• Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver announce separation

  May 10, 2011
  Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, have announced their separation after 25 years of marriage.

• Baby born at California bus stop

  May 6, 2011
  A woman gave birth without a doctor at a South Lake Tahoe, Calif., bus stop while waiting for help to arrive, South Lake Tahoe police say.

• No racetrack resting place for auto fans

  March 30, 2011
  A bill that would allow race fans to be laid to rest at two Florida auto racing tracks has been rejected by a state senate committee, officials said.
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  Karen Rodriguez: I can scratch 'American Idol' off my to-do list now

  March 18, 2011
  Karen Rodriguez may have been lacking votes on American Idol, but she's clearly not lacking confidence.

• Ex-model uses looks as boxing weapon

  March 12, 2011
  A New York boxer says the looks she benefited from in her previous career as a model are her secret weapon in the ring.

• Famous goose Maria found to be Mario

  March 4, 2011
  A Los Angeles goose famous for flying alongside a frequent visitor's motor scooter has been renamed from Maria to Mario.

• Girl, 8, donates change to school

  March 3, 2011
  The principal of a Texas school said she was brought to tears when a second-grader brought a sack of coins to help the cash-strapped school district.

• Man finds a friend in goose

  February 19, 2011
  A Los Angeles man said he befriended a goose that meets him in the park each morning and follows him around like a dog.

• 'Botox Bandit' gets four years probation

  February 18, 2011
  The "Botox Bandit," a Florida woman who received several Botox injections without paying, pleaded no contest to charges stemming from a 2010 incident.

• Prison for thieves foiled by grandmother

  February 18, 2011
  Two robbers who made the mistake of tangling with two employees at an English antique store, one of them a grandmother, were sent to prison Thursday.

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