Oct 26 - By Associated Press
An Ohio man was shocked to have his high school ring back after 57 years and was surprised by where it was returned: at the wake for his high school sweetheart. Joe Lepera, 75, had dated Sharon Coddington Gainer for two years, but they broke up when he joined the Air Force following his 1952 graduation from Akron Central High School.
Oct 22 - By Associated Press
A burglar with a conscience returned a keepsake containing a boy's ashes to his Orlando mother after seeing the woman talk about it on television. The ashes were in a small vial that looks like a necklace. It, along with jewelry, money, a television and other things were swiped when Emely Santana's home was ransacked this week.

Oct 6 - By Heidi Vogt, Associated Press Writer
The National Museum of Afghanistan on Tuesday unveiled hundreds of looted artifacts, some dating back as far as the 11th century, seized from smugglers trying to sell them on Europe's black market.
Sep 26 - By Associated Press
The remains of a U.S. soldier who has been missing since a 1965 helicopter crash in South Vietnam have been returned to Nebraska.
Sep 10 - By Associated Press
Police said a west Michigan man stole an SUV, then was arrested after he returned it later in the night. The 2006 Ford Explorer was taken from a home in West Olive, about 25 miles west of Grand Rapids, around 11 p.m. Tuesday.
Sep 8 - By Associated Press
The U.S. has returned more than $750,000 to Peru in funds confiscated from the accounts of an ex-Peruvian general convicted of embezzlement and other crimes.
Jun 5 - By Associated Press
It's a case of buyer's remorse — only without the buying.

Apr 15 - By Zinie Chen Sampson, Associated Press Writer
Washington and Lee University has a missing library book back on its shelves — nearly 145 years after it was stolen by a Union soldier during the Civil War.
Feb 24 - By Associated Press
A woman who just lost her job would also be out thousands of dollars if it weren't for the honesty of a good Samaritan. Police said a man who found a bank bag full of money and checks in a shopping center parking lot over the weekend flagged down police and turned it over.
Feb 20 - By Martin Griffith, Associated Press Writer
The original location of a 19th century headstone stolen more than 30 years ago was discovered Friday in a cemetery with the help of photographs dropped off by an unidentified person.
Feb 18 - By Henry C. Jackson, Associated Press Writer
Three Democratic lawmakers said Wednesday they will return campaign contributions from donors tied to a Washington lobbying firm under investigation for funneling campaign contributions through sham donors.
Feb 9 - By Associated Press
A western Michigan man says a stranger has returned his class ring about 40 years after he last saw it. Richard Parker, 61, said he may have misplaced the ring shortly after getting married. He got it back last week. Parker is a 1966 graduate of Whitehall High School.
Jan 23 - By Associated Press
A diamond ring that a South Florida department store sales associate found inside a shoe has been returned to its owner. Susan Ray said she thinks she lost her great-grandmother's engagement ring while she was looking at shoes at a Loehmann's store. A sales associate, Maria del Carmen Servin, found the piece of jewelry in a Cole Haan pump.
Dec 8 - By Associated Press
Minutes after receiving a $285,000 salary bonus, the University of Florida president announced that he will donate the money to the university.

Dec 3 - By Tom Hays, Associated Press Writer
Dozens of ancient artifacts stolen by a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot were returned to the Egyptian government on Wednesday during a ceremony in Manhattan.

Nov 17 - By Patrick McGroarty, Associated Press Writers
Six medieval stained-glass windowpanes looted by the Red Army during World War II were returned to a German church Monday, where officials said they hoped to negotiate the return of other plundered artworks.
Nov 3 - By Associated Press
Bill Vint Jr. did the right thing when he found a money bag filled with $450 in cash and checks. He returned it to a pizza parlor. Vint was bicycling Friday when he passed something on the road that resembled a bank deposit bag.
Sep 17 - By Associated Press
A medical marijuana user has his pot back, nearly three years after police in Huntington Beach, Calif., seized it.
Aug 26 - By Associated Press
JetBlue says one of its flights returned to Kennedy Airport shortly after takeoff after the pilot reported smelling smoke in the cockpit.

Jul 4 - By Associated Press
Syria has returned a marble artifact to Iraq that was stolen from one of the country's archaeological sites.
Jan 21 - By Associated Press
Perhaps it was a case of robber's remorse.
Jan 1 - By Associated Press
Reggie Damone just wanted to jot down a phone number when he picked up what he thought was litter on a sidewalk this week. But what he found was an envelope containing a $185,000 check.
Dec 29 - By Associated Press
A woman whose diamond ring vanished while she was making fudge for a bake sale was despondent after scouring her home and finding no sign of it.
Oct 24 - By Ron Jenkins, Associated Press Writer
Two dozen Oklahoma lawmakers plan to return copies of the Quran to a state panel on diversity after a lawmaker claimed the Muslim holy book condones the killing of innocent people.
Jun 7 - By Associated Press
A World War I veteran's watch lost nearly 90 years ago, has stood the test of time. William B. Gill lost his watch in France, where he served in the U.S. Army. Another man, Carl Grothaus, won it in a poker game and brought it back to South Dakota.