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LONDON – It was not what Derek Nash expected to find in his 5-year-old’s school bag: A bill demanding a “no-show fee” for another child’s birthday party. Nash said the bill from another parent sought 15.95 pounds ($24.00) because his son Alex had not attended the party at a ski …

DES MOINES, Iowa – When they were built, parking garages were supposed to help save downtowns from being eclipsed by suburban developments. But decades after cities tore down buildings and replaced them with parking structures, communities across the country are demolishing the garages. In their place, they’re putting up buildings …

CASTLETON, Vt. – A college in Vermont is searching for its missing 4-foot-long Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor. Castleton State college sent out a campus-wide email asking students and staff to keep an eye out for the snake, which was discovered missing from its cage Tuesday at the college’s zoology lab. …