Large desert tortoise rescued from Arizona highway after escaping from...
PICACHO, Ariz. (AP) — How long does it take a large desert tortoise to get to the other side of a southern Arizona highway? It’s still a mystery, after a state Department of Public Safety trooper...
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Mysterious black ring appears in the sky over Williamsburg
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — A mysterious black ring appeared in the sky over Hampton Roads Tuesday. Several WAVY TV 10 viewers reached out with images and video of the ominous looking ring floating in...
View ArticleA teen was falling asleep during a courtroom field trip. She ended up in...
DETROIT (AP) — A teenager on a field trip to see a Detroit court ended up in jail clothes and handcuffs because a judge said he didn't like her attitude. Judge Kenneth King even asked other kids in...
View ArticleBerlin's newest pygmy hippo makes her debut, with a name inspired by a soccer...
BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Zoo's newest baby pygmy hippo made her public debut on Thursday, a day after her name — Toni, inspired by German soccer star Antonio Rüdiger — was chosen from more than 20,000...
View ArticleTiny South American deer debuts at New York City zoo
NEW YORK (AP) — A tiny South American deer that will weigh only as much as a watermelon when fully grown is making its debut at the Queens Zoo in New York City. The southern pudu fawn weighed just 2...
View ArticleGeorgia mayor faces felony charges after investigators say he stashed alcohol...
THOMSON, Ga. (AP) — The mayor of a small Georgia town has been indicted on charges that he illegally left a bottle of gin in a ditch for a state prison work crew. Thomson Mayor Benjamin “Benji” Cary...
View ArticlePanda twins are born in Hong Kong to Ying Ying, the world's oldest first-time...
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong welcomed the birth of its first locally born giant pandas on Thursday, with their mother becoming the world’s oldest first-time mother of its kind on record, the theme park...
View ArticleStumpy, the gnarled, old cherry tree, is gone. But its clones — little...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stumpy lives on! The stunted and gnarled cherry tree that became an unlikely social media celebrity was cut down after the 2024 National Cherry Blossom Festival, along with more than...
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'Your worst nightmares': Fireworms wash up on 2 Texas beaches
MUSTANG ISLAND, Texas (KXAN) — Beachgoers have something new to keep an eye out for before heading to the Texas coast this summer: fireworms. "Your worst nightmares are washing up right now in the...
View ArticleCollege town's police say they don't need help with cleanup after beer spill
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A college town in Mississippi temporarily closed a street Wednesday after a delivery truck dropped dozens of cases of beer. The spill happened in Oxford, home of the University of...
View ArticleSam Sam the Kittycat Man ran away. Thanks to a microchip, he was found close...
After Sam Sam the Kittycat Man disappeared 11 years ago, Jennifer Ravenel couldn't hold another cat in her lap. Her heart never could overcome the loss of that feral kitten she had rescued from the...
View ArticleGerman warship blasts Darth Vader anthem in heart of London. 'No deeper...
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's navy says there was "no deeper message” in the choice to blast the famed Imperial March — Darth Vader's theme song in the “Star Wars” films — from one of its warships as it...
View ArticleA child was reported missing. A TV news helicopter crew spotted him on the...
NEW YORK (AP) — A TV news helicopter crew spotted a boy who had been reported missing but who was actually up on the roof of his New York City building playing hooky, the TV station reported. The...
View ArticleWoman from India disappears down a sinkhole in Malaysia's capital
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A woman from India disappeared in Malaysia’s capital Friday when pavement collapsed beneath her and she fell into a sinkhole where she may have been swept away by an...
View ArticleHundreds cruise Philadelphia streets in the 15th annual Philly Naked Bike Ride
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hundreds of people in various states of undress cruised the streets of Philadelphia to cheers from onlookers Saturday evening in the 15th annual Philly Naked Bike Ride. The annual...
View Article10-foot python found during San Francisco Bay Area sideshow bust
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 10-foot-long python was discovered in a vehicle during a bust of an illegal sideshow in the San Francisco Bay Area that attracted hundreds of people, authorities say. The...
View ArticleErrant ostrich brings traffic to a halt in South Dakota after escaping from a...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — An ostrich brought traffic to a halt in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Tuesday as motorists tried to lure and nudge the towering bird off a multilane thoroughfare. Drivers...
View ArticleOhio regulators: Marijuana sellers can't give out food from ice cream truck
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Handing out food and drinks from an ice cream truck is off limits for marijuana businesses in Ohio, according to state regulators. So is an online promotion saying, “Can you take me...
View ArticleTaipei zoo's giant panda Yuanyuan celebrates her 20th birthday
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — With politics set aside, well-wishers gathered to wish the Taipei zoo’s oldest giant panda a happy 20th birthday. Visitors crowded around Yuanyuan's enclosure to take photos of...
View ArticleA celebrity 'Russian spy' whale spotted with harness found dead in Norwegian...
HELSINKI (AP) — A white beluga whale named “Hvaldimir,” first spotted in Norway not far from Russian waters with a harness that ignited rumors he may be a Moscow spy, has been found dead. The...
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