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NH man blames alleged marijuana growing operation on son, 13

A New Hampshire man and his fiance reportedly told police that marijuana plants found inside their home were grown by his teenage son. More>>

NH man accused of breaking into home, assaulting young girl

A 42-year-old New Hampshire man is facing sexual assault charges amid allegations that he broke into a Concord home and touched an 11-year-old girl. More>>

Cape woman accused of sneaking pills into court for prisoner

A Cape Cod woman is accused of trying to sneak drugs into Barnstable District Court for a prisoner. More>>

Original voice of Charlie Brown gets year in jail for stalking

Peter Robbins, the original voice of Charlie Brown on the Peanuts TV specials, was sentenced to one year in jail for threatening his former girlfriend and stalking her plastic surgeon. More>>

Mass. panel: No profanity on rapper's headstone

Commissioners at a Massachusetts cemetery have said no to profanity on headstones. More>>

Gardner man, 70, subdues intruder

A 70-year-old Gardner resident says he laid a beating on a 24-year-old man who smashed through a window in his home Saturday. More>>

Rodman to Kim: 'Do me a solid' and free American

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is tapping his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to ask for the release of a Korean-American man sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in the North. More>>

Police: Man had dungeon for torturing children in Worcester home

A Massachusetts resident charged in an international investigation has pleaded guilty to solicitation of child kidnapping and charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. More>>

Frantic 911 call leads to 3 missing women in Ohio

The woman's voice was frantic and breathless, and she was choking back tears. "Help me. I'm Amanda Berry," she told a 911 dispatcher. "I've been kidnapped and I've been missing for 10 years and I'm, I'm here, I'm free now." More>>

NH clerk punched in face over bag of crackers

Police in Manchester, N.H., are looking for a man suspected of punching a convenience store clerk in the face when he was confronted about taking a 3-ounce bag of crackers. More>>

Viral: Interview with man who found kidnapped Cleveland women

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A neighbor who heard screams coming from a Cleveland home, where three girls had been holed up for nearly a decade, thought he was responding to a domestic violence situation when he rushed to their aid Monday. More>>

Viral video: Baby goat plays on pig

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This pig was just trying to take a nap, but the baby goat just wouldn't let him. The viral clip, which was uploaded to YouTube by user rovirosar and has more than 650,000 views, shows the pygmy goat playing on the large pig - even using its back as a slide! More>>

Dashcam captures Reese Witherspoon's arrest

TMZ has obtained dashcam footage of actress Reese Witherspoon's April 19 arrest. More>>

Trash, insults thrown at students walking near Gordon College

A college on the North Shore is investigating several reports of students having trash thrown at them from cars passing by. More>>

Police: Robbery victim fends off attacker, suspect says he's the victim

A Roxbury man was arraigned April 24 for an alleged violent assault and robbery in which he claimed to responding police that he was actually the victim. More>>

Viral video: World's worst parallel parking job

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A video showing a driver trying to parallel park her car is going viral. The determined driver spends about 30 minutes repeatedly failing to reverse into a generous parking space. She ends up slamming into both cars, but in the end, she parks the car with the help of a passerby who gives her some direction. More>>

NH man spends $2,600 at carnival while trying to win kids prize on $5 game

A New Hampshire man spent $2,600 at a carnival while trying to win his children a prize on a $5 game Saturday afternoon in Manchester. More>>

Emerson College students raise $575,000 for One Fund Boston by selling T-shirts

Two Emerson College students have raised $575,000 for Boston Marathon bombing victims and their families. More>>

NH man accused of tickling children at park in Concord

A 35-year-old New Hampshire man is facing assault charges amid allegations that he tickled children at a park in Concord. More>>

Man falls onto Metro tracks, saved by others on platform Video included

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A preoccupied Metro-rail passenger fell off a platform, Thursday evening, just as a train was pulling into the station. Two "Good Samaritans" pulled the dazed man to safety, seconds before the train roared past. Grainy surveillance video captured the incident.
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NH man accused of stealing, swallowing $3K engagement ring

