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- Correction: France-Cannes Notebook story
- Polanski laments leveling of sexes as 'idiotic'
- Cambodian film on Pol Pot rule wins Cannes prize
- A list of previous Palme d'Or winners at Cannes
- Iranian director facing jail appears in Cannes
- NYPD investigating actress Bynes allegations
- Cannes: 'The Immigrant' stirs emotional response
- Museum starts night tours of signs from Vegas past
- A controversial victory lap for Lewis at Cannes
- Palme d'Or race wide open at Cannes Film Festival
Pictures of the Week
Gail Evans releases 40 white doves during a Memorial Day service Saturday in Kentucky.
Wandering deer makes splash in Colo. home's pool
A wandering deer found himself in hot water after stepping on a pool cover and making a big splash in the backyard of a Colorado home.
Chestnut eats record 191 wings in 12 minutes
Organizers of the National Buffalo Wing Festival say competitive eater Joey Chestnut has devoured a record 191 chicken wings in 12 minutes.
Kitten grabs 6-hour ride to western NY on gas tank
A kitten that hitched a six-hour ride from Connecticut to western New York curled up on top of a car's gas tank will be put up for adoption.
Police: NH woman arrested 4 times in 26 hours
Authorities say a New Hampshire woman has been arrested four times in 26 hours for blasting the AC/DC song "Highway to Hell" and other loud music from her home and for throwing a frying pan.
Soggy Seattle goes on streak of dry weather
Not too many people are complaining in typically soggy Seattle, but the city is on a surprising run of dry weather.
Stowaway cat from China says 'ni hao' to new home
A stowaway kitten who survived a three-week ocean voyage from China to California trapped in a storage container without food or water has found a new home.
Soggy Seattle goes on streak of dry weather
Not too many people are complaining in typically-soggy Seattle, but the city is on a surprising run of dry weather.
Man complains to police of prostitute price hike
Police in southeast Michigan say a man called to complain that a woman he had agreed to pay for sex unexpectedly increased the price.
400-pound gorilla statue returned to Pa. woman
A Pennsylvania woman says a 400-pound gorilla statue was stolen from her home, used for target practice and then returned.
Wildfire ash in river could befoul Colorado beer
A Colorado brewery said Thursday that it's monitoring the water it gets from the city of Fort Collins to make sure residue from a deadly wildfire that blackened a northern Colorado river doesn't befoul the taste of its beer.
New life for decades-old Wis. cheddar blocks
A recently discovered block of eastern Wisconsin cheddar cheese that dates back to the Nixon presidency will be sold for $10 per ounce.
Like an adrenaline rush? Try out Six Flags' new water ride
Six Flags will debut a new ride next year that drops people six stories, partly through total darkness, and then plunges them into water.
Best hangover cure: This bloody mary
Ever needed the perfect cure for a hangover? Well, here's one for you.
98-year-old message in bottle sets world record
It was scooped up from the sea after 98 years, and now officials say a message in a bottle discovered in Scotland has set a world record.
Correction: Pet Goat-Tennessee story
In a story Aug. 29 about a pet goat violating East Ridge livestock ordinances, The Associated Press reported erroneously the owner surname. The owners are the Viar family, not Vlar.
How to spot a workplace bully
If you don't think there are bullies at your workplace, it's probably you.
Boy strikes gold with rare whale vomit find
Vomit is not usually considered a prized item, but an 8-year-old in England recently struck gold when he came across the regurgitation of a sperm whale.
Cooking oil fumes lead to Lufthansa landing
An investigation into why a Lufthansa commercial jet made an unscheduled stop at an Austrian airport last week has arrived at its conclusion: smelly cooking oil.
New bed makes staying in bed a dream (VIDEO)
Who needs a boring old spring mattress when you could have a self-adjusting, eco-friendly, multi-media bed surrounded by a custom made, environmentally-conscious frame.
NM inmate uses Popsicle sticks in escape attempt
New Mexico corrections officers say an inmate escaped his jail cell by breaking a window bar with a razor blade and a Popsicle stick but changed his mind once he got outside.
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