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Reuters - A dog may be a man's best friend.
But for some traumatized war veterans, parrots are proving even
more of a help.

AP - A “confused” driver made two U-turns on Interstate 5, nearly causing two head-on crashes, then exited from the freeway before she could be stopped, state troopers said.

AP - Between them, they had more than 150 years of experience. But in the end, seniority might still have been an advantage when a 93-year-old pitcher took on an 86-year-old rival in a seniors’ softball game.

AP - Researchers may have figured out what makes la vita so dolce in Rome. A report from Italy’s National Research Council released Thursday found that there are traces of cocaine and cannabis in the air of the Eternal City.

AP - Two people police say were hoping to avoid drinking and driving chose instead to head home on horseback, and ended up under arrest anyway.

AP - A man who helped his friend fake a fall that had actually occurred during a botched burglary in another town could go to prison for it. Louis Stevens, 43, pleaded guilty Wednesday to fraud under a plea deal calling for up to 20 years in prison.

AP - A Catholic priest has removed his church’s organist and choir director from her duties saying her sale of sex toys was not “consistent with Church teachings.”

AP - A police officer who claims his chicken sandwich was slimed by two teenage employees at a McDonald’s restaurant is suing the fast food company.

AP - A radio listener helped save a disc jockey who suffered an on-air seizure and pleaded for help before passing out in his studio.

Reuters - There was no fairy tale ending for rare
twin bulls who were killed on Thursday in the Madrid ring.