Never argue: 115-year-old British woman, now the world's oldest, gives her...
LONDON (AP) — For Ethel Caterham, the trick to a long life — and in her case, it really has been — is not to argue. Caterham, who is 115, became the world's oldest living person, according to the...
View ArticleKentucky man who won Powerball jackpot lands in Florida jail days later
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky Powerball winner was arrested and charged with kicking a police officer in Florida days after he won a $167 million jackpot. James S. Farthing, who goes by Shannon,...
View ArticleBurro racing wins over runners in backcountry ode to mining history
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Backcountry runners are embracing the physical and emotional challenge of racing with pack burros that don't always move at their pace. Burro races honor Old West history and...
View ArticleAlligators, snakes, biting insects: Small plane crash survivors recall...
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — It was after their tiny plane crashed into the Bolivian jungle earlier this week that their ordeal really began. After smashing into the ground, the aircraft flipped over into a...
View ArticleDid you steal the sign? German pop star asks his fans to return hometown symbol
TOETENSEN, Germany (AP) — Did you steal the sign? German pop star Dieter Bohlen is asking his fans to return a sign spelling out the name of his hometown of Toetensen. The village in northern Germany...
View ArticleA woman who disappeared from Wisconsin more than 6 decades ago has been found...
Sixty-two years ago, Audrey Backeberg disappeared from a small city in south-central Wisconsin after reportedly hitchhiking with her family’s babysitter and catching a bus to Indianapolis. Nobody ever...
View ArticleThousands of chickens euthanized in South Africa after they were left...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Animal welfare officers faced the grisly task of euthanizing more than 350,000 chickens by hand after they were left starving and cannibalizing each other when a South...
View ArticleKentucky boy uses mother's phone to order 70K Dum-Dum suckers to share with...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman was in a sticky mess when she found stacks of boxes containing lollipops on her front doorstep. The surprise delivery was ordered by her young son while he...
View ArticleA miniature dachshund is reunited with its owner after 18 months lost on an...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Valerie, a miniature dachshund lost for 18 months — or around half her life — on an Australian island, has been reunited with her owners, her rescuers said Wednesday. Owner...
View ArticleYes, New Zealand still has more sheep than people. But humans are catching up
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The vast number of sheep in New Zealand relative to the country’s scant human population has long been the subject of jokes aimed at New Zealanders abroad. It’s true:...
View ArticleWATCH: Man throws small dog at Albuquerque police officer during arrest
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — A man threw a small dog at an officer who was trying to arrest him Monday, and it was caught on video. Albuquerque police say Bobby Chavez, 41, was taken into custody on...
View ArticleFlorida man gored by bison at Yellowstone National Park
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. (WFLA) — A Florida man was injured after getting too close to a bison at Yellowstone National Park. The incident happened Sunday afternoon in the Lake Village area of the...
View ArticlePaul Pierce says he walked 20 miles to work in a robe as punishment for...
Former Celtics great Paul Pierce was so confident in his team in Game 2 against the Knicks, he said he would walk to work barefoot “in my robe” if they lost for a second straight game in the...
View ArticleCannes makes it official: No nudity on the red carpet
CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival red carpet is perhaps the most rigidly controlled red carpet in the world. Now, the festival has added a new stipulation: no nudity. While nudity was...
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Morris, the alligator in 'Happy Gilmore,' dies at over 80 years old
DENVER (KDVR) - The alligator movie star once featured in such films as "Happy Gilmore" and “Dr. Dolittle 2” died at 80-plus years old. On Sunday, the Colorado Gator Farm posted on Facebook about the...
View ArticlePope meets Sinner: No. 1 player gives tennis fan Pope Leo XIV racket on...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off day for...
View ArticlePolice investigate disappearance of Melania Trump's statue in her native...
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Police in Slovenia are investigating the disappearance of a bronze statue of U.S. first lady Melania Trump that was sawed off and carried away from her hometown. The...
View ArticleMan who tried to sell $6.4m gold toilet stolen from English country house is...
LONDON (AP) — A man who tried to help a burglar cash in from the theft of a golden toilet valued at 4.74 million pounds ($6.4 million) was spared jail on Monday after a British judge said he had been...
View ArticleChess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is forced into a draw in a showdown against...
BERLIN (AP) — Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday by more than 143,000 people worldwide playing against him in a single, record-setting game. Billed as “Magnus...
View ArticleHot dog: Oscar Mayer's Weinermobile fleet set to race during Indy 500's Carb...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis 500 fans can spend Friday afternoon “hot dogging” it as Oscar Mayer’s six iconic Wienermobiles come to town for the inaugural “Wienie 500” race. The race is scheduled...
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