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Man snags 2 foul balls in span of 3 pitches at Citi Field, gives them to his mom as birthday gift

Patrick Wedderburn caught two foul balls in a span of three pitches in Section 321 behind home plate at Citi Field during the Mets' game against the Reds on Friday night.

Lemur on the loose! Video shows police chasing critter that escaped in Missouri

Police bodycam video from Springfield, Missouri, has filmed an unusual foot pursuit, as two officers tried to catch an escaped lemur.

‘Ancient alien corpses’ presented to Mexico’s Congress

A Mexican journalist and ufologist presented what he claims are 1,000-year-old “non-human” bodies to Mexico’s Congress on Tuesday.

Wandering bull moose is captured in downtown Santa Fe, moved to habitat in northern New Mexico

Authorities say a wandering bull moose has been captured in downtown Santa Fe and relocated to a suitable habitat in northern New Mexico.

Human skull found in Goodwill donation box in Arizona

It’s probably not the strangest item ever donated to a Goodwill store.

Florida man riding human-sized hamster wheel in Atlantic Ocean faces federal charges

A Florida man who was attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a man-made hamster wheel is facing federal charges after it took the U.S. Coast Guard five days to bring him ashore.

China authorities arrest 2 for smashing shortcut through Great Wall with excavator

China’s Great Wall has been pierced by Genghis Khan, the Manchus, and now, allegedly, a couple of construction workers named Zheng and Wang who wanted a shortcut.

Alaska couple reunited with cat 26 days after home collapsed into river swollen by glacial outburst

You can now refer to Leo the cat as Lucky Leo.

Teen dies after participating in One-Chip Challenge

Harris Wolobah, 14, ate a Paqui brand chip — touted as the spiciest tortilla chip in the world — and died later the same day.

Fish with a funny float gets a CT scan at the Denver Zoo

A fancy-looking French angelfish that was found one day with a funny float has its buoyancy back after taking some time out of its tropical trappings to get a CT scan at the Denver Zoo.

Lions, tigers, taxidermy, arsenic, political squabbling and the Endangered Species Act. Oh my.

The fate of the mounted lion, bears, gorilla and other animals that have long greeted visitors entering a Sioux Falls zoo looks grim.

What is it? Canyon Lake resident discovers mystery animal hiding in gutter.

A Canyon Lake couple made a strange discovery in their rain gutter on Wednesday and it’s left wildlife officials guessing at what the mystery animal might be.

Endangered sea turtle embarks on ‘complex mission’ back to Texas after current takes it across ocean to Wales

One of the most endangered sea turtles in the world is coming to Texas this month after it got swept up in a current and carried across the Atlantic Ocean.

Police stop Nebraska man for bucking the law with a bull riding shotgun in his car

A car driving with a bull in it was pulled over in northeast Nebraska’s biggest city, but don’t worry, he didn’t steer.

Video shows bull named Howdy Doody riding shotgun in sedan on Nebraska highway

A man in Nebraska was pulled over earlier this week after police got reports that someone was driving down the highway with an unusual passenger.

Revelers hurl tomatoes at each other and streets awash in red pulp in Spanish town's Tomatina party

Some 15,000 people, including many tourists, have pasted each other with tomatoes in Spain’s annual “Tomatina” street battle in the eastern town of Buñol.

Longest alligator in Mississippi history captured by hunters

A group of hunters have captured the longest alligator ever to be recorded in Mississippi.

Why you can't get 'Planet of the Bass,' the playful '90s Eurodance parody, out of your head

The year is 2023, but it might as well be 1997.

Neurosurgeon investigating patient's mystery symptoms plucks a worm from woman's brain in Australia

A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital has plucked a3-inch wriggling worm from the patient’s brain.

After lots of hype, West Point treasure box opening yields no bombshells, just silt

A lead box believed to have been placed in the base of a West Point monument by cadets almost two centuries ago yielded no bombshells when unsealed during a livestreamed event, just silt.

Competitors get down and dirty at Britain's bog snorkeling championships

Intrepid athletes have donned snorkels and slithered through slime during the World Bog Snorkeling Championships in Britain.

With drones and webcams, volunteer hunters join a new search for the mythical Loch Ness Monster

Mystery hunters have converged on a Scottish lake to look for signs of the mythical Loch Ness Monster.

Thief steals former governor's SUV as he hosts a radio show

Former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer has learned a lesson about locking his vehicle.

From tarantulas to tigers, the animals at London Zoo step onto the scales for their annual weigh-in

Staff at London Zoo have been getting the measure of giant gorillas, plump penguins and skinny stick insects at the annual animal weigh-in.

Norway is rebuilding a reindeer fence at the border to stop the animals' costly strolls into Russia

Norway is rebuilding a dilapidated reindeer fence along its border with Russia in the Arctic to stop the animals from wandering into the neighboring country.

Deep-sea 'hot tubs' help octopus moms hatch their eggs faster

A new study suggests that deep-sea “hot tubs” may help octopus eggs hatch faster.

Spotless arrival: Rare giraffe without coat pattern is born at Tennessee zoo

A giraffe born without spots at a northeastern Tennessee zoo may be plain, but she's anything but ordinary.

