A New York zoo is hand-feeding a baby vulture with a realistic bird puppet to ensure it survives to maturity.

Police in Japan say that climber who was airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later.

A rare perfect break of 147 at the world snooker championship has earned a lucky fan $33,000.

Four young Chicago White Sox pitchers all had something in common before they even came to Boston this weekend.

In one small step for robot-kind — thousands of them, really — humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital.

It happens every spring along a section of road north of Russia’s second-largest city of St. Petersburg: Volunteers, some in yellow vests, patrol near the Sestroretsk Bog natural reserve, and become crossing guards for thousands of toads and frogs.

For Sonia Pérez, stepping into Havana’s Doña Alicia restaurant felt like entering a movie.

A 24-year-old American YouTuber who visited a restricted island in the Indian Ocean last month with a Diet Coke as offering for an isolated tribe has been further detained.

In this episode of The Story Behind the AP Story, we hear from Lauran Neergaard and Shelby Lum, who have been following the journey of animal to human transplants, or xenotransplants, over the last few years.

Residents of a small Michigan community stood side by side to help a local bookstore move 9,100 books — one by one — from its former site to a new location about a block away.

Bryce Harper is set to take another swing at fatherhood — and he did it with a blue bat.

At the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a herd of African elephants was caught on video running over to protect their young by encircling them during a 5.2 magnitude earthquake.

A German shepherd-husky dog has evaded capture for nearly two months after being rescued from a California shelter and running away from her adoptive home in Alaska.

A Hawaii boat captain who rebuilt her whale-watching tour business after losing three boats in the deadly 2023 Lahaina wildfire captured iPhone footage her of golden retriever barking excitedly when a humpback swam near them over the weekend.

The star of “The Friend” has the loping stride of Robert Mitchum and the droopy, melancholy eyes of Peter Lorre.

From France to Iceland to the United States, April Fools’ Day is celebrated with practical jokes and elaborate hoaxes.

Jesse Chavez and the Atlanta Braves are back together again.

Scientists who want to learn more about a tiny, newly discovered flower in West Texas are hoping it will bloom again in a couple of weeks after rain finally fell in the area.

A Michigan judge came up with a creative way to punish Walmart shoplifters: wash cars for free in the community when spring arrives.

The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.”.

A baby sea lion toting an artificial kelp strip has been filmed performing intricate rhythmic gymnastics-esque circles through the waters of a Washington state aquarium.

Authorities say a man passing through security at a New Jersey airport was found to have a live turtle concealed in his pants.

The logo'd court at the Big 12 Tournament is causing quite a stir.

A Cheeto shaped like the beloved Pokémon Charizard has sold at auction for a total cost of $87,840.