Court says California town’s mall’s policy barring chitchat among strangers unconstitutional

Court says California mall’s chat policy illegal

ROSEVILLE, Calif. – A Northern California appeals court has struck down a shopping mall’s policy barring people from approaching strangers to chitchat.
The 3rd District Court of Appeal this week said the rules at Roseville’s Westfield Galleria violate the California Constitution’s free speech guarantee.
The mall prohibited people in its common …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Court says California town’s mall’s policy barring chitchat among strangers unconstitutional.

Days from death, Fla. wildlife officials free plastic jar that was stuck on bear cub’s head

Plastic jar removed from Fla. bear cub’s head

OCALA, Fla. – A black bear cub in Florida affectionately known as “jarhead” can finally enjoy a good meal.
A clear plastic container was removed from the 6-month-old cub’s head after being stuck for at least 10 days. The cub poked its head into the jar when digging through …. Source  : Days from death, Fla. wildlife officials free plastic jar that was stuck on bear cub’s head.

Fla. pastor lives on mechanical lift 50 feet in the air for 3 days to encourage fundraiser

Fla. pastor spends 3 days 50 feet in the air

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – A South Florida pastor who spent nearly three days living on a mechanical lift 50 feet in the air has come down from his lofty perch.
Pastor T.J. McCormick, of Coastal Community Church, had pledged to stay on the lift until 1,000 backpacks …. Read the original article  : Fla. pastor lives on mechanical lift 50 feet in the air for 3 days to encourage fundraiser.

Police say man wrapped in medical bandages and wearing surgical mask robs supermarket pharmacy

Police: Bandage-wrapped man robs Pa. pharmacy

SOMERSET, Pa. – A man was jailed on charges he robbed a southwestern Pennsylvania supermarket pharmacy while his face was wrapped in medical bandages and a surgical mask. State police said 52-year-old Edward Singer entered the Giant Eagle on Route 31 in Somerset Township about 7 p.m. Wednesday. Police said …. Read the original article  : Police say man wrapped in medical bandages and wearing surgical mask robs supermarket pharmacy.

Western Pa. couple jailed on charges they robbed would-be ‘John’ who paid woman for sex

Police say W. Pa. couple robbed would-be ‘John’

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A Johnstown couple were jailed on charges they robbed a man who paid the woman $130 for sex after meeting her through an Internet chat service. Police said the alleged victim was at a residence Tuesday with 36-year-old Elizabeth Cashaw when her husband, 33-year-old Erskine [..] Read the original article: here.

No laughing matter: Judge sends North Carolina man to jail after he chuckles in courtroom

NC man sent to jail after laughing in courtroom

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Court is no laughing matter as far as one North Carolina judge is concerned. A Fayetteville man who was waiting for his case to be heard Friday drew the ire of Judge Toni King after starting to laugh in a Cumberland County courtroom. Authorities …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Miss. beauty salon owner blames unexpected power cutoff for a customer’s partial baldness

Power cutoff leaves salon customer bald on top

BRUCE, Miss. – A beauty salon owner in in north Mississippi blamed an unexpected power cutoff for a customer’s partial baldness. Tessa Mingo, owner of People’s Choice Hair Salon in Bruce, told WTVA television that she paid her electric bill July 19. But when a customer came in …. Original article  : Miss. beauty salon owner blames unexpected power cutoff for a customer’s partial baldness.

Dog eats homework, er petition: Canine chomps SC man’s school board petition

Dog chows down on SC man’s school board petition
BEAUFORT, S.C. – The dog really did eat the homework, or, in this case, the petition a South Carolina man was going to file to run for school board. The Beaufort Gazette reported Friday that Terry Thomas of Ladys Island had a petition with almost …. Read the original article  : Dog eats homework, er petition: Canine chomps SC man’s school board petition.

Bicycle Floyd Landis once crashed in mountain race sells for $5 at Kentucky yard sale

Bike sold for $5 in Ky. once belonged to Landis

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The bicycle had two flat tires, but Greg Estes figured the $5 asking price still made it a great bargain at a yard sale. Little did he know just how great.
Estes checked on the bike’s origin after buying it in Owenton this month. …. Original source  : Bicycle Floyd Landis once crashed in mountain race sells for $5 at Kentucky yard sale.

More than 10,000 Chinese set world record for human domino chain

More than 10,000 Chinese set human domino record
BEIJING – More than 10,000 people in northern China have set a world record for the longest chain of human dominoes.
Arranged in lines, they slowly collapsed backward onto each other in sequence from a sitting position like a line of toppling dominoes.
The 10,267 people who took …. Source  : More than 10,000 Chinese set world record for human domino chain.

High-end NYC retailer goes on the hunt, with a beagle, for bedbugs as a precaution

NY store hires bedbug-hunting beagle, just in case
NEW YORK – High-end New York city retailer Bergdorf Goodman has hired a beagle to hunt for bedbugs – just in case.
Store spokeswoman Ginger Reeder says there have been no reported cases of the pesky bugs at the Fifth Avenue department store. She says it seemed … Original source on Gaea Times at : High-end NYC retailer goes on the hunt, with a beagle, for bedbugs as a precaution.

3 kids buy airplane tickets, fly alone from Fla. to Tenn., unbeknownst to their parents

3 Fla. kids buy plane tickets, fly alone to Tenn.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three Florida children bought tickets with baby-sitting money and flew to Nashville, Tenn., on Southwest Airlines – unbeknownst to their parents.
Fifteen-year-old Bridget Brown had $700 saved and asked a 13-year-old friend where he wanted to go.
The friend, Bobby Nolan III, suggested Nashville.
Together with … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : 3 kids buy airplane tickets, fly alone from Fla. to Tenn., unbeknownst to their parents.