SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) -- A suburban Kansas City man accidentally fired a 2.5-inch nail into the top of his head, but says he now feels fine after a doctor used a claw hammer to remove it. The mishap occurred Friday while George Chandler, of Shawnee, and a friend were working on a backyard project.

The Czech Republic improves its position in the machine tool manufacturing sector in the world where it is the number 14. Germany is the Czech Republic's dominant customer of these machines but their exports increase mainly to rapidly developing markets in Russia and China rise as well.

CLIFFORD, Pa. - A 72-year-old Reading man was jailed on charges that he committed home invasions in far northeastern Pennsylvania in which other septuagenarians were struck on the head with a hammer and bound with rope and handcuffs.

ATTLEBORO, Mass. - Terri and Mike Gavel now know timing is everything. For the second straight year, the parents are the winners of the first baby contest at Sturdy Memorial Hospital. Their daughter Kelsey was born 9:37 p.m. on New Year's Day. A year ago, big sister Rory Ann was born at 12:16 a.m.