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Oops. Police visit wrong home 50 times

A senior New York City police official apologized Friday for the 50 or so door-pounding visits police made to a Brooklyn home. It seems a glitch in computer records had led them over and over to Walter and Rose Martin's house.

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    Oops. Police visit wrong home 50 times

    A senior New York City police official apologized Friday for the 50 or so door-pounding visits police made to a Brooklyn home. It seems a glitch in computer

    Obama sends beer to cover hockey bet

    President Barack Obama followed through on his hockey bet with Canada, sending beer to the prime minister.

    Review site Yelp under fire in lawsuits

    Yelp, a Web site that let's people post opinions about restaurants and more, is being sued by businesses that claim they've been pressured to advertise on the

    Man who lit match on plane faces heat

    A man from Maine who struck a match on a U.S. Airways flight to Boston's Logan International Airport is facing some heat — but not over matches.

    CA police dept on alert for deadly traps

    Police in this picturesque city in rural Riverside County have been on edge in recent weeks. Someone is trying to kill them.

    Md. not feeling so Southern anymore

    Maryland's official song may include a line about "Northern scum" left over from the Civil War era, but the state isn't feeling so Southern anymore.

    Creditors: Sex.com too hot to be sold

    The suitors for Sex.com have been put off for now. An auction for the much-sought-after domain name was canceled Wednesday after three creditors filed a

    Young children help mother deliver baby

    When Alana Sanders gave birth to her fourth child, the people on hand to towel off the baby and tie its umbilical cord weren't the usual team of doctors or

    Walmart 'appalled' at racist PA remark

    An announcement at a Walmart store in New Jersey ordering black people to leave brought chagrin and apologies Wednesday from leaders of the company, which has

    Suspect arrested in cinema stabbing

    Detectives in Los Angeles County have arrested a man on suspicion of stabbing a moviegoer in the neck with a meat thermometer during a screening of the film

    Used cell phone had celebrity numbers

    A 50 cent used cell phone ended up connecting a Utah man to some of the sport's industries top stars.

    Inmates ordering out for pizza, burgers

    A county jail in San Antonio is letting people on the outside special order meals like cheeseburgers, nachos and pizza for some inmates, and it's delivered

    Live octopus? It's what's for dinner

    Ben Raisher watches the writhing Octopus on his plate. With a deft pinch of his chopsticks, the wriggling, still-alive limb is in his mouth and down his

    Hacker shut down 100 TX cars remotely

    More than 100 Austin car buyers had their vehicles disabled or triggered to continuously honk after police said a former employee hacked into the company’s

    AG: Paper clips used in root canals

    A former Fall River, Mass., dentist is accused of placing paper clips inside the teeth of root canal patients instead of stainless steel posts while billing

    Cops: Stoned dad leaves baby in oven

    A Kentucky father is behind bars after he allegedly left his baby inside an oven overnight.

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