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Petite former Burger King manager Sonya Thomas wolfed down 7-3/4 pounds of holiday food in 12 minutes to defeat a pair of 400-pound rivals and win the Thanksgiving Invitational eating contest.
When you sit down to your Thanksgiving meal, waiting for the main attraction to be brought in on a platter, take a moment to think about where it came from and how it found its way to your table. After all, your turkey is not the same wily, energetic, tasty bird that struck our ancestors as the perfect centerpiece for an American holiday.
In an effort to make it easier for pets to travel with their owners in Europe, the European Commission has proposed issuing wallet-sized passports for dogs, cats and ferrets.
Clark, New Jersey, is just one of a number of communities nationwide going without holiday decorations this year because municipalities can't afford them and donations are down.
When Independence police officers arrived at an accident on U.S. 24 Saturday night, they had no idea it might cost them $500,000 to write down the offending driver's name.
Thanksgiving is the celebration of a myth. The myth is embodied in that scene we all have in our heads of the first Thanksgiving: Pilgrims and Indians sharing a meal of wild turkey, maize and simple breads, a picture that reflects as much wishful thinking as it does reality.
When Casey, a 5-year-old Chihuahua-corgi mix, was reunited with her owner 13 days after being stolen by a stranger, you could say she was tickled pink. Literally.
Students in a high school literature class got an unexpected lesson in insect biology when a half-dozen maggot larvae fell through ceiling tiles onto books and students.
A roller coaster accident at Disneyland that killed a rider was the result of improper maintenance and operators who weren't told to take action if a ride made unusual noises.
