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DCPS unanimously votes not to sell current administration building; also rejects purchase of Prominence Parkway property

WEIRD NEWS


This photo provided by Lowe's shows Francine, the store cat, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Richmond, Va. (Kevin Ridley/Lowe's via AP)
12 hours ago

Purrfect ending: Missing Virginia store cat found after hitching a ride to another state

Read full article: Purrfect ending: Missing Virginia store cat found after hitching a ride to another state
A Thai buffalo rider loses his balance and falls in a sprint event during an annual buffalo racing festival in Chonburi, Thailand, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
1 day ago

A beauty pageant for buffaloes in Thailand raises status of the humble animal

Read full article: A beauty pageant for buffaloes in Thailand raises status of the humble animal
The group of Vince Whaley and Max Homa walks down the No. 1 fairway during the fourth round of the Sanderson Farms Championship golf tournament, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
2 days ago

Vince Whaley has an audience with a set of teeth. He hits shot with alligator behind him

Read full article: Vince Whaley has an audience with a set of teeth. He hits shot with alligator behind him
FILE - The full moon rises in the over a beer sign in the outfield at Kauffman Stadium during a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
2 days ago

The first supermoon of the year is approaching. Here's what to know

Read full article: The first supermoon of the year is approaching. Here's what to know

The first supermoon of the year is almost here.

Emotional support dog Kratos salutes wounded Sgt. Jeisson Sanchez at the military hospital in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Colombian soldiers find solace in 'furry force' emotional support dogs

Read full article: Colombian soldiers find solace in 'furry force' emotional support dogs

At the Central Military Hospital in Bogota, a unique team of emotional support dogs is helping wounded soldiers.

The corn maze at Cool Patch Pumpkins is photographed Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Dixon, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)

Giant Northern California corn maze lets visitors enjoy getting lost

Read full article: Giant Northern California corn maze lets visitors enjoy getting lost

The owners of a giant Northern California corn maze once crowned the world’s largest want visitors to remember that there is fun in getting lost.

A karearea or New Zealand falcon is pictured in Fiordland National Park in New Zealand, on Jan. 4, 2011. (Craig McKenzie via AP)

A raptor with no qualms about eating its opponents wins New Zealand's annual bird election

Read full article: A raptor with no qualms about eating its opponents wins New Zealand's annual bird election

New Zealand’s annual bird election has crowned the kārearea, or New Zealand falcon, as Bird of the Year.

This undated photo provided by Westland Distillery shows a rackhouse at Westland Distillery in Burlington, Wash. (Westland Distillery via AP)

Thieves steal $1M worth in craft whiskey from Washington distillery

Read full article: Thieves steal $1M worth in craft whiskey from Washington distillery

Thieves have stolen 12,000 bottles of craft whiskey from Westland Distillery in a rare U.S. liquor heist.

A Hoffman's two-toed sloth is seen eating inside its new habitat at the Palm Beach Zoo Conservation Society on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025 in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson)

Golden lion tamarins and sloths become unlikely roommates at Palm Beach Zoo

Read full article: Golden lion tamarins and sloths become unlikely roommates at Palm Beach Zoo

Golden lion tamarins and Hoffman's two-toed sloths have become roommates at the Palm Beach Zoo in Florida.

FILE - This image provided by Amanda Hergenreder shows a dog she named Biggby walking in Millington, Mich., Dec. 18, 2024. (Amanda Hergenreder via AP,File)

Jury convicts Michigan veterinarian of theft for refusing to return dog to homeless man

Read full article: Jury convicts Michigan veterinarian of theft for refusing to return dog to homeless man

A veterinarian in Michigan has been convicted of theft for refusing to return a dog to a homeless man.

FILE - Tony Hawk attends the X-Games, Sunday, July 23, 2023, at the Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Tony Hawk's legendary skateboard just sold for a record-breaking $1.15 million

Read full article: Tony Hawk's legendary skateboard just sold for a record-breaking $1.15 million

The skateboard Tony Hawk used to make history in 1999 has sold for a record-breaking $1.15 million.

In this photo provided by Joan Heblack, a flyer warning of an aggressive squirrel is taped up in San Rafael, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (Joan Heblack via AP)

'Very mean squirrel' seeking food has sent at least 2 people to the ER in a California city

Read full article: 'Very mean squirrel' seeking food has sent at least 2 people to the ER in a California city

Residents of a San Francisco Bay Area city are on the lookout for an aggressive squirrel that has sent at least two people to the emergency room.

