A missing Wyoming man with dementia is safe after being spotted on TV...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Wyoming man with dementia who wandered away from home and hitchhiked to Salt Lake City is safe after his wife spotted him in a TV news segment about helping those in need....
View ArticleFBI investigating reports of large drones flying in New Jersey, seeks...
The FBI is investigating reports about several mysterious nighttime drone flights that have recently occurred across central New Jersey and has asked the public for help. Witnesses have spotted a...
View ArticleStowaway who boarded New York-to-Paris flight claims she sought asylum in France
NEW YORK (AP) — A Russian woman with permanent U.S. residency who was returned to the United States after authorities said she sneaked on board a flight from New York to Paris made her first...
View ArticleWorld's oldest-known wild bird lays an egg in Hawaii at age 74
The oldest known wild bird in the world has laid an egg at the ripe age of about 74, her first in four years, U.S. wildlife officials said. The long-winged seabird named Wisdom, a Laysan albatross,...
View Article'Hello to my brother': Charles and Arthur Leclerc team up for Ferrari in F1...
What a way to say hello. Charles Leclerc and his younger brother Arthur drove side-by-side in matching Ferraris at the end of the first practice session Friday for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. “Just...
View ArticlePennsylvania couple who divorced in 1975 to remarry Sunday
DENVER, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania couple who divorced nearly 50 years ago is planning to remarry. Fay Gable and Robert Wenrich met because he was her older brothers’ best friend, and she says he told...
View ArticlePhiladelphians channel their inner Italian Stallion at Rocky and Adrian...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Couples who look awkward on skates — and on dates — had a chance to celebrate their cute clumsiness in a Rocky and Adrian look-alike contest at Philadelphia’s RockyFest on Friday....
View ArticlePinheiro Braathen performs snow samba to celebrate Brazil's first podium in a...
It’s not just soccer anymore. Brazil is finding World Cup success in skiing now, too. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen became the first Brazilian skier to finish on a World Cup podium when he placed second in...
View ArticleUkrainian man fleeing war rescued with his kitten on a perilous journey...
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A Ukrainian man who embarked on a perilous journey fleeing his war-torn country into Romania was rescued from a deep mountain ravine in subzero temperatures with an unlikely...
View ArticleUK spy agency releases annual Christmas card puzzle to uncover future...
LONDON (AP) — What does a spy agency give for Christmas? How about a riddle wrapped in an enigma inside a mystery. GCHQ, Britain’s electronic and cyber-intelligence agency, on Wednesday published its...
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Orca seen wearing a salmon hat for first time since 1980s. Why do they do it?
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – One fashion trend from the '80s may be making a comeback – at least with killer whales. An orca has been spotted wearing a salmon hat for the first time since 1987. On Oct. 25,...
View ArticleHo ho, oh no: Man sought by police goes down chimney and gets stuck
A Massachusetts man trying to escape from police shimmied down the chimney. And got stuck. The man fled onto a rooftop, channeling what the Fall River Police Department described as "the essence of...
View ArticleMystery object in Indiana sky concerns one resident. Here's what it was
INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) — Recently, what one resident in Marion County, Indiana, saw flying recently above his home and neighborhood concerned him. So he started filming it. “That is scary,” the man can...
View ArticleWATCH: Mysterious 'SUV-sized drones' spotted in Bowie
BOWIE, Md. (DC News Now) — In the last few weeks, there have been mysterious "drones" spotted flying over areas of New Jersey. Homeland Security Officials met with New Jersey state lawmakers as well...
View ArticleFlight from LaGuardia diverts to JFK after bird strike: American Airlines
NEW YORK (WPIX) – A flight from LaGuardia Airport to North Carolina was diverted to John F. Kennedy International Airport on Thursday evening due to a reported bird strike, according to American...
View ArticleMysterious googly eyes go viral after appearing on public art in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Googly eyes have been appearing on sculptures around the central Oregon city of Bend, delighting many residents and sparking a viral sensation covered widely by news outlets and...
View ArticleThousands of Santas and a few Grinches hit the streets for annual SantaCon...
NEW YORK (AP) — Santa Clauses are coming to town. Thousands of Kris Kringles and jolly Old St. Nicks are jamming streets, sidewalks and bars from Adelaide to Vancouver on Saturday for annual SantaCon...
View ArticleDetroit-area library says Chicago man can keep overdue baseball book -- 50...
DETROIT (AP) — Fifty years later, a man who grew up in suburban Detroit tried to return a very overdue baseball book to his boyhood library. The answer: You can keep it — and no fine. Chuck...
View ArticleHunter dies after bear falls from tree in Virginia
LUNENBURG COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A Virginia man was killed earlier this month after a bear fell from a tree and hit him. According to the Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR), the department was...
View ArticleBrazilian Santa swaps sleigh for Jet Ski to deliver toys — and joy — to...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Santa Claus is coming to town ... on a Jet Ski. Dozens of children with disability gathered on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach on Tuesday to receive presents — and joy — from...
View ArticleNot quite the 'Girl from Ipanema', a fur seal's rare appearance on Rio's...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Short, and dark, and young, and tired, the seal on Ipanema was basking ... The fur seal on Rio de Janeiro’s iconic beach was turning heads of locals and tourists alike Wednesday...
View ArticleNew York man finds mastodon jaw while gardening in his backyard
SCOTCHTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Scholars are hailing the discovery of a fossilized mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while gardening at his upstate New York home this year. The...
View ArticleA 20-year-old blind cat is rescued from an icy Massachusetts pond after some...
Tiki, a 20-year-old blind black-and-white cat, likes to roam about outdoors. But this time he caused a scare after he was seen on ice floating in a Massachusetts pond and then fell in. He has an alert...
