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The almanac

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:30:00 -0400

By United Press International
UPI Almanac for Saturday, May 25, 2013.

Marathoner chases down suspected purse snatcher

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:41:00 -0400

CORK, Ireland, May 25 (UPI) -- A man who is training for the Cork City Marathon wore down a suspected purse snatcher during a 15-minute chase through the southern Irish city.

Irish gran locks three suspected thieves in farmyard

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:09:00 -0400

CLEGG, Ireland, May 25 (UPI) -- A 64-year-old Irish grandmother locked three suspected thieves into a yard, promised to come back with the key and then called police.

'Potty Party' inaugurates public restroom

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:13:06 -0400

NAPERVILLE, Ill., May 24 (UPI) -- Parks officials in an Illinois city held a "potty party" to celebrate the opening of a restroom facility in a downtown park.

Five bulldogs stolen from family's yard

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:54:33 -0400

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., May 24 (UPI) -- A California family said they are "devastated" by the loss of the four French bulldogs and an English bulldog stolen from their yard.

Obama shakes Marine's hand after failing to salute

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:51:54 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama apologetically shook the hand of a U.S. Marine in Washington after having failed to return the service member's salute.

Maria, Jose most popular names in Spain

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:44:51 -0400

MADRID, May 24 (UPI) -- Spain's National Statistics Institute said Maria and Jose are the most common names in the country.

'Court' at Florida school acquits Wicked Witch

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:11:51 -0400

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 24 (UPI) -- A "court" comprised of students at a Florida school found the Wicked Witch of the West "not guilty by reason of insanity" on an attempted murder charge.

Survey: Swedes having less sex than in the 1990s

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:15 -0400

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 24 (UPI) -- A national survey found Swedes are having 24 percent less sex than in 1996 and a university professor said "desire disorder" is a public health problem.

Dockworker wins $26.5 million, quits job

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:13:51 -0400

BRENTWOOD, N.Y., May 24 (UPI) -- A New York state dockworker said one of his first acts as a $26.5 million lottery jackpot winner was to quit his job.

British Columbia teen rescues dog from cougar

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:49:48 -0400

BELCARRA, British Columbia, May 24 (UPI) -- A Canadian teen and his dog are recovering from wounds after he rescued the dog from a cougar in what he called "the most terrifying thing I've ever endured."

Fisherman sleeps with croc under bed

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:47:09 -0400

INNISFAIL, Australia, May 24 (UPI) -- An Australian fisherman who caught a 6 1/2-foot crocodile on his birthday said he took the animal home and had it sleep under his bunk bed.

The almanac

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:30:00 -0400

By United Press International
UPI Almanac for Friday, May 24, 2013.

Mother has son arrested for Pop-Tart theft

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:04:05 -0400

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 23 (UPI) -- Police in Charlotte, N.C., said a woman called authorities and had her juvenile son arrested for stealing her Pop-Tarts.

Kate Upton says no to prom, Nina Agdal steps in

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:16:33 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 23 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles teenager who created a popular online video asking supermodel Kate Upton to prom is getting a consolation date from another model, Nina Agdal.

Snow cone vendor fired by Astros over bathroom pics

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:59:32 -0400

HOUSTON, May 23 (UPI) -- The president of the Houston Astros said he fired a snow cone vendor who was photographed setting a box of his products on a men's room floor.

Pizza delivery to U.S. service members in Afghanistan dubbed largest

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:52:04 -0400

CHICAGO, May 23 (UPI) -- The delivery of 30,000 pizzas to U.S. military service personnel in Afghanistan has been named the world's largest pizza delivery by Guinness World Records.

Kidnapping hero Charles Ramsey gets free burgers for life

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:29:22 -0400

CLEVELAND, May 23 (UPI) -- More than a dozen Ohio restaurants are offering free burgers for life to Cleveland kidnapping hero Charles Ramsey.

Barack Obama's high school prom pictures released

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:10:20 -0400

HONOLULU, May 23 (UPI) -- A high school friend of U.S. President Barack Obama has released pictures of the head of state as a 17-year-old on his way to prom in Hawaii.

Boy, 12, first to find pirate treasure in New York scavenger hunt

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:05:09 -0400

NEW YORK, May 23 (UPI) -- A New York 12-year-old won $10,000 worth of actual pirate treasure in a scavenger hunt organized to promote a Discovery Times Square exhibit.

Tiger's giant hairball removed via surgery

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:28:38 -0400

CLEARWATER, Fla., May 23 (UPI) -- Veterinarians in Florida said a 400-pound tiger was found to have a hairball so massive it had to be removed via surgery.

Woman accused of wielding garden gnome in domestic assault

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:35:48 -0400

GULFPORT, Fla., May 23 (UPI) -- Florida police said a woman accused of domestic battery allegedly used a garden gnome decked out in New Orleans Saints gear to strike a man in the head.

Illinois school has 23 sets of twins in fifth grade

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:32:02 -0400

WILMETTE, Ill., May 23 (UPI) -- An Illinois school with 23 sets of twins in a single grade said it is seeking Guinness World Record recognition for the class.

Police: Woman stole from son's bar, lost it gambling, claimed robbery

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:15:57 -0400

ARTANA, Spain, May 23 (UPI) -- Police in Spain said a woman took $1,032 from her son's bar, lost it in a gambling machine and concocted a story of a robbery to cover up the theft.

German brothers make frozen yogurt for dogs

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:13:03 -0400

BERLIN, May 23 (UPI) -- Two brothers from Berlin said they created a line of healthy frozen yogurts for dogs with flavors including salmon and beef.