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5 Mar. 2020
Look: Dog rescued from 20 feet up in Kansas tree
Animal services officers in Kansas said they had to climb a tree to rescue a dog whose climbing abilities exceeded his descending abilities.
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3 Oct. 2019
Italian astronaut to watch World Cup match from space
Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano will be cheering on his team from space when they take on South Africa in their pivotal Rugby World Cup clash.
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4 Mar. 2020
Man brings tux-wearing llama to sister’s wedding
An Ohio man made his sister into a viral star when he made good on a 5-year-old threat to bring a tuxedo-clad llama as his plus-one to her wedding.
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28 Sep. 2019
China’s ‘national flag baby’ raises flag, captivates millions
Feng Jianhan, 9, puts on his olive-colored army uniform, cap and white satin gloves each morning, and goosesteps across his living room.
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24 Sep. 2019
Loo and behold! Japan’s high-tech toilets bemuse fans
Japan may not win their home Rugby World Cup but they have already proved themselves world beaters when it comes to toilets.
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10 Mar. 2020
Maryland man wins a second lottery jackpot one year later
A Maryland man who won a $50,000 jackpot from a scratch-off lottery ticket said the windfall is his second big prize in about a year.
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16 Sep. 2019
If marathons weren’t hard enough already: strap a tree to your back
This Sunday in South Africa, an accountant, an entrepreneur and a boxing executive are among 20 friends running the Cape Town marathon – with saplings strapped to their backs.
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6 Mar. 2020
Jackpot-winning lottery ticket was on man’s table for a month
A Saskatchewan man said he found a lottery ticket on his table that had already been scratched off and it turned out to be worth $744,845.
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6 Mar. 2020
Look: Cat rescued from inside wall of Massachusetts home
Firefighters in Massachusetts conducted an unusual rescue at a resident’s home where they had to cut through a wall to free the family’s cat.
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2 Sep. 2019
UK PM Johnson to the rescue: girlfriend adopts a rescue puppy
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend, Carrie Symonds, revealed on Monday that they had adopted a rescued Jack Russell puppy.
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2 Mar. 2020
Maryland Lottery player wins $50,000 Fast Play jackpot on first try
A Maryland woman won a $50,000 jackpot on her first first attempt at the Maryland Lottery’s new Fast Play games.
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2 Sep. 2019
Czech doctors deliver baby girl 117 days after mother’s brain-death
When a helicopter rushed an unconscious Czech woman who had suffered a severe stroke to hospital in April, her chances of survival were slim – and those of the fetus she had carried in her womb for 15 weeks little better.
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