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January 8, 2018

Man arrested after trying to take shortcut across Miami International Airport runways, police say

A man who was spotted running across running across a restricted area of Miami International Airport on Monday was trying to take a shortcut to get where he needed to be, police said.

January 7, 2018

Town encourages children to smoke during Epiphany

The Epiphany celebrations in the Portuguese village of Vale de Salgueiro feature a tradition that each year causes an outcry among outsiders: Parents encouraging their children, some as young as 5, to smoke cigarettes.

January 7, 2018

Hobby Lobby shoplifter thwarted by snow, cops say

Authorities say a North Dakota man who wheeled a shopping cart with stolen merchandise out of a Hobby Lobby craft store was stopped by snow.

January 7, 2018

'Mad Pooper' copycat makes 'vile' mess in driveway, Arkansas woman says

A woman in Arkansas' capital is on the lookout for a jogger caught on surveillance video last week committing a "vile" act on her driveway.

January 4, 2018

It's so cold in Florida, iguanas are falling from trees

It's so cold in Florida that iguanas are falling from their perches in suburban trees.

January 3, 2018

Rogue Chinese space station expected to hurtle toward Earth in 2018, researchers say

The new year could bring a major scare: the expected crash of an 18,740-pound Chinese space station headed toward Planet Earth.

January 1, 2018

Frigid weather in New York doesn't stop Coney Island Polar Bear plunge

Frigid temperatures did not seem to faze the Coney Island Polar Bear Club, and others, who braved the sub-zero wind chills to sprint into the ocean this New Year’s Day.

January 1, 2018

Video catches alleged cookie-snatching squirrel taunt police as they retreat in hysterics

Police in New York couldn’t help but laugh while they attempted to apprehend an alleged cookie-eating, trespassing squirrel from a woman’s home.

January 1, 2018

Alabama fan's response after RV bursts into flames: 'Roll Tide'

An Alabama fan attending the Sugar Bowl lost her RV after it caught fire Monday morning near the Superdome in New Orleans.

December 31, 2017

Christmas Day lotto glitch gives woman multiple winning tickets in South Carolina

A South Carolina woman thought she was experiencing a miracle when she bought a winning $500 “Holiday Cash” insta-pay ticket.