FRANKENMUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- A woman running for the Michigan Legislature was bitten by a dog while going door to door. The dog's distressed owner has made amends: Ann Doyle can put a campaign sign on his property....

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Police in southwest Idaho say a man chose briefs over boxers to wear on his head as he held up a coffee shop and stole a safe....

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A man's implanted heart defibrillator may have saved his life in an unexpected way - by stopping a knife....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Beach rocks that caused a California woman's shorts to catch fire and severely burn her legs and hands appeared to be coated with phosphorus, but it was unclear how the flammable chemical got onto the stones found near a military base, authorities said Thursday....

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- A 12-year-old Texas boy who was suspended from school after shaving his head to resemble the face of Spurs forward Matt Bonner scored tickets to a playoff game and props from his favorite NBA player....

LOGAN, Utah (AP) -- Utah wildlife officials say a moose went on a jaunt through neighborhoods north of Logan and triggered a police chase....

WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) -- Police in Canada say they are waiting for a man accused of stealing a $20,000 diamond and swallowing it to produce the evidence....

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the mayor of New Jersey's largest city are channeling the Seinfeld-Newman rivalry in a video parody that spoofs the mayor's heroics and Christie's vice presidential potential....

ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) -- An Attleboro, Mass., woman is praising the city's trash collection company after its workers helped her dig through mountains of stinking garbage to find five valuable rings she inadvertently threw away, including her engagement and wedding bands....

CARPINTERIA, Calif. (AP) -- Maybe he should be named Bob....