Three people in California have been sentenced for insurance fraud involving a person in a bear costume damaging high-end cars.

About 1 million bees temporarily took over an interstate exit ramp in East Tennessee after a beekeepers’ truck crashed and set them loose.

A suspected purse snatcher was rounded up after being chased through the streets of Manhattan by a mounted New York police office and his horse.

Two men have been disqualified from one of South Africa’s flagship marathon races after they finished in the top 10 of the women’s race.

In September 1963, before Beatlemania, George Harrison visited his sister in the southern Illinois town of Benton.

Yuji, a 6-week-old patas monkey, wakes up every day clinging to a stuffed dog.

Germans are preparing a rescue operation for a sick humpback whale stranded off the Baltic Sea coast.

Crowds gathered at Mount Holyoke College’s Talcott Greenhouse to witness the rare bloom of “Pangy,” a corpse flower known for its powerful odor resembling decaying flesh.

They're called meat raffles, and they're a tradition in a few pockets of the U.S. They're featured mainly at neighborhood bars or at American Legion or VFW posts in Minnesota, Wisconsin and New York state.

A Parisian art enthusiast has won a Pablo Picasso painting with a $117 raffle ticket.

The world’s oldest gorilla living in captivity has celebrated her 69th birthday.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has dismissed rumors about his health by doing jumping jacks and jogging outside his office.

In Havana, a special underwater bus has become essential as Cuba faces its worst energy crisis in decades.

A statue has been unveiled of Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki at the Seattle Mariners' T-Mobile Park.

A Buffalo-area man has given up his legal battle to reclaim his seized alligator, Albert.

Xander Schauffele’s tee shot on the par-5 eighth hole at Augusta National appeared to come to rest in somebody’s merchandise bag.

Scientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world's oldest octopus is actually a nautilus relative.

American woodcocks continue to attract onlookers in a New York City park.

In 1989, an up-and-coming rock band from Washington called Nirvana played in Chicago for the first time at a club called Dreamerz.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal will no longer print its rival the Las Vegas Sun for the first time in decades, sharpening a longtime legal dispute between the southern Nevada newspapers.

A late winter rainstorm that lashed southern Greece over the last 24 hours turned the sky a surreal red, felled trees and resulted in the death of one man.

Reports of the death of Jonathan, the world’s oldest living land animal, have been greatly exaggerated.

A lost border collie has been rescued alive after her owner fell from a tall waterfall in New Zealand bush.

A veteran South African politician is campaigning for mayor of Johannesburg by snorkeling in a giant, water-filled trench.

Sugar The Surfing Dog, the first canine inducted into the Surfer’s Hall of Fame, has died.

Chesney the kangaroo jumped an eight-foot fence to escape his petting zoo in Wisconsin, spending three days on the lam.

One hardcore England fan hopes to sell a house to fund his World Cup trip this summer.

Travelers passing through Philadelphia International Airport may have expected long security lines, but the longest line was made of cheesesteaks.

It might seem impossible to get away from the constant barrage of news these days.

Manchester City and Norway striker Erling Haaland wants to bring new audiences to chess after becoming a strategic investor in a world championship tour scheduled to launch next year.

On shelves crammed with cuddly toy native animals in an Australian airport gift shop, one fluffy possum stood out because its brown eyes were moving.

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare has sued a patient who refuses to leave a hospital room, even though doctors discharged her more than five months ago.

Two Massachusetts brothers have built a fleet of miniature Irish pubs on wheels.

The state of Oregon may soon have some new public property: A spectacular waterfall, beloved by generations, that was recently put up for sale on Redfin.

This stowaway truly was sly as a fox.

King penguins are adapting to climate change in a way that seems to help them breed successfully, which is unusual.

Awards season has a way of diminishing the movie year into a handful of films that are talked about ad nauseam for months.

Traditional reindeer racing has drawn an international crowd to the town of Salla in northern Finland.

About two dozen couples have taken part in the U.K. Wife Carrying Race, one of the country's quirkiest annual sports events.

Police in New Zealand say a knapsack left in a donation area at a charity shop contained marijuana and more than $2,000 in cash.

A Spanish soccer team is asking Madonna for help in finding the club shirt she wore on stage during a concert in 1990.

Punch the baby orphan macaque is outgrowing the orangutan plushie that comforted him through early rejection from his mother and other monkeys.

An independent researcher has asserted that a marble bust of Christ in a Roman church is by Michelangelo.

Florida coach Jon Sumrall has a new appreciation for the gator chomp.

A crocodile has been caught in an Australian creek on the temperate east coast far from the species' tropical habitat.

The Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers were delayed for 18 minutes in the third quarter by a blaring horn Friday night after a power surge caused the overhead scoreboard to malfunction.

Officials in Florida say an injured mother manatee and her calf have been rescued from a river and taken to SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation.

Argentine teens are gathering in Buenos Aires parks to dress and act like non-human animals.

The Atlanta Hawks are turning a home game into a tribute to Magic City, the city’s famous adult entertainment club.

A woman on probation for stowing away on an international flight has been arrested again after sneaking onto a flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Milan, Italy, A law enforcement official familiar with the matter said Thursday that Svetlana Dali was taken into custody Thursday at Milan’s Malpensa Airport.

A toucan seen flying around the Las Vegas desert has been captured by a bird rescue group.

