On shelves crammed with cuddly toy native animals in an Australian airport gift shop, one fluffy possum stood out because its brown eyes were moving.
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare has sued a patient who refuses to leave a hospital room, even though doctors discharged her more than five months ago.
The state of Oregon may soon have some new public property: A spectacular waterfall, beloved by generations, that was recently put up for sale on Redfin.
King penguins are adapting to climate change in a way that seems to help them breed successfully, which is unusual.
Police in New Zealand say a knapsack left in a donation area at a charity shop contained marijuana and more than $2,000 in cash.
Punch the baby orphan macaque is outgrowing the orangutan plushie that comforted him through early rejection from his mother and other monkeys.
The Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers were delayed for 18 minutes in the third quarter by a blaring horn Friday night after a power surge caused the overhead scoreboard to malfunction.
Officials in Florida say an injured mother manatee and her calf have been rescued from a river and taken to SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation.
A woman on probation for stowing away on an international flight has been arrested again after sneaking onto a flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Milan, Italy, A law enforcement official familiar with the matter said Thursday that Svetlana Dali was taken into custody Thursday at Milan’s Malpensa Airport.
A Massachusetts couple who were targeted in a harassment campaign by former eBay employees have reached a settlement in a lawsuit against the company.
New Zealand conservationists have been fighting for years to keep the kakapo, the world’s only flightless parrot, from disappearing, with intensive conservation efforts.
Hawaii lawmakers are weighing tougher ways to deal with feral chickens, as residents complain about noise, mess, and growing flocks.
A New York City man who claimed to own a storied Manhattan hotel has pleaded guilty to fraud.
A surprise participant in Wednesday’s action at the Milan Cortina Olympics had four legs and zero concern for race times.
Animal behaviorists partnering with the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society in Florida traveled to Africa in August to help an endangered white rhino with a life-threatening, parasitic eye infection.
Dozens of dogs dressed as alligators, fairies and superheroes have gathered at a Rio de Janeiro Carnival street party as their owners protested cruelty against pets.
For fans of the Milan Cortina Olympic mascots, the eponymous Milo and Tina, it’s been nearly impossible to find a plush toy of the stoat siblings in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes has received a one-game suspension for pushing the Washington Wizards’ mascot before a game last week.
Punxsutawney Phil, the legendary groundhog that lives in a tree stump in rural Pennsylvania, has issued the most highly anticipated weather forecast of the season: six more weeks of winter.
Punxsutawney Phil’s handlers say he’s seen his shadow and is therefore predicting six more weeks of winter weather.
Punxsutawney Phil is set to deliver his annual weather forecast and predict either six more weeks of winter or an early spring.
Wildlife officials say a large exotic lizard was found buried in the snow in Rhode Island.
Scientists on a research vessel off the California coast are marveling at a rare find — a waved albatross was spotted soaring over the Pacific.
A Kentucky family battling extreme cold temperatures on their farm over the weekend opened their home to a newborn calf that was struggling in the deep freeze.
Scotty's Castle, built in the 1920s, is tucked away in the desert in Death Valley National Park and was one of the park's biggest attractions.
A loggerhead sea turtle has returned to the Atlantic Ocean after rehabilitation at a Florida turtle hospital.
In Spain, hundreds of people watched horses gallop through flames as part of Las Luminarias, a centuries-old tradition.
A tennis player has learned not to celebrate victory before the match is really won.
Animals at Rio de Janeiro’s BioParque zoo received popsicles and frozen treats Tuesday as the city faced another day of extreme heat during Brazil’s summer.
A huge black bear has finally been evicted from a crawl space under a Los Angeles area house where it had been living since Thanksgiving.
Police say a Pennsylvania man who had about 100 sets of human remains is charged with stealing from a graveyard at the edge of Philadelphia.
A dog traveling from a South Carolina shelter to a planned new home in Maine escaped during a bathroom break along the New Jersey Turnpike.
A Detroit suburb has agreed to a $3.25 million settlement with the family of a young woman who had been declared dead at her home but was alive when her body bag was opened at a funeral home.
Firefighters in Rhode Island rescued a yellow Labrador named Phoenix on New Year's Day after he fell through an ice-covered pond.
Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say “6-7” is “cooked” and should come to a “massive” and “full stop” heading into the new year.
Betty Boop and “Blondie” are among the highlights of titles entering the public domain with the arrival of 2026.
A group of Peruvian shamans gathered in front of the sea in the Miraflores district of Peru’s capital city to carry out an annual ritual in which they make predictions for the upcoming year.
Auction bidders spent top dollar for some of the final pennies to be circulated in the U.S. before the government ended the cent’s production.
A drone dropped a package of contraband into the Lee Correctional Institution prison yard three weeks before Christmas.
Retired French tennis player Caroline Garcia has turned down a $270,000 sponsorship deal for her podcast from a betting company.
Police have recovered a James Bond-inspired Fabergé pendant after six days of waiting for it to exit a suspect's gastrointestinal tract.
In the Ecuadorian Andes, young Otavalo Indigenous people are using anime to inspire pride in their culture and language.
Police in New Zealand are monitoring a man accused of swallowing a $19,000 pendant with the intention of smuggling it out of a jewelry store.
A raccoon broke into a closed Virginia liquor store and drank alcohol from the bottom shelves over the weekend.
A rare Fabergé egg crafted for Russia’s ruling family before the revolution has sold for more $30 million.
A copy of the first Superman issue, unearthed by a trio of brothers cleaning out their late mother’s attic, netted $9.12 million at a Texas auction house which says it is the most expensive comic book ever sold.
A Michigan veterinarian will serve 10 days in jail for refusing to return a dog to a homeless man after finding the ailing pit bull mix tied to a truck.
Fire teams in Israel rescued a teenager who was stuck dangling for seven hours from a crane hanging 36 stories high above Jerusalem.
A Missouri judge who wore an Elvis Presley wig in his courtroom and played the singer’s music from his phone during court proceedings has agreed to a deal that would cut his career on the bench short.
A motorist in western North Carolina escaped injury when a cat carcass crashed into her windshield.
Natalie Paine, a French horn player in New Zealand’s navy, has been stationed in Antarctica on a military posting since October.
A prisoner in Australia is challenging a state's ban on Vegemite in prisons, claiming that denying him the polarizing yeast spread violates his human rights.
Oklahoma coach Jennie Baranczyk hears the popular catchphrase “6-7” all the time at home, possibly more often than please and thank you.
The Marine Mammal Center has rescued a sea otter pup in Morro Bay, California, after it was separated from its mother.
The results of the new study, published last month in the journal Subterranean Biology, spread rapidly online due to the striking images of the giant 1,140-square-foot spider web, a carpet-thick sprawl that stretches along a narrow passage wall inside Sulfur Cave, which extends into Albania from its entrance in Greece.
Luis Rubiales has been pelted by eggs thrown by his own uncle as the former head of Spain's soccer federation presented a memoir relating his downfall after kissing a player at the 2023 Women's World Cup.
The first major blast of wintry weather in the U.S. this week brought snow, frigid temperatures and in some places something a little more magical: Frost flowers.
Wildlife officials say a small alligator spotted along the Charles River in Boston this week has been rescued and delivered to safety.
