press | March 30, 2016 3:45 pmDespite winning more than $12.5 million at a casino, a Nevada miner plans to keep digging for gold. -
Police: Man had 1,400 bags of heroin hidden inside his body
Associated Press | March 30, 2016 2:12 pmA New York City man has pleaded not guilty after police say they found more than 1,400 bags of heroin stashed inside his body. -
Thieves recorded stealing Easter eggs from California home
Associated Press | March 30, 2016 12:52 pmPolice in Southern California are searching for a pair of thieves who stole Easter eggs meant for a toddler with Down syndrome from a family's… -
‘Trump’ missing _ from a sign outside his Florida resort
Associated Press | March 30, 2016 12:44 pm"Trump" is missing -- at least from the sign outside of one of the Republican presidential candidate's Florida golf resorts. -
Squirrel hunters cause lockdown at Arkansas primary school
Associated Press | March 30, 2016 11:20 amA report of armed men near an Arkansas elementary school led to a campus lockdown before police confirmed the three were actually pest control employees… -
Replacement arrives for decapitated Ronald McDonald statue
Associated Press | March 30, 2016 8:16 amA new Ronald McDonald statute has arrived in Burlington, Vermont, after vandals burned, decapitated and cut the feet off the old one that sat outside…