WEST ALLIS, Wis., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- An unemployed Wisconsin man said a food run at McDonald's turned into a $1 million grand prize from the fast-food chain's Monopoly game.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The overhaul of a bridge over Pennsylvania's Monongahela River featured an embarrassing slip -- inaccurate road signs at either end of the span, officials said.
LAFAYETTE, La., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A regional airport in Louisiana was evacuated for an hour when screeners spotted a suspicious package holding a frozen chicken and a headlamp.
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LAS VEGAS, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A professional gambler who uses the name "Robin Hood 702" is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of $1.5 million in chips stolen from a Las Vegas casino.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A New Jersey township is responsible for more than $17,000 in legal fees after trying to defend a $5 fee to the state Government Records Council.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A California cab rider who pulled a knife during an argument with the driver left a payment with a tip in the vehicle, police said.
LAUREL, Md., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Authorities in Maryland said roads were closed for about two hours while crews cleaned up milk spilled from an overturned tractor trailer tanker.
LAKE WORTH, Fla., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Florida firefighters said a man caused heavy damage to his home when he tried and failed to smoke a bee colony out of his house.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Police in Florida said they followed a trail of debris from a credit union to a suspect in a front-end loader carrying an ATM ripped from the building.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The CIA task force assessing damage from leaked U.S. diplomatic documents, the WikiLeaks Task Force, has the same abbreviation as a popular online saying, WTF.
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DAYTON, Ohio, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Police said a pair of female Santas arrested at an Ohio mall were part of an "unruly group," but members said they did nothing wrong.
GOLDEN, Colo., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Officials in a Colorado city said a bar could have its liquor license suspended after its co-owner took to the stage with a profanity-laced song.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- U.N. officials said two areas of the organization's New York headquarters were evacuated due to a stink believed to have come from a sewer line.
CRANFORD, N.J., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A group of seven New Jersey women said the annual Christmas cookie swap they started after college is now in its 40th year.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- A New York state appeals court ruled in favor of a Long Island golfer sued by a playing partner hit in the eye by an errant shot.
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ROSEVILLE, Calif., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Authorities in California say a mall was evacuated when several patrons reported the floor shifting during a 5,000-person "flash mob" performance.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania company said $45 enclosed in an anonymous letter from someone who took a hammer decades ago will be donated to the Salvation Army.
Benh Zeitlin arrives at the award photocall after receiving the "Camera D'Or" prize for the film "Beasts of the Southern Wild" during the 65th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 27, 2012. UPI/David Silpa
