By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/26/2025 3:54 PM

An Illinois man scored a $200,000 top prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket thanks to the grocery store he visited being sold out of his favorite game. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/26/2025 3:40 PM

Firefighters in England conducted an unusual rescue after a cow sank into a nearly 10-foot-deep mud pit, with its eyes and nose just barely above the surface. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/26/2025 1:55 PM

A Japanese city is considering a proposed ordinance that would limit screen time to two hours outside of work or school -- but the measure is non-binding. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/26/2025 11:48 AM

Deputies in Colorado's Weld County wrangled an escaped emu running loose through a neighborhood -- the second such incident to occur within five days. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/26/2025 10:53 AM

Firefighters and animal services officers were summoned to a Nevada home in the wee hours of the morning to rescue a horse that plunged into a swimming pool. ... Read full Story

By HuffPost.com | | 8/25/2025 4:44 PM

George Herman Ruth, of Greeneville, Tennessee, allegiedly used the names of hundreds of dead or retired pro baseball players to make phony claims for payouts in class action settlements. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/25/2025 2:13 PM

A Maryland man had an extra $20 in his pocket so he asked a store clerk to pick out a scratch-off lottery ticket -- and ended up winning a $1 million top prize. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/25/2025 1:11 PM

Sports card company Topps is releasing a card featuring an unlikely baseball star: a squirrel that ran onto the field during the Yankees-Red Sox game. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/25/2025 10:48 AM

The Missouri Department of Conservation celebrated the 41st birthday of Peanut, a red-eared slider turtle with a unique figure eight-shape to her shell. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/25/2025 10:26 AM

Animal care officers attempting to rescue baby geese from the basin beneath a dam spillway ended up calling for backup when they also became stranded. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/25/2025 10:07 AM

A dog was rescued from the Chattahoochee River in Georgia after falling down an embankment in White County and becoming stranded in the rushing waters. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/25/2025 10:06 AM

Police in Maine are asking members of the public to report any sightings of a large tegu lizard recently spotted wandering loose in an Old Town neighborhood. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/22/2025 2:45 PM

A South Carolina man took a gamble by buying 162 identical tickets for a single Pick 4 lottery drawing, and ended up winning a record-breaking $811,000 prize. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/22/2025 1:59 PM

A festival in Mexico served up 13,215 tacos in one hour, also breaking the Guinness World Records for the largest stir-fry and the largest frying pan. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/22/2025 1:51 PM

A Missouri fire department said a vegan firefighter's first day on the job involved a call for 40,000 pounds of ribeye steaks that caught fire on the highway. ... Read full Story

By HuffPost.com | | 8/22/2025 11:52 AM

All 10 of the Fair’s dairy princess finalists get a likeness of their heads carved before an ever-changing live audience. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/22/2025 11:43 AM

Ethel Caterham, the world's oldest living person and the oldest British person ever on record, celebrated her 116th birthday in Surrey, England, with family. ... Read full Story

By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/22/2025 11:13 AM

A Pennsylvania fire department is asking for the return of a wooden Smokey Bear sign taken from outside the station while firefighters were out on a call. ... Read full Story

By BuzzFeed, Inc. | | 8/22/2025 11:01 AM

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By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/21/2025 1:56 PM

A Canadian politician preparing to retire celebrated her time in office by donning 360 neck ties at the same time, earning a Guinness World Records title. ... Read full Story