Flying boats make for a rare sight as Washington clears an island of derelict...
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — As the owner of a marina, Kate Gervais is used to seeing boats in the water. But for the last couple of days, she's been seeing them in the air. The Washington Department of...
View ArticleWhy a Minneapolis neighborhood sharpens a giant pencil every year
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Residents will gather Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil. The 20-foot-tall (6-meter-tall) pencil was...
View ArticleA quirky vegetable sculpture contest features a squash Donald Trump and a...
LONDON (AP) — Vegetable likenesses of U.S. President Donald Trump and singer Dolly Parton and a papal “Cornclave” went on display Saturday at the Lambeth Country Show, an urban take on a country fair...
View ArticleLeaders of ‘orgasmic meditation’ women's wellness company OneTaste convicted...
NEW YORK (AP) — The leaders of a sex-focused women’s wellness company that promoted “orgasmic meditation” have been convicted of federal forced labor charges. A Brooklyn jury on Monday found Nicole...
View ArticleNot-so-hot pursuit of burglary suspect sees police cars chase tractor...
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Police in South Carolina engaged in a not-so-hot pursuit as they chased a tractor excavator down a main highway for more than an hour at the speed an average adult walks....
View ArticleWhite shirts. Black ties. Bald caps. Pitbull’s fans party like clones worldwide
LONDON (AP) — Londoners have reported thousands of sightings of Pitbull this week. With that bald head, goatee and suit, he's pretty hard to miss. On closer inspection, though, it becomes clear that...
View ArticleMen who stole $6 million golden toilet from English mansion sentenced to...
LONDON (AP) — Two burglars who plotted the heist of a $6.4 million golden toilet, a fully-functional 18-carat piece of contemporary art that was ripped from the plumbing of an English mansion, were...
View ArticleMen hit by lightning plucked from mountain in record-high Colorado helicopter...
Rescuers fetched two men struck by lightning from a Colorado peak in what they believe were the highest helicopter rescues on record in this mountainous state. One man remained hospitalized in fair...
View ArticleAn 80-year-old drives a luxury Mercedes sedan down Rome's Spanish Steps and...
ROME (AP) — An 80-year-old man drove a compact luxury Mercedes-Benz A Class sedan down the landmark Spanish Steps in Rome early on Tuesday before getting stuck part way down, municipal police said in...
View ArticleCheerleaders can now go pro: Varsity Spirit's new league offers pay
Varsity Spirit is starting a professional cheerleading league that promises to pay athletes, joining the crowded niche sports market that already includes softball, volleyball, 3-on-3 basketball,...
View ArticleA Michigan bear roamed the woods for two years with an awful lid on his neck....
Michigan wildlife experts finally were able to trap a black bear and remove a large lid that was stuck around his neck — for two years. “It’s pretty incredible that the bear survived and was able to...
View ArticleA wild bear enters Lithuania's capital. Hunters refuse a government request...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A young female bear caused a stir after wandering out of the forest and into the leafy suburbs of the Lithuanian capital. For two days, the brown bear ambled through the...
View ArticleCzech family of 3 is accused of running a fake dental clinic
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech police say they have detained three suspects who allegedly treated patients in a fake dental clinic without a proper licence or professional training. Police in a statement...
View ArticleColombian waste pickers inundate iconic Bogota square with plastic bottles to...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Dozens of Colombian waste pickers inundated Bogota’s iconic Bolivar Square with about 15 tons of recyclable goods Tuesday to protest decreasing income and tougher conditions...
View ArticleWhat's that in the sky? We're not sure, but the fireball was very bright
McDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) — An object bright enough to be seen streaking across the midday sky fell across parts of the Southeast U.S. on Thursday. The object was likely either a meteor or space junk, with...
View ArticleSnake on a plane delays a flight in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian domestic flight was delayed for two hours after a stowaway snake was found in the plane’s cargo hold, officials said on Wednesday. The snake was found on...
View ArticleA classical drive: Road rumble strips play Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in UAE...
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The humble road rumble strip, used around the world to alert drifting drivers to potential hazards or lane departures, can play Beethoven on a mountain highway in...
View ArticleA lion attacks a woman in an Australian zoo, severely injuring her arm
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A woman has sustained severe injuries to an arm when she was attacked by a lion at an Australian zoo. The Darling Downs Zoo in Queensland state said the 50-year-old woman...
View Article'Panic': Bees attack, injuring 24 people, 3 critically, in French town
URILLAC, France (AP) — An unusual attack by bees in the French town of Aurillac has left 24 people injured, including three who were in critical condition but have since improved, according to local...
View ArticleA pacing Chihuahua helps Swiss rescuers find a man who fell into a glacier
GENEVA (AP) — Rescuers are hailing as a “four-legged hero” a furry Chihuahua whose pacing atop an Alpine rock helped a helicopter crew find its owner, who had fallen into a crevasse on a Swiss glacier...
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