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BALTIC, S.D. (NBC) -- Breast cancer awareness bracelets have been banned at a South Dakota high school. The bracelets read "I Love Boobies".

County removes swing sets after deciding they're too big of a liability

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) -- A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug got arrested for trespassing instead.

SAN FRANCISCO (USA TODAY) -- With an eye on the holiday selling season, Apple on Wednesday announced an overhaul of its iconic iPod line of media players, a revamp of its underperforming Apple TV box, and a new social media network in iTunes.

Thief nabbed after selling stolen phone to previous owner.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Michael Douglas says he's begun treatment for throat cancer and that his odds of recovery are high.

DALLAS (NBC) -- The pilot of a Southwest Airlines flight said a bright light nearly blinded him as he was landing at Dallas Love Field on Sunday night.

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) -- A pistol-packing 69-year-old woman in northern Alabama believes intruders will think twice before messing with her again.

Woman is removed from jury after declaring defendant's guilt before the trail was over

LOS ANGELES (NBC) -- It was an Emmy upheaval Sunday night.
Lots of new winners, but a few familiar ones, including Mad Men making it three straight wins as Best Drama.

DALLAS (NBC) -- Environmental activists dressed head-to-toe in hundreds of plastic bags turned heads in downtown Dallas, Texas on Friday.

GOLDEN, Colo. (NBC) -- A Colorado Walmart employee is recovering after being hit in the head by a shoplifting suspect.

KEENESBERG, Colo. (NBC) -- Dogs and cats are known to be enemies, but at a Colorado animal sanctuary two lion cubs survival is in the paws of a pack of rescue dogs.

Instant mocha, vanilla, caramel and cinnamon flavors coming this fall

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- If the Emmys were a TV series, it would be in reruns.

EAST BRADFORD, Pa. (NBC) -- A Pennsylvania couple is seeing red thanks to their neighbor's efforts to go green.

HARRISON, Mich. (NBC) -- Sophie Thomas may own the world's bravest cat.

LYON COUNTY, Nev. (NBC) -- It's not often a brothel enters into a partnership with a government agency, but it's happening right now in Lyon County, Nevada.

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (AP) -- Police in New York say a woman had a sneezing fit that caused her to drive off a road, crash into several trees and plow through a fence.

GRAHAM, N.C. (NBC) -- The owner of a Graham, North Carolina funeral home who police said left a body inside a hearse for nine days says his hands were tied because he didn't have the proper authority to dispose of the corpse.

EASTON, Penn. (NBC) -- A high school yearbook full of inspirational quotes seemed like a great idea, but it turned into a controversial one for Pennsylvania's Easton High School.

(NBC) -- Today's kids live in a 24/7 electronic world. Cellphones, texting, social networking and computers don't leave much time for much needed sleep.

LOS ANGELES (NBC) -- An animal rights advocate is under arrest after trying to help a dog locked inside of a foreclosed Los Angeles home.

LONDON (AP) -- Guards are posted outside the home of a woman in Britain suspected of throwing a cat into a garbage bin.

VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (NBC) -- Bobo the Monkey and Red the Dog are teaming up to promote the Alabama state fair.

FORT WORTH, Tex. (NBC) -- A motion-activated camera at a Fort Worth family's favorite hunting spot is capturing shots of mysterious objects.

MELROSE, Mass. (NBC) -- A Massachusetts man came up with a unique creation to get around: a hybrid half-car, half-boat.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NBC) -- How would do like your bagel, sliced or whole? If your choice is sliced and you're in New York, it's costing you a bit extra.

EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. (NBC) -- Giant perfume atomizers carted about on flatbed trucks now freshen the air at the New Jersey's largest landfill.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- A judge is ordering Lindsay Lohan to undergo a rigorous outpatient rehab program.