‘Cold-blooded’: 4 charged over alleged plot to smuggle AU$1.2 million in Australian reptiles
SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian task force devoted to stopping illegal reptile exports announced the disruption of a “cold-blooded and cruel” criminal group allegedly...
A dog shelter appeals for homes for its pups during a cold snap in...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — With a deep freeze approaching, an animal shelter in Krakow sent out an urgent appeal to people to adopt or...
Time running out for landmark old boat that became a California social media star
INVERNESS, Calif. (AP) — Time is apparently running out for California's “Inverness Shipwreck,” an old wooden boat that became an Instagram star as it...
Nude man nabbed by police after ‘cannonball’ plunge into giant aquarium at Bass Pro...
LEEDS, Alabama (AP) — A man crashed his car outside a Bass Pro Shop in Alabama, stripped down to his birthday suit and plunged...
With banku and jollof rice, Ghanian chef tries to break world cook-a-thon record
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A chef in Ghana has been preparing banku and other regional dishes on live TV since New Year’s Day as...
Strays land in doghouse after causing an estimated $350K in damage to cars at...
HOUSTON (AP) — A pair of strays have landed in the doghouse after being caught on video causing more than a quarter-million dollars' worth...
A competition Chinese chess player says he’s going to court after losing his title...
BEIJING (AP) — A competitor in Chinese chess says he has sued the national association in China for mental distress after he was stripped...
Exploding toilet at a Dunkin’ store in Florida left a customer filthy and injured,...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A customer has filed a negligence lawsuit against Dunkin', claiming he was injured by an exploding toilet at one of...
Unsold Christmas trees are on the menu for elephants and bison at the Berlin...
BERLIN (AP) — There’s a bit of post-Christmas cheer on the menu for elephants and other tenants at the Berlin Zoo: they can chomp...
Lethal Sydney funnel-web spider ‘Hercules’ sets record for largest specimen collected in Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world's most poisonous arachnid has found a...