With 3rd win in row, Joey Chestnut sets record at Coney Island’s hot dog eating contestNEW YORK — Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat. With 3rd win in row, Chestnut sets record at Coney Island’s hot dog eating contestNEW YORK — Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat. NHL veteran Claude Lemieux becomes American citizen after 20 years of living in the USPHOENIX — As he’s done at NHL games for more than 20 years, Claude Lemieux put his hand on his heart Friday as he listened to the Star Spangled Banner. AP News in BriefObama says he’ll accept Nobel Peace Prize as ‘call to action’ toward peace and prosperity Myrtle Beach, S.C., wildfire biggest in 3 decades; flames threaten famous golf coursesNORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — South Carolina’s biggest wildfire in more than three decades — a blaze four miles wide — destroyed dozens of homes Thursday and threatened some of the area’s world-famous golf courses at the height of the spring tourist season. South Carolina wildfire is biggest in more than 3 decades; flames threaten famous golf coursesNORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — South Carolina’s biggest wildfire in more than three decades — a blaze four miles wide — destroyed dozens of homes Thursday and threatened some of the area’s world-famous golf courses at the height of the spring tourist season. Patriot Girls don American Flag bikini to raise funds for soldiersWASHINGTON - Hundreds of American models dubbed ‘Patriot Girls’ are trying to raise funds for soldiers and their families - in bikinis. |