Dog ejected from vehicle in Idaho crash found herding sheep
A dog who vanished for two days after being ejected from a vehicle during a car accident has been found apparently doing the job it was bred to do — herding sheep.
Bear found stuck on power pole in southern Arizona city
A bear in Arizona emerged unscathed from quite the power trip when it became stuck on a utility pole.
Man stuck for days inside giant fan at California vineyard
Authorities rescued a man who said he had been trapped for two days inside a large fan at a Northern California vineyard.
Amorous cicada blamed for causing car crash in Cincinnati
Police are blaming an amorous cicada for causing a car crash in Ohio.
No shirts, pants or undies needed on bike ride, just a mask
Philadelphia bike riders won’t need shirts, pants, skirts or underwear — just a mask.
Italian police seize sand, shells; fine tourists in Sardinia
Souvenirs from Sardinia’s pristine beaches can cost dearly.
Hunt is on for Burmese pythons, Florida natives' arch-enemy
Professional python hunters and amateurs alike can win prizes in Florida’s annual hunt for the Burmese pythons that are ravaging the state’s native species.
China tries to keep elephant herd out of city of 7 million
A herd of 15 wild elephants that walked 500 kilometers (300 miles) from a forest in China’s southwest is approaching the major city of Kunming as authorities rush to try to keep them out of populated areas.
A direction home: Bob Dylan album returned 48 years late
A man living in San Francisco has mailed a Bob Dylan double album back to an Ohio library where it was overdue by 48 years.
Walter the friendly grouse becomes man's backyard companion
Some people are greeted by the family dog.
Big cheese no more: UK drug dealer caught out by cheese pic
A drug dealer in the English city of Liverpool thought he was the big cheese — until police got all the evidence they needed to arrest him from a picture he shared of himself holding a small block of creamy Stilton cheese.
Louisiana gator swaps swamp life for Texas beach getaway
A young alligator traced to the Louisiana bayous traded swamp scum for a sandy Padre Island beach in South Texas.
Plane lands safely on Sydney beach after engine fails
A recreational plane has landed safely on a Sydney beach with three people aboard including a baby after its single engine failed.
Woman climbs into monkey enclosure at Texas zoo to feed them Hot Cheetos
Over the weekend, a Texas woman hopped into a spider monkey enclosure at the El Paso Zoo to feed anmials Hot Cheetos, according to multiple reports.
Bad dream stopped Everest guide from climbing peak 26th time
A record-holding Sherpa climber halted his attempt to scale Mount Everest for a 26th time because of a bad dream.
Woman gets back $1M lottery ticket she had thrown away
A Massachusetts woman who accidentally tossed out a $1 million lottery ticket eventually collected her winnings thanks to the kindness and honesty of the owners of the store where she bought it.
Las Vegas officials hold pop-up vaccine clinic at strip club
Las Vegas officials held a pop-up vaccine clinic at strip club.
Whimsical new NYC waterfront park floats over Hudson River
A whimsical new park built on pilings in the Hudson River off Manhattan has opened to the public.
Vax and scratch: NY offers $5M lottery for newly vaccinated
Anyone who gets vaccinated at select state-run vaccination sites in New York next week will receive a lottery scratch ticket with prizes potentially worth millions, as the state tries to boost slowing vaccination rates.
Feds seize 68 big cats from 'Tiger King Park' in Oklahoma
Federal authorities have seized 68 big cats from an Oklahoma animal park featured on Netflix's “Tiger King."
Monkey business: Researchers find origins of Florida colony
A colony of monkeys has lived for about 70 years in urban South Florida, near jets taking off from a nearby airport and next to fuel storage tanks.
‘Hangry’ alligator chases customers through Wendy’s parking lot in Florida
Being hungry isn’t fun, but being hangry? Well, that’s ten times worse — especially when you’re an alligator.
Arrest warrant issued for man in Confederate monument theft
Police in Alabama have issued an arrest warrant for a man in connection with the bizarre theft of a Confederate monument that was taken from an Alabama cemetery and found in Louisiana.
Chicago cat fleeing fire survives 5-story jump, walks off
A Chicago cat may now have only eight lives after jumping out of a fifth-floor window to escape an apartment fire.
