1 day agoVisitor: Monolith toppled by group who said 'leave no trace'New clues have surfaced in the disappearance of a gleaming monolith in Utah that seemed to melt away as mysteriously as it appeared in the red-rock desert.
2 days agoSweden: Mother suspected of locking up her son for 28 yearsSwedish police are investigating a woman in her 70s who is suspected of having kept her son locked up — reportedly for 28 years — in an apartment south of Stockholm.
2 days agoFlorida vet school uses novel approach to save seahorseA Florida vet school turned to an unusual treatment to save a woman's seahorse.
3 days agoDisappearance of Utah monolith won’t prompt major probePolice won’t be opening a major investigation into the disappearance of a mysterious silver-colored monolith that generated international attention and a mess when curiou...
3 days agoMcDonald’s cult classic, the McRib, will be back on the menu WednesdayMcRib, the fast food sandwich that went viral before viral was a thing, is back.
3 days agoMysterious silver monolith disappears from Utah desertA mysterious silver monolith that was illegally placed in the Utah desert has disappeared less than 10 days after it was spotted by state wildlife biologists performing a...
Rough rescue: Storms, broken plane force layover for turtlesThirty endangered sea turtles rescued from the beaches of Cape Cod are now safe in New Orleans after their Thanksgiving travel plans went awry.
Puppy pipeline runs from Georgia northward to adoptive homesDogs are flowing from Georgia to areas around Washington, D.
California police recover lizards stolen from reptile storePolice in California have announced two arrests and the return of a pair of unique lizards that were stolen from a reptile shop last year.
John Oliver now has a sewage plant named after himComedian John Oliver made a secret trip to Connecticut last week to help cut the ribbon on a new sign naming the city's sewage treatment plant in his honor.
'There's a lemur!' 5-year-old helps crack SF Zoo theft caseSan Francisco police say they arrested a man suspected in the abduction of a ring-tailed lemur from the city’s zoo, where officials rewarded a 5-year-old boy who helped r...
Lemur located after break-in at San Francisco ZooA ring-tailed lemur stolen from the San Francisco Zoo has been found.
Mailman rescues man in chainsaw accident in NorwalkAuthorities in southern California say a mailman helped another man who accidentally cut his arm with a chainsaw late last week.
Pumpkin weighing 2,350 pounds wins California contestAn annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California has a new winner: a horticulture teacher from Minnesota who raised a giant gourd weighing 2,350 pounds.
Driverless boat in Florida spins of control, smashing docksThree people conducting a photo shoot on a boat in a busy Florida river somehow fell overboard, leaving the 24-foot vessel unmanned and out of control.
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...
Bones to pick, for $8M: Stan the T rex goes up for auctionThe legend of the Tyrannosaurus rex known as Stan is getting fresh life thanks to Christie's auction house.
Sheriff: Fleeing suspect abandons winning lottery ticketA suspect in Georgia left his good luck behind when he abandoned a winning lottery ticket while fleeing sheriff’s deputies.
Vice President Mike Pence missing from some Michigan ballotsLocal election clerks in Michigan downloading absentee ballots for residents overseas were given ballots that listed President Donald Trump’s Republican running mate as J...
Primate monkeys around with student's phone, takes selfiesA Malaysian student whose cellphone was stolen has tracked down the culprit: a monkey who took photo and video selfies with the device before abandoning it.
Florida city repeals 13-year ban on saggy pantsAfter 13 years, a South Florida city has overturned a ban on “saggy pants” — bottoms that reveal the wearer’s underwear.
Spartacus the serval cat found safe after escape from homeAn exotic African serval cat that escaped from its New Hampshire home earlier this week has been found safe and sound.
St. Louis Zoo says python laid 7 eggs without male helpSt. Louis Zoo officials are trying to solve the mystery of how a 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs without being around a male python for at least two decades.
Nearly $500K hidden in furniture seized at Miami airportOfficial says customs officers at a Florida airport found nearly a half-million dollars being smuggled out of the United States hidden inside furniture.
Contraband-laden drone snags in prison net; 2 arrestedA drone carrying marijuana, cigarette lighters and cellphones got caught up in a net above a Mississippi prison fence, resulting in the arrest of two men.
