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November 29, 2015

Welcome Thelma and Louise: San Antonio Zoo announces hatching of two-headed turtle

A two-headed turtle has hatched at the San Antonio Zoo and officials have named her Thelma and Louise.

November 29, 2015

Puzzling proposal: British man asks girlfriend to marry him in The Times' crossword

It's a case of two down: the aisle.

November 29, 2015

Rhinoceros in Georgia zoo finds peace with new donkey friends; lion cub bonds with puppy

Animals in the zoo in Georgia's capital are not allowed to be lonely, even if it means they end up with rather unusual companions.

November 29, 2015

Alaska police officers wrangle miniature horses who escaped from Anchorage corral

Police officers in Alaska's biggest city became wranglers early Friday morning, rounding up a couple of miniature horses that escaped from their corral.

November 29, 2015

Frank and Louie, 2-faced cat immortalized in Guinness Book, dies at 15

This cat had two faces — but only nine lives.

November 29, 2015

Gnomes to stay on California city utility poles for now after becoming community sensation

Small paintings of gnomes that have popped up on utility poles have become a community sensation in Oakland, prompting Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to say Tuesday that it will keep them in place for now.

November 29, 2015

4 pit bulls blamed for California jogger's killing, authorities say

Authorities on Friday tried to determine whether pit bulls seized at an alleged marijuana growing house are the same dogs that mauled to death a runner in a Mojave Desert community.

November 29, 2015

Maine lobstermen catch 2 rare albino lobsters within a week; believed to be 1 in 100 million

It's no white lie: Two lobstermen in Maine caught a pair of rare albino lobsters within a week.

November 29, 2015

Black Friday Beer: Hundreds line up in cold, snowy weather for chance to buy Milwaukee beer

Some people wait for hours in the cold to buy cheap televisions or video games.

November 29, 2015

Chicago woman fights parking fine that snowballed to more than $100,000

A Chicago woman is trying to get out of paying a parking fine that has snowballed to more than $100,000.