Damage is seen after a road collapse near Vajira Hospital in Bangkok Thailand, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A Bangkok road collapse creates a sinkhole disrupting traffic and prompting evacuations

Read full article: A Bangkok road collapse creates a sinkhole disrupting traffic and prompting evacuations

A part of a road has collapsed in Bangkok, leaving a large sinkhole that disrupted traffic, damaged infrastructure and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area.

In a photo taken Sept. 17, 2025 in Pembroke, Maine, a moose is trapped in an abandoned well. (Delaney Gardner via AP)

Maine wardens rescue moose trapped for hours in abandoned well

Read full article: Maine wardens rescue moose trapped for hours in abandoned well

A bull moose that fell into an abandoned well in Maine was pulled to safety during an elaborate five hour rescue.

Competitors raise their darts as part of the opening ceremony for the Northeastern Atlatl Championship in Addison, Vt., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart)

Ancient spear-throwing tool brings fun and history to Vermont competition

Read full article: Ancient spear-throwing tool brings fun and history to Vermont competition

A few dozen enthusiasts of ancient hunting tools participated in the Northeast Open Atlatl Championship in Addison, Vermont.

FILE - President of Czechoslovakia Tomas Masaryk, left, and Prime Minister Antonin Svehla, right, in Prague, Nov. 1927. (AP Photo, File)

A mysterious envelope from Czechoslovakia's founding father has been found

Read full article: A mysterious envelope from Czechoslovakia's founding father has been found

Unknown musings of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the founding father of independent Czechoslovakia, are believed to have been unearthed.

Italian driver Fabio Barone attempts to break his own speed record on a ship, at the wheel of a Ferrari SF 90, on the flight deck of the Italian Navy aircraft carrier Nave Trieste, docked at the port of Civitavecchia, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

One man in an Italian supercar atop an aircraft carrier has a record in his sights

Read full article: One man in an Italian supercar atop an aircraft carrier has a record in his sights

A driver off Italy’s central coast has made a bid for a new world record for the fastest car on a boat.

Chef Hilda Baci attempts to cook the world's largest pot of Jollof Rice in Lagos, Nigeria, on Friday, Sept 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Nigerian chef breaks world record for cooking the largest jollof rice dish

Read full article: Nigerian chef breaks world record for cooking the largest jollof rice dish

A new world record has been set for the largest serving of Nigeria-style jollof rice.

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Florida woman punches alligator to save dog

Read full article: Florida woman punches alligator to save dog

A Florida woman fended off an alligator that was trying to attack her dog.

LATEST NEWS HEADLINES


European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen delivers her statement on EU response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States' airspace and critical infrastructure, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)
10 minutes ago

EU chief says Russia is waging a 'gray zone campaign' and Europe must meet the challenge

Read full article: EU chief says Russia is waging a 'gray zone campaign' and Europe must meet the challenge
French outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu makes a statement at the Hotel Matignon, the Prime Minister's residence, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (Stephanie Lecocq, Pool via AP)
41 minutes ago

After Lecornu’s fall, all eyes on Macron’s next move with France in political turmoil

Read full article: After Lecornu’s fall, all eyes on Macron’s next move with France in political turmoil
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood visit the Greater Manchester Police headquarters in Manchester, England, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, after multiple people were killed Thursday on Yom Kippur in what police have declared a terrorist incident. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)
57 minutes ago

UK prosecutor says a spying case collapsed because the government wouldn't call China a threat

Read full article: UK prosecutor says a spying case collapsed because the government wouldn't call China a threat
This image obtained from live stream footage from the Sumud Flotilla's Gaza Sunbird 1 vessel shows Israeli forces approaching in boats, in Eastern Mediterranean sea, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (Freedom Flotilla Coalition via AP)
1 hour ago

Israeli military intercepts another flotilla heading to Gaza and detains scores of activists

Read full article: Israeli military intercepts another flotilla heading to Gaza and detains scores of activists
The fantasy coffin of the late Robert Nii Anang Obodai, a former school proprietor, is lowered into his grave in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Ghana's fantasy coffins are a colorful celebration of life and legacy

Read full article: Ghana's fantasy coffins are a colorful celebration of life and legacy

Ghana's fantasy coffins are unique creations that embody the essence of a person's life.

