August 7, 2020 Texas father saves children, babysitter from massive 600-pound alligator A Texas father helped his children and a babysitter escape unharmed after being confronted in their backyard by a nearly 12-foot-long alligator weighing about 600 pounds.
August 6, 2020 Scientists puzzled after Paraguayan lagoon turns purple on one side, remains blue on other Scientists in Paraguay have been investigating how one side of the divided Cerro Lagoon turned purple and began emitting a foul odor months ago, while the other side has remained blue.
August 5, 2020 Arizona police lasso escaped emu with help of residents, search for owner Arizona police are looking for the owner of an escaped emu after one of the world’s largest birds was found wandering near a Scottsdale golf course Tuesday morning.
August 4, 2020 Munich Airport police search woman's wooden box, find husband's bones Police at Munich Airport got a surprise during their search of a wooden box being transported by a 74-year-old passenger that turned out to contain the bones of the woman's dead husband, officials said Tuesday.
August 4, 2020 Colorado woman ‘terrified’ to discover 4-foot snake slither out of apartment toilet A Colorado woman lived out a childhood fear last week after she leaned over her apartment’s toilet bowl and saw a four-foot corn snake slither out.
August 3, 2020 Florida man arrested after waving loaded gun in one hand, holding beer in the other, deputies say A Florida man was arrested Saturday after worrying citizens who spotted him walking down a road while waving a gun in one hand and holding an alcoholic beverage in the other, authorities said.
August 2, 2020 Atlanta police searching for dognappers who allegedly stole man's puppy at gunpoint Atlanta police say two suspects stole a man’s puppy at a city park Saturday and remain at large.
August 2, 2020 Man in California waiting on a train station platform hit by car, officials say A man in California had to be rushed to an area hospital on Saturday after he was struck by a vehicle while waiting on a train station platform, according to officials.
July 28, 2020 Vermont farmer returns prosthetic leg that skydiver lost during jump A Vermont skydiver who lost his prosthetic leg during a jump has it back, thanks to a farmer who kept an eye out for it and spotted it in a soybean field.
July 28, 2020 China plant seeds mystery solved? Police, officials think packages sent to US homes could be tied to scam reviews The mysterious, unsolicited packages of seeds supposedly being sent from China to homes across America – prompting agriculture departments in at least 31 states to issue warnings against planting them – may be tied to a fake product review scam, police and officials are saying.