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November 11, 2020

Grocery-stealing Lake Tahoe bear released back in wild, officials share

When a Lake Tahoe community had an unbearable problem, California wildlife officials stepped in to help.

November 6, 2020

More pets than children in Taiwan as birthrate drops, report indicates

A stroller on the streets of Taipei is seemingly just as likely to carry a puppy as a human baby these days.

November 6, 2020

Creepy, snake-sized invasive worm spotted in Virginia, and it’s ‘essentially immortal’

A foot-long invasive species slithered by a suburban Virginia resident last week, leaving pest-control experts scratching their heads before they found help identifying it.

November 5, 2020

Japanese mandarin oranges purchased at $9.6G for a single crate

One fruit lover in Japan has dropped a serious wad of cash to get their Vitamin C fix.

November 4, 2020

Police make contact with missing Iowa man who saved US flag during protests, then vanished

Iowa police say they’ve made contact with a man who saved an American flag from protesters during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd -- then vanished for three months.

November 4, 2020

Kentucky town elects dog as mayor: He's 'all ears'

This election has gone to the dogs.

November 3, 2020

Wisconsin trooper stops driver hauling snowmobile atop sedan

The Wisconsin State Patrol had a little advice for a guy who transported a snowmobile by strapping it to the roof of his Toyota Corolla: Bad idea.

November 2, 2020

California police seek shirtless man, bikini-clad woman after American flag, hat snatched from Trump supporter

Police in California were on the hunt for a Santa Barbara beachgoer accused of battering a Trump supporter Saturday who was seen alongside a bikini-clad woman carrying a “Dump Trump” sign.

November 2, 2020

Whale tail structure catches runaway metro train in Netherlands

The driver of a metro train escaped injury when the front carriage rammed through the end of an elevated section of rails and was caught by a sculpture of a whale's tail near the Dutch port city of Rotterdam.

October 30, 2020

'Haunted' New York castle auction ending on Halloween

This cheap old house up for auction in Auburn, N.Y., comes with one catch: It may be haunted.