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Lawsuit: US school spied on students via laptops—A suburban Philadelphia school district used school-issued laptop webcams to spy on students at home, potentially catching them and their families in compromising situations, a family claims in a federal lawsuit. READ STORY

Do you know muffin man? Hostess does but can't hire him

Md. lawmaker wants to ban marriage among 1st cousins

French merchants convicted of peddling fake Pinot Noir

'Dead' Colombian woman moves arm at funeral home

Weapon: Box cutter. Hiding place: Box. Outcome: Nabbed

Bring us bolder beer, say women in Oregon

Students strike out in bid for Denny's Grand Slam

Girl born at 24,000 feet to get free flights until she's 21

Guinea pigs seen as solution to Congo food crisis

This Web site will help you vent

To stay busy, unemployed Ohioan builds backyard igloo

Patient finds source of pain: forgotten surgical tool

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Crying Santa photos

If St. Nick terrifies your kid... Take a picture!

Wacky baby names of '09

Celeb births of the year and the names they chose.

Plastic surgery

The worst male celebrity cosmetic procedures, with before and after images.

Kwik-E Mart lives

The store in The Simpsons comes to life across the U.S.

Ripley's Believe It Or Not opens in Times Square.

Clowning around

Funny guys march at the II Clown Congress in San Salvador.

Crazy Ascot hats

So much to look at: Royals, horses and those hats.

Fan Yang performs part of his off-Broadway show Gazillion Bubble Show.

St. Louis man converts a 1975 Porsche into a barbecue pit and smoker.

These little guys get luxury rooms at the Wag Hotel in San Francisco.

Fiesta Pooch Parade

San Antonio canines get in the act to celebrate the Alamo City's annual event.

Berlin's celebrity polar bear cub, rejected by his mother, is all the rage.

Fashion we don't get

The 2007 version of this Bizarre page staple hits the runway.

They've been framed

Photos of things coming out of people's heads.

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videos

Raw Video: Runaway Zebra on Atlanta Freeway

First Person: Up in the Air at the Mall

Raw Video: Baby Elephant Runs With Herd

Raw Video: Panda Cub Romps Around Enclosure

Toymakers Go Green and Cheap at Big N.Y. Fair

First Person: Dogs Fluff, Flaunt for Show

Raw Video: Man Sets Hugging Record

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