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March 31, 2016

Gold miner to keep digging despite striking it rich at casino

Despite winning more than $12.5 million at a casino, a Nevada miner plans to keep digging for gold.

March 30, 2016

Flying saucer found smashed to bits in Roswell, suspect in custody

Cops arrested a suspect in the theft of a model flying saucer, as surveillance video from the scene went public.

March 30, 2016

China clamps down on foreign street names like 'Manhattan'

China will clamp down on foreign-sounding and bizarre names after too many streets and developments called "Manhattan" or "Venice" have popped up amid decades of frenzied building, a government official says.

March 30, 2016

Historic house moves to new neighborhood after being sold for $1

A San Diego woman who sold her house for $1 watched the two-story, 11-ton structure loaded onto a semi-truck with hydraulic jacks and hauled away to a new neighborhood.

March 30, 2016

Teen texts 911 to report drunk-driving dad

Teenagers and texting go hand-in-hand, but it's not often that a teen uses it to blow the whistle on a parent.

March 30, 2016

Dog comes home with bag of marijuana

A family dog in Mississippi recently came home with more than a bone or toy to play fetch — the pup had a big bag of marijuana.

March 29, 2016

Seattle's 'man in tree' charged in sequoia standoff

Authorities say the 25-hour saga of a man who refused to come down from a giant sequoia tree in downtown Seattle was "an incalculable waste of time and services."

March 29, 2016

Ebola meth? Police joke nets at least 1 drug arrest

The joke has shown up on some police department Facebook pages: Anyone in possession of methamphetamine or other illegal drugs should stop by the police station for testing because the drugs might somehow contain Ebola.

March 29, 2016

Mysterious 'Watcher' house that receives creepy messages is for sale

A million dollar New Jersey home is back on the market, but any prospective buyer should probably have good credit and an even better security system.

March 28, 2016

Baby seal winds up miles away from the ocean, in Calif. front yard

Authorities say a baby seal made it 4 miles from the water to the front yard of a home in the San Francisco Bay Area.