By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/17/2025 12:11 PM

The owner of a farm in England enlisted the help of a drone charity to help search for an Australian wallaby that escaped from his property during a storm. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/17/2025 10:10 AM

A cow named Miss Big Moo is safely back in her Colorado pasture after Poudre Fire Authority rescuers used a tow truck to hoist her out of hip-deep mud. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/17/2025 10:05 AM

A North Carolina woman celebrated her birthday by playing an online lottery game that earned her "the best birthday present ever" -- a $626,543 prize. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/17/2025 9:30 AM

Snake catchers on an Australian island were initially surprised when they were called to capture a venomous snake hundreds of miles from its native range. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/17/2025 8:45 AM

Animal rescuers in New York's Long Island area rushed to free a deer that had become entangled in a soccer net that was left up overnight outside a home. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/17/2025 8:30 AM

An Austrian daredevil lit himself on fire and pulled a car for a distance of 328 feet in 56.42 seconds, earning a Guinness World Records title in the process. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/16/2025 2:14 PM

A spur-of-the moment purchase during a car wash led to an Illinois dad collecting a $1 million Powerball prize from a drawing held earlier this month. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/16/2025 12:55 PM

Nigerian celebrity chef Hilda Baci earned a Guinness World Record by cooking up a serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice weighing in at nearly 20,000 pounds. ... Read full Story

By Sky News | | 9/16/2025 12:27 PM

Two teenagers who filmed themselves urinating into a restaurant's hotpot broth have been ordered, along with their parents, to apologise and pay a fine of £227,000, Chinese state media has said. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/16/2025 11:23 AM

Organizers of the World Stone Skimming Championships on a small Scottish island said a cheating scandal led to the disqualification of several competitors. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/16/2025 10:22 AM

Animal rescuers in Pennsylvania were summoned to help police with the capture of a 3-foot boa constrictor found slithering across the middle of a road. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/16/2025 9:56 AM

Police in Oregon "had an amoosing start to their shift" when they were called to round up multiple cows that wandered into a neighborhood and blocked a road. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/15/2025 4:10 PM

Police and animal rescuers in Pennsylvania are teaming up to attempt to capture multiple escaped pigs seen wandering loose near a Lancaster County country club. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/15/2025 4:03 PM

A Connecticut city dished out more than 9,000 slices of savory pie to more than 4,500 people to break the Guinness World Record for the largest pizza party. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/15/2025 4:02 PM

An Illinois Lottery player heard a rumor at work that someone had scored a $1 million prize at a local gas station -- and it turned out to be their own ticket. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/15/2025 3:01 PM

Peru claimed victory in the "World Cup of Breakfasts," a viral online contest organized by Spanish streamer Ibai Llanos, with its signature pan con chicharrón. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/15/2025 1:35 PM

A Florida woman taking her dog for a walk near a stagnant creek ended up punching an alligator in the face to rescue the canine from the predator's jaws. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/15/2025 12:57 PM

Hundreds of people sharing the same first name met up in New York for the second-ever "Rytoberfest" to celebrate the moniker Ryan and attempt a world record. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/15/2025 11:28 AM

A herd of escaped goats in Baltimore were rounded up and returned home by police in cooperation with local animal control officers and neighborhood children. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 9/12/2025 3:04 PM

A small gecko from the Mediterranean region found its way onto the Channel Island of Guernsey via a traveler's suitcase, a local animal rescue said. ... Read full Story