Izzy Zalenski, right, walks Paul outside the Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Billings, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Meth burn by FBI smokes out Montana animal shelter

Read full article: Meth burn by FBI smokes out Montana animal shelter

Workers at a Montana animal shelter were evacuated and sent to the hospital after smoke from two pounds of methamphetamine incinerated by FBI agents started to fill the building.

Alex Babich, climbs on the structure that surrounds his nearly 36-feet high sunflower that holds the world record for the tallest flower at his home in Fort Wayne, Ind., Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

The world's tallest sunflower blooms in an Indiana backyard as a tribute to Ukraine

Read full article: The world's tallest sunflower blooms in an Indiana backyard as a tribute to Ukraine

When Alex Babich looks up at the 35-foot sunflower towering over his Fort Wayne, Indiana, backyard, he sees more than just a plant.

In this photo released by the Cape May Police Department N.J., a damaged Humpty Dumpty statue is seen in the back of a truck on Sept. 7, 2025, in Cape May, N.J., after vandals stole it from a miniature golf course and dumped it nearby. (Cape May Police Department via AP)

Humpty Dumpty caper at New Jersey mini-golf course sparks police investigation

Read full article: Humpty Dumpty caper at New Jersey mini-golf course sparks police investigation

Humpty Dumpty took a big fall, and now police are hoping to crack the case.

This photo provided by researchers in September 2024 shows a mating pair of wild Octopus americanus, one displaying the arm action "raise." (Chelsea Bennice via AP)

How to use 8 arms? Octopuses tend to explore with their front limbs

Read full article: How to use 8 arms? Octopuses tend to explore with their front limbs

Scientists have discovered that octopuses don't have a dominant arm, but they more often use their front arms for tasks.

The Moose 'Emil' walks through the city of Korneuburg, north of Vienna, Austria, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2025. (Armand Colard/CLEANVEST via AP)

The adventures of Emil the moose keep a corner of Austria on its toes

Read full article: The adventures of Emil the moose keep a corner of Austria on its toes

For weeks, sightings of a rare immigrant have been keeping a corner of Austria on its toes.

In this photo provided by Blaine Griffin, a man shares ice cream he carried up Huron Peak packed in dry ice with fellow hikers in Chaffee County, Colo., Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (Blaine Griffin via AP)

'Legend dairy' man carries ice cream and dry ice up Colorado peak as treat for other hikers

Read full article: 'Legend dairy' man carries ice cream and dry ice up Colorado peak as treat for other hikers

Hikers who climbed one of Colorado's tallest mountains got more than a sweeping view at the top.

Ned, a pale-bodied snail crawls across a leaf in a small town in the Waiararapa, New Zealand, on Aug. 22, 2025. (Giselle Clarkson via AP)

Ned is a perfectly nice snail, but a rare shell means a doomed love life

Read full article: Ned is a perfectly nice snail, but a rare shell means a doomed love life

If you have trouble finding dates, spare a thought for Ned, a perfectly nice snail with dire romantic prospects.

(AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)

Welcome to wplace: A chaotic, collaborative digital canvas where users 'paint the world'

Read full article: Welcome to wplace: A chaotic, collaborative digital canvas where users 'paint the world'

A new online platform called wplace invites users to “paint the world” on a massive digital canvas.

In this photo provided by David Plaister Ltd, the inside of a Cold War era bunker is seen in Bristol, England, Aug. 1, 2025. (David Plaister Ltd via AP)

The perfect property listing in England for a buyer with a bunker mentality

Read full article: The perfect property listing in England for a buyer with a bunker mentality

A Cold War-era bunker in western England is going up for auction later this month.

From left, Preciouslight Ukachi, John John Obot, Keturah Heman, Ogunremi Temitope Timothy and Stephen A Oyelami, a team of five Nigerians who read aloud nonstop for over 400 hours in an attempt to break the Guinness world record, pose for a photo in Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, Aug 30, 2025. (Alhamdu Monday/JLM Media via AP)

A Nigerian group attempts a 431-hour reading marathon to set a Guinness World Record

Read full article: A Nigerian group attempts a 431-hour reading marathon to set a Guinness World Record

In Lagos, Nigeria, three men and two women have been reading aloud for over 431 hours to set a Guinness World Record.