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Hi-vis vested deer spotted in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) -- File this video in the "What the...?" folder this year. Melissa Gow, from Hillsdale County, said she was driving in a rural area about 16 miles southwest of Jackson when a...
View ArticleBaby Jesus figurine stolen from Colorado nativity scene returned anonymously...
DENVER (AP) — A baby Jesus figurine snatched from a nativity scene in Colorado has been returned in time for Christmas, with an apology. The statuette of Jesus lying in a manger, stolen from a public...
View ArticleIs the NORAD Santa tracker safe from a government shutdown?
The military's tradition of tracking Santa Claus on his gravity-defying sweep across the globe will carry on this Christmas Eve, even if the U.S. government shuts down, officials said Friday. Each...
View ArticleBaby pigs get Christmas pardon from Florida mayor in a Cuban twist on White...
MIAMI (AP) — As the stars of Friday's show in downtown Miami, baby pigs Glinda and Elphaba will never have to worry about gracing the dinner table at a Cuban American family's home on Christmas Eve....
View ArticleSanta Claus joins sharks for a holiday swim at a Rio de Janeiro aquarium
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Santa Claus has arrived in Rio de Janeiro — under water. Starting on Saturday, he’ll be spotted at AquaRio Marine Aquarium swimming with sharks during their daily fish feeding...
View ArticleAn architect designed custom clocks for Pennsylvania's Capitol a century ago....
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Capitol buildings are almost always an imposing presence. The seat of government, they tend to be elegant and stately — and frequently capped by a dome. Visitors to Pennsylvania...
View ArticleSanta braves the sticky heat of the Amazon jungle to bring gifts to children...
CATALAO, Brazil (AP) — Santa Claus braved the sticky heat of the Amazon rainforest this weekend, taking two boats to bring gifts to children in a village near the Brazilian city of Manaus. The visit...
View ArticleOnion-wielding man disrupts Christmas church services, pours whiskey into...
(WFLA) — A Maryland man was arrested and charged with several offences stemming from disruptions at two Catholic churches on Christmas Eve, including one disruption in which he was accused of pouring...
View ArticleMissing dog returned to family home and rang the doorbell
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — After a nearly weeklong search, Athena found her way home to her Florida family in time for Christmas Eve and even rang the doorbell. Athena, a 4-year-old German Shepherd...
View ArticleNorwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen quits a tournament in a dispute...
NEW YORK (AP) — Top ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen has left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after refusing to change out of the jeans he wore to the competition, the International...
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'Coffee break bandits': Robbery suspect helps self to free coffee while...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Police in Pennsylvania are searching for two men who allegedly robbed a motel in Cumberland County — during which time one of the suspects grabbed himself a...
View ArticleWant some mayo with that? A behind-the-scenes look at the Duke's Mayo Bowl...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Imagine having 5 gallons of mayonnaise dumped over your head. Well, that’s exactly what the winning head coach of the annual Duke’s Mayo Bowl receives as a “reward” for winning...
View ArticleIt's Christmas for the elephants as unsold trees are fed to the animals at...
BERLIN (AP) — For the elephants and others at the Berlin Zoo, it's finally time to unwrap their Christmas presents. Trees that didn't find a home this festive season were given to some of the animals...
View ArticleLondon Zoo's residents are counted in their annual stocktake, including 2...
LONDON (AP) — From alpacas to zebras — and lots of birds, reptiles and invertebrates in between — London Zoo on Friday is taking stock of what it possesses. The annual census of the zoo's 10,000-plus...
View ArticleMonkey in a tutu escapes from a home. Missouri sheriff's office says the...
A monkey in a pink tutu that slipped out of a Missouri home was captured just before a winter storm slammed the state. “Bananas” is how the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office described the apprehension...
View ArticleIn freezing temperatures, swimmers in China plunge into a river for health...
HARBIN, China (AP) — Even as the mercury dropped well below freezing, enthusiasm soared among about a dozen hardy swimmers during a daily ritual in northeast China’s “ice city” of Harbin. The swimmers...
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Local airport makes TSA's Top 10 list of unusual checkpoint finds
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — How do you forget that you put a knife in your shoe? A passenger at the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport did just that, and the incident put the airport on...
View ArticleElk on a shelf: Colorado wildlife officials rescue elk tangled in rope on ice...
LAKE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Wildlife officials and several climbers rescued a bull elk by lowering it down a cliff after the animal became entangled in a rope at a popular ice climbing area in...
View ArticleU.S. citizen denied entry into Poland after security staff object to...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A U.S. citizen has been blocked from entering Poland because her passport was defaced with handwritten notes, border officials said Wednesday. The unidentified passenger arrived...
View ArticleVIDEO: Snowman in NN incites icy act from woman, but warm invitation from...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) -- After long-awaited winter weather a few days ago, many people ran outside, put on their gloves and gathered up any remnants of snow to sculpt a snowman masterpiece. Well,...
View ArticleShortage leaves Dunkin' stores without any doughnuts in Nebraska, New Mexico...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Dunkin' dropped the “Donuts” from its brand name years ago. Now — at least across Nebraska, New Mexico and some other states — it doesn’t have doughnuts on the shelves either....
View Article'It was either me or him and I won,' British retiree says after beating back...
LONDON (AP) — An 84-year-old British man armed only with a pair of trousers beat back a mugger half his age who tried to rob him at a laundry in northern England. Ron Croker was drying his clothes...
View ArticleA rare gold medal from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics is up for auction
BOSTON (AP) — A gold medal awarded to the winner of the 110-meter hurdles at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, the first Games hosted on U.S. soil, is being auctioned off as part of hundreds of lots of...
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