Cougar that was kept as illegal pet removed from NYC home
NEW YORK — An 80-pound cougar was removed from a New York City apartment where she was being kept illegally as a pet, animal...
Bear caught on video stealing package from Connecticut porch
BRISTOL, Conn. — A Connecticut woman who had a package stolen from her front step discovered the culprit was a black bear.
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Giant rubber ducky takes flight; where will it land next?
BELFAST, Maine — A 25-foot inflatable duck named Joy disappeared over the weekend, as mysteriously as it arrived, after bringing days of delight to...
Imagination, Skittles help boy, 5, conquer Appalachian Trail
PORTLAND, Maine — Harvey Sutton, or “Little Man,” as he is known on the Appalachian Trail, won’t have long to bask in the glory...
Persephone, the robot guide, leads visitors in a Greek cave
ALISTRATI, Greece — Persephone is a tour guide in Greece, but perhaps not the type people are used to.
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8th-graders lead effort to pardon wrongly convicted ‘witch’
BOSTON — More than three centuries after a Massachusetts woman was wrongly convicted of witchcraft and sentenced to death, she's finally on the verge...
Soccer-loving Pope Francis gets a new toy: a foosball table
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has received dozens of soccer jerseys and game balls during his eight-year pontificate but he got a new football-themed...
Woman using gun’s laser sight to play with cat shoots friend
KENOSHA, Wis. — A Wisconsin woman accidentally shot a friend while using the laser sight on a handgun to play with a cat, authorities...
Actress Julie Bowen, sister help woman who fainted at park
MOAB, Utah — A woman who fainted and hit her head on a rock after stopping to rest in Utah's Arches National Park woke...
Knock it off! Loud pickleball games annoy some in Michigan
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. — Some residents in a northern Michigan community are complaining about noise during summer nights.
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