'T. rexes' race to photo finish at Washington state track

A track for live horse racing in suburban Seattle turned prehistoric over the weekend as more than 200 people ran down the track cloaked in inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur costumes.

Connecticut kitten mystery solved, police say: Cat found in stolen, crashed car belongs to a suspect

Police who found a kitten in a stolen car say they have ascertained that the animal belongs to a juvenile suspect who was arrested after the car crashed.

A large ice chunk fell from the sky and damaged a house in Massachusetts

A large ice chunk fell from the sky and hit a house in Massachusetts on Sunday, damaging the roof of the home.

Cat's out of the bag: Kitten turns up in a stolen car in Connecticut

Police who were examining a stolen car for evidence made a surprising find: a kitten.

Snake in a toilet: Slithering visitor to Arizona home camps out where homeowner least expects it

Like a scene out of a horror movie, Michelle Lespron returned to her Tucson, Arizona, home to find a snake camped out in her toilet.

Paper exams, chatbot bans: Colleges seek to 'ChatGPT-proof' assignments

ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots have become the go-to source for cheating in college.

Delayed passengers growl after a bear escapes from crate in cargo hold of an Iraqi plane in Dubai

An Iraqi airline says it's not to blame for a bear's escape from a crate in the cargo hold of one of its planes in Dubai.

A funeral home in El Salvador offers pink coffins with Barbie linings

A funeral home in El Salvador has taken Barbie mania to an extreme, offering pink coffins with Barbie linings.

Willy the Texas rodeo goat, on the lam for weeks, has been found safe

Willy the rodeo goat has lassoed the hearts of residents in a rural South Texas county ever since she escaped from an animal enclosure July 15.

The heaviest animal ever may be this ancient whale found in the Peruvian desert

A newly studied species of ancient whale might be the heaviest animal ever found.

Our bears are real, a Chinese zoo says, denying they are ‘humans in disguise’

A zoo in eastern China is denying suggestions some of its bears might be people in costumes after photos of the animals standing like humans circulated online.

'Whale ballet': Video shows 3 humpbacks jump in unison, a birthday surprise for man and daughters

A New Hampshire man celebrating his birthday with his three daughters saw something so rare that even marine scientists are jealous: three whales leaping from the water in near perfect unison.

Q&A: John Wilson exploits what other filmmakers try to hide in final season of 'How To'

As John Wilson gears up to premiere the third and final season of his cult documentary series, “How To With John Wilson,” the filmmaker reflected on how a video camera changes people’s behavior — and how he exploits that for his show.

A new millipede species is crawling under LA. It's blind, glassy and has 486 legs

An American metropolis known for freeways and traffic has a newly discovered species named in its honor: The Los Angeles Thread Millipede.

The Big Peanut once again reigns at the roadside in Georgia, after hurricane felled earlier goober

Georgia’s Big Peanut is back.

Avid search for missing Texas rodeo goat bringing residents of a small rural county together

The search for a rodeo goat that has been missing for more than a week has the residents of a rural South Texas county enthralled as they are using horses, ATVs and even contemplating utilizing a helicopter to find the missing animal.

Say goodbye to Bodypainting Day, New York City’s annual celebration of nudity and artistry

It’s last call for New York City’s celebration of baring it all.

Bell tolls for Wisconsin man who wins Hemingway look-alike contest

The annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest has been won by a Wisconsin man who was celebrating his 68th birthday.

Arizona woman injured in Yellowstone bison attack says 'yes' to boyfriend's hospital proposal

An Arizona woman who suffered spinal fractures and collapsed lungs after being gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park has said “yes” to her boyfriend's hospital proposal.

From Barbie to millennial pink, the cultural phenomenon behind the color that sells

The release of “Barbie” is upon us, and the color pink is nearly inescapable.

See how an Alaska paddleboarder escaped a close encounter with a humpback whale

An Alaska man on a paddleboard escaped a close encounter with a humpback whale that surfaced right in front of him.

The sea otter harassing surfers off the California coast eludes capture as her fan club grows

A sea otter launched into the national spotlight after social media images circulated of her aggressively wresting surfboards away from surfers off the coast of Santa Cruz, California is building a fan club as she continues to evade capture.

Mammals may have hunted down dinosaurs for dinner, rare fossil suggests

An unusual find in China suggests some early mammals may have hunted dinosaur for dinner.

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Video shows mother shielding her son as bear leaps on picnic table to devour tacos and enchiladas

Hot dog! The Wienermobile is back after short-lived name change

Why was a lion cub found by a roadside in northern Serbia? Police are trying to find out

An Israeli tank was stolen from a military zone. Authorities found it in a junkyard

Woman rescued from outhouse toilet after climbing in to retrieve Apple Watch, Michigan police say

Dallas, Florida and New York to host matches in men's T20 World Cup next year

Puppies training to be future assistance dogs earn their wings at Detroit-area airport

Bears raid a Krispy Kreme doughnut van making deliveries on an Alaska military base

Gator with missing nose and upper jaw finds new home in Florida reptile park