http://hosted.ap.org/ AP Top Strange News At 1:08 p.m. EST &copy; 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our <a href="http://apdigitalnews.com/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a>. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_RI_BISHOP_KENNEDY?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=news_generic.html EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island said Sunday that he asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy in a 2007 letter to stop receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, because of the congressman's public stance on moral issues.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:05:27 GMT By RAY HENRY http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_RI_BISHOP_KENNEDY?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=news_generic.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_EVIDENCE_EATEN?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=news_generic.html STREETSBORO, Ohio (AP) -- Police say a bank robbery suspect in Ohio may have eaten evidence when he gobbled a piece of paper while handcuffed and lying across the hood of a police cruiser.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:22:05 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_EVIDENCE_EATEN?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=news_generic.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LIZARD_SMUGGLING?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=news_generic.html LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:57:50 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LIZARD_SMUGGLING?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=news_generic.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FACE_SPITTING?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=news_generic.html THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) -- A 39-year-old Southern California man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face. The Ventura County Sheriff's Department says Charles Hersel was arrested Wednesday in a sting operation at a mall in Thousand Oaks. He's free from jail pending a court hearing.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:11:04 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FACE_SPITTING?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=news_generic.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_WRONG_WAY_DRIVER_TWICE?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=news_generic.html KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) -- Authorities in western Michigan arrested a person twice in three days for driving the wrong way down the highway Kalamazoo County deputies said they were alerted about 1:30 a.m. Friday after several people called 911 when they passed the unidentified driver traveling south on northbound U.S. 131.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:11:05 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_WRONG_WAY_DRIVER_TWICE?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=news_generic.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_SMUGGLING_KISS?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=news_generic.html MERCER, Pa. (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania woman has been ordered to stand trial on charges she passed a drug-filled balloon to a state prison inmate while kissing him. State police said guards at the State Correctional Institution-Mercer became suspicious when an inmate appeared to swallow something after a prolonged kiss with a visitor on Oct. 19.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:11:05 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_SMUGGLING_KISS?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=news_generic.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_FAKE_DISABILITY?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=news_generic.html LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California tax officials say an interior designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:11:15 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_FAKE_DISABILITY?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=news_generic.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_BRUSQUE_DOCTOR?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=news_generic.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina doctor could lose his medical license after a patient complained he made cutting criticisms, including telling her she was fat. The News &amp; Observer of Raleigh reported the North Carolina Medical Board will decide if Dr. Earl Sunderhaus of Asheville overstepped the bounds of professional decency.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:11:15 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_BRUSQUE_DOCTOR?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=news_generic.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_NO_JACKPOT?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=news_generic.html MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The Alabama Supreme Court says a woman who thought she had hit a jackpot worth almost $42 million at the Victoryland electronic bingo center will end up empty handed. The court ruled Friday that an electronic bingo machine that showed Sherry Knowles had won $41.8 million obviously malfunctioned and that she was actually due no more than $2 from the operation in Macon County.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:18:52 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_NO_JACKPOT?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=news_generic.html