Autobody shop owner spent hours working to free tiny kitten from SUV

Kitten trapped in SUV’s inner workings survives 100-mile road trip

Read full article: Kitten trapped in SUV’s inner workings survives 100-mile road trip

A kitten survived a 100-mile California road trip stuck somewhere inside the inner workings of a Range Rover before an autobody shop owner spent hours working to free the tiny kitten.

Former Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer waves to the crowd before an NCAA college football game against South Carolina, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

In test of loyalties, former Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer wears South Carolina black for son

Read full article: In test of loyalties, former Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer wears South Carolina black for son

Virginia Tech coaching great Frank Beamer showed up for the Hokies’ season opener on Sunday against South Carolina, which is coached by son Shane Beamer, wearing Gamecocks black.

A participant checks her hair color on a chart of gradations of red during the Red Head Days festival in Tilburg, Netherlands, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Thousands of redheads celebrate their strands at a festival in the Netherlands

Read full article: Thousands of redheads celebrate their strands at a festival in the Netherlands

Thousands of redheads from all over the world are gathering in the southern Dutch city of Tilburg for a once-a-year festival to celebrate their flaming locks.

FILE - Finnish aerobatics group Midnight Hawks performs during a celebration marking the Russian air force's 100th anniversary in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, File)

Swastikas still linger on some flags in Finland's air force, but are on the way out

Read full article: Swastikas still linger on some flags in Finland's air force, but are on the way out

Finland's air force is moving to remove swastikas from its flags, partly due to the awkwardness it creates with Western allies.

Revelers throw tomatoes at each other during the annual "Tomatina" tomato fight fiesta, in the village of Bunol near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

Tons of overripe tomatoes become projectiles in Spain's ‘Tomatina’ food fight

Read full article: Tons of overripe tomatoes become projectiles in Spain's ‘Tomatina’ food fight

Thousands of people from around the world seeking a uniquely messy thrill have spent a wild hour flinging bushels of overripe tomatoes at each other.

Isela Anali Santiago Morales dances during her 15th birthday party at a stadium in Axtla de Terrazas, Mexico, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, organized by the community after her father's social media appeal drew support following her first sparsely attended party. (AP Photo/Mauricio Palos)

From empty party to an all-night stadium bash, a Mexican teen’s 15th birthday goes viral

Read full article: From empty party to an all-night stadium bash, a Mexican teen’s 15th birthday goes viral

Fifteen-year-old Isela Anahí Santiago Morales' coming-of-age party has become a sensation.

Vice President JD Vance, left, fishes with Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy in a lake in the grounds of Chevening House in Kent, England, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (Suzanne Plunkett/Pool Photo via AP)

UK's top diplomat gets a warning for illegal fishing with US vice president

Read full article: UK's top diplomat gets a warning for illegal fishing with US vice president

Britain's top diplomat has been given a formal warning for fishing without a license during a recent outing with U.S. Vice President JD Vance.

Milo Tivy, 16, and Shari Tivy, 75, look at a display of human skulls at the Mtter Museum on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau)

Medical museum in Philadelphia overhauls policies on human remains to meet modern ethical standards

Read full article: Medical museum in Philadelphia overhauls policies on human remains to meet modern ethical standards

A medical museum in Philadelphia is redrawing its policies about collecting and displaying human remains.

A juvenile wood stork perches on a branch in the Mud Lake Wildlife Area in Columbia County, Wis., on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. (Jeff Bahls via AP)

Deer hunter discovers rare subtropical wood stork in the wilds of Wisconsin

Read full article: Deer hunter discovers rare subtropical wood stork in the wilds of Wisconsin

A deer hunter has discovered a rare subtropical wood stork in the wilds of Wisconsin.

ENTERTAINMENT HEADLINES


This image released by the Metropolitan Opera shows soprano Nadine Sierra, standing, rehearsing with director Rolando Villazn for his new production of Bellinis La Sonnambula" in New York on Sept. 23, 2025. (Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera via AP)
14 hours ago

Rolando Villazón directs opera at the world's top houses while still singing

Read full article: Rolando Villazón directs opera at the world's top houses while still singing
FILE - Channing Tatum, left, and Kirsten Dunst pose for a portrait to promote the film "Roofman" during the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 7, 2025, in Toronto. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
16 hours ago

‘Roofman' tells a stranger-than-fiction story with rigorous accuracy and a whole lot of toys

