PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Police said a man broke into a Pittsburgh home and climbed into bed with its owner, apparently because he was drunk and cold following a rap concert. Homeowner Frank Fontana says he was in bed when the man climbed in about 5:30 Wednesday morning. Fontana says he asked whether it was a woman who has keys to his home - and he grabbed a baseball bat when a deep male voice answered, 'No, it's not.'...

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) -- A 25-year-old man did not take his inability to get more beer well. Lafourche sheriff's spokeswoman Lesley Hill Peters said the man was accused of breaking furniture and throwing a beer bottle at a woman after she refused to give him car keys so he could buy more beer on Monday night. The Courier reported Wednesday that the man admitted to deputies he'd been drinking before the argument with the alleged 29-year-old victim....

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Some drivers in Newport Beach said they were left flat after a spike strip fell out of a police car and punctured their tires. A police report said the strip, which is designed to slow down fleeing drivers, fell out of a police officer's Chevy Tahoe on Feb. 27. The report said the officer had checked out the vehicle but forgot to close the back door before leaving the police station....

ALTUS, Okla. (AP) -- A Mangum woman has been arrested for allegedly sending a text message about illegal drugs to a drug task force agent. A warrant was issued for the woman for possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a controlled drug with the intent to distribute. A Jackson County jailer said Wednesday the woman wasn't in custody....

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) -- The attorney representing a jogger accused of yelling at police and citizens during his runs through Portsmouth, New Hampshire said an order barring his client from the city while he is free on bail is unconstitutional....

WESTFIELD, N.Y. (AP) -- If Koozie the dog were a cat she would be down to seven lives. The 8-year-old mix-breed pooch had to be rescued - not once, but twice - from the broken-up ice of Lake Erie off western New York....

PHOENIX (AP) -- It's not every day you see a horse fly. But with the greatest of ease, a heavy-duty helicopter plucked a mustang named Colorado off a western Arizona river sandbar Tuesday morning, reuniting him with his owner....

PHOENIX (AP) -- An Arizona man accused admonishing motorists of traffic laws while posing as a police officer apparently picked the wrong driver to pull over....

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) -- A former Massachusetts dentist is accused of placing paper clips instead of stainless steel posts inside the teeth of root canal patients while billing Medicaid for the more expensive parts....

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- A middle school teacher was accused of biting off part of a man's ear during a confrontation at a St. Paul diner. Prosecutors said the 30-year-old woman was drunk when she attacked the man at the Uptowner about 4 a.m. Sunday. A criminal complaint said the 33-year-old man was eating with friends when one made a comment about one of the women with the suspect....