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Latest Super Bowl Party Treat: Chicken Wing Cupcakes?

5:51 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Everything about the Super Bowl is big, including the parties millions of Americans will attend Sunday. But here's a new party treat that will make you the talk of your Super Bowl XLVI bash: Chicken Wing Cupcakes.

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Nearly 14-Pound Baby Boy Born in Des Moines

5:51 PM, Jan 30, 2012

DES MOINES -- An Iowa woman has given birth to a boy weighing 13 pounds and 13 ounces - without the aid of surgery.

New App Turns Smartphone into a Hotel Room TV Remote Control

1:33 PM, Jan 30, 2012

Starting today, travelers in about 500,000 hotel rooms across the USA will have the ability to channel surf using their smartphones instead of an old-fashioned remote control.

Long Lines for Foothills Brewery's 'Sexual Chocolate' Beer

12:34 PM, Jan 30, 2012

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- People waited in the cold for hours for a little bit of booze by the name of Sexual Chocolate.

Cops: 4-Year-Old Brings Nine Bags of Pot to School

5:51 AM, Jan 28, 2012

A 4-year-old boy brought nine bags of pot to his elementary school and pulled them out during snack time, police said.

Obama's Old Car Can Be Yours for $1 Million

5:46 AM, Jan 28, 2012

President Obama is on cruise control toward his party's nomination to run for reelection, but Tim O'Brien is hoping to capitalize on Obama's old cruise-mobile -- a 2005 Chrysler 300C.

Millionaires' Tubby Tabby gets Revolutionary New Knee Joint

7:41 PM, Jan 27, 2012

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Because Cyrano weighs more than 20 pounds, amputating his cancer-weakened leg was out of the question. So the tubby tabby's wealthy owners turned to doctors and engineers at North Carolina State University to get him back into mice-catching trim.

'Toddlers & Tiaras' Mom Sues Media Outlets for Sexualizing her Daughter

4:24 PM, Jan 27, 2012

It seems the controversy surrounding TLC's "Toddlers & Tiaras" and its pint-sized stars is never-ending.

'Toxic Tush' Assistant Allegedly Attacked on Talk-Show

9:50 AM, Jan 27, 2012

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Anger over an illegal butt-boosting operation in South Florida spilled over on the set of a popular talk show during a Wednesday night taping.

Obama's Tarmac Tiff Makes Waves

1:02 PM, Jan 26, 2012

This may turn out to be one of the symbolic images of the Obama years. The governor of a major state pointing her finger at the president of the United States.

Orphaned Otter Nursed Back to Health

11:07 AM, Jan 26, 2012

Did you hear that collective "Awwwww" on Thursday? If you tuned into TODAY, you got an eyeful of a story that's otter-this-world cute.
Last month, an infant Southern sea otter was found stranded near Cayucos, Calif.

Embarrassing 'SHCOOL' Sign Corrected in NYC

5:24 PM, Jan 25, 2012

NEW YORK -- An embarrassing misspelling of "school" is gone from the street outside a New York City school building.

Military Dumps Infamous 'Birth Control Glasses'

3:48 PM, Jan 25, 2012

Military recruits who wear glasses no longer will have to endure the embarrassment of sporting BCGs - those beloved standard-issue specs, technically called S9s, which are universally known as "Birth Control Glasses."

Strongest Solar Storm Since 2005 Hitting Earth

4:50 PM, Jan 24, 2012

WASHINGTON -- The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving eruption.

Child Killed by a Replica Cannon

2:09 PM, Jan 24, 2012

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- A 14-year-old Utah boy was killed after police say he was shot in the head by a miniature replica cannon in his living room.

Pensacola Man Charged with Impregnating Relative

11:49 AM, Jan 24, 2012

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A Pensacola man has been charged with first-degree sexual assault and cruelty toward a child for allegedly impregnating a teenage relative in March 2009.

Bradenton Woman Steals 10-Year-Old Girl's Dog

10:18 AM, Jan 24, 2012

BRADENTON, Fla. -- A 57-year-old woman has been arrested for stealing a 10-year-old girl's dog.

Disney OKs Staff Beards, Goatees -- to a Point

5:06 PM, Jan 23, 2012

Ending a rule that dates back to their founding in 1955, Disney theme parks will allow employees to wear goatees or beards as long as they "create an overall neat, polished and professional look," according to a Disney news website that published what it said was a memo to staff.

Lost Lottery Ticket Turns out to be Worth Millions

3:21 PM, Jan 23, 2012

MADISON, Wisc. -- Napolean Elvord is a lottery regular, but it took him a while to realize he'd hit the Megabucks jackpot on Jan. 14.

JFK's Hearse On Sale in Arizona

6:35 AM, Jan 21, 2012

The iconic white hearse that carried the body of President John F. Kennedy after his assassination in 1963 is being put up for auction during a high-profile collectible car sale in Arizona this weekend.

Man with Two Hearts Survives Double Heart Attack

6:34 AM, Jan 21, 2012

Doctors managed to save the life of a 71-year-old man with two hearts who suffered dueling heart attacks. "We haven't ever seen anything similar to this case before," Dr. Giacomo Mugnai said in an interview with MSNBC.

Doctor Offers New Details on Teen Girls' Mystery Illness

6:42 PM, Jan 20, 2012

After a week of speculation and months of worry for the families of 12 girls affected by a mystery illness that causes severe Tourette's-like tics and verbal outbursts, the doctor who has treated 10 of the girls from upstate New York offered new details on their condition.

Court Papers Reveal How Jarred Harrell Lured Somer Thompson

Newly Released Court Papers Reveal How Jared Harrell Lured Somer Thompason In

11:53 PM, Feb 3, 2012

McDonald's Drops Use of Gooey Ammonia-Based 'Pink Slime' in Hamburger Meat

McDonald's confirmed that it has eliminated the use of ammonium hydroxide - an ingredient in fertilizers, household cleaners and some roll-your-own explosives -  in its hamburger meat.

1:11 PM, Feb 1, 2012

Tipster in Somer Thompson Case Speaks Out

Thousands of tips poured in after Somer Thompson disappeared, but it was just one that set justice in motion.

Now the family that came forward in 2009 is speaking out about their experience.

12:30 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Anonymous Source Confirms Somer Thompson Accused Killer Jarred Harrell Set to Plead Guilty

ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- An anonymous source has confirmed to First Coast News that Jarred Harrell is set to plead guilty in a pretrial hearing Friday, February 3rd, in Green Cove Springs.

12:45 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Restlawn Cemetery Denied Family Casket Already Paid For

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- This weekend Curtis Kelly will funeralize the patriarch of the family, 88-year-old Amos Kelly.

7:08 PM, Feb 3, 2012

First Coast LB Reggie Northrup Signs with FSU

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Despite have a long-standing verbal commitment to the University of Miami, First Coast High School linebacker Reggie Northrup had a change of heart and decided to sign a letter of intent with Florida State on Wednesday morning. 

11:03 AM, Feb 1, 2012

Police Find Missing First-Grader at Relative's Home

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Police are reporting that a first-grade student who disappeared from Loretto Road Elementary School this afternoon was found with a friend, according to Duval County Public Schools spokesperson Jill Johnson.

7:39 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Dead Body Found in Lounge Chair on Ponte Vedra Beach Appears to be a Suicide

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla--St Johns County deputies  investigating a body found in a lounge chair on Ponte Vedra Beach say it appears to be a suicide. 

9:21 PM, Jan 28, 2012

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