DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Officials with a Des Moines, Iowa, zoo say a Chilean flamingo that escaped from its enclosure was found six hours later on a golf course.
DALLAS, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Police in Dallas said they were searching for a man who allegedly took a cat from an animal shelter while threatening workers with a baseball bat.
HONOLULU, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A man who lost his wedding ring off the coast of Hawaii's Oahu island less than 24 hours after his nuptials says the ring washed ashore four days later.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Officials in Duval County, Fla., said 736 write-in ballots were cast in the presidential election for Hillary Clinton, Steven Colbert and other non-candidates.
AURORA, Ill., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A suburban Chicago woman has been given a $25,000 diamond and emerald ring three months after she found the jewelry and turned it in to police.
HAMLIN, Germany, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Officials in Hamlin, Germany -- the city known as the setting of the "Pied Piper" legend -- said life is imitating myth as the town is being invaded by rats.
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LONDON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- British iPhone users said a Google voice recognition program developed for the smart phone in the United States does not understand their accents.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Activists in Washington used the occasion of National Toilet Day to call for increased access to proper bathrooms for everyone.
MONTREAL, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Bilingual voter notices in the French-Canadian province of Quebec contain illiterate English translations, The (Montreal) Gazette reported.
BELLEVILLE, Mich., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The Van Buren Public Schools district in Michigan is set to charge its teachers fees for having small appliances in their classrooms, teachers say.
COLOGNE, Germany, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The managers of a Cologne, Germany, brothel say they'll drop the cover charge for life for any customers willing to have its name tattooed onto them.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Two Wisconsin residents said their apparently cursed Florida vacation included having to seek countless permits to travel with their pet kangaroo.
ALBUQUERQUE, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Regular participants in an Our Lady of Guadalupe festival in Albuquerque say city officials have banned all homemade food from the annual event.
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Police in Port St. Lucie, Fla., say a man was arrested after allegedly striking his girlfriend with a sandwich while she was driving.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The head of Irish airline Ryanair posed in a swimsuit for publicity photos after an advertising watchdog accused the company of marketing with "naked girls."
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Domino enthusiasts in the Netherlands set a world record by toppling more than 4.35 million dominoes in two hours for the country's National Domino Day.
TRENTO , Italy, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A falconry enthusiast in Italy's Trento province says he will not comply with orders to surrender his birds "even if they arrest me for it."
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- San Francisco officials dispute U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy's claims the city has more medical marijuana outlets than Starbucks coffee shops.
BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- City councilors in Burlington, Vt., are considering a resolution condemning a company's controversial snowboard designs, which include images of Playboy models.
ATTLEBORO, Md., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A 74-year-old blind Massachusetts woman says the city of Attleboro has threatened to put a lien on her home if she doesn't pay an outstanding bill of 1 cent.
GLEN CARBON, Ill., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Goodwill announced a Glen Carbon, Ill., employee will receive $500 after she discovered $7,500 in cash stuffed in a shoebox and turned it in.
