Teenage car thief caught hiding in giant stuffed teddy bear, police say
The 18-year-old suspect had been wanted for stealing a car and not paying for fuel at a gas station. He was sentenced last week to nine months behind bars, police said.
Casket knocked over during family brawl at Richmond funeral
A large brawl broke out between family members at a funeral in Richmond, ending with a casket being knocked over and an arrest.
Police: Man steals excavator, illegally rips up ground at grocery store
Police said the excavator was left running at a job site and construction crews followed the suspect to the store.
North Carolina pilot who died in fall from plane jumped out, air traffic controllers say
Charles Hew Crooks fell from the plane, but police are still investigating how.
Airbnb removed Mississippi 'slave cabin' listing after viral TikTok
Airbnb said it removed the listing and others that have reportedly included former slave quarters in the U.S.
Minnesota woman sets record for world's longest fingernails
Guinness World Records says this 63-year-old grandmother from Minneapolis has set a new record for having the longest fingernails in the world.
Airline passenger fined $1,800 for undeclared McMuffins
A passenger with two egg and beef sausage McMuffins and a ham croissant in their backpack faces a big fine for undeclared meat.
Killer whales hunt 9-foot great white shark in drone video
One scientist called this "one of the most incredible pieces of natural history ever captured on film."
Deputies: Man trying to burn spider sparks Utah wildfire
The 26-year-old told authorities he saw a spider while on the mountain and attempted to burn it using a lighter.
Still want a Choco Taco? Rare ice-cream treat selling for hundreds online
One Facebook advertisement had a box of Choco Tacos for sale with $500 for each one.
Virginia woman discovers snake inside bag of popcorn at grocery store
The Virginia woman snapped photos of the reptile that she says was a rat snake.
Fancy Feast opens restaurant for humans with cat-inspired dishes
Cat lovers and owners will have a chance to try feline-inspired meals at a new pop-up restaurant in New York.
Tiny albino gator hatches at Florida wildlife park
A rare albino alligator baby is the newest resident of a central Florida wildlife park. The owners of Wild Florida say the tiny gator is the only one that hatched out of nine eggs laid by its parents. An albino alligator's lack of skin pigmentation would make it an easy target for predators and therefore put it at risk in the wild.
Visitors to world's tallest tree could face $5,000 fine, up to 6 months in jail
Park officials say increased visitors to Hyperion in Northern California have resulted in “degradation of the tree’s base,” trash and human waste in the surrounding area, and more issues.
Miners unearth rare pink diamond in Angola, believed to be largest found in 300 years
The pink diamond discovered in Angola is called the “Lulo Rose" and will be sold by the Angolan state diamond marketing company, Sodiam.
Rare zodiac coin found in Israel after underwater survey
The coin bears the image of the zodiac sign Cancer behind a depiction of the moon goddess Luna.
Bus driver keeps her cool as deer comes barreling through windshield
Oh, dear. A bus driver in Lawton, Oklahoma, kept her cool after a deer went flying through the windshield one morning.
Japanese city searching for wild monkeys after nearly 40 people attacked
The wild monkey attacks have reportedly included a 4-year-old girl who was scratched during an apartment break-in. In another incident, a monkey breached a kindergarten classroom.
Photos of 'real life Chucky' go viral online after residents spot him roaming an Alabama neighborhood
The masked stranger turned out to be a 5-year-old boy who likes to wear his Halloween costume from 1988's "Child's Play."
Police respond to dog attacks, shots fired, gunshot injury, burglary in First Hill apartment
Seattle police are reporting a bizarre chain of events happening at an apartment complex in First Hill Friday night. Multiple people were attacked by pit bulls, the building manager was arrested for shooting at the dogs and a woman was hit by one of his bullets. The same woman will be charged after admitting to burglarizing a unit and letting the dogs out.