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CAMPBELL, Calif. (NBC) -- Could an activity usually associated with strip clubs ever be considered an Olympic sport?

COLUMBUS, Ohio (NBC) -- A puppy with a spinal injury cannot use her back legs. Her owners wanted to give her a normal life and a local animal rescuer is working to make it possible.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- A 250-pound blue Great Dane from Arizona gives new meaning to the term "big dog." Guinness World Records says Giant George from Tucson is the tallest dog ever on record.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jay Leno will be reclaiming "The Tonight Show" with help from Sarah Palin, Lindsey Vonn and Jamie Foxx.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (NBC) -- A Missouri man is recovering after spending several hours stuck inside a storm drain.

PHILADELPHIA (NBC) -- The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the case of Pennsylvania school officials spying its on students at home via notebook webcams.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Annie Leibovitz has entered into an agreement with a private investment firm to help manage her debt and market her portfolio of celebrity images.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Early indications are the battle between "The Hurt Locker" and "Avatar" for dominance at the Academy Awards helped ABC draw viewers.

DETROIT (NBC) -- A high speed police chase through the streets of Detroit, Michigan ended in a spectacular crash on Thursday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- A monkey that has eluded capture in the Tampa Bay area for more than a year has again escaped from Florida wildlife officials.

PHELAN, Calif. (NBC) -- An endangered Golden Eagle that disappeared from a Southern California sanctuary last month is back home after turning up 50 miles away.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (NBC) -- A college atheist group is offering students pornography in exchange for their Bibles and other holy texts. The porn-for-holy texts swap was held on the campus of the University of Texas San Antonio on Wednesday.

SYDNEY (NBC) -- Some 5,200 naked people embraced each other on the steps of Sydney's iconic Opera House. It was all for a photo shoot by famed photographer Spencer Tunick.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (NBC) -- "Seinfeld" was a show about nothing... one that came out of a simple conversation between Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David. Twenty years later, a conversation between Seinfeld and his wife Jessica has created "The Marriage Ref".

EVANSTON, Ill. (NBC) -- The disgraced Illinois ex-governor told a crowded room of Northwestern University students Tuesday night that he was innocent of all charges against him, that he would be exonerated and he was a champion of good.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (NBC) -- After a lifetime of silence, 24 year old Ashley Caudill wants everyone to know who she is.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Nielsen says Jay Leno got a warm welcome from viewers with his return on Monday to "The Tonight Show."

TORRINGTON, Conn. (NBC) -- Students download this -- your iPod may soon be put on permanent mute.

PITTSBURG, Calif. (NBC) -- It's not the kind of school lunch you'd expect. A sweet treat laced with marijuana, passed around at a san Francisco area elementary school.

TRENARY, Mich. (NBC) -- From monkeys to Elvis, all themes were covered at the annual Outhouse Classic in Trenary, Michigan.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jay Leno was absent from the nation's TV screens for little more than three weeks, but he's returning with a splash.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (NBC) -- An Albuquerque, New Mexico man was jailed Friday, accused of posing as a Bernalillo County deputy, and deputies were tipped off only after he failed to pay for police equipment.

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Ohio (NBC) -- An Ohio police officer is recovering from his injuries after being struck by a vehicle during a traffic stop Saturday.

YORBA LINDA, Calif. (NBC) -- The world's tallest domestic cat is apparently living in California. "Scarlett's Magic" showed off her height at the Yorba Linda Public Library on Thursday.

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (NBC) -- A recurrent thief at a convenience store in Connecticut seems to have a passion for just one thing and it's not cash. He steals "Red Bull."

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (NBC) -- When an avalanche hits, seconds matter more than minutes to get to someone who may be trapped in the snow.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (NBC) -- Police say two Florida teenagers are facing charges after 911 dispatchers heard them talking about breaking into cars when one teen's cell phone accidentally called 911 during a heist.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (NBC) -- Florida police say they're hot on the trail of the man behind an unbelievable crime spree.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (NBC) -- A woman who says Kampai Japanese Steak and Seafood House, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina refused her service has started a petition to boycott the establishment.