Woman disguised herself with wigs to take UK citizenship test for others
LONDON (AP) — A British woman admitted Tuesday that she wore wigs and other disguises to fraudulently take a U.K. citizenship test for more than a dozen foreigners. Josephine Maurice, 61, admitted in...
View ArticleBryce Harper takes his love for the Phillie Phanatic to the next level with a...
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Bryce Harper's love for the Phillie Phanatic runs skin deep. Literally. The Phillies star arrived at spring training sporting a tattoo on his right arm of the team's iconic...
View ArticleRare video captures super pod of 2,000 dolphins breaching and playing off...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California boat captain has captured rare video of a super pod of more than 2,000 dolphins breaching off the coast of Monterey Bay, including the more elusive northern right...
View ArticleLuxury home at risk of tumbling into Cape Cod Bay over removal dispute is...
WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — A luxury home that had been on the verge of tumbling into Cape Cod Bay due to erosion has been demolished. A potential collapse of the 5,100-square-foot home threatened oyster...
View ArticleColombian police catch a man smuggling packets of cocaine under toupee
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police apprehended a 40-year-old man attempting to smuggle several bags of cocaine concealed beneath a meticulously attached toupee. Police said the suspect was...
View ArticleBaby white rhino Nova makes her public debut at Belgium's Pairi Daiza zoo
BRUGELETTE, Belgium (AP) — Baby white rhino Nova captivated visitors at Belgium’s Pairi Daiza zoo on Wednesday, making her public debut with a playful display of jumps and frolics alongside her...
View ArticleThieves nab pricey bulldogs from a Colorado pet store after faking a seizure,...
DENVER (AP) — Thieves nabbed a pair of high-priced bulldogs from a Colorado pet store after a man allegedly faked a seizure to distract employees while an accomplice grabbed the puppies from a pen and...
View ArticleDramatic rescue saves horse from icy pond in New York
A horse that fell through the ice of an upstate New York pond was saved by rescuers who pulled together to free the animal from the frigid water. Body-camera footage from responding officers shows the...
View ArticleHiker rescues pup from abandoned coal pit after frigid weeklong search in...
POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania hiker had followed his dog off a mountain trail this week when he glanced toward a deep coal pit below and saw a tail move near a pile of rocks. Collin Leiby, an...
View ArticlePiglets will be left to starve in a controversial art exhibit in Denmark
An artist in Denmark aims to raise awareness of the suffering caused by modern pig production with an art installation that opened Friday that includes three piglets who will be denied food and water...
View ArticleCold-water swimmers in the Czech Republic set a new world record for the...
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech cold-water swimmers on Saturday set a new world record for the largest polar bear dip. A total of 2,461 participants were involved in the successful attempt on the Most lake in...
View ArticleTimber over Tinder: Bridegroom's Oak in a German forest has connected lovers...
EUTIN, Germany (AP) — It's timber over Tinder in a forest in northern Germany where the Bridegroom's Oak has connected lovers for more than a century. Known as “Bräutigamseiche” in German, the...
View ArticleCrowds cheer as runners with frying pans race to mark annual Pancake Day
LONDON (AP) — Racers dressed as a skyscraper, beekeeper and a chest of drawers were among dozens of runners in zany costumes zipping around a central London square with a frying pan in hand to...
View ArticleOne moment, calm waters. The next, a 900-pound dolphin landed on their boat
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A placid fishing trip turned “berserk” for three New Zealand men when a dolphin weighing more than 400 kilograms (900 pounds) appeared to fall out of the sky before...
View ArticlePiglets left to starve as part of a controversial art exhibition in Denmark...
Three piglets which were being allowed to starve as part of a controversial art exhibition in Denmark that had drawn international attention have been stolen, the artist said on Wednesday....
View ArticlePokémon-shaped Cheeto, 'Cheetozard,' sells at auction for $87,840
NEW YORK (AP) — A Cheeto shaped like the beloved Pokémon Charizard has sold at auction for a total cost of $87,840. The Goldin auction house listed the snack as sold on Sunday. “Presented is a 3-inch...
View ArticleMeet the world's oldest female barber. A 108-year-old Japanese woman is...
TOKYO (AP) — Meet the world's oldest female barber: She is 108 but the slender, white-haired Japanese woman has no plans to retire anytime soon. Shitsui Hakoishi says the formal recognition by the...
View ArticleA Swiss politician was fined for buying pink water pistols online
ZURICH (AP) — A Swiss politician was fined for buying pink water pistols online because authorities say the toys violated the country's weapons law, a local newspaper reported. Newspaper Aargauer...
View ArticleCrass or cool, awesome or eyesore: Big 12 Tournament's logo'd court makes a...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark wanted the league's postseason tournament to reflect his idealized version of the league — young, hip, upscale and current — and that spilled...
View ArticleMan found with a live turtle concealed in his pants by TSA at a New Jersey...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who was going through security at a New Jersey airport was found to have a live turtle concealed in his pants, according to the federal Transportation Security...
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