IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa City police are investigating an early morning assault in which a man accused another of being a zombie, then punched him twice. Police said the assault occurred at 1:17 a.m. Sunday at an Iowa City restaurant south of the University of Iowa campus.

A man was ordering food when he was approached by another man who called him a zombie, then hit him in the eye. When the victim tried to call the police on his cell phone, the man punched him again, breaking his nose.

The assailant then ran out a back door.

The victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital.

Woman scares off burglar by acting like a dog

ATHENS, Georgia (AP) – Police are investigating after an Athens woman scared off a would-be burglar by acting like a dog. The Athens Banner-Herald reported Monday that the woman scared off the suspect around 11 p.m. Saturday.

According to police, the woman got on the floor and began scratching at the door and acting like a large dog when the suspicious man tried turning the woman's door knob.

The police report did not say what specific dog-like behaviors, such as barking, the woman mimicked.

The woman said the man, who appeared to be homeless, quickly ran from the porch.

Police searched the neighborhood for him, but were unsuccessful.

Yosemite bears prey on minivans for dinner

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) – What's bigger than a picnic basket and even better than one in the eyes of black bears that live in Yosemite National Park?

A study published this month in the Journal of Mammalogy says it's minivans driven by families with children who leave behind a trail of spilled juice boxes, Cheerios and coolers carrying other snacks.

Park scientists found that the bears tore up minivans more frequently than other types of vehicles.

They also learned that minivans represented 29 percent of the 908 vehicles torn into by bears between 2001 and 2007, even though they made up just seven percent of the cars that visited Yosemite.

Man waiting for bus robbed of cash, dinner

CLEVELAND (AP) – Transit police in Cleveland said a man waiting for a bus was robbed of his money and chicken dinner.

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority police reported that the 64-year-old victim was treated for minor injuries after he was attacked by four men on the city's east side. Investigators are currently asking for tips that will lead them to suspects.

The man had just bought the chicken and was waiting for a bus to take him home for dinner. Police said his assailants made off with the food and $17.