Nepalese man, 72, claims to be world's shortest
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- He has never worked outside the home or seen a doctor, and until Wednesday, he had never left his remote mountain village in western Nepal. So 72-year-old Chandra Bahadur Dangi only recently learned he might be the world's shortest man....
White House typo has Biden headed to 'Road Island'
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The vice president is hitting the road - to what the White House wrote as "Road Island," mistakenly spelled R-O-A-D instead of R-H-O-D-E....
Pa. man busted on drug warrant after casino win
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) -- A man accused of dealing drugs had his luck run out when he won $2,500 playing blackjack at a casino near Philadelphia....
Polish folk art society defends its 'Oskar' award
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Few would confuse the glitz of the Academy Awards with a ceremony held by a folk arts society in Poland, but Hollywood doesn't want anyone else handing out Oscars....
Gun found inside piano donated to nursing home
PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- Police say an unloaded gun has been found inside a piano that was donated to a southeast Michigan nursing home years ago....
NY boy sleeps through theft of dad's running car
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Police in upstate New York say a 6-year-old boy snoozing in his father's car never woke up while the vehicle was being stolen after it was left running outside a store....
NM woman heads to trial for stealing $2 pumpkin
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A 23-year-old college student from New Mexico is scheduled to go to trial for allegedly stealing a small pumpkin worth two dollars....
Man tries to evict 98-year-old mom from Conn. home
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Peter Kantorowski wanted his 98-year-old mother to move into a nursing home or live with him. She wouldn't go; she didn't want to leave her home of nearly 60 years....
