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Look: Baby raccoon, baby groundhog rescued by Massachusetts animal control

By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/9/2025 10:23 AM

Animal control officers in Massachusetts had a "busy day" when they rescued a baby raccoon found standing on a doorstep and a baby groundhog entangled in a batting cage net. ... Read full Story

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Watch: Tennessee's escaped zebra found, transported by helicopter

By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/9/2025 10:18 AM

A pet zebra that escaped from his owner's home in Tennessee was found near a highway just over a week later and airlifted to a waiting trailer by a helicopter. ... Read full Story

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Contractor discovers ancient tomb complex after clearing rubble of destroyed home

By Sky News | | 6/9/2025 2:43 AM

A Syrian contractor made a historic discovery when clearing the rubble of a destroyed home, stumbling upon remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex. ... Read full Story

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Massachusetts dad gives daughter lottery ticket worth $2M

By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/6/2025 5:06 PM

A Georgia woman who received a Massachusetts State Lottery scratch-off ticket as a gift from her father ended up winning $2 million. ... Read full Story

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Watch: 'World's smallest violin' can't be seen without a microscope

By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/6/2025 12:44 PM

A team of physicists from a British university used nanotechnology to create what they dubbed "the world's smallest violin," an instrument that can't be seen without a microscope. ... Read full Story

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Watch: Escaped bull causes chaos on streets of Birmingham, England

By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/6/2025 11:58 AM

Drivers and pedestrians in Birmingham, England, were left stunned Friday morning when an escaped bull caused chaos on the city's streets. ... Read full Story

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Wisconsin zoo: Escaped otter 'made the decision' to be wild

By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/5/2025 4:15 PM

A Wisconsin zoo announced it has called off the search for an otter on the loose since March, explaining the animal "has made the decision to be a wild otter." ... Read full Story

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Look: Kitten rescued from California storm drain

By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/5/2025 3:47 PM

A California animal control officer teamed up with public works employees to rescue a kitten trapped underground in a storm drain. ... Read full Story

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Wild elephant wanders into store in search of sweet treats

By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/5/2025 1:55 PM

A wild elephant wandered out of a national park in Thailand to visit a grocery store, where the peckish pachyderm feasted on eggs and sweet treats. ... Read full Story

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Watch: Sydney cockatoos learn to use drinking fountains

By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/5/2025 12:59 PM

A team of researchers in Australia published a paper about how the population of sulphur-crested cockatoos in Sydney have learned to operate drinking fountains designed for human use. ... Read full Story

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Look: Firefighters rescue stuck baby deer from metal fence

By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/4/2025 2:01 PM

Firefighters in England came to the rescue of a young deer that tried to squeeze between the bars of a metal fence and became stuck. ... Read full Story

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Look: Peacock creates hazard on Colorado golf course

By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/4/2025 1:44 PM

A Colorado animal control officer responded to a local golf course to remove an unusual hazard from the fairway -- a peacock. ... Read full Story

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Watch: Rescuer uses recorded meows to lure kitten out of underground pipe

By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/4/2025 11:53 AM

A kitten heard calling for help from an underground pipe in New York was coaxed out by a rescuer and will soon be available for adoption. ... Read full Story

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Hungry Elephant Raids Grocery Store In Thailand For Snacks

By HuffPost.com | | 6/4/2025 11:18 AM

The pachyderm ate about nine bags of sweet rice crackers, a sandwich and some dried bananas. ... Read full Story

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Watch: Trapped dog rescued from nearly 30-foot mine shaft

By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/3/2025 12:31 PM

Firefighters in Australia came to the rescue of a wayward dog who found his way into a 26-foot-deep mine shaft. ... Read full Story

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Watch: Two alligators removed from pools in a single day in Florida county

By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/3/2025 11:54 AM

A Florida sheriff's office said deputies and a local trapper ended up removing two alligators from residential pools in a single day. ... Read full Story

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Watch: Opossum rescued from Michigan's Mackinac Bridge

By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/3/2025 11:39 AM

Authorities in Michigan said an opossum was rescued from the Mackinac Bridge, the 5-mile bridge connecting the state's two peninsulas. ... Read full Story

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Man wins $30,000 from lottery ticket given to him by his nephew

By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/2/2025 4:18 PM

A Maryland man won a $30,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket he received as a gift from his nephew. ... Read full Story

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Message in a bottle from Hawaii found in Florida 8 years later

By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/2/2025 4:15 PM

An 11-year-old Michigan girl vacationing with her family in Florida found a message in a bottle that had purportedly been thrown into the ocean 8 years earlier in Hawaii. ... Read full Story

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Look: Bear found napping in Florida condo lobby

By United Press International, Inc. | | 6/2/2025 1:46 PM

Police in Florida shared a photo of a bear found taking a nap in the under-construction lobby of a condominium building. ... Read full Story

animal

This spider’s barf is worse than its bite

by Science News | Jun 12 2025

art

Punctured Photographs by Yael Martínez Illuminate the Daily Ruptures of Systemic Violence

by Colossal | Jun 13 2025

basketball

Mark Jackson on Rick Pitino's endorsement for New York Knicks job: 'He's got great taste'

by CBS Interactive Inc | Jun 13 2025

book

Best history books and biographies of 2025—so far

by BookPage | Jun 13 2025

fashion

Miranda Kerr’s 3 skin care rules to live by — and her clever trick for reapplying sunscreen

by NY Post | Jun 11 2025

FFNEWS

Warehouses Urged to Prepare for Heatwaves as Met Office Predicts a Scorching Summer

