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AOL News http://news.aol.com Latest News Articles From AOL News Copyright 2005 America Online, Inc. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:32:55 GMT AOLNews, LLC 2010-02-10T06:32:55Z Copyright 2005 America Online, Inc. AOL News! http://www.aolcdn.com/dynanews/aolnewslogo_small http://news.aol.com AOL News! Christmas Trees Have Live 'Ornaments' http://www.sphere.com/nation/article/pacific-chorus-frogs-in-christmas-trees/19287854 Forget the plastic icicles, brightly colored balls and tinsel. National News Weird News Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:10:36 GMT 824990 2009-12-19T17:10:36Z <a name="824990"></a><div class="hentry a824990" reltag="National News"> <div class="synpTtlArt"><img src="http://www.aolcdn.com/aolnews/sphereeyebrow" alt="Sphere" title="Sphere" /></div> <h3 class="entry-title TtlArt"><a rel="bookmark" href="http://www.sphere.com/nation/article/pacific-chorus-frogs-in-christmas-trees/19287854">Christmas Trees Have Live 'Ornaments'</a></h3> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="posted"><abbr class="synpAbbr" title="2009-12-19T12:10:36Z">posted:<span class="bylinDt"> 52 DAYS 13 HOURS AGO</span></abbr></span></h4> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="filedUnder">filed under: <a href="http://news.aol.com/nation">National News</a>, <a href="http://news.aol.com/weird-news">Weird News</a></span></h4> <div class="entry-summary"> <div class="synpTxt">Some Christmas trees for sale in the Anchorage area are adorned with something truly different this holiday season — live Pacific Chorus 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Animal News Science News Weird News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:05:59 GMT 815293 2009-12-14T03:05:59Z <a name="815293"></a><div class="hentry a815293" reltag="Animal News"> <div class="synpTtlArt"><img src="http://www.aolcdn.com/aolnews/sphereeyebrow" alt="Sphere" title="Sphere" /></div> <h3 class="entry-title TtlArt"><a rel="bookmark" href="http://www.sphere.com/science/article/giant-pandas-wang-wang-and-funi-urged-to-reproduce-at-zoo-in-adelaide-australia/19276929">Zoo to Pandas: Give Us Some Cubs</a></h3> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="posted"><abbr class="synpAbbr" title="2009-12-13T22:05:59Z">posted:<span class="bylinDt"> 58 DAYS 3 HOURS AGO</span></abbr></span></h4> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="filedUnder">filed under: <a href="http://news.aol.com/main/animals">Animal News</a>, <a href="http://news.aol.com/science">Science News</a>, <a href="http://news.aol.com/weird-news">Weird News</a></span></h4> <div class="entry-summary"> <div class="synpTxt">Australian and Chinese officials urged two bamboo-munching giant pandas on Sunday to consider reproducing during their 10-year residency Down Under.</div> <div class="entry-permalink"> <a rel="bookmark" href="http://www.sphere.com/science/article/giant-pandas-wang-wang-and-funi-urged-to-reproduce-at-zoo-in-adelaide-australia/19276929">Full Coverage</a></div> </div><div class="synpShrHide"></div></div> 'David' Statue Decked Out as St. Nick http://news.aol.com/article/scantily-clad-david-decked-out-as-st/805732 A Texas homeowner who adorned his front lawn with Michelangelo's "David" as a scantily clad Santa got more than just jolly laughs from his neighbors. Barry McBee said he was aiming to make people chuckle by adding a Santa hat and white beard to the 5-foot-tall replica of the Renaissance statue with six-pack abs _ an image at odds with usual depictions of a fat, jolly St. Nick. 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No explosives are found, but 45-year-old William C. Caldwell III faces several charges for the alleged hoax, including making terrorist threats. 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The woman, previously named Dorothy Lola Killingworth, was sent to Judge Clyde Jones's courtroom for a criminal case Monday. National News Weird News Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:35:14 GMT 795370 2009-12-02T14:35:14Z <a name="795370"></a><div class="hentry a795370" reltag="National News"> <h3 class="entry-title "><a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/woman-named-jesus-christ-dumped-from/795370">Jesus Christ Dumped From Jury Pool</a></h3> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="posted"><abbr class="synpAbbr" title="2009-12-02T09:35:14Z">posted:<span class="bylinDt"> 69 DAYS 15 HOURS AGO</span>comments:<span class="cmnt"> 0</span></abbr></span></h4> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="filedUnder">filed under: <a href="http://news.aol.com/nation">National News</a>, <a href="http://news.aol.com/weird-news">Weird News</a></span></h4> <div class="entry-summary"> <div class="synpTxt">A woman named Jesus Christ is excused from jury duty in Alabama because she was disruptive, court officials in Birmingham say. The 59-year-old had changed her named to Jesus Christ from Lola Killingworth.</div> <div class="entry-permalink"> <a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/woman-named-jesus-christ-dumped-from/795370">Full Coverage</a></div> </div> <div class="synpRatng"><a class="addthis_button_digg" href="javascript: void(0)"><span class="digg">DIGG</span></a><a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://news.aol.com/article/woman-named-jesus-christ-dumped-from/795370" addthis:title="Jesus Christ Dumped From Jury Pool" href="javascript: void(0)"><span class="emai">Email</span></a><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" style="text-decoration:none;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'http://news.aol.com/article/woman-named-jesus-christ-dumped-from/795370', 'Jesus Christ Dumped From Jury Pool');" onmouseout="addthis_close();" onclick="return addthis_sendto();"><img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/art/ch_news/plussym12x12" border="0" alt="Share" /><span class="share">Share</span></a> <a class="nbdr" href="http://news.aol.com/article/woman-named-jesus-christ-dumped-from/795370#Comments"><span class="synpCmnt">Comments (0)</span></a> </div></div> Police Suspect Moose Killed Woman http://news.aol.com/article/swedish-police-target-moose-in-agneta/788901 Swedish police say they've cleared a man who was arrested for allegedly murdering his wife after deciding the culprit was most likely a moose. Weird News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:56:56 GMT 788901 2009-11-28T21:56:56Z <a name="788901"></a><div class="hentry a788901" reltag="Weird News"> <h3 class="entry-title "><a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/swedish-police-target-moose-in-agneta/788901">Police Suspect Moose Killed Woman</a></h3> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="posted"><abbr class="synpAbbr" title="2009-11-28T16:56:56Z">posted:<span class="bylinDt"> 73 DAYS 8 HOURS AGO</span>comments:<span class="cmnt"> 0</span></abbr></span></h4> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="filedUnder">filed under: <a href="http://news.aol.com/weird-news">Weird News</a></span></h4> <div class="entry-summary"> <div class="synpTxt">A husband suspected of killing his wife is cleared after Swedish police decide the murderer is most likely a moose. 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The discarded shots include those of a young George H.W. Bush; Gwendolyn Brooks, a poet who was the first black author to win a Pulitzer Prize; and the motorcade of President John F. Kennedy, moments before his assassination. 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