A New Hampshire man is accused of swallowing a $3,200 engagement ring after trying to steal it from a Manchester jewelry store. More>>

Kmart ‘Ship My Pants’ commercial takes off online

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Kmart wants customers to know that they can make their purchases online and have them shipped for free. More>>

Video shows woman tossing baby on bus during fight

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A video posted on the Internet shows what appears to be a woman throwing her baby during a fight with another woman on a bus in Hartford, Conn. More>>

Police: NH man fired gun in driveway, hitched ride to airport

A Londonderry man was arrested Wednesday for firing what appeared to be a handgun at the end of his driveway and then hitching a ride to the Manchester/Boston Regional Airport, police said. More>>

Patient claims dentist removed all of his teeth without permission

The family of a 21-year-old autistic man claims their loved one spent the last two days in the hospital. Christopher Crist has been fighting an infection allegedly at the hands of an Indianapolis dentist. That dentist still refuses to tell his side of the story. More>>

Disabled veteran, service dog told to leave gun shop Video included

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A local veteran says he was banned from a local gun store after bringing in his service dog. More>>

'Accidental Racist': Brad Paisley, LL Cool J spark controversy with new song

Just hours after Brad Paisley and LL Cool J's new song "Accidental Racist" hit the web on Monday, it was greeted by a barrage of backlash. More>>

Maryland teen's pro-gun video goes viral

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A 15-year-old Maryland girl's pro-gun debate went viral last week with millions of views on YouTube. More>>

Very cute video of cat snoring

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An adorable video of a cat snoring is getting a lot of attention on YouTube. The clip showing Bub, who just doesn't want to wake up, already has more than 47,000 views. More>>

NH man cited for 41 lbs of illegal eels in Maine

Maine fishery officials are calling last week's seizure of $61,000 worth of baby eels, a pickup truck and eel storage equipment the largest illegal eel possession case in the history of the state's elver fishery. More>>

Man dressed as Cookie Monster arrested in NY

A man dressed as the Cookie Monster has been accused of shoving a 2-year-old in New York's Times Square and has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child. More>>

Argentinian man buys 'toy poodles,' later learns they were ferrets on steroids

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A man from Argentina thought he had purchased "toy poodles," but later discovered they were ferrets on steroids. The Huffington Post reports the victim bought each so-called dog for $150 at La Salada market, however, when he brought them to a veterinarian, he learned they were actually rodents. More>>

Western Mass. woman accused of making illegal u-turn, hitting two cars

A 41-year-old woman is accused of hitting two cars after making an illegal u-turn in Holyoke. More>>

Video showing Scottish drummers at high school talent show goes viral

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A YouTube video showing some Scottish drummers tearing up a high school talent show is going viral. More>>

VIDEO: Airman reunites with handicapped dog after deployment

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They say a dog is a man's best friend, and a clip recently posted on YouTube proves it. A video uploaded to YouTube March 29 by user melswanson502 captured the emotional reunion of an airman seeing his handicapped dog for the first time following a six-month deployment. More>>

Meet the new natural Barbie

A childhood favorite has received a make-under. The picture of the Natural Barbie went viral after being posted to Imgur, a picture posting site.
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Police: Marijuana, cash found inside Simpsons video game

Authorities reportedly found over seven ounces of marijuana and cash inside a "large Simpsons video arcade game" at a Somerville residence on March 28. More>>

Beer-flavored ice cream stirs controversy

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Never mind rum raisin. A Brazilian brewer is churning up controversy over an ad for beer-flavored ice cream that some claim could encourage children and adolescents to drink.
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Parents: Speechless after Pope hugged, kissed disabled son

A Rhode Island couple says they were speechless and moved to tears when Pope Francis hugged and kissed their 8-year-old son in St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday. More>>

White House tries its hand at April Fools' joke

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The White House, busy with its annual Easter Egg Roll, also managed to pull off an April Fools' prank. More>>

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