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Man shot in buttocks while watching fireworks

A man who stepped outside to check out the fireworks in South Seattle after midnight Sunday was shot in the buttocks, police said.

Man sets record in NY hot dog eating match

Reigning champ Joey Chestnut has logged his third consecutive win in Coney Island's annual hot dog eating contest with a world-record 68 franks.

Cops in Michigan protect - and serve doughnuts

"Cops & Doughnuts" is more than a punchline. It's now a bakery in Michigan - owned by nine full-time employees of the Clare Police Department.

Inmate uses toilet paper 'bomb' to attempt escape

The Iron County sheriff's office said an inmate tried to escape from a correctional facility by fashioning a fake bomb. Sheriff's Deputy Aaron Pallesen said the 28-year-old inmate cornered an officer in a lobby while holding what looked like a silver device with a red detonator.

Pachyderms outdo people in cross-species chow bout

In the fight of pachyderms vs. people - the pachyderms now have the upper trunk. Three circus elephants scored a decisive victory over three human competitive eaters at a cross-species eating contest Friday, chomping down on 505 hot dog buns in six minutes.

New Zealand airline issues "nude" safety video

New Zealand's national airline has adopted a cheeky way to encourage passengers to watch its in-flight safety video: The cabin crew's uniforms are nothing but body paint.

Illinois cabbie uses deodorant to disarm attacker

Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant.

Puyallup's 'Nearly Naked' fireworks stand too hot?

Stand owner Rikk Martin says he took a cue from the many espresso shops in the area that feature scantily clad women when he opened his "Nearly Naked Fireworks" stand. And the complaints are already coming in.

Rabbit hoarder gets 90 day term, treatment

The sentence is the latest chapter in Sakewitz's sometimes bizarre story which began in 2006 when she was found with over 250 rabbits, some of them dead or in dire health.

New firefighting tool: TV remote control

Firefighters were called to the house of an elderly woman early Thursday after she reported her television set was burning. They found the TV was tuned to a station that in the early morning hours aired the constant image of a fireplace.