2 days agoTiny Rubik's Cube goes on sale in Japan for anniversary A tiny but playable Rubik’s Cube, so little it fits on your fingertip, has gone on sale in Japan for 198,000 yen, or about $1,900, for delivery starting in December.
3 days agoCovering the bases: Fenway Park expected as voting venueElection officials in Boston are expected to approve Fenway Park as an early voting venue.
3 days agoOrcas knock into sailboats, force Spain to limit yachting Spain has prohibited yachting across 100 kilometers (62 miles) of its northwestern coast after sailboats have been damaged by orca whales knocking their hulls.
Dog trapped in 30-foot hole lured to safety with beef jerkyA group of mountain bikers on a North Carolina trail spotted a dog trapped 30 feet down in a sinkhole — and it took a salty snack and some straps to lift him to safety.
First Native American racer blazes trail at Tour de France Tour de France rookie Neilson Powless has blazed a trail as the first tribally recognized Native North American in the 117-year history of cycling's greatest race.
Shocking Solution: Electric fence deters Trump sign thievesA Massachusetts man tired of people stealing his Donald Trump campaign sign has come up with a shocking solution: an electrified fence.
Dramatic diorama raises ethical issues for Pittsburgh museumA Pittsburgh museum is keeping a dramatic diorama that’s been on display for more than a century out of public view while it considers ethical issues about its accuracy a...
Drone lands in outfield at Wrigley Field, causing delayUmpires hastily cleared the field during a game between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs when a small drone flew into Wrigley Field over the bleachers and landed on...
John Oliver: Name sewage plant for me, I'll give to charityComedian John Oliver has upped the stakes in a tongue-in-cheek spat with a Connecticut city, offering to donate $55,000 to charity if officials follow through on a joke t...
3-year-old girl safe after being lofted by kite in TaiwanA 3-year-old girl in Taiwan was reported safe after becoming caught in the strings of a kite and lifted several meters into the air.
Lock of Lincoln's hair and bloodied telegram up for auctionA lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair, wrapped in a bloodstained telegram about his 1865 assassination, is up for sale.
‘Dead’ woman found to be breathing at Detroit funeral home Officials say a young woman who had been declared dead was discovered still alive at a Detroit funeral home.
City naming sewage plant after John OliverA Connecticut town's officials are showing comedian John Oliver what they think about his expletive-filled rant about their city — they’re naming the local sewage treatme...
Travelers lost about $900K at airport checkpoints last yearTravelers left behind nearly a million dollars at U.S. airport security checkpoints last year, including about $19,000 in foreign currency.
'Calamari comeback': Tiniest state's DNC video gets big buzzRhode Island was a big sensation at the virtual Democratic National Convention for its unconventional video plugging calamari — the state's official appetizer.
Farmers pay Arizona city official with goat for outside job An Arizona city official making $107,000 a year resigned after an investigation found he used city workers for an outside job involving an attempt to secure irrigation wa...
Would-be travelers in Taiwan live out dreams of flying againInternational travel has been little more than a dream in the era of coronavirus.
Bald eagle trapped in Alaska tree rescued on 4th of JulyA wildlife official says a bird symbolizing America’s freedom had to be liberated on Independence Day after becoming stuck in a tree in Alaska.
Vanilla Ice postpones Austin show after taking heat over coronavirus concernsTexas and its capital city have been hot spots in a summer resurgence of the coronavirus.
Sausage, onion and iguana: Dead reptile found in Florida pizza jointState inspectors found an 80-pound (36-kilogram) iguana stashed in the freezer at a Florida pizza joint.
Roaming mountain lion caught in downtown San Francisco A young mountain lion that was spotted looking at his reflection in the glass of an office tower in downtown San Francisco was safely captured Thursday.
Florida city known for mermaids now sleeps with the fishesA Florida city known for its mermaid shows now sleeps with the fishes.
Treasure chest worth $1 million hidden in Rocky Mountains finally foundFamed art and antiquities collector Forrest Fenn, who hid $1 million in treasure in the Rocky Mountain wilderness a decade ago, says the chest of goods has been found.
Scientists learn how tiny critters make ocean ‘snot palaces’Scientists are learning about one of the weirder things in the oceans: “snot palaces.”.
Mississippi gov is pranked in shout-out to high school gradsMississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is handling a prank with good humor.
Baby goat stolen from Baltimore garden reunited with ownersPolice in Baltimore say a baby goat stolen from a community garden is back home and unharmed.
Bouncing back: Restaurant debuts 'bumper tables' amid virusDiners in a Maryland beach town are bouncing back into eating out with a little help from inflatable inner tubes on wheels.
