Man loses legal bid to cash in $59,500 in chips from now-defunct New Jersey...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A man cannot redeem nearly $60,000 in chips from a now-defunct casino that he bought at an online auction because they were "pilfered" by an employee of a company who was...
View ArticleEmaarion Boyd steals 6 bases without a hit, 1st minor league player to do it...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Emaarion Boyd became the first minor league player in at least 20 years to steal six bases in a game without getting a hit when he pulled off the feat for High-A Beloit...
View ArticleGiant rodents cuddle with visitors at the Capybara Cafe in Florida
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — Animal lovers now have a place to hang out with the “it” animals of the moment — big furry rodents. In the back of a real estate office building in what is known as...
View ArticlePolice detain 6 climbers who wanted to scale Cologne's famous cathedral
BERLIN (AP) — German police in Cologne on Sunday detained five Frenchmen and a Belgian woman who had tried to climb the city's famous cathedral. Police said they were informed by the church's private...
View ArticleElephants at San Diego safari park huddle to protect calves during earthquake
SAN DIEGO (AP) — As the ground shook from a 5.2-magnitude earthquake, a herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park sprung into action to protect their young. A video shot of their enclosure at...
View ArticleIt's a boy! Phillies slugger Bryce Harper uses blue bat to signal creative...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper is set to take another swing at fatherhood — and he did it with a blue bat. The Philadelphia Phillies slugger used a blue bat in his first plate appearance of Monday...
View ArticleSee how a Michigan town moved 9,100 books one by one to their new home
CHELSEA, Mich. (AP) — Residents of all ages in a small Michigan community formed a human chain and helped a local bookshop move each of its 9,100 books — one by one — to a new storefront about a block...
View ArticleA 'fireball' lights up Mexico City skies, sparking awe and plenty of memes
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A bright object, initially appearing to be a meteorite, lit up the skies over Mexico's capital around 3 a.m. Wednesday, stretching over plains, volcanoes and small towns. Videos of...
View ArticleUS YouTuber remains in custody in India after visiting restricted island with...
NEW DELHI (AP) — A 24-year-old American YouTuber who was arrested after visiting an off-limits island in the Indian Ocean with hopes of establishing contact with a reclusive tribe was further detained...
View ArticleSweets from the sky! A helicopter marshmallow drop thrills kids in suburban...
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — It's spring in Detroit — warm weather, a few clouds, and a 100% chance of marshmallow downpours. The source? A helicopter zooming above the green lawn of Worden Park on Friday,...
View ArticleFour White Sox pitchers - all from Massachusetts - made their Fenway mound...
BOSTON (AP) — Four young Chicago White Sox pitchers all had something in common before they even came to Boston this weekend. All four were from Massachusetts and they were teammates on a major league...
View ArticlePhones, wallets and a Viking horn: Uber shares which items were left behind...
(KTLA) – From mannequin heads to 175 hamburger sliders, Uber riders left behind a wide array of oddities in 2024, according to the company’s ninth-annual Lost & Found Index (you can see 2024's...
View ArticleMark Allen compiles rare 147 break at snooker worlds and earns lucky fan $33,000
SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — A rare perfect break of 147 at the world snooker championship earned a lucky fan 25,000 pounds ($33,000) on Friday. The experience for Brian Nicholls came with a twist,...
View ArticleA bear is spotted in Connecticut playing on family's backyard slide
SIMSBURY, Conn. (AP) — Sarah Loving had just returned home from lunch last Saturday with her husband and two young children when she looked out the window and spotted two bears walking across her...
View ArticleA man airlifted from Japan's Mount Fuji returns to the slope days later and...
TOKYO (AP) — A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later, authorities...
View ArticleSpeedboat that flipped midair in 200 mph crash wins race on Arizona lake
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — A speedboat went airborne and did a complete backward flip while racing at about 200 mph (322kph) before crashing into an Arizona lake. Two racers inside the boat's...
View ArticleWhy a New York zoo is feeding a baby vulture with a hand puppet
NEW YORK (AP) — A baby vulture at a New York zoo is being fed not by another bird but by hand puppet — a decades-old technique used to ensure the chick doesn’t identify too closely with its human...
View ArticleRunaway kangaroo on the loose named Sheila shuts down Alabama interstate
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — A runaway kangaroo named Sheila shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama on Tuesday before state troopers and the animal’s owner wrangled the wayward marsupial. The Alabama...
View ArticleDespite a slew of broken car mirrors, Massachusetts residents take woodpecker...
ROCKPORT, Mass. (AP) — Rockport residents have a history of fighting off invaders, but not this time. During the War of 1812, townsfolk in the tiny fishing village hurled rocks at British soldiers...
View ArticleWiener wonderland: Hundreds of dachshunds chase record in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Throngs of dachshunds strut their stubby stuff in Hungary on Thursday as they tried to fetch a record for the country's biggest ever single-breed dog walk. Hundreds of dogs...
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