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Boy Shoots Half-Ton Wild Boar - Alabama boy claims he shot a pig that's as large as a cow. Though some doubt his claim, he now says he'll have plenty of sausage. 11 year old Jamison Stone says he used a .50-caliber revolver to shoot and kill a 1,051 pound wild hog that he found in a swamp. Boy claims at first he thought it was Rosie O'Donnell.






Poland Could Ban Teletubbies For 'Too Gay' Tinky Winky - Activists in the country, who are campaigning to ban the promotion of homosexuality, believe Tinky Winky's 'effeminate' ways should not be broadcast.

Report: Active Atlantic Hurricane Season - The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season will be active with 13 to 17 named storms, seven to 10 of which are expected to become hurricanes.




















Bomb threats close major tunnels during downpour, snarling traffic throughout city - A bomb threat and a downpour combined to bring rush hour traffic to a standstill yesterday afternoon, causing backups several miles long on the Parkway East, Parkway West and Route 28. The bomb threat called in just before the beginning of rush hour shut down the Fort Pitt, Liberty and Squirrel Hill tunnels, stranding motorists for almost an hour while authorities conducted security sweeps.

Teacher Attack Caught On Tape - The brutal attack of a Murphy High School teacher is caught on tape, and News 5 has obtained a copy of the video. Investigators say 16 year old Randolph Parker punched his teacher in the face, while 17 year old Dominick Harris filmed the attack on his cell phone.

Putin: U.S. has triggered new arms race - President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that tests of new Russian missiles were a response to the planned deployment of U.S. missile defense installations and other forces in Europe, suggesting Washington has triggered a new arms race.

US warns against travel to Iran - The United States warned U.S. citizens on Thursday against traveling to Iran, accusing Islamic authorities there of a "disturbing pattern" of harassment after the detention of a fourth Iranian-American for alleged espionage.

US issues travel warning over Venezuela demonstrations - The US State Department Thursday issued a travel warning for Venezuela, urging US citizens to avoid the danger posed by ongoing demonstrations there over the shutdown of an opposition TV station.

Dutch try to grow enviro-friendly meat in lab - Dutch researchers are trying to grow pork meat in a laboratory with the goal of feeding millions without the need to raise and slaughter animals. "We're trying to make meat without having to kill animals," Bernard Roelen, a veterinary science professor at Utrecht University, said in an interview. Although it is in its early stages, the idea is to replace harvesting meat from livestock with a process that eliminates the need for animal feed, transport, land use and the methane expelled by animals, which all hurt the environment, he said.

Indian family exhumes son's corpse to revive him - The corpse of an Indian man was exhumed by his family in a remote eastern village in the belief that a witch doctor could bring him back to life, three days after he died.

Eat'n Park chain snuffs smoking - The Eat'n Park restaurant chain became smoke-free yesterday, despite inconclusive results from a two-month trial run of the policy at five locations.