Read full article: ‘Roofman' tells a stranger-than-fiction story with rigorous accuracy and a whole lot of toys
This image released by Amazon MGM Studios shows Ayo Edebiri, from left, Julia Roberts and director Luca Guadagnino on the set of "After the Hunt." (Yannis Drakoulidis/Amazon MGM Studios via AP)
17 hours ago

Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri on sex, lies and academics in ‘After the Hunt’

Read full article: Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri on sex, lies and academics in ‘After the Hunt’
FILE - Taylor Swift performs at the Monumental stadium during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
15 hours ago

No, Taylor Swift did not turn down the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show

Read full article: No, Taylor Swift did not turn down the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show
People leave the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne, on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)

Australian lawyer apologizes for AI-generated errors in murder case

Read full article: Australian lawyer apologizes for AI-generated errors in murder case

A senior lawyer in Australia has apologized to a judge for using AI-generated fake quotes and nonexistent case judgments in a murder case.

In this illustration provided by Ruairidh Duncan a Janjucetus dullardi is depicted chasing a fish. (Ruairidh Duncan via AP)

Scientists discover an ancient whale with a Pokémon face and a predator bite

Read full article: Scientists discover an ancient whale with a Pokémon face and a predator bite

Paleontologists have identified a new whale species from a 25-million-year-old fossil found on an Australian beach.

FILE - This June 26, 2013, image made from a video provided by Gunnar Boettcher shows a rabbit in Mankato, Minn., that Boettcher dubbed "Frankenstein," due to what looks like horns growing out of its head. (Gunnar Boettcher via AP, File)

Rabbits with 'horns' in Colorado are being called 'Frankenstein bunnies.' Here's why

Read full article: Rabbits with 'horns' in Colorado are being called 'Frankenstein bunnies.' Here's why

Some cottontail rabbits in Fort Collins, Colorado, have been drawing attention because they have wart-like growths on their faces that look like horns.

FILE A Martian meteorite, weighing 54.388 lbs. (24.67 kg), said to be the largest piece of Mars on Earth, at Sotheby's, in New York, July 9, 2025. was sold for just over $5-million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects. at Sotheby's, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Why Niger is investigating the $5 million sale of the largest Mars rock found on Earth

Read full article: Why Niger is investigating the $5 million sale of the largest Mars rock found on Earth

A 54-pound meteorite from Mars has sold for over $5 million at a New York auction, setting a world record.

FILE - A customer shows a new Labubu doll to media during the opening of Germany's first shop for Labubu plush dolls in Berlin, July 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

$7K worth of Labubu dolls stolen from Los Angeles store, authorities say

Read full article: $7K worth of Labubu dolls stolen from Los Angeles store, authorities say

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating an incident in which thieves stole about $7,000 worth of Labubu dolls, the agency said.

Meteor generic

A fiery meteor that punched through a Georgia home’s roof is older than Earth, a scientist says

Read full article: A fiery meteor that punched through a Georgia home’s roof is older than Earth, a scientist says

A scientist says fragments of a meteorite that punched through a Georgia homeowner's roof after blazing across the sky in a fiery streak is older than the Earth itself.

This photo provided by Flagler County Sheriff's Office in Florida shows Autumn Bardisa being taken into custody Tuesday, Aug. 5, in Palm Coast, Fla. (Flagler County Sheriff's Office via AP)

A Florida woman posed as a nurse and treated thousands of unsuspecting patients, officials say

Read full article: A Florida woman posed as a nurse and treated thousands of unsuspecting patients, officials say

Authorities say a Florida woman posed as a licensed nurse and provided medical care to thousands of patients.

Sandals known as "huaraches" are displayed for sale at a market in Oaxaca, Mexico, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Alberto Cruz)

Mexican authorities accuse Adidas of cultural appropriation in their sandal design

Read full article: Mexican authorities accuse Adidas of cultural appropriation in their sandal design

Mexican authorities have accused Adidas of plagiarizing Mexican artisans with a new sandal design similar to Indigenous huaraches.

One of four Barbary lion cubs, that were born recently at the Safari Park Dvur Kralove, rests with its parents Khalila, left, and Bart at their enclosure, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Czech zoo welcomes 4 rare Barbary lion cubs whose population is extinct in the wild

Read full article: Czech zoo welcomes 4 rare Barbary lion cubs whose population is extinct in the wild

Four Barbary lion cubs have been born in a Czech zoo.

