Michigan teen to be included in 2025 Guinness Book of World Records
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan’s Eric Kilburn Jr. has made headlines before for his giant size – now, he'll be in the record books. The Guinness World Records announced last week that the...
View ArticlePython attacks Thai woman in her kitchen, squeezes her for 2 hours: 'It only...
BANGKOK (AP) — A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a huge python taking hold of her....
View ArticleHuge Australian king penguin chick Pesto grows into social media star
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium....
View ArticleA rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it
LONDON (AP) — A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat, authorities said Friday. The bear was killed...
View ArticleA lost cat's mysterious 2-month, 900-mile journey home to California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A gray cat living an extraordinary life of visits to the beach and trips to the lake went on his biggest adventure alone: traveling hundreds of miles from Wyoming to California....
View ArticleLizard on track halts Formula 1 practice in Singapore
SINGAPORE (AP) — A large lizard scampered onto the track and stopped the third and final Formula 1 practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday. The session was briefly red-flagged after...
View ArticleSeal pup once rescued on a British beach hits the big 5-0. Sheba may be the...
LONDON (AP) — As gray seals go, Sheba is grayer than most. The grand dame of the Cornish Seal Sanctuary was celebrated Saturday for her 50th birthday, far surpassing the lifespan of a seal in the wild...
View ArticleBoy abducted from California at age 6 found alive more than 70 years later
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old in 1951 when he was abducted while playing at an Oakland, California park. Now, more than seven decades later, Albino has been found thanks...
View ArticleA vandal's rampage at a Maine car dealership causes thousands in damage to 75...
AUBURN, Maine (AP) — A Maine man damaged 75 vehicles at an automobile dealership, smashing windows and denting hoods of vehicles before he was arrested, police said. The 25-year-old man from Auburn...
View ArticleThe last of 8 escaped bulls from a Massachusetts rodeo is caught on highway
NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A lone bull on the lam, one of eight that escaped from a rodeo in a Massachusetts mall parking lot, has been caught, but not before a pursuit that ended on a highway. The...
View ArticleVenomous blue sea dragons wash ashore in Outer Banks
BUXTON, N.C. (WAVY) -- Venomous sea slugs have been spotted in the Outer Banks, according to Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Known as blue sea dragons, these slugs live in the ocean and occasionally...
View ArticleThe chunkiest of chunks face off in Alaska's Fat Bear Week
An Alaska national park's yearly celebration of the beefy, brown and bristly is getting underway as some of the chunkiest bears on the planet fatten up for their long winter slumber. Fat Bear Week...
View ArticleCatch a ghost on your Ring camera? You can get $100K for the video
(KTLA) — Your Ring camera may catch video of packages being dropped off, friends visiting, and cute animal activities, but the home surveillance company is hoping you'll catch some different,...
View ArticleHey, where's your card? Another Detroit-area library deals with bugs
OAK PARK, Mich. (AP) — Bugs in a library — again. The Oak Park Public Library in suburban Detroit was closed Wednesday for a scrubbing after bedbugs were found in two chairs in the computer area. A...
View ArticleDetroit judge who put teen in handcuffs during field trip is demoted to...
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit judge who was temporarily removed after ordering a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs during a field trip is back on the bench but assigned to speeding tickets and other...
View ArticleOnline voting in Alaska's Fat Bear Week contest starts after an attack killed...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Let the chunk-off begin. Voting started Wednesday in the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve, with viewers picking their favorite among...
View ArticleSpider lovers scurry to Colorado town in search of mating tarantulas and...
LA JUNTA, Colo. (AP) — Love is in the air on the Colorado plains — the kind that makes your heart beat a bit faster, quickens your step and makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up. It's...
View ArticleAfter 31 years, a French treasure hunt may have a winner. The prize: a...
PARIS (AP) — A 31-year-long treasure hunt that drew in thousands of enthusiasts across France appeared to have come to an end Thursday, after official social media accounts linked to the search said...
View ArticleNibi the beaver's fate lands in court as rescuers try to stop her release...
Whether a 2-year-old beaver named Nibi gets to stay with the rescuers she has known since she was a baby or must be released into the wild as winter approaches in Massachusetts has ended up in court —...
View ArticleThere's a moose on the loose — in a New Hampshire swimming pool
BEDFORD, N.H. (AP) — Police and firefighters in New Hampshire responded to an unusual call Thursday morning — a moose was trapped in a backyard swimming pool. A video shot by police shows rescuers...
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