Jan 27 - By Associated Press
An overdone bagel forced the evacuation of Portland's City Hall. The Oregonian reported that City Hall emptied for about 20 minutes Wednesday morning while firefighters dealt with the burning bagel in the break room of Mayor Sam Adam's office. There's no immediate word on who burned the bagel in the toaster oven or what type of bagel it was.
Nov 18 - By Associated Press
Prosecutors say the owner of a storied New York City bagel business shortchanged the state out of a lot of dough by cheating on taxes.
Jul 22 - By Associated Press
Palestinian baker Nasir Abdul Hadi is so grateful Barack Obama is making time to visit the West Bank that he has named a bagel after him.

Dec 2 - By Janet Frankston Lorin, AP Writer
The talking grandmother-shaped syrup bottle is back on television ads for Mrs. Butterworth's. The bespectacled Vlasic stork is hawking pickles again, too.