A Massachusetts couple who were targeted in a harassment campaign by former eBay employees have reached a settlement in a lawsuit against the company.

A new study uses physics to uncover why sneakers squeak on the basketball court.

New Zealand conservationists have been fighting for years to keep the kakapo, the world’s only flightless parrot, from disappearing, with intensive conservation efforts.

Hawaii lawmakers are weighing tougher ways to deal with feral chickens, as residents complain about noise, mess, and growing flocks.

A New York City man who claimed to own a storied Manhattan hotel has pleaded guilty to fraud.

A surprise participant in Wednesday’s action at the Milan Cortina Olympics had four legs and zero concern for race times.

Animal behaviorists partnering with the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society in Florida traveled to Africa in August to help an endangered white rhino with a life-threatening, parasitic eye infection.

Logan Paul set a new world record by selling a rare Pokémon trading card for a staggering $16.5 million.

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has clarified comments he made about alien life on a podcast over the weekend.

Larry the cat is marking 15 years as Britain’s Chief Mouser at 10 Downing Street, a symbol of stability in turbulent political times.

Dozens of dogs dressed as alligators, fairies and superheroes have gathered at a Rio de Janeiro Carnival street party as their owners protested cruelty against pets.

For fans of the Milan Cortina Olympic mascots, the eponymous Milo and Tina, it’s been nearly impossible to find a plush toy of the stoat siblings in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.

Temperatures in northern Europe have been so low that Estonians can now drive across a 12 1/2-mile stretch of frozen sea.

Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes has received a one-game suspension for pushing the Washington Wizards’ mascot before a game last week.

Firefighters came to the rescue of a swan found stuck in a frozen Connecticut river this week.

Punxsutawney Phil, the legendary groundhog that lives in a tree stump in rural Pennsylvania, has issued the most highly anticipated weather forecast of the season: six more weeks of winter.

Punxsutawney Phil’s handlers say he’s seen his shadow and is therefore predicting six more weeks of winter weather.

Punxsutawney Phil is set to deliver his annual weather forecast and predict either six more weeks of winter or an early spring.

Wildlife officials say a large exotic lizard was found buried in the snow in Rhode Island.

Scientists on a research vessel off the California coast are marveling at a rare find — a waved albatross was spotted soaring over the Pacific.

A Kentucky family battling extreme cold temperatures on their farm over the weekend opened their home to a newborn calf that was struggling in the deep freeze.

Scotty's Castle, built in the 1920s, is tucked away in the desert in Death Valley National Park and was one of the park's biggest attractions.

A loggerhead sea turtle has returned to the Atlantic Ocean after rehabilitation at a Florida turtle hospital.

A NASA research plane has landed without its landing gear in Texas, sending plumes of flame behind it.

Scientists say two artifacts found at a lake shore in Greece are the oldest wooden tools uncovered so far.

The Wienermobiles are coming back for a bite at the Brickyard in May, giving them another chance to relish the spotlight of racing’s biggest weekend.

In a Rio de Janeiro prison, Brazilian women inmates showcased their talents in a singing contest on Friday.

Rhode Islanders have long been able to choose Mr. Potato Head for their specialty license plates.

Hundreds of people in Spain have watched horses gallop through flames as part of the centuries-old tradition called Las Luminarias.

Scientists have uncovered mummified remains of cheetahs from caves in northern Saudi Arabia.

A Florida deputy has captured a runaway and safely returned the large bird to its home.

A tennis player has learned not to celebrate victory before the match is really won.

Animals at Rio de Janeiro’s BioParque zoo received popsicles and frozen treats Tuesday as the city faced another day of extreme heat during Brazil’s summer.

A huge black bear has finally been evicted from a crawl space under a Los Angeles area house where it had been living since Thanksgiving.

Police say a Pennsylvania man who had about 100 sets of human remains is charged with stealing from a graveyard at the edge of Philadelphia.

A new study finds that some gifted dogs can learn the names of new toys by eavesdropping.

A dog traveling from a South Carolina shelter to a planned new home in Maine escaped during a bathroom break along the New Jersey Turnpike.

A Detroit suburb has agreed to a $3.25 million settlement with the family of a young woman who had been declared dead at her home but was alive when her body bag was opened at a funeral home.

Firefighters in Rhode Island rescued a yellow Labrador named Phoenix on New Year's Day after he fell through an ice-covered pond.

Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say “6-7” is “cooked” and should come to a “massive” and “full stop” heading into the new year.

Betty Boop and “Blondie” are among the highlights of titles entering the public domain with the arrival of 2026.

A group of Peruvian shamans gathered on a sacred hill overlooking Peru’s capital city to carry out an annual ritual in which they make predictions for the upcoming year.

Doctors say just 1 in 30,000 pregnancies occur in the abdomen instead of the uterus.

In a year of pop culture moments, some things were old and some things were very new.

A British baker's critique of Mexican bread has sparked outrage on social media, leading to a public apology.

Auction bidders spent top dollar for some of the final pennies to be circulated in the U.S. before the government ended the cent’s production.

A stray comet from another star is swinging past Earth.

Cyclist Barnaby Wickham has collected more than 700 lost hubcaps, mostly on his bike rides around Baltimore.

Quicksand is a corny peril in old movies, but getting stuck in it really did happen to one hiker in Utah.