• Joke butt slap leads to screwdriver attack

  December 7, 2011
  Authorities in Florida said an incident beginning with a dare to smack a woman's rear-end resulted in an attempted screwdriver attack.

• Michael Buble's 'Christmas' tops album sales chart for second week

  December 7, 2011
  Michael Buble's "Christmas" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a second week, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.
• 

  Donald Trump to moderate Republican presidential candidate debate

  December 2, 2011
  U.S. real estate mogul and television personality Donald Trump says he will moderate an upcoming Republican presidential candidates debate.

• Mini horse draws big Christmas donations

  December 1, 2011
  A Wisconsin couple have figured out a way to get shoppers to put more money in their Salvation Army kettle: They let their miniature horse ring the bell.

• Great-grandma wins $53K at bingo

  November 29, 2011
  An 81-year-old Florida woman said her family can look forward to an extra-special Christmas after she won a $53,367 bingo jackpot.

• Jim Parsons to star new Broadway production of 'Harvey' comedy

  November 29, 2011
  Emmy Award-winning actor Jim Parsons is to star in a new Broadway production of "Harvey," the stage comedy's producers said Tuesday.

• 3 plead guilty in toilet paper scam

  November 27, 2011
  Three South Florida salespeople face up to 20 years in prison for conning elderly people into buying unnecessary septic products.

• Consumers turn toward high-end turkeys

  November 23, 2011
  California retailers, farmers and consumers said this Thanksgiving season has seen an increased demand for higher-end free range and heirloom breed turkeys.

• Elisabeth Shue joining the cast of 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'

  November 19, 2011
  Elisabeth Shue has signed on to join the cast of U.S. TV drama "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" beginning in February, CBS announced.

• Students demand balls back in petition

  November 17, 2011
  Students at a Toronto elementary school were circulating a petition Thursday demanding the principal lift a ban on balls in the playground.

MORE MARY NEWS