by FORWARDER magazine | May 27 2025

health

Your Dementia Risk May Be Higher Depending on Where You Live

by Healthline.com | Jun 12 2025

long_island

New Baya Bar in Port Jefferson Station becomes local favorite for healthy bowls

by greaterlongisland.com | Jun 13 2025

metro

Harvey Weinstein accuser blames surprise reveal of her long-lost journal for disgraced producer walking on sex assault charge at NYC retrial

by New York Post | Jun 13 2025

music

Donna Kelce, Monet X Change, Eric Nam & More Join ‘The Traitors’ Season 4 Cast

by Billboard | Jun 13 2025

nutrition

12 Healthiest Non-Perishable Foods to Stock Up On, According to Registered Dietitians

by thehealthy.com | Jun 04 2025

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Husband predicts N.C. woman's $150,000 lottery win

by United Press International, Inc. | Jun 13 2025

people

What did Taylor Swift whisper to Travis Kelce at the Stanley Cup final? A lip reader has the answer

by marca.com | Jun 13 2025

shopping

This Clean Canvas Sneaker Looks Like a Grown-Up Version of the Vans Authentic

by Gear Patrol | Jun 13 2025

upstate

4 arrested in connection to Boenau Street homicide

by NEWS10 ABC | Jun 13 2025

Word of the Day

rambunctious

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 13, 2025 is:

rambunctious • \ram-BUNK-shuss\ • adjective

Rambunctious describes someone or something showing uncontrolled exuberance.

// On my first day of student teaching, I was tasked with managing a class of rambunctious youngsters.

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Examples:

"To juvenile loggerhead sea turtles, a tasty squid might as well be a disco ball. When they sense food—or even think some might be nearby—these reptiles break into an excited dance. ... Researchers recently used this distinctive behavior to test whether loggerheads could identify the specific magnetic field signatures of places where they had eaten in the past. The results, published in Nature, reveal that these rambunctious reptiles dance when they encounter magnetic conditions they associate with food." — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025

Did you know?

Rambunctious first appeared in print in the early half of the 19th century, at a time when the fast-growing United States was forging its identity and indulging in a fashion for colorful new coinages suggestive of the young nation's optimism and exuberance. Rip-roaring, scalawag, scrumptious, hornswoggle, and skedaddle are other examples of the lively language of that era. Did Americans alter the largely British rumbustious because it sounded, well, British? That could be. Rumbustious, which first appeared in Britain in the late 1700s just after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, was probably based on robustious, a much older adjective meaning both "robust" and "boisterous."

Look: Baby raccoon, baby groundhog rescued by Massachusetts animal control

Watch: Tennessee's escaped zebra found, transported by helicopter

Contractor discovers ancient tomb complex after clearing rubble of destroyed home

Massachusetts dad gives daughter lottery ticket worth $2M

Watch: 'World's smallest violin' can't be seen without a microscope

Watch: Escaped bull causes chaos on streets of Birmingham, England

Wisconsin zoo: Escaped otter 'made the decision' to be wild

Look: Kitten rescued from California storm drain

Wild elephant wanders into store in search of sweet treats

Watch: Sydney cockatoos learn to use drinking fountains

Look: Firefighters rescue stuck baby deer from metal fence

Look: Peacock creates hazard on Colorado golf course

Watch: Rescuer uses recorded meows to lure kitten out of underground pipe

Hungry Elephant Raids Grocery Store In Thailand For Snacks

Watch: Trapped dog rescued from nearly 30-foot mine shaft

Watch: Two alligators removed from pools in a single day in Florida county

Watch: Opossum rescued from Michigan's Mackinac Bridge

Man wins $30,000 from lottery ticket given to him by his nephew

Message in a bottle from Hawaii found in Florida 8 years later

Look: Bear found napping in Florida condo lobby

This spider’s barf is worse than its bite

Punctured Photographs by Yael Martínez Illuminate the Daily Ruptures of Systemic Violence

Mark Jackson on Rick Pitino's endorsement for New York Knicks job: 'He's got great taste'

Best history books and biographies of 2025—so far

Miranda Kerr’s 3 skin care rules to live by — and her clever trick for reapplying sunscreen

Warehouses Urged to Prepare for Heatwaves as Met Office Predicts a Scorching Summer

Your Dementia Risk May Be Higher Depending on Where You Live

New Baya Bar in Port Jefferson Station becomes local favorite for healthy bowls

Harvey Weinstein accuser blames surprise reveal of her long-lost journal for disgraced producer walking on sex assault charge at NYC retrial

Donna Kelce, Monet X Change, Eric Nam & More Join ‘The Traitors’ Season 4 Cast

12 Healthiest Non-Perishable Foods to Stock Up On, According to Registered Dietitians

Husband predicts N.C. woman's $150,000 lottery win

What did Taylor Swift whisper to Travis Kelce at the Stanley Cup final? A lip reader has the answer

This Clean Canvas Sneaker Looks Like a Grown-Up Version of the Vans Authentic

4 arrested in connection to Boenau Street homicide

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Husband predicts N.C. woman's $150,000 lottery win

2.Watch: World's largest game of red light, green light played in California

3.Large, black and white tegu lizard found wandering California park

4.'999' mosh pit warning issued by police before festival

5.Chinese bank barred from offering customers free Labubu dolls

6.Look: Escaped tortoise found wandering S.C. neighborhood

7.Watch: Oregon middle schoolers design prosthetics for paralyzed dog

8.Watch: Escaped water buffalo herd wanders through British Columbia city

9.Watch: New York man plays golf for 36 consecutive hours

10.Canadian man wins his fourth major lottery prize