A wayward sea turtle wound up in the Netherlands. A rescue brought it...
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — An endangered sea turtle that was found about a year ago some 5,000 miles (8,047 kilometers) from its native waters has been released into the Gulf of Mexico, according to the...
View ArticleEdinburgh Zoo blames fireworks for death of baby red panda
LONDON (AP) — Zookeepers in Scotland have blamed pyrotechnics from annual Bonfire Night celebrations for the death of a baby red panda named Roxie. The three-month-old died on Nov. 5 after choking on...
View ArticleLatvia charges 2 Lithuanians for counterfeiting Ariel laundry products in...
HELSINKI (AP) — Latvian police said Thursday that criminal proceedings have been initiated against two Lithuanian citizens suspected of counterfeiting Ariel laundry detergent products and distributing...
View ArticleNew Hampshire shelter faces enor-mouse problem after man surrenders nearly...
STRATHAM, N.H. (AP) — A group of mice is called a nest, but what do you call 1,000 of them in one animal shelter? “Crippling,” said Lisa Dennison, executive director of the New Hampshire Society for...
View Article'The Bear' has a mirror image: Chicago crowns lookalike winner for show's...
CHICAGO (AP) — “The Bear” has a mirror image. More than 50 contestants turned out Saturday in a Chicago park to compete in a lookalike contest vying to portray actor Jeremy Allen White, star of the...
View ArticleHow a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million
NEW YORK (AP) — Walk into any supermarket and you can generally buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall? That might sell for more than $1 million at an upcoming auction at...
View ArticleBorussia Dortmund's sponsorship deal with major arms maker set for heated...
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund’s sponsorship deal with an arms maker profiting from wars in Ukraine and elsewhere looks set to be a major topic for discussion at the club’s AGM on Sunday....
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Did Groundhog Day come early? Woodchuck caught peeking out of storm drain in...
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) -- Groundhog Day isn't until Feb. 2, 2025, but one little fellow in Norfolk decided to peek its head out early. Can you see a shadow? Courtesy: Juan Carlos Marrufo Courtesy: Juan...
View ArticleWas it the Mouse King? ‘Nutcracker’ props stolen from a Michigan ballet company
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Did the Mouse King strike? A ballet group in suburban Detroit is scrambling after someone stole a trailer filled with props for upcoming performances of the beloved...
View ArticleA Georgia city will blow up an old hotel to greet 2025
MACON, Ga. (AP) — One Georgia city will welcome 2025 with a larger-than-average bang. The Macon-Bibb County Commission on Tuesday approved a plan to implode a vacant 16-story hotel at midnight on New...
View ArticleWing 'wizard' Harry Potter to play for Australia's rugby team. He knows the...
Australian rugby player Harry Potter has already heard all the puns. He better brace himself for a few more after being picked Friday to play for his country for the first time — fittingly in the city...
View ArticleCheating on your spouse is no longer a crime in New York, with the repeal of...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York on Friday repealed a seldom-used, more than century-old law that made it a crime to cheat on your spouse — a misdemeanor that once could have landed adulterers in jail for...
View ArticleStolen shoe mystery solved at Japanese kindergarten when security camera...
TOKYO (AP) — Police thought a shoe thief was on the loose at a kindergarten in southwestern Japan, until a security camera caught the furry culprit in action. A weasel with a tiny shoe in its mouth...
View ArticleEarth bids farewell to its temporary 'mini moon' that is possibly a chunk of...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months. The harmless space rock will peel away on Monday,...
View ArticleBah, humbug! Vandal smashes Ebenezer Scrooge's tombstone used in 'A Christmas...
LONDON (AP) — If life imitates art, a vandal may be haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come for smashing a tombstone that marked the fictional grave of Ebenezer Scrooge in the English...
View ArticleUtah Hockey Club walks to arena after bus gets stuck in Toronto traffic
TORONTO (AP) — The Utah Hockey Club said players were forced to walk to their game against the Maple Leafs after their bus got stuck in Toronto traffic Sunday night. The team posted a video on social...
View ArticleWATCH: Man throws coffee at charging elk in Colorado
EVERGREEN, Colo. (KDVR) — A video has surfaced of a man throwing what appears to be coffee at a bull elk at Evergreen Lake in Colorado. In the video, shot by Matt Roehl, the man appears to be angered...
View Article'It's a bird! It's a plane!' In Alaska, it's both, with a pilot tossing...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — In the remotest reaches of Alaska, there’s no relying on DoorDash to have Thanksgiving dinner — or any dinner — delivered. But some residents living well off the grid...
View ArticleMore than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized at Los Angeles port
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars shipped from Asia were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport, authorities said. Had...
View ArticleHouston firefighters rescue dog stranded on bridge pier in chilly water
HOUSTON (AP) — A dog has been reunited with its owner after being rescued by firefighters from the chilly waters of a Houston bayou. The little dog was spotted Friday stranded on a bridge pier in the...
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