This image taken from video provided by the Seattle Kraken shows a brown bear splashing toward the NHL Kraken sea troll mascot known as Buoy, left, next to a fishing guide during the filming of a promotional video in a river outside Anchorage, Alaska, June 25, 2025. (Seattle Kraken via AP)

Seattle NHL team's mascot has a close encounter with a brown bear during video shoot in Alaska

Read full article: Seattle NHL team's mascot has a close encounter with a brown bear during video shoot in Alaska

A Seattle Kraken ice hockey player and the team's mascot had a close call with a brown bear during a video shoot in Alaska.

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2018 photo, crocodiles rest in water at a a farm in the Jordan Valley, West Bank. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, file)

Israel euthanizes crocodiles after repeated escapes and inhumane treatment

Read full article: Israel euthanizes crocodiles after repeated escapes and inhumane treatment

Israeli authorities have euthanized a group of crocodiles in a West Bank settlement.

An Intercity bus prepares to depart from Timaru, New Zealand on Oct. 14, 2022. (Aiman Amerul Muner/STUFF via AP)

New Zealand woman arrested after 2-year-old girl found alive in suitcase stowed in bus luggage

Read full article: New Zealand woman arrested after 2-year-old girl found alive in suitcase stowed in bus luggage

A New Zealand woman faces a child neglect charge after a bus driver found a 2-year-old girl in a suitcase.

Coconut is pushed through the breakers during the World Dog Surfing Championships Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, in Pacifica, Calif. (AP Photo/Eakin Howard)

Who's the top dog? Wave-riding canines compete in the World Dog Surfing Championships

Read full article: Who's the top dog? Wave-riding canines compete in the World Dog Surfing Championships

About 15 to 20 canine wave riders are set to vie for top dog in the World Dog Surfing Championships outside San Francisco this weekend.

Rescue crews clean up a truckload of hot dogs that spilled out of a tractor-trailer on Friday, August 1, 2025, along Interstate 83 in Shrewsbury, Pa. (Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company via AP)

Hot dog spill shuts down highway in Pennsylvania commuters' wurst nightmare

Read full article: Hot dog spill shuts down highway in Pennsylvania commuters' wurst nightmare

A truckload of hot dogs has spilled across a Pennsylvania highway after a crash, clogging the road toward the end of the morning rush hour.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Jos Caballero watches as New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger gestures to teammates after hitting an RBI triple during the 10th inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

A winner either way: José Caballero traded from Rays to Yankees while teams were playing each other

Read full article: A winner either way: José Caballero traded from Rays to Yankees while teams were playing each other

José Caballero turned an inning-ending double play for the Tampa Bay Rays in the fifth inning, then batted in the sixth.

Archaeologist Jose Aliaga works at the site where city workers discovered ancient remains, from the pre-Inca Chancay culture, and artifacts as workers were digging a natural gas line for the company Calidda in the district of Puente Piedra on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)

Utility workers in Peru unearth pre-Incan tomb with 1,000-year-old remains

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Utility workers in Peru's capital have discovered two pre-Incan tombs while expanding underground gas networks.

FILE - Radioactive waste sealed in large stainless steel canisters is stored under five feet of concrete in a storage building at the Savannah River Site, near Aiken, S.C., Nov. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

Radioactive wasp nest found at site where US once made nuclear bombs

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Workers at a South Carolina site that once made nuclear bomb parts have found a radioactive wasp nest.

Cows stand in an enclosure at Michigan State University's new Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center on Monday, July 28, 2025, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

It’s moo-ving day for dairy cattle at Michigan State University

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Dozens of dairy cattle are on the move at Michigan State University.

FILE - Barcelona's head coach Xavi Hernandez watches before the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Sevilla and FC Barcelona at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville, Spain, Sunday, May 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Fermin Rodriguez, File)

Emailed job application supposedly from Xavi was bogus, Indian soccer federation says

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Indian soccer officials say that a job application to coach their national team it apparently received from former Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández was fake.

This undated image, provided by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, shows a bull moose, near Tupper Lake, NY, that has been lingering around an Adirondack mountain trail, through this summer, forcing New York wildlife officials to keep hikers away as they keep watch and wonder why the majestic animal is not moving on. (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation via AP)

A bull moose is blocking a New York mountain trail. Wildlife researchers don't know why

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New York wildlife officials have closed a trail in the Adirondack Mountains this summer due to a bull moose lingering around the area.

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