Woman says $26M California lottery ticket destroyed in wash
The winner of a $26 million California Lottery prize may have literally washed the chance of a fortune down the drain.
Ohio's million-dollar idea: Lottery prizes for vaccinations
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has unrolled incentives including a weekly $1 million lottery prize and drawings for college scholarships to encourage people to get vaccinated.
Dutch club Ajax melts league trophy into star gifts for fans
Ajax has melted down its league trophy to give a tiny silver star to all 42,000 season-ticket holders who were locked out of games during the coronavirus pandemic.
Man arrested after tiger shown in a yard of his Houston home
A Texas man who had been free on bond from a murder charge has been arrested after neighbors found a pet tiger wandering around a Houston neighborhood.
Dracula's castle proves an ideal setting for COVID-19 jabs
At Dracula’s castle in picturesque Transylvania, Romanian doctors are offering a jab in the arm rather than a stake through the heart.
Hopes fade for minke whale stuck in River Thames near London
Hopes are fading for a young minke whale lost who became trapped in the River Thames near London.
String of satellites baffles residents, bugs astronomers
A string of lights that lobbed across the night sky in parts of the United States over three nights earlier this week had callers frantically calling TV stations from Texas to Wisconsin and speculating that a fleet of UFOs was coming.
Flock of giant California condors trashes woman's home
Giant California condors are rare — but not at Cinda Mickols’ home.
Play it again, Sam: Polish city recruits new bugle players
Ready to welcome tourists back, the Polish city of Krakow has recruited two more trumpeters to play the city’s trademark bugle call every hour from the tower in St. Mary’s Basilica.
Mom who gave birth on flight didn't know she was pregnant
Lavinia “Lavi” Mounga had no idea a baby was coming when she went into labor on a flight from her home in Utah to Honolulu last week.
Detroit pizza man paints street, tries to save people dough
A Detroit pizzeria owner upset over people getting $150 tickets for unwittingly parking in a handicap zone got a bucket of blue paint and marked the street himself.
Florida teen charged as adult in rigged homecoming election
Prosecutors say a Florida teen accused of rigging a homecoming queen election with her mother is being charged as an adult.
Food of the future? EU nations put mealworms on the menu
Dried yellow mealworms could soon be hitting supermarket shelves and restaurants across Europe.
Nurses, doctor help ‘lucky’ mom who gave birth on flight
A woman has unexpectedly given birth on an hourslong flight from Utah to Hawaii with the help of multiple medical experts who were in the right place at the right time.
Hold on! 240-pound fish, age 100, caught in Detroit River
This fish probably has a few fish stories.
Alligator, cow delay Houston traffic, turn commute into zoo
Some days, Houston area traffic can be a nightmare.
Prototype of 1st US dollar coins auctioned for $840,000
Officials say a piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nation’s money was auctioned off for $840,000, considerably more than expected.
Prototype of first US dollar coins going up for auction
A piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nation’s money will go up for auction Friday.
Georgia Tech structure certified as 'living building'
Georgia Tech is announcing that its $25 million Kendeda Building has won certification as the 28th “living building” worldwide.
At this wedding, the bride and groom were the crashers
A Florida couple invited family and friends to their weekend wedding at their “dream home and estate.”.
Retired Ohio sheriff and tiny K-9 partner die the same day
A retired Ohio county sheriff from outside Cleveland and his tiny K-9 partner were inseparable.
Lawmakers fighting like cats and dogs? Not over this bill
Nine lives notwithstanding, killing a cat in a hit-and-run soon could become illegal in New Hampshire.
Sydney man finds snake in lettuce bought at supermarket
Alex White thought he was watching a huge worm writhing in plastic-wrapped lettuce he’d just brought home from the supermarket — until a snake tongue flicked.
Canadian lawmaker caught naked during video conference
A Canadian Parliament member was caught stark naked in a virtual meeting of the House of Commons.
California Gold Rush town to remove noose from city logo
The California Gold Rush town of Placerville will change its logo to remove a noose that is a reminder of its mid-19th century reputation as “Hangtown” following lynchings of criminal suspects by mobs of miners.
Bunny snatched: Record-holding giant rabbit stolen in UK
British police say one of the world’s biggest bunnies has been stolen from its home in central England.