In the contest for best scrapple sculpture in Philadelphia on Friday it was the “Mush Push” fashioned from the regionally popular pork breakfast meat that got Patrick Moser’s entry over the goal line.

A baby eastern black rhino has made its debut at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, giving a boost to efforts to conserve the endangered species.

Century-old wreaths made from human hair fill the walls of Leila’s Hair Museum, and glass cases overflow with necklaces and watch bands made from the locks of the dead.

Francine the cat is back home at a Lowe’s store in Virginia after going missing for a few weeks.

The humble water buffalo has become a prized show animal in Thailand.

Vince Whaley had a nervous moment at the Sanderson Farms Championship.

The first supermoon of the year is almost here.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.