HAMPTON, Va., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A Virginia man who bought 11 identical lottery tickets for the same drawing has won $1.1 million from a game with a top prize of $100,000, gaming officials say.
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Police said they arrested a Florida man who allegedly stole a small refrigerator from a probation office after his urine sample tested positive for drugs.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A trio of scam artists charged unsuspecting drivers attending a concert in Milwaukee $10 to park in a county-owned lot, officials said.
MERIDEN, Conn., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Family members of those honored on a Meriden, Conn., World War II plaque said they are lobbying the city to correct the monument's spelling errors.
PARKLAND , Fla., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- South Florida police said a robber apologized to workers at a Quizno's sandwich shop as he stole a sandwich and a register's worth of money.
SARASOTA, Fla., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- City commissioners in Sarasota, Fla., have voted to revoke a 1908 law that banned citizens from spitting on streets, sidewalks and other public places.
CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- An Australian judge has ruled legal documents served to a couple via the Facebook Web site are binding despite their unusual method of delivery.
WESTMINSTER, Calif., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Police in California knew Christmas lawn decorations had been disappearing, but discovered a cache of wicker reindeer inside a man's house only by accident.
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TORONTO, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Canada's Ontario Lottery and Gaming corporation has given a Toronto-area woman an $80,000 prize allegedly stolen by a ticket vendor in 2004.
RANDOM LAKE, Wis., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Authorities say two people were injured with shotgun pellets during a mock train robbery involving Santa Claus in Random Lake, Wis.
KERRVILLE, Texas, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The wedding ring of a man killed in a 1972 helicopter crash is being returned to his widow in Utah, thanks to a ranch hand and a sheriff in Texas.
TOKYO, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Inspectors said Tuesday that discarded cigarette butts caused mysterious smoke that prompted the shutdown of two Tokyo subway lines for more than an hour.
BEAUMONT, Texas, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A family in Texas is blaming the confusing household work schedule for losing track of a 4-year-old boy who was found inside a store in the wee hours.
LONDON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A British government "efficiency" computer designed to save taxpayers $87 million ended up costing them $124 million instead, investigators say.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A Minnesota woman says she didn't know why a police officer was honking at her at a McDonald's drive-through window until he arrested her for drunken driving.
EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A Canadian professional Santa Claus at an Edmonton shopping mall claims parents who snap pictures of their children on his lap instead of paying are stealing.
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LONDON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- A British housing association has apologized to a homeowner who was told to remove her Christmas lights so they would not offend non-Christian neighbors.
LONDON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- A bride-to-be in Britain suffered minor head injuries and a sprained ankle when the horse pulling her carriage bolted shortly before the wedding.
LONDON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Woolworths officials in Britain say the Star Wars light saber looks too much like a real gun and won't be sold to anyone under the age of 18.
WIESBADEN, Germany, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- A court in Germany's Hessen state ruled that breast reduction is not a medical issue and therefore insurance companies are not required to cover the surgery.
English comedian and actor Ricky Gervais attends the "Arqiva British Academy Television Awards" at The Royal Festival Hall in London on May 27, 2012. UPI/Paul Treadway
