Brazilian 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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