At least he was trying to take care of his obligations.

An Iowa City teen allegedly robbed a bank to get enough money to pay off the bond for an outstanding warrant.

Charles Curry paid off the bond for an earlier theft charge after robbing an American Bank and Trust branch, and then went shopping at Wal-Mart, police said.

When he got home, cops were waiting for him.

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It took two hawks to do what neither snow, nor sleet, nor gloom of night has ever been able to accomplish.

Canadian postal workers have stopped delivering the mail to a few dozen homes in Moose Jaw because the pair of nesting hawks keeps attacking the letter carriers.

They will continue delivery after the hawks move out of their nest.

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Even with eight legs, this lawsuit couldn’t find a legal one to stand on.

A German judge tossed a suit in which a woman was seeking damages from a house-cleaning company after a spider dropped from the ceiling and startled her so much, she fell and broke her wrist.

She said the cleaning company should pay her $8,500 because it failed to clear cobwebs.

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It’s a desert dessert.

A Dubai company is marketing a brand of chocolate made from camel’s milk to be sold in Europe and the United States.

“We aim to be the Godiva of the Middle East,” said Martin Van Almsick of Al Nassima.

The target shops are Harrods in London and Chocolate Covered in San Francisco.

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Dog-o origato, Mr. Roboto.

A Japanese toymaker has created a device that can translate a dog’s barks into human words.

The “Bowlingual Voice” tells a dog’s master whether the pooch is sad, happy, frustrated or just wants to play.