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Motorized La-Z-Boy up for auction on eBay

An unusual item is up for sale by one police department. It's a five-speed, motorized recliner with nitro boost...and it could be yours! [Full Story]

Women sue NY Hooters chain over uniform costs
NEW YORK -- Two waitresses working at Hooters restaurants on Long Island have filed a lawsuit complaining that the chain violates labor laws by making them pay for their skimpy uniforms. [full story]
Police: Fla. man stole ferret by shoving in pants
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. -- It's one thing for shoplifters to hide plunder in their pants. But a live ferret? [full story]
Bigfoot hunters turn to rugged W.Va. wilderness
ELKINS, W.Va. -- A team of Bigfoot enthusiasts is hoping to find the legendary creature in the bogs and barrens of a West Virginia wilderness area. [full story]
Lamp used to possibily grow marijuana starts fire
MINNEAPOLIS -- The very thing helping to allegedly grow an Eagan man's marijuana may have been his downfall. [full story]
Sleepy Hollow church: No Halloween-themed weddings
SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- A church made famous by Washington Irving's short story, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," has rejected a couple's request to hold a Halloween-themed wedding. [full story]
Woman flashes $27K in bar, gets robbed
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Massachusetts police say they are searching for two men suspected of robbing a woman of $27,000 after she flashed the cash in a Springfield bar. [full story]
Clerk felt God's presence as she, gunman prayed
INDIANAPOLIS -- The clerk who prayed and hugged a gunman at an Indianapolis check-cashing business says she felt God's presence during the robbery. [full story]
Headbutting defendant gets 39-year murder sentence
YAKIMA, Wash. -- A man who headbutted his attorney during his murder trial has been sentenced to 39 years in prison for shooting a man he believed was having an affair with his girlfriend. [full story]
SC man drives 80 miles to give explosives to cops
UNION, S.C. -- Authorities say a South Carolina man's good intentions almost caused an explosive situation. [full story]