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The suspect was seen firing a black semi-automatic handgun before fleeing the scene

Zambia, Africa's second biggest copper producer, has seen its kwacha currency tumble nearly 50 percent this year

Santa Claus won a three-year term in the community of about 2,200 residents

She had sought $127,000 in damages

Hamilton was criticized and accused of sexist bullying in April

Miyazaki was already eight when World War One ended and 34 when Japan was defeated in World War Two

Kyle offers bundles of three leaves of red, yellow and green, ranging from 3 to 6 inches

Andrew Rector sued the Walt Disney Co unit, the Yankees and Major League Baseball's Internet arm

A woman told an investigator that the man was cleaning the snake's glass cage when it attacked him

Dellwo later told wardens he crammed his arm crosswise into the back of thebear's jaws

Josie Cunningham, who's a mother of three, was told plastic surgery was too risky for a pregnant woman

It took Liberal leader Justin Trudeau to let him know he must have been speaking about Mark Carney

Bald eagles mate for life and eagle watchers had seen Ozzie and Harriet together for more than 20 years

Dress code required skirts no shorter than mid-thigh but had not been strictly applied to cheerleaders in past

It will focus initially on educating musicians and club owners about the negative health effects of loud music

Researchers say their study is the first to focus on the microorganisms in the animal's gut

Investigations are underway to check whether disciplinary action was taken in cases of personal use

PETA said it was bringing the legal action on the monkey's behalf because he could not

Former winners of real Nobels handed out the spoof awards at the ceremony at Harvard University

The roadside spectacle attracts about 1,200 visitors a year

Shelter volunteers traced its path and found Tillie with her head resting on the side of the well

Scientists believe the technology could be made to conceal larger objects, with military applications

Suit seeks to bar club's owner from coming to church topless on Sundays to protest church members' demonstrations

The driver, a 69-year-old man, was treated for minor back injuries while a dog riding in the truck was unharmed

The pensioner, a retired lawyer, told the newspaper he could not watch his son suffer without doing anything

The baby's blood alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit for an adult driver

Truitt does not believe the people who lost the monkey will come forward

Officials at Baxter State Park, fined Scott Jurek for violating park rules against drinking in public and littering

Faulkner says the hamster bears a physical resemblance to her through its complexion, eye shape and eye makeup design

Eunotosaurus africanus lived in southern Africa, 260 million years ago

The mix-up led to a police woman accusing the store of denying her service simply because she was a cop

The shop owner, Alessandro Spiezia, said he did not know that the pope would come to the shop himself

The animal, named 'Chris' by his rescuers, was discovered on the northern outskirts of Canberra

The Danish exercise bikes are part of the way astronauts battle the negative impact of being in space

Hubert Tang used the lucky bill to buy two scratcher tickets at a store near the airport

Trump might benefit from some connection with Latino voters in the United States

Alex Gomez's mother, Deborah, told 'KCBS' that her son might lose his hand because of the bite wound to the extremity

The pair have spent thousands on operations and beauty treatments to look like her

The boy's fall appeared to have been influenced by the Marx Brothers

The young leader's father, Kim Jong Il, was famously afraid of flying and traveled everywhere by armored train

When the rider did not respond, the woman attempted to sit down anyway

Finland's Santa Claus Office has been declared bankrupt over unpaid taxes

The inhabitants of ancient Rome had a sewer goddess, a toilet god, and a god of excrement

The government will continue to make special presentations of the heritage certificates

They were soon joined by three other officers as the couple's baby girl was born

Greene said he got the ticket earlier that day when he returned to a house to pick up tools from an earlier job

This story is about a less-than-royal flush

A notice was circulated saying: McDonald's is not in the business of feeding all the hungry people in the land

James was named mayor of the town of 22 residents during the annual Taste of Dorset food festival

Deputies went to the area but were unable to confirm the sighting