• Chicago polls have checkered past

  February 22, 2011
  Chicago's Tuesday mayoral election follows a tradition of campaigns and elections in the city featuring odd occurrences, including violence.

• No charges for uphill skier

  February 21, 2011
  Officials with a Wyoming ski resort said no charges will be filed against a 78-year-old man arrested while trying to ski uphill.

• Survey: Workplace dating losing stigma

  February 13, 2011
  Nearly 20 percent of the people queried in a U.S. Valentine's Day survey said they have dated co-workers at least twice in their working career.

• Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller file final divorce agreement papers

  February 11, 2011
  Television star Charlie Sheen and his wife, Brooke Mueller, have filed final divorce papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court, records show.

• Officials: Bra removal not jail policy

  February 10, 2011
  Officials with a Virginia jail said a guard was not following official policy when female visitors were told to remove their bras.

• Historian cracks 'Shugborough Code'

  February 1, 2011
  A British researcher says the eight-letter inscription on Shepherd's Monument, which some believe relates to the Holy Grail, is simply 19th century graffiti.

• Zombie game concerns school faculty

  January 28, 2011
  Some administrators and faculty members at Seattle's University of Washington said they are seeking to ban "Humans Vs. Zombies Tag" on campus.

• Injury-prone man zapped by lightning

  January 27, 2011
  The self-proclaimed unluckiest man in the world said he was again hospitalized after lightning struck his Florida home while he was on the phone.
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  'Top Chef' star Padma Lakshmi embroiled in custody battle over child

  January 26, 2011
  Top Chef star Padma Lakshmi is in a custody battle over her child.

• $190 million winner keeps to herself

  January 14, 2011
  An Idaho woman who won $190 million, half the $380 million Mega Millions jackpot, chose to avoid the spotlight, passing on the customary news conference.

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