WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Developer and television personality Donald Trump has sued Palm Beach, Fla., in a zoning dispute over his 80-foot flagpole and huge U.S. flag. In court papers, Trump's lawyers argue that flying the American flag is constitutionally protected free speech.
LADY LAKE, Fla., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A home in Lake County, Fla., is keeping its holiday display that features more than 100,000 Christmas lights despite complaints from worried neighbors. Some have compared the Christmas display to the hapless Griswold family's over-the-top decorations in t
GLOUSTERSHIRE, England, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- British police used high-tech gadgetry to track down a bloke who was picking wild berries on private land. After two months of searching, police tracked down 67-year-old Ian Blayney, a pensioner who while out on a stroll in Gloucestershire with his wife h
NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A policewoman's gun and badge were stolen from her New York City home as she slept -- and the bandit apparently also made off with her car. Angela Perry, 42, was stunned when fellow officers, responding to a report of a crime at her home, awakened her at
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A love struck Minnesota man came up with a tricky but novel scenario to propose marriage to his girlfriend that included searchlights and a 48-foot banner. Daniel Snow, who had been reluctant to pop the question to his girlfriend, Katie Anderson, sent a l
NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A New York City widow hit with a $22,000 water bill for 18 months usage paid the tab by refinancing her house, but she now wants the bill looked into further. The New York Post reported Saturday that Dorothy Vitto, 79, called the bill ridiculous, but afte
ST. LOUIS, Miss., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A childless married couple from Danville, Ill., welcomed five newborns into the world at a St. Louis hospital. Peter and Jenny Ferrill's quintuplets were born Thursday afternoon and despite weighing nearly three pounds a piece, the three boys and two baby
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Outgoing Florida Gov. Jeb Bush dedicated a library at the Governor's Mansion in his last public appearance in office, the St. Petersburg Times said Friday.
HAZLETON, Pa., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Hazleton, Pa., one of the first towns to go after undocumented aliens with a local ordinance, is the target of a Web site claiming Santa is unwelcome there.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A Scrooge in California stole Mrs. Claus from the front porch of a San Jose man who says his Christmas display is mostly for his grandchildren.
WARNER ROBINS, Ga., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A man who filed a false police report has been ordered to wear a sign declaring "I AM A LIAR" while parading a busy Georgia street.
PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A Florida man who wished a clerk a "Merry Christmas" is at large after robbing a Walgreens in Palm Beach, Fla., the Palm Beach Post reported Friday.
BUFFALO, Minn., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Pac-Man, the yellow '80s video game star, has made a comeback on a stretch of Minnesota highway, where he appears to be munching on painted safety dots.
ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The New York State Liquor Authority has denied permits to remain open all night New Years Eve to more than 40 nightclubs. The denials mark the first enforcement of a rule that allows the board to deny special all-night permits to any clubs that the liquor
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Three people were injured by thieves in Boynton Beach, Fla., who drive up to victims and demand they remove their pants at gunpoint.
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A North Andover, Mass., woman is offering religion-friendly alternatives for parents who don't approve of secular toys.
TYLER, Texas, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A former police officer in Tyler, Texas, said he will market a DVD explaining to people possessing illegal substances how to avoiding police detection.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- "Festivus" may have begun as a comedy protest of the commercialization of Christmas but it's bringing business to one Wisconsin maker of Festivus Poles.
SANTA FE, N.M., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Police in Santa Fe, N.M., say all they did was follow a hot trail of footprints in 8 inches of snow from a crime scene to a suspect, The New Mexican reported.
Frenchman Arnaud Clement hits a shot during his French Open mens first round match against Russian Alex Bogomolov Jr. at Roland Garros in Paris on May 28, 2012. Clement defeated Bogomolov when the match was retired at 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 5-4. UPI/David Silpa
