Charlotte News

A woman identified as an anti-war protester hit U.S. Sen. Carl Levin in the face with an apple pie during the Armed Services Committee chairman's meeting with constituents in northern Michigan, authorities says.

A 78-year-old man rode a Pittsburgh-area roller coaster 90 times in one day - bringing his lifetime total to 4,000 rides. Vic Kleman spent about five hours on the Jack Rabbit roller coaster at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin.

A spot dedicated to breakfast toaster treats just popped up in New York.

Florence's mayor is defending his city's ownership of Michelangelo's marble masterpiece "David" after the Culture Ministry reportedly asserted that the treasure belongs to the central government in Rome.

A Northern California appeals court has struck down a shopping mall's policy barring people from approaching strangers to chitchat.

A Wisconsin priest has God on his car but Best Buy's lawyers on his back.

President Barack Obama and his family cruised the waters off their Florida Panhandle hotel on Sunday, offering a portrait of a family on vacation to boost a region struggling with the economic damage wrought by the nation's worst oil spill.

Sasha Obama is proving that the president isn't the only golfer in the family.

Hundreds of couples donned sailor hats and nurse's caps and smooched in Times Square on Saturday to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II.

A black bear cub in Florida affectionately known as "jarhead" can finally enjoy a good meal.

The Pokemon World Championships are being held on Hawaii's Big Island this weekend.

High-tech eyes in the sky are being used creatively by government officials, raising privacy concerns from civil libertarians and others.

The dog really did eat the homework, or, in this case, the petition a South Carolina man was going to file to run for school board.

The Earth continues to feel the heat.

Obese government workers in South Carolina can get stomach-shrinking surgery through the state health plan under a pilot program that starts in January.

He's Britain's most talked-about young artist. His paintings fetch hefty sums and there's a long waiting list for his eagerly anticipated new works.

A Hartford, Conn., man fights back against City Hall when he pays his car taxes in pennies.

A crate of Scotch whisky that was trapped in Antarctic ice for a century was finally opened Friday - but the heritage dram won't be tasted by whisky lovers because it's being preserved for its historical significance.

More than 10,000 people in northern China have set a world record for the longest chain of human dominoes.

Three Florida children bought tickets with baby-sitting money and flew to Nashville, Tenn., on Southwest Airlines - unbeknownst to their parents.